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Global touchscreen operator terminal shipments are forecast to exceed 2 million units in 2012, more than double the quantity in 2006. Products with displays of less than 5.5” and greater than 15.0” will grow even faster than this |
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| Smart cameras, smart sensors and compact vision systems all have one thing in common; they are leading the charge in the field of machine vision with above average growth, according to a new report by IMS Research. The world hardware market is estimated to have been worth over $1.5 billion in 2007 and is forecast to grow to $2.1 billion in 2012. |
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| With unit shipments expected to more than treble between 2006 and 2011, DIN rail PCs with incorporated I/O are going to have a lasting impact on the worldwide industrial PC market.
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| For years, manufacturers of brushless DC motors have promoted the advantages of their products, with growth in the market strongly influenced by the replacement of other motor technologies. Although clearly viewed as a premium product, levels of replacement have been, whilst steady, less than many anticipated. |
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| The global market for general purpose motion controls was estimated to have increased by over $480 million between 2006 and 2007, reaching an estimated value of $6,208 million according to the latest study by IMS Research. |
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| IMS Research forecasts that the worldwide market for I/O modules will grow steadily to be worth nearly $8 billion by 2011, growing at around 5.6% per year. |
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| The worldwide low voltage motor drives market continues to surpass everyone’s expectations. According to IMS Research, early indicators suggest the market had another stellar year in 2007 as it continued the recent trend of double digit growth, and in some regions, even surpassed the growth seen in 2006. |
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| The global industrial PC (IPC) market is expected to exceed $2 billion by 2011. Embedded IPCs will play a leading role. The worldwide markets for both embedded box IPCs and embedded panel IPCs are expected to experience well above average growth between now and 2011. Together in 2011 they will account for over $400 million. |
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| Double digit revenue growth and unit shipments which are expected to more than double are projected for the open operator terminal segment of the worldwide operator terminals market, which is projected to be the fastest growing between 2005 and 2011. The majority of companies adopting open operator terminals will have used lower level products previously before upgrading in order to get a higher level of flexibility and an operator terminal which is tailored to their application.
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| Growth in the use of Ethernet-based communication is forecast to exceed that of networking protocols in general; according to a new report on the world industrial Ethernet from IMS Research. Global shipments of industrial Ethernet nodes are forecast to grow at 21.7% CAGR over the next 5 years, with some regions and industries faring better than others.
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| According to the latest statistics from IMS Research, the worldwide low voltage AC & DC motor drives market experienced unprecedented growth in 2006. Record high energy prices combined with improved awareness of the energy saving benefits of motor drives have contributed to increasing the market by nearly 15% over 2005 levels, to more than $7.6 billion. It is expected to continue growing by an average of 9% per year in terms of revenues to surpass $11.2 billion by 2011.
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| The world market for operator terminals was estimated to have been worth just over $1.5 billion in 2005, with a forecast growth rate of around 7% between 2005 and 2011. The Asia Pacific market, estimated to account for about 20% of the total worldwide market in 2005, will be the fastest growing through to 2011, with a double digit growth rate.
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| A newly published IMS Research report forecasts that revenues from PLCs sold to machine builders in China will steadily increase to over USD 1,026 million by 2011, at a CAGR of 16.2%. The materials handling equipment sector is projected to register even stronger growth, with a CAGR of some 21.9%.
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| Servo system (servo motor and servo drive) revenues in the Chinese market increased by an estimated 26.8% in 2006, according to a new report published by IMS Research. The Chinese servo system market was estimated to be $361.6 million in 2006. The market is forecast to maintain steady growth to reach about $953.8 million in 2011. |
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| IMS Research forecasts that EMEA sales of machine tool equipment will steadily increase to over €18.9 billion by 2011, growing at around 4.5% per year. However, the medical end-user sector is expected to register the strongest growth, some 7.6% per year.
