{"id":131994,"date":"2025-09-12T06:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/?p=131994"},"modified":"2025-09-12T06:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:57:04","slug":"control-engineering-reveals-new-2026-topics-from-subscriber-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/control-engineering-reveals-new-2026-topics-from-subscriber-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Control Engineering reveals new 2026 topics from subscriber research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Control Engineering&nbsp;2026 editorial calendar insights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Control Engineering<\/em>\u00a0research determines 2026 editorial topics; share your knowledge with your peers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Link to the Control Engineering media kit and locations on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.controleng.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controleng.com<\/a>\u00a0where content appears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine 2026 coverage, <em>Control Engineering<\/em> asked subscribers what they need to do their jobs better. Research results create the annual editorial calendar list in this document: Thank you to those who participated. <em>Control Engineering<\/em> focuses on the control loop (sense, decide, actuate) to help others measure, make decisions and improve operations and facilities with automation, controls and instrumentation. The <em>Control Engineering <\/em>niche statement and media kit are available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/marketing.wtwhmedia.com\/2025-control-engineering-media-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/marketing.wtwhmedia.com\/2025-control-engineering-media-guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediakit.controleng.com\/print-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mediakit.controleng.com\/print-media\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submitted and created content may be used online, in the print\/digital edition, in newsletters and eBooks, webcasts and for international editions. Learn more about each:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.controleng.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.controleng.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.controleng.com\/magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.controleng.com\/magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-control-engineering wp-block-embed-control-engineering\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eugKREynh7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/newsletter-subscribe\/\">Newsletter Subscribe<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Newsletter Subscribe&#8221; &#8212; Control Engineering\" src=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/newsletter-subscribe\/embed\/#?secret=y5I4wqTCEa#?secret=eugKREynh7\" data-secret=\"eugKREynh7\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/ebooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/ebooks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/webcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/webcasts<\/a><br>Note: Webcast instructors must be system integrators, consultants, from an association, research or training firm (not an automation vendor, supplier or distributor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For international editions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/magazine\/international-editions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/magazine\/international-editions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following calendar is organized based on topic pages at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.controleng.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.controleng.com<\/a>. Not every topical area has an article topic every month. Coverage is not limited to topics and months here. More than one article may be submitted per topic. With each month is the editorial deadline. (Webcast, research and advertising deadlines differ.) Research, metrics and awards articles are staff written. Gary Cohen is senior editor, <em>Control Engineering<\/em>, WTWH Media, <a href=\"mailto:gcohen@wtwhmedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gcohen@wtwhmedia.com<\/a>. Amanda Pelliccione, marketing research manager, WTWH Media and <em>Control Engineering<\/em>, helped gather the research for the 2026 Control Engineering editorial calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Control Engineering editorial calendar topics, January through December<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JANUARY \u2013 Oct. 1 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Control systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research: The Future of Industrial Automation: 2026 Insights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI\/ML)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automated mobile robots (AMRs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data acquisition (DAQ), data management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial cybersecurity outlook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial networking: Ethernet; Wireless; I\/O systems, I\/O modules<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best of 2025: CE July-December, second half tally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY \u2013 Nov. 3 editorial deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CE: Best of 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automation applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edge and cloud computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motors and drives industries, applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Process instrumentation: Critical advice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>System integration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial cybersecurity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webcast: Control system integrator advice maximizes automation investments (Feb. 24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial networking protocol review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digitalization, digital transformation: How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CE Roundtable: Discrete control systems: PLCs, PACs, HMIs and IPCs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MARCH \u2013 Dec. 1 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PLCs\/PACs: What&#8217;s new?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research: AI in control systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial internet of things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 progress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motor-drive systems and energy efficiency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Process safety: How technologies help<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project management help wanted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best automation topics from Engineering.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>APRIL \u2013 Jan. 5 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open, next-generation DCS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generative AI integration with automation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Variable frequency drive (VFD) technology advances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webcast: Ways to manage retrofit strategies for motors and drives (April 28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mechatronics design, motion control advances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybersecurity best practices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial I\/O modules and I\/O systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analytics and better decision making<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CE Roundtable: Discrete Manufacturing: Motors, drives and robotics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MAY \u2013 Feb. 2 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programming help for automation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI examples and benefits in automation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Process sensing applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial cybersecurity: Sequence of events<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best automation topics from Design World<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JUNE \u2013 March 2 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human-machine interface (HMI), operator interface (OI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webcast: How to apply industrial controllers for automation and controls (June 30)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ML examples and benefits in automation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motor-drive matching<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Machine vision or discrete sensors: Advice for applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data acquisition application examples<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research: Salary and career survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workforce development spotlight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial wireless<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital twins: Bridging physical and digital<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CE Roundtable: Industrial Networking: Ethernet, wireless, protocols and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JULY \u2013 April 1 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advanced process control (APC), proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edge and cloud computing application examples<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Power quality, drives, harmonics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webcast: Ways to mitigate common issues in motors and drives (July 22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial cybersecurity: From 101 to master-level operations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best of collaborative robotics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AUGUST \u2013 May 1 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Control systems applications and integration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webcast: How to integrate new HMI or SCADA with existing automation (Aug. 13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI in robotics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motors and drives when integration makes sense<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborative robotics: Application diversity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advances in process sensors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybersecurity technology advances, examples\/AI in cyber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial Ethernet: SPE, APL, other developments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtualization, cloud analytics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research: Product of the Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CE Roundtable: Process control systems: DCS, SCADA, instrumentation and safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER \u2013 June 1 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PLM, control design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Machine learning technologies for machine health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Process simulation for workforce training<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial cybersecurity tips and tricks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best of Mobile Robotics, AMRs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OCTOBER \u2013 July 1 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PLCs\/PACs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research: PLCs, PACs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturing IT, MES: Connecting to controls, automation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motor technology advances: What you need to know<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Machine safety technology roundup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engineering Leaders Under 40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial device-level networks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data, info management for automation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webcast: Practical tips for controls and automation on IIoT, cloud, digital transformation (Oct. 15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CE Roundtable: Digital transformation: AI\/ML, IIoT for Engineers and Industry 4.0\/5.0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER \u2013 Aug. 3 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DCS, SCADA, controllers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Machine learning technologies for machine optimization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperature, pressure, level, flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial cybersecurity procedures, training<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DECEMBER \u2013 Sept. 1 editorial submission deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programming advances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research: Motors and drives (with <em>Plant Engineering<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI in machine vision<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UPS applications for reliable automation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webcast: Motor and drives technology advances for automation, motion controls (Dec. 9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research: Motors and drives advances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discrete manufacturing: Industrial robotics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Process instrumentation integration with process controls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial cybersecurity: Throwback attack 2026 edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial network applications, tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobile human-machine interfaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CE Roundtable: System integration: Cybersecurity, project management and workforce development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>*Special edition, December<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global System Integrator Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>System Integrator of the Year (August deadline)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>System Integrator Giants (September deadline)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>System integrators: Specific project advice on how to automate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to find a system integrator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantified benefits of how to automate from system integrators<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global System Integrator Database; click on SYSTEM INTEGRATORS at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.controleng.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.controleng.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark T. 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