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Digital Transformation Leading the Shift Toward Service-driven Monetization
21-May-2019
Global
Market Outlook
K375-01-00-00-00
IA01518-NA-MO_23179
As a result of a moderate investment climate, the automation market experienced steady growth in 2018. This research service provides key trends and predictions for the global automation industry in 2019, analyzing developments across end-user industries. The automation market is set for a paradigm shift due to digitalization in end-user industries, as verticals step up their investment patterns to concentrate on expanding existing plant capacity with modular equipment and digital technologies.
Focus on portfolio consolidation through mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and partnerships will also gain prominence in 2019. The effect of such changes on the market has been analyzed in detail, along with other trends that are expected to transpire over the upcoming year, as organizations set to prepare for the future. The study highlights the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform offerings of major automation companies and provides a comprehensive comparison of products and services. This automation outlook provides a detailed market landscape analysis of the key participants in the process automation, hybrid automation, and discrete automation markets. It offers an in-depth outlook of key trends across end-user verticals that affect the global automation market with relevant use cases.
Research Scope
Market Type: Process industries, Hybrid industries, and Discrete industries
- Process Industries: Oil and gas (O&G), power, chemicals and petrochemicals, water and wastewater, cement and glass, textile, rubber and plastic, metal fabrication
- Hybrid Industries: Metals and mining, life sciences, food and beverages (F&B), pulp and paper
- Discrete Industries: Automotive, machinery, semiconductors and electronics, aerospace and defense (A&D), printing, medical devices, packaging
Product Type: Distributed Control System (DCS), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA), Process Safety System, Machine Safety Systems, Human-machine Interface (HMI), Variable Frequency Drive (VFD), Operator Training Simulators (OTS), Electric Motors, Sensors and Transmitters, Flowmeters, Valves, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Asset Performance management (APM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Region: North America (NA), Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LA)
Base Year: 2018 Forecast Year: 2019
Key Issues Addressed
- What are the key factors that will influence the global automation market in 2019?
- What are the key projections for the segments in the automation market?
- What are the key end-user industry trends which will have an impact on the automation market in 2019?
- What are the key 2019 automation trends to watch out for?
- What are the growth opportunities in the 2019 automation market?
Key Highlights of 2018
Top 19 Trends—Short Term
Top 19 Trends—Medium Term and Long Term
Market Impact Analysis of Top 19 Trends
Market Engineering Measurements
2019 Global Automation Outlook—Regional Revenue Snapshot
Market Share Analysis
Industrial Automation—End-user Industry Outlook
Research Scope
Market Segmentation—Process Automation
Market Segmentation—Hybrid Automation
Market Segmentation—Discrete Automation
Definitions
Definitions (continued)
Definitions (continued)
Definitions (continued)
Definitions (continued)
Key Questions this Study will Answer
Market Engineering Measurements
Top 2018 Global Economic Trends
Top 2019 Global Economic Predictions
Top 2019 Global Economic Predictions (continued)
Top 2019 Predictions—Advanced Economies
Top 2019 Predictions—Emerging Economies
World GDP Growth Snapshot
World’s 20 Fastest Growing Economies in 2018 and 2019
Transformation of 5-level Model to Network Architecture
Shift from Product-based to Lifecycle Services
Intensifying Focus on Industrial Cyber Security
Industrial Cloud—Increased Adoption
Widespread Adoption of 3D Printing
Collaborative Robots (Cobots) to Witness Increased Adoption
Convergence of AR and Simulation-based Optimization
Containerization of Software Applications
From Connectivity Basics to Cognitive Optimization
Edge—Steering Industry Toward Smarter Computing
Convergence of AI with Robots
