Spotlight on Digital Factories explores how manufacturers are accelerating digital transformation across planning, design, construction, and operations. Drawing on Autodesk’s 2024 State of Design & Make research, the report highlights how data, digital twins, AI, and connected workflows are reshaping factories to improve productivity, resilience, and sustainability. It also addresses the key barriers leaders face, including skills gaps, cost pressures, and implementation challenges, and outlines what differentiates organisations that are pulling ahead in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Key findings:
- Digital factories outperform
69% of factory leaders report exceeding expectations, with productivity identified as the leading benefit of digital transformation
- Data and digitisation are the critical bottleneck
31% of leaders cite data automation and digitisation as their biggest organisational challenge, surpassing cost concerns
- Sustainability and performance now go hand in hand
Digital transformation has improved sustainability outcomes by 61%, positioning sustainability as a core driver of long-term business growth
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