Abstract:As a pillar industry of the national economy, the transformation and upgrading of key areas in the manufacturing industry is of great significance for enhancing the country's industrial competitiveness. Scientific evaluation of the digital transformation level and capability of manufacturing enterprises is the key to promoting the practice of manufacturing transformation. A digital transformation evaluation system for China's manufacturing industry is constructed from four dimensions: digital management guarantee, digital infrastructure support, business digital transformation, and digital efficiency and benefits. A digital transformation index for manufacturing enterprises is formed to explore the current status of digital transformation in China's manufacturing industry. By using the analytic hierarchy process to determine the weights of evaluation indicators, and based on data from more than 280 000 enterprises on the two integration public service platform, the current level of digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises of different scales in China is measured and analyzed. Research has found that the digital transformation of most manufacturing enterprises in China is still in its infancy, with only a few entering the deep waters of digital transformation. Specifically, the construction of digital management guarantee, digital infrastructure support, and digital efficiency benefits for enterprises has achieved good results. However, the digital transformation of business is still a weak point that enterprises need to overcome. Based on this, development suggestions are proposed from the perspectives of enterprises and governments. On the one hand, enterprises should first conduct evaluations related to digital transformation, increase investment in digital transformation, and pay attention to the comprehensive application of next-generation information technology in key business processes, while accelerating innovation and business model transformation. On the other hand, government departments can strengthen financial support, increase regulatory efforts, and support the development of relevant transformation standards through policy guidance, in order to accelerate the pace of digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises in China.