Honeywell Technologies restructures around connected automation

Nucleus attended Honeywell Users Group 2026 (HUG 2026) in Phoenix, Arizona, where Honeywell Technologies introduced its restructured automation portfolio, marking a shift from a broad industrial conglomerate toward a focused provider of connected automation, operational intelligence, and AI-enabled optimization. Following the separation of Aerospace and Advanced Materials, Honeywell Technologies consolidated its remaining capabilities across Building Automation, Process Automation, and Industrial Automation, focusing its portfolio on the mission-critical environments where it has decades of customer relationships and installed infrastructure. The event highlighted the evolution of Honeywell Forge, the company’s industrial operations software platform that connects assets, control systems, operational data, and applications, underscoring Honeywell Technologies’ strategy to extend beyond traditional automation into software-driven optimization and AI-assisted decision support. By leveraging customers’ existing infrastructure, Honeywell Technologies aims to accelerate time-to-value through reduced integration complexity, greater operational visibility, and measurable gains in efficiency, reliability, and asset lifecycle performance.