Industrial Automation and Process Control - The Big Three Predictions by Frost & Sullivan

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Industrial Automation and Process Control -

The Big Three Predictions by Frost & Sullivan

PR Newswire

LONDON, May 30, 2012

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Key areas of growth will be energy efficiency and sustainability,

smart technologies and the influence from BRIC and other emerging

economies

LONDON

,

May 30, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan released its three big

predictions for the industrial automation and process control market. Energy

efficiency and sustainability, smart technologies and the influence from BRIC

and other emerging economies will be the key topics in 2012 and beyond.

Based on a survey of several hundred companies conducted in

December

2011

, this research paper highlights areas of growth. "Energy efficiency,

advanced technology and geo-economics will transform the face of industrial

automation in the future. Along with sustainability, these factors are set to

influence product design, project cost and service capabilities of industrial

automation vendors in the next-generation enterprise," comments Muthukumar

Viswanathan, Director for Automation and Process Control at Frost & Sullivan.

The key themes outlined below feature heavily in Frost & Sullivan's industrial

automation and process control research programme for 2012. A key driver for

the research is the work Frost & Sullivan has been conducting around Mega

Trends which are driving new and emerging market segments for key industry

participants.

Energy efficiency and sustainability

Sustainability, in terms of energy and resource efficiency, will be a key

ingredient for the success of the global manufacturing industry. The growing

focus on the implementation of energy efficient solutions in both process and

discrete industries will also promote sustainable manufacturing. Energy

efficiency concerns will dominate business in the electric motors market, with

class IE3 energy efficiency - a stricter requirement compared to class IE2

energy efficiency - required in 2015. In addition, wastewater treatment and

handling pumps will dominate traditional water pumps across the globe. All in

all, the four major spheres of influence that will determine business models in

future factories are Integrated Enterprise Ecosystem, Sustainability, Life Cycle

Assessment and Eco-Efficiency Analysis.

Smart technologies

Factories of the future will be driven by megatrends such as cloud computing,

cyber security and mobile and wireless communication technologies. The need

for higher productivity and greater efficiency will drive organisations to

implement greater interaction between the factory floor and enterprise across

all end-users. This will be achieved also by leveraging on technology to provide

automation solutions enabling end-users to gain a competitive edge in the

global market. Asset management and flexible manufacturing will also drive

factory integration with enterprise, and the will be high potential for automation

and customised service solutions in industrial applications.

BRIC and other emerging economies