Gartner® report: Top trends in manufacturing strategy for 2025
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Gartner® report: Top trends in manufacturing strategy for 2025

1 min read • Jun 27, 2025

Gartner® reveals what forward-looking manufacturers need to prioritize—from digital twins to polyfunctional robots.

To stay competitive in 2025 and beyond, manufacturers must balance global agility with local precision. In this complimentary Gartner reprint, discover six strategic trends reshaping the industry—plus future benchmarks through 2030.

Inside the report: 
  • How 50% of new factory systems will be delivered without a traditional IT data center on site by 2030 
  • Why technical debt is slowing smart factory scale-ups—and how to fix it 
  • The rise of digital twins and augmented workforces

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What you’ll take away:

  • Six global trends influencing manufacturers in 2025.
  • Strategic insights to overcome technical debt, enhance network orchestration, and enable real-time decision-making.
  • Emerging technologies like digital twins, polyfunctional robots, and cloud-first planning – and how they shape the future of manufacturing.

Simon Jacobson, Vicky Forman, Gartner, Top Trends in Manufacturing Strategy for 2025, 23 April 2025. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.



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