Process Control Automation Market Report 2026

The process control automation market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $65.39 billion in 2025 to $68.34 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of industrial automation initiatives, rising demand for process efficiency improvements, increasing complexity of industrial production lines, wider adoption of plc and dcs platforms, growing emphasis on quality control.

The process control automation market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $79.08 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of AI-driven process control, rising investments in smart manufacturing plants, expansion of industrial iot integration, growing focus on energy-efficient operations, increasing deployment of autonomous production systems. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of advanced process monitoring systems, rising deployment of integrated control platforms, growing use of predictive maintenance solutions, expansion of real-time process optimization tools, enhanced focus on operational efficiency and yield improvement.

The expansion of the manufacturing sector is expected to propel the growth of the process control automation market going forward. The manufacturing sector encompasses the production of goods through processes such as machining, fabrication, assembly, and chemical processing. Its expansion is driven by economic growth, supportive government policies, rising consumer demand, and resilient supply chains. Process control automation enhances manufacturing efficiency, quality, productivity, flexibility, safety, and cost-effectiveness, enabling companies to remain competitive in a dynamic business environment. For instance, in August 2023, according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), a US-based industry association, manufacturing value-added output exhibited slight yearly growth, from $2.9 trillion ($2.905 trillion) in the first quarter of 2023 to $2.89 trillion ($2.895 trillion) in the fourth, with manufacturing accounting for 10.9% of US value-added output in Q1. Therefore, the expansion of the manufacturing sector is driving the growth of the process control automation market.

Major companies in the process control automation market are developing advanced solutions, such as software-centric industrial automation systems, to improve operational flexibility, streamline engineering workflows, and accelerate industrial process deployment. Software-centric industrial automation systems separate control logic from hardware, automating tasks traditionally performed by human operators or mechanical systems through reusable software components. For instance, in April 2023, Schneider Electric SE, a France-based global automation and digital-energy company, launched EcoStruxure Automation Expert V23 at Hannover Messe 2023, described as the world’s first software-centric industrial automation system. The platform features multi-OS compatibility (Linux and Windows), a graphical editor for procedural automation, and enhanced integration with AVEVA System Platform, enabling faster system design and improved process control across industries such as consumer-packaged goods, water treatment, and logistics.

In April 2024, Hitachi Ltd., a Japan-based diversified technology and industrial company, acquired MA micro automation GmbH for EUR 71.5 million. Through this acquisition, Hitachi aims to strengthen its process automation and robotic systems integration capabilities, particularly in high-precision and medical device manufacturing, by incorporating MA micro’s automation-equipment technology into its global advanced automation business. MA micro automation GmbH is a Germany-based company specializing in robotic and automation solutions, including high-speed linear handling systems and vision inspection platforms.

Major companies operating in the process control automation market are Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, Siemens AG, General Electric Company, Schneider Electric SE, Danaher Corporation, ABB Ltd, Eaton Corporation Plc, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, Emerson Electric Co, Delta Electronics Inc, Honeywell International Inc, Rockwell Automation Inc, Omron Corporation, KUKA AG, Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Endress+Hauser AG, AVEVA Group Plc, Pepperl+Fuchs SE, Invensys Limited, IDEC Corporation, Aspen Technology Inc, Rudolph Technologies Inc, Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG, Inductive Automation LLC, Beckhoff Automation, Hawk Measurement Systems, Maple Systems Inc, AlpHa Measurement Solutions LLC.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the process control automation market in 2025. The regions covered in the process control automation market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the process control automation market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs are impacting the process control automation market by increasing costs of imported sensors, transmitters, control valves, industrial controllers, and communication hardware used across PLC, DCS, SCADA, and MES systems. Manufacturing-intensive industries in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported automation components, while Asia-Pacific faces pricing pressure on export-oriented control hardware production. These tariffs are increasing capital expenditure and extending system upgrade timelines. However, they are also encouraging localized manufacturing, regional sourcing of automation components, and accelerated development of cost-optimized and software-centric automation solutions.

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Process control automation is the utilization of technology and systems to monitor and adjust industrial processes automatically, aiming to achieve desired outputs. It involves implementing control systems that oversee various facets of a production process without direct human intervention, ultimately minimizing waste, reducing downtime, and enhancing product quality.

The primary instruments used in process control automation include humidity transmitters, temperature transmitters, pressure transmitters, level transmitters, control valves, analyzers, communication hardware, and other related devices. Various solutions employed in this domain encompass programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS), manufacturing execution systems (MES), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, automated production systems (APS), operator training systems (OTS), safety automation, and other specialized solutions. These technologies find application across diverse industries such as oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, metal and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, water and wastewater treatment, among others.

The process control automation market consists of revenues earned by entities by services such as system integration, business process automation, consulting services and hardware implementation. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The process control automation market also includes sales of measurement instrumentation, control and safety systems, asset performance management tools and regulators. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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