Manufacturers Are All-In on AI—but Automation Is Hitting a Wall, Redwood Finds
That’s the central tension revealed in Redwood Software’s “Manufacturing AI and Automation Outlook 2026,” a new global study based on a survey of 300 manufacturing professionals conducted by independent research firm Leger Opinion. The findings point to a widening automation gap: while AI ambitions are sky-high and investments in OT, ET, and IT automation are well underway, most manufacturers remain stuck in the middle of the maturity curve.
