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Strategic Analysis of Automation and Control Solutions in European Water and Wastewater Sector
Frost & Sullivan, Dec 2009, Pages: 97
The key objective of this research service is to provide an analysis of the key trends in the European Automation and Control Solutions market in Water and Watewater Sector for the period 2006 to 2016. This research service provides comprehensive forecasts for the total European Automation and Control Solutions market in Water and Wastewater Sector with an analysis of this market across the various products, applications and regions involved in this study.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Strategic Analysis of Automation and Control Solutions in European Water and Wastewater Sector provides a thorough analysis of challenges, drivers and restraints for the market, against a backdrop of the financial turmoil, as well as overall revenues forecasts until 2016 for each of the following markets by product type: programmable logic controller (PLC), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), disturbed control system (DCS), human machine interface (HMI), manufacturing execution systems (MES) and industrial asset management (IAM). In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following applications: water treatment, wastewater treatment, water transmission and distribution, sewerage treatment, desalination and irrigation. The regions covered in this research service are Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Iberia, Scandinavia, Benelux, Rest-of-World (ROW) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Market Overview
Legislation Boosts Growth of the European Automation and Control Solutions Market for the Water and Wastewater Sector
The European water and wastewater sector has been offering sustainable opportunities for the automation and control solutions (ACS) market mainly due to supportive legislation. The water and wastewater sector has been a key end user, and has remained fairly immune to the economic downturn. Stringent regulations and intervention from private participants have paved way for prospective growth opportunities for ACS in the European water and wastewater sector. Additionally, investments from the developing economies of the CEE region attribute to the establishment of more automated plants in and around Europe. 'The establishment of the European Union’s legislation is a major driver for the growth of automation and control systems across the water and wastewater sector, mandating the European countries to comply,' says the analyst of this research. 'The primary focus of the regulations is to enhance the water and the wastewater infrastructure in order to incorporating the ACS system to completely automate the plant, help in continually tracking several production processes of the plant, and effectively controlling and maintaining various plant operations.'
The majority of Europe has poor networking with regard to water distribution and wastewater treatment. EU directives such as the Water Frame Work Directive, Drinking Water Directive and Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive are the main political drivers that have catalysed strong opportunities for treatment techniques such as membrane bio-reactor (MBR), ozone and ultraviolet (UV). The accession countries face the impacts of EU regulation the most due to the timeframe within which they have to transpose the directives into actions. Regions such as Eastern Europe, Iberia and parts of Italy and Benelux are undertaking large-scale implementation of water treatment plants. Furthermore, European Union is funding new member states from the CEE region to improve their water and wastewater infrastructure through the cohesion fund mechanism, leading to a plethora of design, build and operate (DBO) opportunities. All these initiatives are likely to spur growth of the European ACS market for the water and wastewater industry.
Manufacturers Must Provide Automation Systems Compatible with the Existing Plant Setup
A key challenge ACS manufacturers face is the need to provide systems that seamlessly integrate with the existing plant infrastructure. 'The end users are conservative when it comes to revamping the existing systems in order to incorporate latest automation and control solutions,' explains the analyst. 'Integration issues along with the cost involved in revamping are the major reasons for reluctance from the end users, consequently either prohibiting or delaying the implementation of newer automation and control solutions.'
Manufacturers should reassure customers about their products’ compatibility and urge them to adapt to the new systems. 'The manufacturers should provide automation systems that are compatible with the existing plant set-up and help in retaining the cost and engineering inputs from the earlier set-up,' concludes the analyst.
Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
By Product Type:
- Programmable logic controller (PLC)
- Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
- Disturbed control system (DCS)
- Human machine interface (HMI)
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- Industrial asset management (IAM)
By Application:
- Water treatment
- Wastewater treatment
- Water transmission and distribution
- Sewerage treatment
- Desalination
- Irrigation
By Region:
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- The United Kingdom
- Iberia
- Scandinavia
- Benelux
- Rest-of-World (ROW)
- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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