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The state of Industrial Intelligence in DACH 2026-2027
How DACH industrial leaders are moving AI from pilots to production and where the next two years of investment, capability and value will be won or lost. Our first comprehensive research report on the state of industrial intelligence across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
What you’ll find inside
Pages of primary research, analysis and benchmarks
Industrial companies contacted across Manufacturing, Packaging, Logistics and Energy
In-depth interviews with DACH industrial leaders
Thematic sections covering the full picture, from macro pressure to the CEO agenda
Six themes. One comprehensive view.
78%
78% use AI in some form · only 10% run it broadly or embedded.
10%
Trying AI is easy, depending on it is not. Almost every DACH manufacturer has run a pilot, but only a handful have built something the business would miss if it were switched off tomorrow.
60%
60% plan to increase digital and IT spend. The machinery stays, the money moves. With most core equipment already five to twenty years old, manufacturers are betting on software over steel.
63%
Digital where they plan, analogue where they produce. That single split explains why office AI adoption runs above 63%. The shop floor isn't poorly understood, it's poorly instrumented.
83%
83% keep core production data on-premise or hybrid. This isn't a technology gap, it's a decision. Production data is the one asset a competitor can't copy, so sovereignty is a deliberate strategy here.
Research Scope
We built Cadran because the factories and power plants keeping Europe running deserve technology partners who take the time to understand their world. The real work is learning how a specific plant actually operates and that only happens by asking, listening and staying close to the people who run it. Every plant works differently, so we start with questions and build from the answers.
Dr. Claudiu Abrudan
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