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Below are the market research reports currently available from the Industrial Automation Practice; organized by coverage segment. Our market research reports include both supply and demand analyses with detailed: market segmentations & definitions, market estimates & forecasts, technology trend analysis, end-user requirement analysis, competitive analysis, value chain analysis, distribution channel analysis and vendor profiles.
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Industrial Networking & Connectivity Reports
INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS, 2010 | Learn More | |||||||||
| Summary: | VDC’s Industrial Networking Infrastructure Products: 2010-2014 Market Requirements and Opportunity Analysis will focus on the end-user community demand for, and the supplier/ partner community readiness to provide, industrial networking solutions that meet the rapidly changing technical and commercial requirements of ever-expanding industrial user, enterprise and partner communities. VDC will begin its work by providing clear definitions for the key technical and commercial segments that make up the current and rapidly emerging industrial networking products market opportunity. Developing clear definitions and segmentations will enable this research to answer a number of critical questions: Which technical factors will be most influential in shaping the direction of the industrial networking infrastructure market?; How will the trends toward investment in connecting factories and plants help spur greater investment in infrastructure projects? What hurdles may impede growth?; What do industrial networking infrastructure budgets look like for the period 2010-2014? Are allocations shifting from hardware to software? How rapidly? What software packages?; Are IT vendors and commercial networking and infrastructure gaining share? If so, how? Why are industrial operators choosing these sources of supply over traditional automation and control vendors?; and Which automation brands are most successful in the industrial networking market? What technical or commercial approaches are driving their success? |
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THE CONNECTED FACTORY, 2009 | Learn More | |||||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. VDC's 2009 Connected Factory Service will provide:: i) Defining and analyzing the opportunities with the most potential during the 2009-2010 time period; ii) In-depth analysis of the global market demand for connected factory solutions, including: industrial networking infrastructure, and select monitoring and instrumentation devices, with detailed market definitions and segmentations; iii) Estimates and forecasts for industrial networking infrastructure, and monitoring and instrumentation devices (including remote/distributed I/O, wireless monitoring and control devices, and data acquisition systems) supporting the next generation of connected factory initiatives; iv) Technical and commercial requirements and preferences, including product and vendor selection criteria from users and evaluators across a wide range of vertical markets and application segments; v) Sales, distribution and integration channel analysis, including: leading and emerging channel types, business models, core capabilities, support requirements and keys to developing best in class channel networks; vi) Analysis of the structure of the connected factory supplier community, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles; and vii) Discussion of key issues, forces and trends shaping near-term market growth and development. |
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INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING, 2008 | Learn More | |||||||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. |
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INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTED/REMOTE I/O, 2008 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. VDC's Industrial Automation and Control, 2008 Industrial Distributed/Remote I/O is a multi-volume research program that offers clients: (1) Detailed technical market definition and segmentation for core industrial distributed/remote I/O platforms, vertical markets and applications; (2) Conservative, granular market estimates and forecasts for all product, vertical, and technology segments defined; (3) User hardware requirements and preferences, including product and supplier selection criteria, and communications/networking requirements; (4) User software requirements and preferences, including selection criteria and satisfaction ratings; (5) Coverage of leading and emerging suppliers including: current position, market share and strategic analysis; and (6) Discussion of key issues, forces and trends driving market demand and shaping opportunities and requirements for growing share and profit. |
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Sensing & Actuation Reports
PROCESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT & INVENTORY TANK GAUGING, 2011 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | The dynamics in the process level measurement and inventory tank gauging markets have changed over the last several years. Suppliers need to understand these changes in order to address any impacts on their business and better position themselves for growth (or acquisition) in the future. The 2011 Process Level Measurement and Inventory Tank Gauging Market Intelligence Program will provide market estimates and forecasts, user requirements and preferences, market statistics and competitive share for all process level measurement and inventory tank gauging technologies under study. The goal is to provide an in-depth market intelligence service that will help suppliers and other stakeholders understand the key trends needed to sharpen their value propositions and solution development efforts in the process level measurement and inventory tank gauging space. |
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PRESSURE & TEMPERATURE PRODUCTS MARKET INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, 2011 | Learn More | |||||||||
| Summary: | Changes in both budgets and investment strategies in the automation and control markets have caused uncertainty in a number of industrial and infrastructure sensing and instrumentation segments. VDC’s preliminary market models support the belief that the 2007-2009 recession, in fact, augmented demand in several product classes and application clusters including: wireless, smart sensing and remote monitoring. Our 2011 Process Sensing & Instrumentation Market Intelligence Program will provide market estimates and forecasts (2011-2015), user requirements and preferences, market statistics and competitive share for a broad range of pressure and temperature process sensing and instrumentation technologies. This is an in-depth market intelligence service that will help suppliers and other stakeholders understand the key trends needed to sharpen their value propositions and solution development efforts in the process sensing and instrumentation space. |
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PROCESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT & INVENTORY TANK GAUGING, 2009 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. |
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POSITION SENSOR MARKET, 2009 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. VDC's Industrial Automation and Control, 2009 Position Sensors is a multi-volume research program that provides (1) Definition and analysis of global position sensor market opportunities offering the most potential during the 2009-2013 time period; (2) An in-depth analysis of global position sensors market demand for select products; (3) Estimates and forecasts for all position sensing products under study; (4) Equipment OEM, integrator and end-user (as applicable) requirements and preferences covering both technical and commercial factors driving optimal cost to deploy, operational impact and more; (5) Analysis of the structure of the position sensor supplier community, including leading and emerging supplier market shares, positions, direction and profiles; (6) Discussion of key issues, forces and trends shaping near-term market growth and development; (7) Recommendations on best practices for designing more effective sales and marketing campaigns that will help drive business even in these unprecedented economic times; and (8) Recommendations for suppliers, large and small, that will enable them to take advantage of current adverse conditions and gain share, improve customer service and insure long-term viability. |
