Industrial Automation and Wireless IoT - 4th Edition

Table of Contents

Executive summary

1  The industrial automation industry
1.1  Introduction to industrial automation
1.2  Factory and process automation
1.3  Factory and process operations
1.4  Industrial automation system overview
1.5  Industrial automation evolution
1.6  The industrial automation market
1.7  Industrial automation market segments
1.7.1  Industrial software
1.7.2  Industrial control systems
1.7.3  Automation equipment and instrumentation
1.7.4  Industrial robots

2  Wireless IoT solutions in industrial automation
2.1  Wireless automation infrastructure
2.1.1  Facilities segment
2.1.2  Service segment
2.1.3  Network segment
2.2  Operations management
2.2.1  Production and process management
2.2.2  Business management
2.3  Equipment management and regulatory compliance
2.3.1  Equipment diagnostics and maintenance planning
2.3.2  Security and Safety
2.3.3  Regulatory compliance
2.4  Business models and project strategies

3  Market forecasts and trends
3.1  Market analysis
3.1.1  Installed base and unit shipments
3.1.2  Wireless technologies
3.1.3  Regional markets
3.1.4  Major vendors
3.2  Market drivers and barriers
3.2.1  Macroeconomic environment
3.2.2  Regulatory environment
3.2.3  Competitive environment
3.2.4  Technology environment
3.3  Value chain analysis
3.3.1  Industrial communications and control industry players
3.3.2  Industrial automation industry players
3.3.3  Telecom industry players
3.3.4  IoT platform and IT industry players
3.4  Future industry trends

4  Global automation vendors
4.1  ABB
4.2  Bosch
4.3  Emerson
4.4  Endress+Hauser
4.5  Fanuc
4.6  General Electric
4.7  Hitachi
4.8  Honeywell
4.9  Keyence
4.10  Kuka
4.11  Mitsubishi Electric
4.12  Omron
4.13  Pepperl+Fuchs
4.14  Rockwell Automation
4.15  Schneider Electric
4.16  Siemens
4.17  Yaskawa Electric
4.18  Yokogawa

5  Device and software vendors
5.1  Industrial communications and control solution providers
5.1.1  Acksys
5.1.2  ADLINK Technology
5.1.3  Advantech
5.1.4  Antaira Technologies
5.1.5  Beckhoff Automation
5.1.6  Beijer Electronics Group
5.1.7  Belden
5.1.8  Cisco
5.1.9  Contec
5.1.10  Data-Linc
5.1.11  Digi International
5.1.12  Eurotech
5.1.13  FreeWave Technologies
5.1.14  HMS Networks
5.1.15  InHand Networks
5.1.16  INSYS Microelectronics
5.1.17  Kontron S&T
5.1.18  Lantronix
5.1.19  Maestro Wireless Solutions
5.1.20  MB Connect Line
5.1.21  MC Technologies
5.1.22  Moxa
5.1.23  MultiTech Systems
5.1.24  National Instruments
5.1.25  NetModule
5.1.26  Newtrax Technologies
5.1.27  OleumTech
5.1.28  Opto 22
5.1.29  Phoenix Contact
5.1.30  Red Lion Controls (Spectris)
5.1.31  Robustel Technologies
5.1.32  Secomea
5.1.33  Sierra Wireless
5.1.34  Steute
5.1.35  Wago
5.1.36  Weidmüller
5.2  IIoT platform and software vendors
5.2.1  Altair Engineering
5.2.2  C3 IoT
5.2.3  Device Insight
5.2.4  Exosite
5.2.5  FogHorn Systems
5.2.6  IBM
5.2.7  Litmus Automation
5.2.8  Oracle
5.2.9  PTC
5.2.10  Relayr
5.2.11  SAP
5.2.12  Software AG
5.2.13  Telit
5.2.14  Uptake
5.2.15  Wind River

