Industrial Hardware

This Micro Boom evaluates short term (20142016) opportunities across the midstream oil and gas value chain in North America (i.e., Canada and the United States) organized by business, growth, and profit opportunities. Key focal points of the research include investment climate for transportation and storage infrastructure and its impact for automa...

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...

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...

An incremental rise in domestic crude oil production in the United States along with the potential inflow of Canadian heavier crude is poised to disrupt the dynamics of the oil and gas downstream market. As end users invest in upgrades, retrofits, and new greenfield refinery projects, there is ample opportunity for automation vendors to enhance the...

The United States is at the cusp of an energy revolution triggered first by the shale gas boom and now intensified by the tight oil boom. Increased production of tight oil in the US attracts more investments. In turn, as operators position themselves regarding focus, geography, land acquisitions, first oil, and compliance to regulations, they progr...

The study analyzes the automation security trends in North America and the changing landscape of various technologies and strategies in the market. Key go-to-market strategies followed by various solution providers are critically examined. A security strategy model is developed to provide insights for security and automation solution providers. Apa...