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10 strategic trends shaping 2025

n an increasingly complex today, providing actionable insights maximising these technologies requires
engineering landscape, asset to achieve tangible improvements engineers to establish trust in predictive
Imanagement is evolving beyond in asset performance, operational analytics and foster a proactive, data-
traditional maintenance into a efficiency, and strategic sustainability. driven maintenance culture.
strategic lever that ensures resilience,
profitability, and sustainability. Harnessing digital transformation Pursuing operational excellence
Engineers and asset managers now and predictive intelligence through precision and work
face heightened regulatory pressures, The digital era in asset management management fundamentals
rapid technological advancements, is characterised by revolutionary Strategic initiatives often falter without
and persistent talent gaps, driving the tools such as digital twins, artificial meticulous execution. Precision
urgent need for more innovative and intelligence, and predictive maintenance, a disciplined approach
proactive solutions. In fact, according to maintenance. Digital twins offer to ensuring exact torque, precise
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Gartner , by 2025, 60% of asset-intensive sophisticated simulations and failure alignment, proper lubrication, and
organisations will rely heavily on predictions, but they rely critically flawless installation, emerges as an
predictive technologies and integrated on clean and accurate data sets. essential practice for maximising
asset management solutions to Meanwhile, AI and machine learning asset longevity and performance.
maintain competitive advantage. are already reshaping condition Complementing precision maintenance
monitoring, automating maintenance is a renewed emphasis on work
Pragma’s 2025 Trends in Asset scheduling, and accelerating management fundamentals. Without
Management Report provides a vital root-cause analysis. Predictive robust planning, effective execution,
roadmap, highlighting the essential maintenance practices, driven by and consistent feedback loops, even the
practices every forward-thinking affordable sensor technology, are most advanced technological solutions
engineer should adopt. These trends becoming mainstream, delivering become ineffective. Reinforcing these
reflect critical shifts that directly substantial gains in reduced basics is thus a critical step towards
address the pressing challenges downtime, improved asset longevity, achieving higher operational maturity
and opportunities facing engineers and optimised parts procurement. Yet, and resilience.

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