Barbara

At JIEEC 2026 in Bilbao, utilities, manufacturers and tech providers discussed, amongst others, how the grid can drive industrial decarbonization, regulatory aspects, new designs of substations for the smart grid, digitalization and flexibility for efficient and safe operations and the competitiveness of industry. David Purón, Barbara’s CEO, joined the panel on innovative startups and SMEs facing the challenges of the future electricity grid.

The collaboration combines Edge AI orchestration and lifecycle management with CRA-readiness architecture, helping IPC and Edge AI manufacturers move from selling hardware to delivering a governed, ongoing software and compliance layer.

Barbara, a UAO member, took part in the UAO Global Summit in Milan represented by its CEO David Purón. Three days on IEC 61499, industrial AI and IT-OT integration showed open automation moving into real plants.

Barbara joined ICC 2026 in Sacramento to show how Ignition can run across hundreds of distributed edge devices, with high availability built in.

Velasea will supply industrial PCs tested and prepared for Barbara, enabling companies to deploy applications and AI models across hundreds of industrial sites.

At Automate 2026 in Chicago, our CTO Isidro Nistal and VP of Sales Javier Rodríguez joined Schneider Electric to show how open software-defined automation runs on an edge-native platform — and to connect with the automation community.

Selected from a pool of 185 companies, Barbara joins a group of leading AI innovators recognised for their ability to transform operations, accelerate decision-making, and deliver measurable value to enterprises through scalable and integrated AI solutions.

At the ARC European Industry Leadership Forum, Barbara´s CEO David Purón joined industry leaders to explore how AI and digitalization are driving more sustainable operations.

AG Solution and Barbara brought together industrial leaders to address a key challenge: turning successful pilots into scalable, production-ready capabilities.

The partnership combines Barbara's industrial Edge AI platform with AG Solution's advisory and implementation expertise to turn one-plant successes into organization-wide capabilities.

Barbara announces a new strategic investment round led by Aramco Ventures to accelerate its global expansion across Europe, the Middle East and the United States. Building on strong execution in Energy, Utilities and Manufacturing, the company will scale its Edge AI platform further into Oil & Gas and other demanding industrial sectors, reinforcing its position as a global leader in industrial #EdgeAI.

Remote mines can’t depend on the cloud. Edge AI processes data on-site, enabling real-time insights, less downtime, and smarter autonomous operations. It’s becoming the backbone of digital mining.