Industrial Hardware

This study analyses the Thai automation industry and the opportunities for automation vendors. It discusses the revenue generated by automation and safety system suppliers and the drivers, restraints impacting the adoption of automation technologies. The objective is to identify major end users, the distribution channel for each product and the maj...

Wireless sensors are scalable and offer easy integration into planned networks for process diagnostics and optimization. However, the ecosystem is highly influenced by communication protocol developers in the industrial market segment. This study covers the global wireless sensor networks market including challenges, drivers and restraints, and for...

This research service provides an informed analysis of the East African cement industry for the period 2009 to 2018. The analysis comprises key industry drivers and restraints, demand and production trends, and forecasts for the total East African cement industry. In addition, a detailed analysis of the 6 top cement-producing countries in East Afri...

Large CAPEX investments in the chemicals market are poised to create new greenfield and brownfield opportunities for solution providers across the value chain. Considering diverse project requirements have left end users seeking expertise and technical know-how, solution providers must develop unique go-to-market strategies to meet diverse needs. T...

Sub-Saharan Africas oil and gas industry is growing rapidly, producing significant opportunities for automation and control solution (ACS) suppliers. An expansion of ACS revenue will be driven by investments in industry-supporting infrastructure, an increasing focus on improving industry efficiencies, and rising exploration and production (E&P), w...

This research service analyzes the safety systems used in process industries in Southeast Asia and AustraliaNew Zealand. End users include oil and gas, chemicals and petrochemicals, power, refining, and others including metals and mining, water and wastewater, and pulp and paper. The product segments are emergency shutdown systems, fire and gas sy...

The research study assesses the trends in the European process mixing equipment market. The economic recession of 2009 led to a shortage of investment funds in the process mixing equipment market and most end-user purchases were either stalled or completely shelved. This study analyses and determines the impact of economic recession on the process ...

The declining availability of skilled work force forces end-users in process industries to outsource operation and maintenance services to third-party service providers. This enables end-users to concentrate on core competence of producing more and simultaneously maintain profitability and expected growth rate. This becomes an opportunity for sever...

Increased oil and gas production and its lost-cost feedstock derivative in the chemicals industry will create new opportunities in the North American terminal automation market. While the market is expected to see greater traction from modernization projects, capacity expansions, and retrofit additions, automation requirements from diverse terminal...