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TOUCH SCREEN SENSORS & DISPLAYS, 2009 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. Clients of the Touch Screen Sensors and Displays, 2009 Global Market Demand and Customer Requirements Analysis Report will be provided with information and insights through an extensive and robust schedule of research, which includes: i) in-depth analysis of global market opportunities for touch screen sensors and displays, with detailed market definitions and trend analyses; ii) market estimates and forecasts for touch screen sensors and displays, including segmentations by product/services, applications, and market segments; iii) detailed OEM and VAR/systems integrator requirements analysis, including component and sub-system vendor selection criteria, component performance and feature requirements; iv) analysis of the structure of the screen sensor and display community, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles; and v) discussion of key issues, forces and trends, including current economic conditions and changes in vertical market business model requirements. |
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ELECTRONIC PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS & TRANSDUCERS, 2008 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. VDC's Industrial Automation and Control, 2008 Global Markets for Electronic Pressure Transmitters and Transducers, 10th Edition offers clients (1) An in-depth analysis of the global market opportunity for electronic pressure transmitters and transducers with detailed market definitions and segmentations for all products under study; (2) Granular market estimates and forecasts for all product, vertical, and technology segments defined that are highly accurate yet conservative; (3) OEM, integrator and end-user technical and commercial requirements and preferences, including technical requirements and selection criteria; (4) An analysis of the electronic pressure transmitters and transducers supplier community, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles; and (5) Discussion of key issues, forces and trends creating demand for, or presenting barriers to, deployment of pressure transmitters and transducers, including current economic conditions, and changes in vertical market business model requirements. |
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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS, 2008 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. |
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Safety Solutions Reports
FUNCTIONAL SAFETY SOLUTIONS: INTRINSICALLY SAFE DEVICES, MACHINE AUTOMATIC SAFETY & PROCESS SAFETY SYSTEMS, 2010 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | VDC’s Functional Safety Solutions program will focus on user demand for, and the supplier / partner community readiness to provide, functional safety solutions (including intrinsically safe devices, machine automatic safety, and process safety systems) that meet the rapidly-changing technical and commercial requirements of ever-expanding industrial OEM and integrator communities. VDC will begin its work by providing clear definitions for the key segments that make up the current functional safety solution market opportunity. |
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POWER PROTECTION: UPS & SURGE SUPPRESSORS, 2010 | Learn More | |||||||||
| Summary: | VDC’s UPS and Surge Suppressors, 2010-2014 Market Requirements and Opportunity Analysis will provide clear definitions for the key technical and commercial aspects of the current power protection market opportunity. Developing clear definitions and segmentations will enable this research to answer some critical questions: i) How has the global economic recession impacted customers’ requirement to deploy power protection solutions? What is their investment outlook in 2010 and beyond? What are potential drivers or inhibitors?; ii) What are the latest technology trends for UPS products?; iii) What are the latest technology trends surge suppressors? Other power protection products?; iv) What will be the impact of alternative energy solutions on the power protection market and how might UPS and surge suppressor suppliers find areas of opportunity and mitigate threats from these solutions?; v) Conventional wisdom indicates that UPS suppliers need the ability to offer a complete solution including power management software, distributed generation/ride through technologies, etc. so as to differentiate themselves in the market. What do customers really want, and what do they need? |
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POWER PROTECTION: GLOBAL MARKET DEMAND ANALYSIS, 2008 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. |
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Supervisory Monitoring & Control Reports
DATA ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS MARKET INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, 2011 | Learn More | |||||||||
| Summary: | Our 2011 Data Acquisition Solutions Market Intelligence Program will analyze the markets for data acquisition solutions, including external modules and plug-in I/O boards.This research program will include: market definition and segmentation maps, market estimates and forecasts for 2011 – 2015, competitive position, share and direction, customer requirements, preferences and investment plans, channel and other ecosystem participant capabilities, definition and analysis of key issues, forces and trends. |
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RF/MICROWAVE INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS MONITORING & CONTROL PRODUCTS, 2008 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. |
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DATA ACQUISITION PRODUCTS, 2008 | Learn More | |||||||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. VDC's Industrial Automation and Control, 2008 Data Aquisition Products is a multi-volume research program that provides clients with an in-depth analysis of the global market for data acquisition products. This includes: (1) A detailed market definition and segmentation; (2) Conservative granular market estimates and forecasts for data acquisition products; (3) Detailed customer requirements analysis, including product and vendor selection criteria and key technical and commercial requirements; (4) Industry structure and analysis of leading and emerging data acquisition product manufacturers, including market shares, position and profiles; and (5) Discussion of key issues, forces and trends driving market demand for data acquisition products, and shaping opportunities and requirements for complete solution component suppliers, integrators and end users. |
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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC OPERATOR INTERFACE SOLUTIONS: MONITORS, TERMINALS & SOFTWARE, 2008 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | This syndicated research qualifies for discounted pricing. VDC's Industrial Automation and Control, 2008 Industrial Electronic Operator Interface research will provide clients with : (1) A detailed technical market definition and segmentation for industrial electronic operator interface products, vertical markets and applications; (2) Conservative granular market estimates and forecasts for all product, market/application, and technology segments defined; (3) User hardware requirements and preferences for operator interface monitors and terminals, including a broad range of product and supplier selection criteria; (4) User software requirements and preferences, including a broad range of software and supplier selection criteria; (5) Coverage of leading and emerging suppliers including: current position, market share and strategic direction; and (6) Discussion of key issues, forces and trends driving market demand, shaping opportunities as well as requirements for growing share and profit. |
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