Among the respondents, quality control ranked as the top use case for AI and ML at 50%, followed by cybersecurity at 49%, process optimisation at 42%, robotics at 37% and logistics at 36%.
A report titled the “state of smart manufacturing report,” by New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listed automation and digital transformation company, Rockwell Automation, has found that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) continue to be key investments for 94% of Asia-Pacific’s (APAC) manufacturing over the next five years.
The global study, fielded in March 2025, surveyed more than 1,500 manufacturers across 17 of the leading manufacturing countries, including China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