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| The market for pre-assembled rodless actuators continues to grow at a faster rate than linear motion components in both EMEA and Americas, with suppliers that traditionally manufactured components gaining market share according to the latest study by IMS Research. |
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| Whilst touchscreen operator terminals remain the fastest growing and most publicised sector of the Chinese operator terminal (HMI hardware) market, non-touchscreen terminals, including text displays, text operator terminals, and graphic operator terminals, are still displaying steady growth in China, according to a new market report released by IMS Research. The unit shipments of non-touchscreen operator terminals are forecast to experience a CAGR of 10.6% over the next five years. |
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| IMS Research forecasts that the worldwide market for PLCs will grow steadily to surpass $9 billion by 2011, growing at around 5.0% per year. The Asia Pacific region is forecast to experience the strongest growth, with an estimated compound annual growth rate of 7.9%. |
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| According to the latest statistics from IMS Research the production of industrial machinery in the Americas has experienced robust growth since 2002 and total output is forecast to surpass $180 billion by 2010. This growth is mainly attributed to strong demand for machinery from emerging markets in India, China, and South America as well as continued economic expansion in Europe and the United States. |
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| According to the latest statistics from IMS Research the production of industrial machinery in Europe has experienced consistent growth since 2002 and total output is forecast to surpass €345 billion by 2010. This growth is mainly attributed to strong demand for machinery from emerging markets in India, China, and South America as well as continued economic expansion in Europe and the United States. |
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| IMS Research forecasts that the EMEA market for machine tool equipment will steadily increase to over 18.9 billion Euros by 2011, growing at around 4.5% per year. However, developing regions such as Central & Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation are expected to register the strongest growth, with annual rates of around 10%. |
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| Growth of nearly 4% is forecast for the EMEA market for moulded case circuit breakers (MCCBs), driven both by the development of the economy in EMEA and the success of MCCBs in replacing alternative circuit protection products according to a new study from leading electronics analysts IMS Research. |
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| Strong levels of price erosion are forecast for low voltage products in EMEA, with the average selling price of MCCBs forecast to drop over 10% between 2004 and 2009 and the price of switch fuses & switch disconnectors dropping by around 8% over the same period. |
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| Growth in the world market for industrial networking is being driven by a substantial increase in the use of Ethernet based technologies, according to a new report from IMS Research. The report predicts average annual growth of 13% over the next 5 years. in terms of nodes installed. Over the same period Ethernet based protocols are forecast to grow at the substantially higher annual rate of 20.3%. |
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| The EMEA and Americas markets for planetary gearboxes are forecast to experience an annual growth of almost 8% by 2009, reaching $1,812 million and $459 million respectively. One of the main drivers for this growth is the increasing demand within the wind energy sector for high torque planetary gearboxes used in wind turbines. This increase in demand is the direct result of the recent high levels of investment into this sector as an alternative energy source to oil, fuelled by rising oil prices and sustained concerns for global warming. |
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| The motion controls market experienced a cooling off period in 2005, following the exceptional revenue growth of 20.0% in 2004. According to a new data from IMS Research, the worldwide market for motion controls grew an estimated 6.2% in 2005, bringing the market to a value of $5.58 billion. Similar to the last few years, the Asia Pacific region experienced the highest level of growth, with an estimated 11.5% in 2005. In contrast, revenue growth was well under 10% in EMEA, the Americas and Japan. |
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| Wellingborough, UK (10th August 2006) –
Within industrial automation there is a distinct trend towards companies purchasing complete systems rather than purchasing components assembled in-house and one factor contributing to the acceleration of this trend has been cut backs in engineering over recent years. This has had a direct impact on the direct drives market.
