Piezo motors challenge traditional technologies
29 January 2019 The global market for piezoelectric motors was worth $8.3bn last year and will reach $12.5bn by 2027 – a CAGR of 4.7% – according to… Read More
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Precision-geared sales slowed in 2015, but will rebound
21 November 2016 The global market for precision-geared products slowed to around $1.9bn in 2015, with 2.2 billion units being shipped, according to the analyst, IHS Markit. Revenue… Read More
Industrial Ethernet sales growth rate set to halve in 2016
1 November 2016 After expanding by 10.1% in 2015, global revenues from industrial Ethernet infrastructure components are likely to grow by just 4.5% this year, according to the… Read More
Schneider denies that it is looking to buy Rockwell
24 October 2016 UPDATED: Schneider Electric has denied a suggestion by a US financial analyst that it is looking to buy Rockwell Automation in a deal that could… Read More
Variable-speed drive sales ‘will hit $25bn by 2020’
10 March 2016 The global market for variable-speed drives (VSDs) will expand at a CAGR of almost 8% in the period to 2020, by when it will be… Read More
Drives are becoming an ‘indispensable’ part of machinery
12 December 2014 Variable-speed drives (VSDs) will be an “indispensible” part of all manufacturing equipment by the end of 2018, says a new report from the market analyst,… Read More
Advanced HMIs drive the terminal market towards $3bn
16 June 2014 The global market for industrial operator terminals was worth $2.32bn in 2013, and will rise to around $3.16bn by 2018, according to a new report… Read More
The Internet of Things ‘will be worth $400bn in ten years’
10 June 2014 The Internet of Things (IoT) market will be worth more than $400bn within ten years, according to a new report from a French technology analyst,… Read More
Telcos will help to drive M2M communications
18 February 2014 Telecommunications companies (telcos) are going to play an increasingly important role in providing factory-floor communications and driving the growth of the Internet of Things in… Read More
China is causing a ‘shakeup’ in the pneumatics market
16 August 2013 A “teeming mass” of Chinese manufacturers of pneumatic valves and actuators is expanding aggressively into the US and European markets, causing a competitive shakeup, according… Read More
