Ninety-Five Percent of Manufacturers Are Investing in AI to Navigate Uncertainty and Accelerate Smart Manufacturing

New tech school investments to address increased enrollment, AI skills in manufacturing

Welders work to construct the Scout Motors paint shop in Blythewood April 10, 2025. Welding is among high-demand study programs at Midlands Technical College in Columbia without enough space to handle all who wish to enroll. (File photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — For students hoping to study building and construction, Midlands Technical College has only 11 seats remaining in the program for the coming fall semester. The weldi…

Under pressure manufacturers turning to digital

A Rockwell Automation study into the state of smart manufacturing found the vast majority of companies backing AI and machine learning, while 81 per cent stated external and internal pressures were accelerating digital transformation. In the survey covering more than 1,500 representatives across 17 countries for its annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report, respondents identified inflation and slow economic growth among external issues facing …

Ninety-Five Percent of Manufacturers Are Investing in AI to Navigate Uncertainty and Accelerate Smart Manufacturing

Rockwell Automation, Inc. the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced the results of the 10th annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report.” The global study, fielded in March 2025, surveyed more than 1,500 manufacturers across 17 of the leading manufacturing countries. As manufacturers continue to face uncertainty driven by economic shifts, the report highlights how companies are tur…