Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Discrete Manufacturing Technologies, 2025

Gain insight into the maturity, adoption, and business impact of emerging technologies.

In our opinion, the 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Discrete Manufacturing Technologies provides a structured view of emerging technologies, helping technology leaders understand where innovations are positioned along the path to maturity and mainstream adoption.

This report evaluates a range of technologies based on Gartner research and analysis, offering insight into adoption timelines, maturity levels, and potential business impact to support technology planning and prioritization.

We feel this Gartner report helps organizations:

• Identify emerging technologies and their position on the Hype Cycle
• Understand expected adoption timelines and maturity levels
• Assess potential business impact
• Support technology strategy and investment planning

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Discrete Manufacturing Technologies, 2025, Alexander Hoeppe, Sudip Pattanayak, Marc Halpern, Kentaro Shikanai, July 10, 2025. GARTNER and Hype Cycle is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally. All rights reserved.

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