NEONEX Industrial Trend Tree 2025
1. January 2025- Smart Factory Trends
- New Technologies

As we step into the year 2025, manufacturing companies find themselves at a pivotal moment, navigating through a complex web of opportunities and threats. Considering these challenges, it is more important than ever for businesses to embrace digital transformation of operations, not as a distant ambition, but as a present-day necessity. Companies that successfully leverage the trends outlined in this report will be the ones that thrive, as they adapt to the changing landscape. These businesses will unlock new growth opportunities, bridge operational gaps, and emerge stronger once the economy begins its recovery. The companies that make bold, strategic investments today in technological innovation and data-driven practices will set the stage for a competitive advantage tomorrow, paving the way for their success in 2025 and beyond.
Displayed above, the Industrial Trend Tree comprises five core trend branches arranged alphabetically from left to right. Each core trend branch features three key trends organized by their expected adoption timeline. The key trends – represented metaphorically as fruits on the branches – convey the anticipated implementation horizon for the widespread adoption of trends by companies seeking a competitive edge. The size of these fruits indicates the degree of transformational impact, distinguishing between trends with broad influence across the entire company and those with more localized effects within specific business model aspects.
This year’s core trend branches include Connected Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Robotics & Automation, Smart Factory, and Sustainability. The paper you can download below specifies the core trend branches and explains the arrangement of their included key trends. Fill out the form below to download the paper for free!