Asia-Pacific Engineers Drive AI Adoption At Scale
Avnet's fifth annual Avnet Insights survey of 1,200 engineers, fielded Oct. 21–Nov. 5, 2025, finds 56% are shipping AI-enabled products, a 33% year-over-year increase, with China leading large-scale deployments and Japan prioritizing reliability. Top regional applications include process automation (42%), predictive maintenance (28%), and fault detection (28%), while data quality (46%) and continuous maintenance (54%) remain primary challenges.
Key Points
- 1Reports 56% of engineers now ship AI-enabled products, a 33% year-over-year increase.
- 2Shows China leads large-scale deployments while Japan emphasizes reliability and long product lifecycles.
- 3Signals engineers must prioritize data quality, continuous maintenance, and skills in optimization and analytics.
Scoring Rationale
Robust Avnet survey reveals regional adoption trends; corporate PR framing and limited methodological detail constrain broader novelty.
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