World Industrial Fieldbus and Ethernet Markets

An Industry Poised for Higher Growth Rates

“As fieldbus technology proliferates and crosses all geographic barriers to aid closer technological cooperation, the effort is toward successfully developing a truly robust and deterministic fieldbus for multiple industry uses.”

Industrial Automation Team

Frost & Sullivan

• Fieldbus manufacturers maintaining product differentiation are the biggest market share grabbers

• Close cooperation and common platforms at the user level ensured loyalty

• Company's credentials rather have continued to be deciding factors

• Strategic partnerships and alliances inspires fieldbus market growth

• Successful installations encourages user acceptance

• Need for advanced process control augments demand for fieldbuses

• Plant upgrades and refurbishments offer potential for fieldbus growth

• Technological advances stimulates fieldbus market growth

• Corporate size and geographic polarity of the protocol developers spurs widespread fieldbus use and proliferation

Industry Trends

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• Detailed insights into recent developments and trends

• Drivers, restraints, challenges and trends

• Analyst insights on ‘hot topics” and emerging applications in the Fieldbus Market

• Market sizing and competitive analysis

• Market forecasts and opportunity analysis

• Geographic region analysis

• End user analysis

Key Features

• Global Coverage: North America, Europe, Japan, China and Asia Pacific

• Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research

• Focused information and analysis that cover business and technology issues

• Credible data and analysis highlighting industry dynamics

What We Offer

Current Market Participants• Find out how you compare to the competition• Assess current and future drivers and restraints• Determine and exploit new market share opportunities

New Entrants • Analyse challenges associated with the industry• Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs• Provide insight into the emerging markets and opportunities

Investment Community• Analyses long-term market potential and investment opportunities• Determine which participants will outperform the competition• Assess the need to have one common standard to facilitate new entrants

Who Will Benefit?

ABBAllen Bradely / Rockwell Automation, Inc.BOSCHBARA (British Automation & Robot Association)C.J International Ltd.ClairentCibaFisher-Rosemount Systems,Inc.Fieldbus FoundationGE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.HMS America, Inc.Honeywell Industrial Automation& Control / Honeywell, Inc.Lantronics

ModiconMitsubishiElectric Automation,Inc. Nematron Corp.NETsilicon,Inc.Phoenix Contact. Schneider Automation,Inc.Siemens Automation. SMAR International Inc.SyncrudeSynergitic Micro Systems,Inc.Coca Cola Wipro-General Electric Medical SystemsWintech WordShip

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