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| Wellingborough, UK (12th June 2006) – The EMEA market for industrial PCs is projected to experience a CAGR of 8% through to 2010 reaching an estimated market size of nearly €750 million. A contributory factor is the drive for increasing machine efficiency and flexibility by end-users, as they call for newer and more sophisticated industrial PCs. |
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| Wellingborough, UK 27th June 2006 - An upswing seems likely in the European automation market for components where the PLC function is embedded. This is a clear conclusion from a recently published report from IMS Research, a leading supplier of market studies on Industrial Automation. |
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| Austin, TX (June 7, 2006) – 2004 and 2005 represented the strongest consecutive years of growth for worldwide market for AC & DC motor drives in over a decade, according to the latest data produced by IMS Research. The market was strong across all product categories, all power ranges, and in all regions. China, of course, was strong. North America continued its excellent growth. The biggest surprise was the strength in EMEA. After lagging for the past few years, growth in the EMEA market was surpassed only by growth in China. |
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| IMS Research forecasts that the EMEA market for operator interfaces with embedded PLC functionality will increase to over EUR64.5 million by 2010, experiencing a CAGR of 11.1%; higher growth than is forecast for the EMEA operator interface market as a whole. |
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| A new report from IMS Research predicts that the European market for food & beverage processing equipment will steadily increase to over €9.2 billion by 2009, growing at around 4% per year. However developing regions such as the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe are expected to register the strongest growth, with annual rates around 6%. |
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| The use of wireless communications is forecast to grow significantly over the next 5 years throughout the world. However growth will be restricted by concerns over the reliability of wireless links. Applications are therefore expected to be limited to those where there is little or no safety risk. |
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| 2005 was an exceptional growth year for the China motor drives market. According to a new study by IMS Research, the China market grew an estimated 18.6% over 2004 to become an $860 million market. By product type, standard and premium AC drives experienced the most growth in terms of revenues during the same period, most notably in the larger power ranges. A large proportion of these drives went into construction-related sectors involved in building China’s manufacturing and logistical infrastructure. |
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| IMS Research’s latest forecasts on the world market for HMI hardware (operator interfaces) indicate that the market will increase to over US$1.9 billion by 2009, experiencing a CAGR of 6.4%. Previous studies on HMI hardware have shown the EMEA market to be the fastest growing. However, the Asia Pacific market is now projected to experience the strongest increase due to high growth in China & India, coupled with slower growth in Germany, the dominant market within EMEA. |
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| A new report from IMS Research predicts that China will become the biggest PLC market in the world in 2008, surpassing Japan, Germany and the USA. |
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| IMS Research has investigated the market for linear motors at regular intervals since 1999 and these reviews have included periods of both optimism and pessimism. In 1999, IMS Research’s 5 year growth forecasts of around 20% were significantly more conservative than the bullish opinions prevalent in the market. However, research developed towards the end of the global slowdown in 2003 showed a far less positive market. |
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| The total production value of packaging machinery within EMEA is expected to exceed E15.6 billion by 2009 experiencing a CAGR of nearly 5%, according to a new report from leading automation analysts IMS Research. The report analysed seven different packaging machinery types and found that filling and dosing machinery was the largest market accounting for over 20% of packaging machinery production revenues. It was also the machine type found to offer the largest opportunity for automation component suppliers targeting the packaging machinery market. |
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| Beijer Electronics has been named “European HMI Hardware Vendor of the Year 2005” at the SPS Show in Nürnberg on Wednesday 23rd November. The winner of this award was determined from the results of a Europe-wide survey of HMI Hardware users. |
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| Both the EMEA and Asia-Pacific markets for machine vision hardware shipments are predicted to grow at rates in excess of those for industrial automation in general. This growth is forecast to be lead by significant increases in the sales of “smart” cameras and sensors. Revenues are also predicted to grow but at a lower rate than those for shipments. This is the result of price erosion that is forecast to take place over the coming 3 to 5 years. |
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| Asian machinery markets are in a period of significant change. Regional production was estimated to be around $65 billion in 2003 and is predicted to grow to over $110 billion in 2009. The growth of regional economies, specific global growth in key machinery sectors and the continued general relocation of production to China all are driving this strong upward trend. |
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| The market for valve Islands is forecast to grow at 6.8% p.a. over the next 5 years according to leading automation analysts IMS Research. The prime driver for this increase is predicted to be the need for users to integrate pneumatics into their networked systems. This valve island growth is forecast, despite the expected steady decline in the use of pneumatics in general. |
