Fluke Survey: Predictive Maintenance Adoption Doubles to 18%, Firms Allocate Up to 30% Budgets
FTV•Fluke survey shows predictive maintenance adoption doubled year-over-year to 18%, while reactive maintenance stayed flat at 36% and proactive models declined to 45%. Seventy-two percent of manufacturers now allocate 16–30% of maintenance budgets to technologies, yet 78% cite workforce skills shortages as the primary obstacle.
1. Survey Findings
Fluke survey finds that predictive maintenance adoption doubled from 9% to 18% YoY, while reactive maintenance remained at 36% and proactive models fell to 45%. The survey sampled over 600 senior maintenance professionals across the US, UK and Germany to assess digital maturity in manufacturing.
2. Budget Allocation Trends
Seventy-two percent of manufacturers reported allocating 16–30% of maintenance budgets to new technologies, shifting investment from exploratory AI (44% in 2024) toward operational priorities such as cybersecurity (37%), data management (36%), generative AI (36%) and industrial AI (35%).
3. Skills Shortage Challenges
Skills-related challenges account for approximately 78% of reported obstacles to digital maturity, including lack of expertise (23%), skilled labor gaps (19%), knowledge shortages (18%) and broader workforce skills shortages (17%), highlighting a growing disconnect between technology adoption and workforce readiness.
4. Industry 5.0 Outlook
Confidence in near-term Industry 5.0 achievement declined, with those expecting completion within six months falling from 33% to 22%, while 40% now anticipate a one- to four-year timeline. Nearly half of respondents (49%) plan connected reliability initiatives within the next 12 months as a practical bridge between current operations and longer-term goals.
