Automation

The advent of Industry 4.0 and smart factories, digital manufacturing technologies have been experiencing exponential technological growth in recent years. Disruptive Technologies are playing a vital role in the revolutionary transformation of many key industries, such as aerospace, automotive, industrial automation, healthcare, and oil and gas se...

Final Abstract: From the early 1960s, the automotive industry has been known for its intensive use of industrial robots. Since then, the auto-building sector has come a long way by utilizing nearly 50% of the global industrial robots for its different applications. Over the course of the last decade, many improvements have been made in production l...

The manufacturing and production industry is set for radical transformation spurred by 5 key forces (the cloud, Big Data, analytics, virtualization, and the Internet of Things). These technologies will sustain the future manufacturing community and ensure sustainable growth and profitability. This study investigates the impact of these forces on pr...

The global oil demand has been increasing at a near constant rate and increasing deep-sea oil and gas finds are leading to more deep-sea rigs. A growing number of ROVs per rig has resulted in a nearly 33.0 percent increase in market size and opportunity. A skewed balance between supply and demand presents significant opportunities for new market pa...

This study provides an analysis of the safety instrumented systems (SIS) market in Europe. Despite being affected by the economic recession, the market has rebounded. This indicates the growth opportunities that are available during the forecast period. This research services also covers the drivers and restraints of the market and divides it into ...

This research service assesses the trends in the European substation automation market. The economic recession of 2009 led to a shortage of investment funds in virtually all markets, so that most planned projects were either stalled or completely shelved. This study analyses and determines the impact of the economic recession on the substation auto...

This RS analyses the trends in the global machine tools and cutting tools market, particularly the trend of increased investment in automobile, aerospace and defence, and civil construction sectors in Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). The driving forces, such as the exploration of new oil and gas fields and the expansion of the mining indust...

Manufacturing has evolved to become highly competitive, with competitive pressures from factors that were not traditionally taken into consideration. In this regard, manufacturing optimisation has begun to adopt a new meaning, and multiple pursuits are in place within industries to achieve sustenance and profitability in a highly-competitive consum...

This research service identifies the major challenges in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry and discusses the automation and control system (ACS) market drivers and restraints, along with key trends in the technology and distribution of the automation control systems. The research service is a global study covering North America, Europe, Asia ...