India, Jan. 16 -- Industry 4.0 in 2026 will be defined not by individual technologies, but by how multiple capabilities are engineered together to deliver measurable outcomes.

Pankaj Vyas, CEO & Managing Director, Siemens Technology and Services, tells us more. Excerpts from an interview:

DQ: What big Industry 4.0 trends should we expect in 2026?

Pankaj Vyas: Industry 4.0 in 2026 will be defined not by individual technologies, but by how multiple capabilities are engineered together to deliver measurable outcomes. The business implication, therefore, is clear. Organisations that move from experimental AI to engineered, repeatable platforms delivering KPIs such as uptime, yield, energy efficiency and safety will set the pace.

As such,...