Industrial Automation and Wireless IoT - 5th Edition

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

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 architecture overview
• 1.5. Industrial automation market segments
  • 1.5.1. Industrial software
  • 1.5.2. Industrial control systems
  • 1.5.3. Automation equipment and instrumentation
  • 1.5.4. Industrial robots
• 1.6. The industrial automation market
• 1.7. Industrial automation evolution

2. Wireless IoT Solutions in Industrial Automation

• 2.1. Wireless IoT infrastructure in industrial automation
  • 2.1.1. Field and control segment
  • 2.1.2. Network device segment
  • 2.1.3. Backoffice 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. Wireless network operators and managed service providers
  • 3.3.4. IoT platform and IT industry players
• 3.4. Market trends
  • 3.4.1. Expansion of wireless capabilities in modular devices enables flexibility
  • 3.4.2. Partnerships continue to be an integral part of business strategies
  • 3.4.3. Solution providers bet on AI to optimise industrial operations
  • 3.4.4. Cobots and robot ecosystems pave the way for further factory automation
  • 3.4.5. Process industries drive the adoption of LPWA technologies
  • 3.4.6. The maturing landscape of private LTE/5G networks at industrial sites

4. Global Automation Vendors

• 4.1. ABB
• 4.2. Bosch
• 4.3. Emerson
• 4.4. Endress+Hauser
• 4.5. FANUC
• 4.6. GE Vernova
• 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 control solution vendors
  • 5.1.1. ADLINK Technology
  • 5.1.2. Advantech
  • 5.1.3. Axiomtek
  • 5.1.4. Banner Engineering
  • 5.1.5. Beckhoff Automation
  • 5.1.6. Contec (Daifuku)
  • 5.1.7. Kontron
  • 5.1.8. Nexcom
  • 5.1.9. OnLogic
  • 5.1.10. Opto 22
  • 5.1.11. Ovarro
  • 5.1.12. Phoenix Contact
  • 5.1.13. Red Lion Controls (HMS Networks)
  • 5.1.14. Steute
  • 5.1.15. Wago
  • 5.1.16. Weidmuller
• 5.2. Industrial wireless networking vendors
  • 5.2.1. Acksys
  • 5.2.2. Antaira Technologies
  • 5.2.3. BEC Technologies (Billion Electric)
  • 5.2.4. Belden
  • 5.2.5. Cisco
  • 5.2.6. Digi International
  • 5.2.7. Ependion
  • 5.2.8. Eurotech
  • 5.2.9. Four-Faith Communication Technology
  • 5.2.10. FreeWave Technologies
  • 5.2.11. HMS Networks
  • 5.2.12. Hongdian
  • 5.2.13. InHand Networks
  • 5.2.14. INSYS Microelectronics
  • 5.2.15. Lantronix
  • 5.2.16. Moxa
  • 5.2.17. MultiTech
  • 5.2.18. OleumTech
  • 5.2.19. Robustel
  • 5.2.20. Secomea
  • 5.2.21. Semtech
  • 5.2.22. Teltonika Networks
  • 5.2.23. Welotec
• 5.3. IIoT platform and software vendors
  • 5.3.1. Altair Engineering
  • 5.3.2. Amazon
  • 5.3.3. Automation Solutions
  • 5.3.4. Braincube
  • 5.3.5. C3.ai
  • 5.3.6. Davra
  • 5.3.7. Device Insight (KUKA)
  • 5.3.8. Exosite
  • 5.3.9. IBM
  • 5.3.10. IFS
  • 5.3.11. Inductive Automation
  • 5.3.12. Litmus Automation
  • 5.3.13. Losant
  • 5.3.14. MaintainX
  • 5.3.15. Microsoft
  • 5.3.16. Oracle
  • 5.3.17. PSI
  • 5.3.18. PTC
  • 5.3.19. SAP
  • 5.3.20. Software AG
  • 5.3.21. Telit Cinterion
  • 5.3.22. Wind River (Aptiv)
• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Figures

• Figure 1.1: History of process and machine control systems for industrial automation
• Figure 1.2: Examples of industrial automation market verticals
• Figure 1.3: Manufacturing value chain
• Figure 1.4: Architecture of industrial automation systems
• Figure 1.5: Business activities of key global automation vendors
• Figure 1.6: Relationship between ERP, MES and PLM systems
• Figure 1.7: Examples of automation equipment and instrumentation
• Figure 1.8: Annual shipments of industrial robots (World 2012-2022)
• Figure 1.9: Annual shipments of industrial robots by sector (World 2022)
• Figure 1.10: Operational stock and density of industrial robots by region (World 2022)
• Figure 1.11: Industrial automation market value (World 2013-2023)
• Figure 1.12: Industrial automation market value by vertical and region (World 2023)
• Figure 2.1: Overview of wireless IoT infrastructure in industrial automation
• Figure 2.2: Examples of control devices
• Figure 2.3: Examples of cellular router and gateway
• Figure 2.4: Latency and reliability requirements on TCP/IP and Ethernet traffic
• Figure 2.5: Common wireless technologies in industrial automation
• Figure 2.6: Example of backoffice segment in a connected automation system
• Figure 3.1: New connected nodes in industrial automation by technology (World 2023)
• Figure 3.2: Unit shipments and installed base by equipment category (World 2023-2028)
• Figure 3.3: Unit shipments and installed base by technology (World 2023-2028)
• Figure 3.4: Unit shipments and installed base by region (World 2023-2028)
• 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 and control sector (2020-2024)
• 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 (2020-2024)
• Figure 3.11: Top 10 mobile operators by IoT connections (World Q4-2023)
• Figure 3.12: Top 10 IoT managed service providers by IoT connections (Q4-2023)
• Figure 3.13: Key data for IIoT platform, cloud service and industrial software providers
• Figure 3.14: Cisco's modular Catalyst IR1101 industrial routers
• Figure 3.15: Recent announcements of partnerships and collaborations (2023-2024)
• Figure 3.16: Lifecycle of an edge AI application
• Figure 3.17: Examples of a collaborative robot and an industrial robot
• Figure 3.18: Performance requirements for demanding industrial use cases
• Figure 4.1: ABB's OmniCore family of robot controllers
• Figure 4.2: Endress+Hauser's Netilion IIoT ecosystem
• Figure 4.3: Overview of FANUC's MT-LINKi operational management software
• Figure 4.4: GE Vernova's MDS Orbit data acquisition and networking platform
• Figure 4.5: Honeywell's Versatilis line of wireless transmitters
• Figure 4.6: Overview of the KUKA iiQoT platform
• Figure 4.7: Mitsubishi's iQ Platform
• Figure 4.8: Pepperl+Fuchs' industrial communications product portfolio
• Figure 4.9: Sensia's QRATE HCC2 edge controller
• Figure 4.10: Schneider Electric's Instrument Area Network wireless architecture
• Figure 4.11: Siemens' SCALANCE series of network devices
• Figure 4.12: Yokogawa's gateways and wireless access point based on ISA100.11a
• Figure 5.1: Advantech's WISE-4250 series of wireless I/O modules
• Figure 5.2: Axiomtek's AIE100-ONA industrial edge computers
• Figure 5.3: Example of an operation monitoring solution based on Contec's devices
• Figure 5.4: Kontron's KBox A-151 industrial embedded box PCs
• Figure 5.5: OnLogic's Helix 500 and 600 series of industrial computers
• Figure 5.6: Opto 22's Groov EPIC system
• Figure 5.7: Ovarro's TBox remote terminal unit
• Figure 5.8: Phoenix Contact's cellular routers and remote maintenance gateways
• Figure 5.9: Wago's automation technologies and solutions
• Figure 5.10: Weidmuller's portfolio of industrial Ethernet devices
• Figure 5.11: Belden's NB1800 series industrial router
• Figure 5.12: Cisco's Catalyst IW9165E and IW9167E industrial wireless access points
• Figure 5.13: Digi International's Digi IX40 industrial cellular router
• Figure 5.14: Westermo's industrial WLAN devices
• Figure 5.15: Eurotech's modular IoT edge platform
• Figure 5.16: HMS Networks' cellular IoT gateways
• Figure 5.17: Hondian's X2 industrial gateway for CNC fleets
• Figure 5.18: INSYS icom's industrial 4G LTE routers
• Figure 5.19: Lantronix's G520 Series cellular IoT gateway
• Figure 5.20: MultiTech's MultiConnect rCell 100 Series cellular router
• Figure 5.21: Robustel's IoT routers
• Figure 5.22: Secomea's turnkey IIoT solution
• Figure 5.23: Altair Engineering's IoT Studio platform solution
• Figure 5.24: AWS IoT services
• Figure 5.25: Overview of the AWS IoT SiteWise managed service
• Figure 5.26: AUTOSOL's ACM platform
• Figure 5.27: C3 AI Platform's data modules and extensions
• Figure 5.28: Exosite's ExoSense condition monitoring application
• Figure 5.29: IBM's business portfolio
• Figure 5.30: Overview of IBM's Maximo Application Suite
• Figure 5.31: Components of the IFS Cloud platform
• Figure 5.32: Inductive Automation's Ignition software platform architecture
• Figure 5.33: Litmus Automation's industrial edge computing platform
• Figure 5.34: Microsoft's Azure IoT technologies and solutions
• Figure 5.35: Azure IoT Operations Architecture Overview
• Figure 5.36: PTC's ThingWorx platform
• Figure 5.37: Components of the Cumulocity IoT platform
• Figure 5.38: Telit Cinterion's deviceWISE IIoT Platform