What 715 Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Told Us About AI, Data, Skills, and the Path Forward

Artificial intelligence has moved squarely into the vocabulary of maintenance and reliability professionals across Australia and New Zealand. Conference agendas are dominated by it. Vendor demonstrations lean heavily on it. And leadership teams are asking operational managers what their AI strategy looks like, often before those managers have had a chance to work out what the question even means in the context of a crusher, a conveyor, or a fleet of haul trucks.
This report draws on four complementary research streams designed to capture both the breadth and the texture of current AI adoption in asset management and maintenance across Australia and New Zealand.