678508e09a43aca77b54dcc1 Dreamstime M 107744935 Digital transformation among manufacturers is healthy, and the Industry 4.0 era is well underway, but automated processes and upgrading the factory floor through technological advancements still face notable hurdles going into 2025, according to the results of the late summer and early fall Smart Industry audience survey that formed the basis of the State of Initiative Report 2024, our latest whitepaper. Download and read the State of Initiative Report for 2024 See also: State of Initiative Report for 2023 While last year’s SoIR cited “a return to optimism,” optimism reflected in this year’s survey was tempered by some big unknowns heading into 2025—the economy and U.S. government instability, for starters, now that Donald Trump is taking up residence in the White House again. In our survey, a third of the respondents—33.94% to be precise—felt “general economic uncertainty” was a significant challenge to advancing their businesses and digital transformation projects. Open to responses up until Nov. 1, 2024, almost until Election Day in America, respondents to SI’s survey answered the 20-question poll amid the heated federal campaign, which returned Trump to power and handed total control of the U.S. government—the House and Senate joining a Supreme […]
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