Feb 28, 2026

February 2026 Newsletter

Manufacturing interoperability just moved from concept to reality. Our February newsletter recaps the live i3X Open API demonstration at ProveIt!, a fully functioning model of next-generation industrial interoperability built by CESMII alongside ACE Technologies, Inductive Automation, Flow Software, HighByte, AWS, Siemens, and manufacturer representatives from GE Appliances and Georgia-Pacific.

Also in this edition:

An Executive Program for Manufacturing Leaders with the Kellogg School of Management, built for scaling digital transformation across the enterprise.
A free webinar on the Smart Manufacturing Acceleration Roadmap (SMARP) certification, plus a hands-on workshop at MX.0 Southeast.
A LinkedIn Live session breaking down what i3X is and why it matters for OT/IT convergence, already drawing over 100 registrations in its first 24 hours.
A case study showing small and medium manufacturers can see up to a 15% improvement in equipment effectiveness and an 8.7% reduction in energy use through IoT connectivity.

About CESMII

CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute – has a total current investment commitment of $201M from Department of Energy funding and public/private partnership contributions, with a mandate to create a more competitive manufacturing environment in the US through advanced sensing, analytics, modeling, control, and platforms. CESMII is one of 17 Manufacturing USA institutes on this mission to increase manufacturing productivity, global competitiveness, and reinvestment by increasing energy productivity, improving economic performance and raising workforce capacity. University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is the program and administrative home of CESMII. For more information about CESMII, its history and Smart Manufacturing, visit cesmii.org.