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| The European market for equipment destined for use in hazardous areas is currently in a period of significant change. Recent media exposure of the ATEX Directives for such equipment has seized the attention of both users and suppliers alike. The European market for this equipment, estimated to be worth over 1.3 billion Euros in 2003, is predicted to grow to over 2.0 billion Euros by the end of the decade. |
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| A new report from IMS Research predicts that China will become the biggest PLC market in the world in 2007, surpassing Japan, Germany and the USA. |
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| The Industrial Ethernet market will grow at around 20% p.a. for at least the next 5 years according to leading automation analysts IMS Research. This is many times the growth of the automation industry in general and reflects an increase in networking generally and a shift to Ethernet based protocols, as users seek a universal networking technology. |
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| After suffering two consecutive years of market contraction, embedded computer board manufacturers can breathe a sigh of relief, as IMS Research forecasts the market will return to growth during 2004. The market, which includes both passive and active backplane solutions, was estimated to be worth 541.0 million Euros in 2002, well down on the 2001 result. The market declined again in 2003 to approximately 534.0 million Euros, but a forecast return to growth in 2004 will result in the market being worth an estimated 661.2 million Euros by 2007, a CAGR during the forecast period of 4.1%. |
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| Users of rugged mobile computers expect their consumption of tablet PCs to significantly increase over the next three years. IMS Research’s most recent survey confirms the trend that tablet PCs will become more widely accepted in the rugged mobile computer market. IMS surveyed companies that purchased rugged mobile computers and found that some 17.6% expected to buy tablet PCs within three years, a significant increase compared to the current market penetration. |
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| A recent market study from IMS Research estimates that Profibus has the lion's share of the European industrial protocol market and Modbus holds that position in North America. The study has concluded that Ethernet is gaining strength in the industrial arena and that the versions of industrial Ethernet being adopted by users are influenced by protocols that are already widely used. |
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| IMS Research recently estimated that control and mechatronics products in the North American packaging machinery sector generated sales of almost $0.75 billion in 2002. Motion & motor control products accounted for the largest proportion of these sales, although both linear actuation equipment and control & visualization products contributed significant proportions. |
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| In a new examination of the European machine vision market, IMS Research has discovered that new products such as smart cameras are accounting for a greater share of market revenue. Whilst the sale of more traditional PC-based products has fallen over the past two years, sales of smart sensors, smart cameras and compact vision systems have continued to grow. In 2002 the revenue share of these non- PC-based products was 26.1%, up from 22.1% in 2001. |
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| SEW Eurodrive named “European Motor Drive Vendor of the Year” by the independent industrial automation market research company IMS Research. The winner of this award, presented at the Hannover Industry Fair, was decided on the results from a Europe-wide survey on the requirements of motor drive users, and their views on how well the suppliers meet their needs. |
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| Latest data from IMS Research forecasts the overall market for AC motor drives in North America to return to growth by 2003 after a period of decline. The growth in the AC drives market is reflected in the increase of sales to the commercial HVAC industry. Not only does the HVAC industry represent the highest proportion of revenue for AC motor drives sold in North America but also represents the industry sector with the highest forecast growth rates. |
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| Whilst the fastest growing, and most publicised, sector of the human machine interface (HMI) hardware market is that of touch displays a new European market study from IMS Research has found that the much maligned text-based HMI market sector is still surprisingly healthy. Combined, text displays and text operator panels were estimated to account for 22.7% of the market in 2002. |
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| The uptake of motors with a built-in drive has to date been somewhat disappointing. After initial optimism and excitement regarding this technology, concerns over the reliability and price have curtailed acceptance of integrated motor and drive products. However, the trend towards decentralised control could provide a much needed boost to motors with a built-in drive as well as IP65-rated drives situated near/next to the motor. According to a recent European study developed by IMS Research, drives customers expect their use of decentralised drives to increase significantly over the next few years. In fact approximately 40% of drives customers expect to be using a decentralised variable speed drive system within three years. |
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| Touch screen operator panels are leading a market recovery for manufacturers of human machine interfaces (HMIs). After witnessing market declines in 2001 and 2002, a new market study recently from IMS Research predicts that the market will return to growth in 2003 with the touch screen sector the fastest growing of any HMI product group. Already a vital source of revenue for HMI suppliers, the touch screen sector is forecast to grow on average by over 15% per annum to 2006, by then accounting for over half of all revenue generated. |
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