World Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Markets Drive to Minimize Machine Downtime Spurs Market Growth

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World Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
MarketsDrive 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
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Industry Trends

• 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

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  unmet needs
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• Analyze long-term strategies of PLC manufacturing
  companies
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  competition
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Key Market Participants
Crouzet Automatismes SA Cutler-Hammer
Corp. Digitronics SIXNET Divelbiss
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 America GE
Fanuc Giddings Lewis LLC Grayhill, Inc. Harwell
Instruments, Inc. HIMA, Inc.Hitachi, Inc. HMW
Enterprises, Inc. Honeywell Sensing and Control
ABB Group Ad Astra Research Group Ltd. Advanced
Industrial Micro Systems Advanced Micro Controls,
Inc. Amot Controls, Inc. Ampro Computers,
Inc. Anilam, Inc. Aromat Corp. Automation
Direct Automation Systems, Inc. Basicon,
Inc. Bernecker Rainer Industrial
Automation Boston Gear Business Industrial
Network Cegelec Automation, Inc. Control Micro
Systems Control Technology Corp. Contronautics,
Inc.
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Key Market Participants (contd)
Horner Electric APG ICS Triplex IDEC Izumi
Corp. Jumo Instrument Co. Keyence Corp. Kim
Controls Kuhnke Automation Logic Beach,
Inc. LonWorks/Echelon Group Matsushita Electric
Works Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Omega
Engineering, Inc. Omron Corp. Onspec Automation
Solutions Philips Components Phoenix Contact GmbH
Co.
Pilz LP Precision MicroControl Corp. Robert Bosch
GmbH Rockwell Automation, Inc. SAIA Burgess
Electronics AG Schneider Electric Siemens
AG Simrad, Inc. SPLat Controls Pty Ltd. Toshiba
International Corp. Tracemode Triangle Research
International, Pte Ltd. Triconex
Corp. Unitronics Yokogawa Corp. Z-World, Inc.
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