Rockwell report finds 90% of life sciences manufacturers deem digital transformation business-critical

• Rockwell Automation report flags digital transformation as business-critical for life sciences manufacturing, with 90% calling it necessary.
• 58% have deployed smart manufacturing technologies at scale or across parts of operations, pointing to accelerating adoption.
• Biggest expected business impact centers on AI and machine learning at 46%, process automation at 44%, cybersecurity at 39%.
• AI expansion plans outpace data use, with 64% of current AI users planning wider deployment within a year; only 32% use over half collected data.
• Cyber risk remains elevated, with 54% reporting at least one attack in the past year; exposure concentrates in IT networks at 41%.

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