Abstract:Based on the theory of digital empowerment and business model innovation, this study combined case study and qualitative comparative analysis to explore the synergistic mechanism of digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises and track the evolutionary path of their transformation process. The results show that :(1) digital empowerment transformation mechanism can be divided into control empowerment, value empowerment and cascade empowerment; (2) Business model innovation of manufacturing enterprises mainly includes income-generating and choreography business models, and has a backward effect on digital transformation; (3) The collaborative driving path includes cluster initiative driving, value innovation driving, resource connection driving and lean management and control driving. (4) In the process of collaborative transformation, value empowerment, cascade empowerment, income-generating business model and choreographed business model are the core conditions for promoting the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises, while control empowerment is the marginal condition. This study expands and reveals the track of digital empowerment and business model innovation in the collaborative promotion of digital transformation, which has enlightenment significance for the practice of digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises.