Chinese control-system users opt for Siemens

Siemens is the most recognised and used brand of control system in China, according to a user survey carried out by IMS Research.

News from Processingtalk, 15 March 2010

IMS releases flowmeter market research

IMS Research has released a study entitled 'The World Market for Flowmeters - 2010'.

News from Processingtalk, 22 February 2010

IMS report assesses worldwide market for PLCs

The world market for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and directly associated software and services was estimated to have been worth USD7.8bn in 2009, according to a report by IMS Research.

News from Processingtalk, 20 January 2010

IMS report assesses market for operator terminals

A recent IMS Research report, called 'The World Market for Operator Terminals', shows that the market for portable operator terminals will grow four times as fast as that for open operator terminals.

News from Processingtalk, 17 November 2009

IMS says hazardous-equipment users unaware of ATEX

IMS Research has surveyed users of hazardous equipment in Europe and the Middle East and found that almost one quarter of respondents were unaware of the requirements of the ATEX 137 Directive.

News from Processingtalk, 6 November 2009

IMS forecasts contraction in small-motor shipment

The economic downturn is forecast to create a 23 per cent contraction of unit shipments in the world market for small motors in 2009, according to an IMS Research report.

News from Processingtalk, 16 September 2009

Report predicts decline in industrial Ethernet use

A report from IMS Research claims that, although more than five million Ethernet nodes were installed in industrial automation networks in 2008, the number will fall to less than 4.7 million in 2009.

News from Processingtalk, 25 August 2009

IMS predicts growth in US circuit-breaker market

The downturn that has dogged the North American residential miniature circuit-breaker market may be over sooner than first thought, according to the latest findings from IMS Research.

News from Processingtalk, 8 July 2009

Low-voltage motor-drives market declines

According to the latest data from IMS Research, the worldwide market for low voltage AC and DC motor drives is declining by more than was predicted.

News from Processingtalk, 8 May 2009

Wireless communications in factory automation

The shipments of factory automation devices that are wireless enabled and connected to wireless networks will increase from 2.7 million units worldwide in 2007 to almost eight million in 2013.

News from Processingtalk, 12 March 2009

• Motor drives experience 2007 revenue growth

• IMS Research offers advice on PLCs

• Operator terminal revenues set for growth

• Touchscreen operator terminals to double in 6 yrs

• Growth of the servo controls motion market

• Battle between I/O module suppliers continues

• Beverage packaging machinery to grow in Europe

• Open operator terminals display highest growth

• Drives market booming due to high energy costs

• Chinese Servo System market to be USD1B by 2012

• Steady growth in worldwide PLC market

• Machinery production in Europe grows steadily

• Ethernet leading growth in industrial networking

• Europe to embrace Integrated Automation components

• The market is switching to circuit breakers

• Embedded IPCs enable machine footprint reduction

• Growth for operator interfaces with embedded PLCs

• E Europe swallows up new food processing equipment

• Substantial growth for wireless in automation

• Asia-Pacific displays strongest growth for HMI

• Benchmarking survey of motor drives in Europe

• Strong growth in 2004 for Motor Drives

• China's Leap into PLCs

• Industrial Networking - Where is it Going?