Advancements in advanced manufacturing technologies like automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and additive manufacturing are transforming industrial production capabilities. However, heavy machinery remains essential for materials processing, construction, fluid handling, and other core manufacturing operations. This review synthesizes current literature on the integration of emerging technologies with conventional heavy equipment to identify synergistic opportunities, implementations, benefits, and challenges. A systematic search of engineering databases yielded 15 relevant studies on technology adoption in manufacturing sectors utilizing heavy machinery. Key findings indicate that innovations in precision control, connectivity, and data-driven functionality have enhanced the capabilities of equipment like metal cutting and forming tools, pumps, construction machinery, and packaging systems. Successful integration examples showcase increased productivity, flexibility, predictive maintenance, and end-to-end supply chain coordination. However, adoption barriers include upfront costs, skills gaps, and change management needs. In the future, advance manufacturing will require complementary leveraging of technological innovation and heavy machinery. More research is needed on areas like human-machine collaboration, rapid reconfigurable robotics, and digital twin integration. This review provides insights on current progress and future directions at the nexus of advanced technologies and industrial equipment.