World Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Markets

Drive to Minimize Machine Downtime Spurs Market Growth

“As companies in the industrial sector strive to overcome competitive pressures by minimizing machine downtime, the demand for

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) will rise.”

Factory Automation Analyst Team

Frost & Sullivan

• Demand for Nano and Micro PLCs growing as end users insist on compact systems with high performance capability

• Demand for safety issues and strict governmental ordinances contribute to the growth of the Safety and Fault Tolerant PLCs.

• Suppliers moving towards standardization of networking architecture, hardware platforms, and software

• Integrated enterprise wide information systems is the key to improving productivity and profits

• New Standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 61511 etc., contributing to the growth of the PLC industry

Industry Trends

Frost & Sullivan provides:

• Detailed insights into recent developments and trends

• Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations

• Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the world PLC market

• Market sizing and competitive analysis

• Market forecasts and opportunity analysis

• Quarterly assessments

• End user analysis within each report

Key Features

• Global Coverage

• Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research

• Focused information and strategies that cover business and technology issues

• Credible data and analysis highlighting industry dynamics

• Winning strategies to help you create precise business plans

What We Offer

Current Market Participants• Find out how you compare to the competition• Assess current and future drivers and restraints• Determine and exploit new market share opportunities

New Entrants • Analyze challenges associated with the industry• Calculate time scales for strategy implementation• Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs

Investment Community• Analyze long-term strategies of PLC manufacturing companies• Determine which participants will outperform the competition• Assess attractiveness of investing in PLC market

Who Will Benefit?

ABB GroupAd Astra Research Group Ltd.Advanced Industrial Micro SystemsAdvanced Micro Controls, Inc.Amot Controls, Inc.Ampro Computers, Inc.Anilam, Inc.Aromat Corp.Automation DirectAutomation Systems, Inc.Basicon, Inc.Bernecker & Rainer Industrial AutomationBoston GearBusiness Industrial NetworkCegelec Automation, Inc.Control Micro SystemsControl Technology Corp.Contronautics, Inc.

Crouzet Automatismes SACutler-Hammer Corp.Digitronics SIXNETDivelbiss Corp.e-Manufacturing Networks, Inc.Entertron Industries, Inc.Eurotherm Controls, Inc.Festo AG & Co.FF Automation Ltd.Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Fuji Electric Corp. of AmericaGE FanucGiddings & Lewis LLCGrayhill, Inc.Harwell Instruments, Inc.HIMA, Inc.Hitachi, Inc.HMW Enterprises, Inc.Honeywell Sensing and Control

Key Market Participants

Key Market Participants (cont’d)

Horner Electric APGICS TriplexIDEC Izumi Corp.Jumo Instrument Co.Keyence Corp.Kim ControlsKuhnke AutomationLogic Beach, Inc.LonWorks/Echelon GroupMatsushita Electric WorksMitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.Omega Engineering, Inc.Omron Corp.Onspec Automation SolutionsPhilips ComponentsPhoenix Contact GmbH & Co.

Pilz LPPrecision MicroControl Corp.Robert Bosch GmbHRockwell Automation, Inc.SAIA Burgess Electronics AGSchneider ElectricSiemens AGSimrad, Inc.SPLat Controls Pty Ltd.Toshiba International Corp.TracemodeTriangle Research International, Pte Ltd.Triconex Corp.UnitronicsYokogawa Corp.Z-World, Inc.

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