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AI adoption in key manufacturing scenarios reaches 34.2% in H1 2026
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On September 20, at the 2026 World Manufacturing Conference in Hefei, Anhui Province, the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center released its 'Report on the Level of Digital and Intelligent Transformation Capabilities in Manufacturing (2026).' The report indicates that in the first half of 2026, the adoption rate of artificial intelligence in key manufacturing scenarios reached 34.2%, a 5.5 percentage point increase from the previous year. The national level of integration between informatization and industrialization reached 67.1, signaling a new phase of coordinated advancement in digitalization, networking, and intelligentization. The digital foundation is strengthening, with 86.3% of enterprises achieving digital penetration in R&D and design, 69.5% in production and manufacturing, and 81.4% in business management. Networked connectivity is deepening, with nearly half of all enterprises engaging in networked collaboration. New business forms such as digital twins and smart production are emerging rapidly. Additionally, 10.6% of large-scale manufacturing enterprises are using AI large models to drive business innovation.
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On September 20, at the 2026 World Manufacturing Conference held in Hefei, Anhui Province, the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center released its Report on the Level of Digital and Intelligent Transformation Capabilities in Manufacturing (2026).
Key Findings
The report highlights the following data for the first half of the year:
- AI adoption rate in key manufacturing scenarios reached 34.2%
- The national level of integration between informatization and industrialization stood at 67.1, indicating an overall entry into a new phase of coordinated advancement in digitalization, networking, and intelligentization
Digital Foundation Strengthened
The proportion of enterprises achieving digitalization in key areas:
- R&D and design: 86.3%
- Production and manufacturing: 69.5%
- Business management: 81.4%
Networked Integration Deepening
- Nearly half of all enterprises nationwide are engaged in networked collaboration
- Emerging business forms and models, including digital twins, supply chain-network coordination, and smart production, are developing rapidly
Accelerated Application of Intelligent Technologies
- AI adoption in key scenarios reached 34.2%, an increase of 5.5 percentage points from the previous year
- 10.6% of large-scale manufacturing enterprises are leveraging AI large models to drive business innovation
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China’s manufacturing AI adoption rate hits 34.2% in H1 2026, report shows