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Digital Manufacturing Momentum Report

H2 2025 Edition 

 

 Inside the digital priorities of 200+ UK manufacturing leaders

Researched and produced by:
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Manufacturers are no longer exploring digital transformation in theory – they are executing. Investment in AI, automation, supply chain resilience and productivity is accelerating. 

This exclusive report – based on live polling of senior leaders at the 2025 Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit, plus editorial analysis, reveals:

  • Where UK manufacturers are focusing budgets right now
  • The biggest blockers slowing digital adoption
  • The practical realities shaping their decision-making
  • Key takeaways to sharpen leadership strategies for 2026

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60% of manufacturers plan to increase investment in AI
52% say AI will have the biggest impacts on predictive maintenance
48% have already shifted sourcing due to supply chain disruption
56% believe productivity in UK manufacturing is declining
Digital Manufacturing Momentum Report H2 2025

What’s Inside the Report

  • AI & Automation Priorities – how predictive maintenance, robotics and computer vision are moving from pilots into execution.
  • Digital Strategy Barriers – legacy systems, long CapEx cycles and skills gaps slowing transformation.
  • Supply Chain Readiness – resilience under pressure from global instability, cost rises and cyber threats.
  • Productivity Gaps – why manufacturers believe digital investment is the only lever left to close stagnation.

 

Why This Matters for Senior Manufacturing Leaders

  • Stay ahead of disruption – 85% of manufacturers believe digital technologies are critical to competitiveness, but most are still mid-journey.
  • Turn pilots into scale – Leaders warn against “pilot purgatory” – this report shows how peers are breaking through.
  • Prove ROI fast – UK productivity is flatlining; digital investment is now the clearest route to measurable performance gains.
  • Secure your supply chain – 60% of manufacturers have reviewed supply chain procedures in response to disruption.

 

 

 

Digital Manufacturing Momentum Report H2 2025
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