PROCESS
AUTOMATION
MARKET
2014 - 2019
Market Size, Forecasts &
Trends
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REPORT DESCRIPTION
Any enterprise works towards a singular goal: to make high quality products at a price which can
fetch profit. These can be achieved by using technology to streamline the business process. The
other objectives are safety at the workplace, products rolling out are of same specifications,
environmental regulations are maintained, and operational constraints are reduced to minimum.
Automation has become an important part of modern manufacturing and industrial processes and
which helps enterprises to realize above stated priorities. Companies are over the world are
automating their processes with the help of different technologies like SCADA, DCS, MES and PLC.
The demand for these technologies is growing and many vendors are manufacturing solutions to
help enterprises to achieve efficiency in their manufacturing process.
The market for Process Automation is expected to reach $137.6 billion by the end of 2019 growing
at a CAGR of 10.44% from the current estimates of $92.5 billion. Some of the key vendors in
Process Automation market are ABB, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Honeywell and Rockwell
Automation.
Section 1 and 2 are introductory, while section 3 tells about the drivers and restraints of the market,
gauges industry attractiveness and opportunities that exist in industry value chain.
Section 4 explains about the process automation technology. How it is beneficial to the enterprises,
how it works and the most important thing: what are the industrial applications of the same?
Section 5 gives the detailed market breakdown on the basis of type of technology used for Process
Automation. It provides current market size, forecasts and the market share of each for the global
process automation market.
Section 6 and 7 answers the question to what are the communication protocols used by process
automation vendors and what is the market of the same and what future it holds. Along with it, the
section 7 gives a detailed analysis of the market by the type of solutions that enterprises are
providing like hardware, software and services.
Section 8 focuses on the market by the end user industry like manufacturing, healthcare, energy and
others. Section 9 gives a detailed market analysis by different geographies: North America, Europe,
Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and Latin America along with the major markets in those
regions.
Section 10 deals with market share of major vendors, their complete list of products and services,
the strategy followed by each of the vendors and key differentiating factors which help them to be a
market leader. Section 11 talks about those companies which are catering to industry needs in their
own unique way.
Section 12 and 13 gives a glimpse into the recent mergers and acquisitions that have happened as
well as how the investors find the industry from investment point of view. Section 13 is about the
future of Process Automation industry and the promise it holds for vendors and consumers alike.
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SAMPLE FIGURES
Global Process Automation Market Size ($
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
1.1 Key Findings
1.2 Research Methodology
2. Executive Summary
3. Market Insights
3.1 Market Overview
3.2 Factors Driving the Market
3.2.1 Government incentives for the manufacturing industry
3.2.2 Environmental regulations and safety standards to maintain
3.2.3 The cost of solutions has been reducing consistently and increase in labor
market wages
3.3 Factors Restraining the Market
3.3.1 The economic activity still has to pick up in several countries owing to global
recession of 2008
3.3.2 The market has reached stagnant position in several developed countries.
Vendors have to look out for new avenues for their products
3.4 Industry Value Chain Analysis
3.5 Industry Attractiveness Porters Five Forces
3.5.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.5.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
3.5.3 Threat of New Entrants
3.5.4 Threat of Substitute Products or Services
3.5.5 Competitive Rivalry among Existing Competitors
4. Technology Overview
4.1 Technology Snapshot
4.2 Applications
5. Global Process Automation Market Breakdown by Technology Type
5.1 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
5.1.1 Introduction
5.1.2 Industry Applications
5.1.3 Market Share, Size and Forecast
5.2 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
5.2.1 Introduction
5.2.2 Industry Applications
5.2.3 Market Share, Size and Forecast
5.3 Distributed Control System (DCS)
5.3.1 Introduction
5.3.2 Industry Applications
5.3.3 Market Share, Size and Forecast
5.4 Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
5.4.1 Introduction
5.4.2 Industry Applications
5.4.3 Market Share, Size and Forecast
5.5 Others
5.5.1 Introduction
5.5.2 Industry Applications
9.3.5 India
9.3.6 Others
9.3.7 Analyst View
9.4 Latin America
9.4.1 Latin America Process Automation Market Breakdown by Technology type
9.4.2 Latin America Process Automation Market Breakdown by Type of Solution
9.4.3 Brazil
9.4.4 Argentina
9.4.5 Others
9.4.6 Analyst View
9.5 Middle East and Africa
9.5.1 Middle East and Africa Process Automation Market Breakdown by technology
type
9.5.2 Middle East and Africa Process Automation Market Breakdown by Type of
Solution
9.5.3 United Arab Emirates
9.5.4 South Africa
9.5.5 Others
9.5.6 Analyst View
10. Vendor Market Shares, Competitive Analysis and Profile
10.1 ABB
10.1.1 Overview
10.1.2 Products and Services
10.1.3 Market Share Analysis
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