Glossary

List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Examples of industrial automation market verticals
Figure 1.2: Examples of factory and process operations
Figure 1.3: Industrial automation system overview
Figure 1.4: Industrial automation market value (World 2008–2017)
Figure 1.5: Industrial automation market value by region (World 2017)
Figure 1.6: Business activities of key global automation vendors
Figure 1.7: Annual shipments of industrial robots (World 2008–2017)
Figure 1.8: Operational stock and density of industrial robots by region (World 2017)
Figure 2.1: Overview of wireless IoT infrastructure in industrial automation
Figure 2.2: Examples of field, control and network devices
Figure 2.3: Example of service segment in a connected automation system
Figure 3.1: New connected nodes in industrial automation by technology (World 2018)
Figure 3.2: Unit shipments and installed base by equipment category (World 2017–2023)
Figure 3.3: Unit shipments and installed base by technology (World 2017–2023)
Figure 3.4: Unit shipments and installed base by region (World 2017–2021)
Figure 3.5: Major vendors in the industrial communications market
Figure 3.6: Key data for industrial communications and control solution providers
Figure 3.7: M&As in the industrial communications sector (2011–2018)
Figure 3.8: Major industrial automation vendors
Figure 3.9: Key data for companies active in industrial automation
Figure 3.10: M&As in the industrial automation sector (2015–2018)
Figure 3.11: Mobile operators by IoT subscriber base (World Q2-2017)
Figure 4.1: Endress+Hauser’s WirelessHART gateway and adapters
Figure 4.2: Example of a data acquisition solution using GE MDS devices
Figure 4.3: Simplified overview of the Kuka Connect platform
Figure 4.4: Mitsubishi’s iQ Platform
Figure 4.5: Pepperl+Fuchs’ WirelessHART products
Figure 4.6: Yokogawa’s gateways and wireless access point based on ISA100.11a
Figure 5.1: Acksys’ AirLink industrial Wi-Fi access point
Figure 5.2: Advantech’s WISE-3620 wireless IoT Wi-Fi network gateway
Figure 5.3: Example of an operation monitoring solution based on Contec’s devices
Figure 5.4: Eurotech’s IoT architecture
Figure 5.5: National Instruments’ WSN gateway and measurement nodes
Figure 5.6: Opto 22’s Groov EPIC system
Figure 5.7: Cellular remote connectivity to an RTU via the new TC CLOUD CLIENT
Figure 5.8: IoT solutions in Altair’s SmartWorks suite
Figure 5.9: The FogHorn architecture
Figure 5.10: The Watson IoT Platform
Figure 5.11: PTC’s ThingWorx platform

Samples

Executive Summary

According to a new research report, annual shipments of wireless devices for industrial automation applications reached 4.6 million units worldwide in 2018, accounting for approximately 6 percent of all new connected nodes. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.3 percent, annual shipments are expected to reach 9.9 million in 2023.

The installed base of wireless IoT devices in industrial automation reached at the same time 21.3 million in 2018. While wired networking solutions are still predominantly used for industrial communications between sensors, controllers and systems, wireless solutions have gained a strong foothold in a number of applications. Wireless solutions are used for wire replacement in parts of the plant that are hard to reach or uneconomical to connect through wired installations. In factory automation, wireless solutions are widely used to control cranes and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in material handling applications. In process automation, wireless technologies are increasingly used to connect instruments, enabling plant operators to monitor and optimise processes in hazardous areas, while also ensuring worker safety.

Major providers of wired industrial network equipment also offer wireless solutions to enable customers to monitor and control devices wirelessly in parts of the plant that are normally not connected to the control room due to accessibility or wiring costs. These include Siemens, Cisco, Belden, Moxa and Phoenix Contact, which all offer comprehensive portfolios of industrial wireless devices such as routers, gateways and wireless access points along their wired solutions. Industrial wireless solutions are also offered by many mid and small-sized companies, which often specialise in specific product categories. Examples include Acksys, Advantech, Beijer Electronics Group, FreeWave Technologies, GE’s industrial communications group GE MDS, HMS Networks, Red Lion Controls and Sierra Wireless.

Wireless I/O and field devices are provided by many major industrial automation vendors including Emerson, Yokogawa, Honeywell, ABB, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Endress+Hauser and Pepperl+Fuchs. “Robust connectivity is critical to support industrial IoT use cases surrounding predictive maintenance and digital twins”, said Fredrik Stålbrand, IoT Analyst. He adds that installation and maintenance of wireless solutions are more flexible and economical compared to wired technologies, enabling reconfigurable manufacturing system design. Although reliability and security remain a challenge, Wi-Fi has emerged as the most widely used wireless technology in industrial environments largely due to the wide availability of compatible hardware.

There is also a growing trend among large industrial companies to deploy private 4G LTE networks instead of using Wi-Fi and even wired solutions. “The introduction of 5G cellular technologies broadens the addressable market for wireless communications even further as it allows for deployments in situations where requirements related to bandwidth, latency and capacity cannot be fulfilled today”, concluded Mr. Stålbrand.

• ABB
• ADLINK Technology
• Acksys
• Advantech
• Altair Engineering
• Antaira Technologies
• Beckhoff Automation
• Beijer Electronics Group
• Belden
• Bosch
• C3 IoT
• Cisco
• Contec
• Data-Linc
• Device Insight
• Digi International
• Emerson
• Endress+Hauser
• Eurotech
• Exosite
• Fanuc
• FogHorn Systems
• FreeWave Technologies
• General Electric
• HMS Networks
• Hitachi
• Honeywell
• IBM
• INSYS Microelectronics
• InHand Networks
• Keyence
• Kontron S&T
• Kuka
• Lantronix
• Litmus Automation
• MB Connect Line
• MC Technologies
• Maestro Wireless Solutions
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Moxa
• MultiTech Systems
• National Instruments
• NetModule
• Newtrax Technologies
• OleumTech
• Omron
• Opto 22
• Oracle
• PTC
• Pepperl+Fuchs
• Phoenix Contact
• Red Lion Controls (Spectris)
• Relayr
• Robustel Technologies
• Rockwell Automation
• SAP
• Schneider Electric
• Secomea
• Siemens
• Sierra Wireless
• Software AG
• Steute
• Telit
• Uptake
• Wago
• Weidmüller
• Wind River
• Yaskawa Electric
• Yokogawa

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