O&G—Key Trends in Upstream
O&G—Key Trends in Midstream and Downstream
Investments—O&G
Case Study—O&G
Power—Key Trends
Investment—Power
Case Study—Power
Chemical and Petrochemical—Key Trends
Investments—Chemical and Petrochemical
Case Study—Chemical and Petrochemical
Water and Wastewater—Key Trends
Investments—Water and Wastewater
Case Study—Water and Wastewater
Metals and Mining—Key Trends
Investment Trends—Metals and Mining
Case Study—Metals and Mining
Life Sciences—Key Trends
Investment Trends—Life Sciences
Case Study—Life Sciences
Food and Beverage—Key Trends
Investment Trends—Food and Beverage
Case Study—Food and Beverage
Pulp and Paper—Key Trends
Investment Trends—Pulp and Paper
Case Study—Pulp and Paper
Automotive and Transportation—Key Trends
Investments—Automotive & Transportation
Case Study—Automotive and Transportation
Aerospace and Defense—Key Trends
Investments—Aerospace & Defense
Case Study—Aerospace and Defense
Machinery—Key Trends
Investments—Machinery
Case Study—Machinery
Semiconductors and Electronics—Key Trends
Investments—Semiconductor and Electronics
Case Study—Semiconductor and Electronics
Process Automation—End-user Industry Outlook
Process Automation—Regional Outlook
Process Automation—Product Outlook
Process Automation—Competition Analysis
Hybrid Automation—End-user Industry Outlook
Hybrid Automation—Product Outlook
Hybrid Automation—Competition Analysis
Discrete Automation—End-user Industry Outlook
Discrete Automation—Regional Outlook
Discrete Automation—Product/Solution Outlook
Discrete Automation—Competition Analysis
Portfolio Comparison of Technologies
Digital Competitive Positioning
Emerson’ Transformation—Digital Strategy
ABB’ Transformation—Digital Strategy
Siemens Transformation—Digital Strategy
Honeywell’s Transformation—Digital Strategy
Schneider Electric—Digital Strategy
Yokogawa—Digital Strategy
Bold Predictions for 2019
Growth Opportunity 1—Value Shift from Hardware to Software
Growth Opportunity 2—Cybersecurity Solutions
Growth Opportunity 3—Value-added Services
Growth Opportunity 4—Focusing on Emerging Economies
Growth Opportunity 5—Strengthening Digital Capability through Partnerships and M&As
Strategic Imperatives for Success and Growth
Key Conclusions
Key Conclusions and Future Outlook
Legal Disclaimer
Abbreviations and Acronyms Used
Partial List of Other Key Participants
Market Engineering Methodology
List of Exhibits
List of Exhibits (continued)
List of Exhibits (continued)
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Research Scope
Market Type: Process industries, Hybrid industries, and Discrete industries
- Process Industries: Oil and gas (O&G), power, chemicals and petrochemicals, water and wastewater, cement and glass, textile, rubber and plastic, metal fabrication
- Hybrid Industries: Metals and mining, life sciences, food and beverages (F&B), pulp and paper
- Discrete Industries: Automotive, machinery, semiconductors and electronics, aerospace and defense (A&D), printing, medical devices, packaging
Product Type: Distributed Control System (DCS), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA), Process Safety System, Machine Safety Systems, Human-machine Interface (HMI), Variable Frequency Drive (VFD), Operator Training Simulators (OTS), Electric Motors, Sensors and Transmitters, Flowmeters, Valves, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Asset Performance management (APM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Region: North America (NA), Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LA)
Base Year: 2018 Forecast Year: 2019
Key Issues Addressed
- What are the key factors that will influence the global automation market in 2019?
- What are the key projections for the segments in the automation market?
- What are the key end-user industry trends which will have an impact on the automation market in 2019?
- What are the key 2019 automation trends to watch out for?
- What are the growth opportunities in the 2019 automation market?
| Deliverable Type | Market Outlook |
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| No Index | No |
| Podcast | No |
| Author | Rohit Karthikeyan |
| Industries | Industrial Automation |
| WIP Number | K375-01-00-00-00 |
| Is Prebook | No |
| GPS Codes | 9B07-C1,9593,9420 |
Global Industrial Automation Market Outlook, 2019
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