Digital Transformation in Manufacturing – June 17, 2025

1. Industrial Automation Market to Reach USD 570.4 B by 2035 — Study forecasts the global industrial-automation market will top USD 570 billion by 2035, propelled by AI-enabled edge computing and resilient supply-chain investments. Source
2. Manufacturing Operations Management Software to Hit USD 51.16 B by 2032 — New report shows surging demand for cloud-native MOM suites that deliver real-time visibility and AI-driven analytics. Source
3. Vention + Franka Robotics Launch Modular Teaching Cells — Debuting at Automatica 2025, the solution offers academia and R&D labs a plug-and-play platform for collaborative-robotics prototyping. Source
4. Vista Equity Backs Packaging-Focused MES Vendor Amtech — Growth investment will accelerate Amtech’s cloud automation roadmap and global expansion. Source
5. Siemens & MVTec Advance AI Machine Vision at the Edge — Partnership embeds HALCON vision libraries into Siemens Industrial Edge for turnkey inspection and digital-twin feedback loops. Source

Fresh investment, evolving standards, and academia-industry collaboration all underline a maturing Industry 4.0 stack. Which of these developments will deliver the fastest ROI on your shop floor?