The $1 trillion industrial downtime problem is becoming a knowledge problem—can AI mitigate it?
In short Knowledge loss has become a fundamental challenge for industrial asset maintenance. While predictive maintenance has had promising success in reducing downtime (which costs manufacturers an estimated $1 trillion/year), there is a much bigger challenge to...
State of digital in process manufacturing: AI exploration rises as companies target 12% savings
In short Process manufacturers anticipate reducing total annual plant operating costs by 12% as a result of their digital transformation initiatives in the coming 3 years, according to IoT Analytics’ Digital & AI Adoption in Process Manufacturing 2026 report...
AI in machine building 2026: Adoption, barriers, use cases, and leading sub-industries
In short 96% of machine builders are in some stage of AI, according to IoT Analytics’ 121-page AI Adoption in Machine Building 2026 report. Here, the IoT Analytics team shares 6 key findings from the report: 1) A breakdown of the 96% stat, 2) top AI adoption barriers,...
The top 10 smart manufacturing technology vendors
In short The global smart manufacturing market reached $175 billion in 2025, according to IoT Analytics’ Industry 4.0 & Smart Manufacturing Market Report 2026–2030 (published March 2026). IoT Analytics projects the market to grow at a CAGR of 9.3% until 2030,...