2025 China Manufacturing Industry Digital Transformation Trends Report

Against the backdrop of profound adjustments in the global economic landscape and a new round of technological revolution, China’s manufacturing industry is accelerating its transformation toward digitalization, networking, and intelligence. This report outlines ten major development trends for 2025, providing reference for enterprise strategic planning.

I. Overview of Ten Major Trends

1. Deep AI integration: generative AI enters the production floor

2. Digital twin popularization: virtual factories become standard

3. Green manufacturing acceleration: carbon neutrality goals drive technology upgrades

4. Supply chain restructuring: nearshoring and diversified procurement

5. Talent structure transformation: skill gaps and surging retraining demands

6. Servitization transformation: from selling products to selling services

7. Platform-based ecosystem: industrial internet platforms rise

8. Cybersecurity strengthening: OT security investment grows significantly

9. Standardization advancement: interoperability standards gradually unify

10. Continued favorable policies: new quality productive forces become national strategy

II. Key Technology Fields

Industrial Internet: 5G + industrial internet application scenarios continue to enrich, with expected coverage reaching 45%

Industrial software: Domestic substitution of CAD/CAE/CAM/MES accelerates, with market share expected to exceed 30%

Intelligent equipment: Collaborative robot shipments increase 50% annually, human-robot collaboration becomes the new normal

III. Action Recommendations for Enterprises

• Develop a clear digital transformation roadmap

• Start small, iterate quickly

• Emphasize data governance and security

• Cultivate digital talent teams

• Select reliable technology partners