Analyst Report

ARC Advisory Group

New report reveals how manufacturers are using AI and automation to cut maintenance costs, reduce downtime, and free up their teams.

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“Technology Adoption and Its Impact on Maintenance Productivity”

Most maintenance teams are still spending 80% of their time on traditional, manual tasks. But forward-looking manufacturers are changing that…fast.

ARC Advisory Group surveyed over 500 industry practitioners to understand how advanced asset performance management (APM) technologies are reshaping maintenance productivity. The findings reveal where the industry is heading, what’s holding teams back, and what the highest-performing facilities are doing differently.

 

What’s Inside

  • A clear breakdown of how time is spent across reactive, preventive, condition-based, and predictive maintenance strategies
  • What solutions can save up to 50 hours of manual labor per week
  • Which AI-driven capabilities maintenance teams find most valuable…and why guided workflows top the list

How It Helps You

  • Build the internal case for investing in predictive maintenance and automation
  • Understand where AI fits in your APM program and where it delivers the most measurable value
  • Get practical recommendations from ARC analysts on deploying advanced APM technologies on critical assets

 

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