Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the May 2025 print edition of Today's Medical Developments under the headline “Industrial manufacturing insights.”
76% of industrial manufacturing firms say their workforce has an appetite to embrace cutting-edge technology
34% already achieving return on investment in several AI use cases
80% of respondents say in their leadership role they empower their organization to strategically innovate so they can capitalize on market trends with AI.
72% of industrial manufacturing execs say their organization is satisfied with the value generated by their tech investments, which is above the cross-sector average
Industrial manufacturing is ahead of the cross-sector average in terms of the proportion of organizations in the proactive stage.
| TECHNOLOGY | Industrial Manufacturing | AVG. ACROSS ALL SECTORS |
|---|---|---|
| XaaS technologies (including public cloud or multi-cloud) | 39% | 35% |
| Cybersecurity | 38% | 30% |
| AI & automation (including GenAI) | 37% | 31% |
| Data & analytics | 35% | 28% |
| Modern delivery (including low code/no code) | 31% | 26% |
| Edge computing | 30% | 25% |
| Web3 (including blockchain & tokenization) | 28% | 25% |
| Quantum computing | 26% | 22% |
| VR/AR/XR (including Metaverse) & spatial computing | 26% | 24% |
Proportion of sectors at the highest stage of AI maturity
Industrial manufacturing 34%
Life sciences 34%
Healthcare 34%
Financial services 32%
Energy 30%
Retail & consumer packaged goods 29%
Tech 28%
Government 27%
NOTE: The research conducted by KPMG surveyed 2,450 executives from 26 countries, including 368 leaders from the industrial manufacturing sector. https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/transformation/kpmg-global-tech-report-industrial-manufacturing-insights.html
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