Abstract
In addition to an analysis of market metrics, a survey of packaging and interconnection trends is provided for the major categories of instrumentation equipment. The top 50 connector suppliers to the market are identified with additional competitive analysis by connector product family.
While the Instrumentation sector represents a comparatively small portion of the total market for connectors, the five-year (2004-2009), compound annual growth forecast of 8.0 percent outpaces the current total connector market growth forecast of 6.9 percent. Moreover, the instrumentation sector is expected to grow to a billion dollar market for connectors by the end of the forecast period.
Instrumentation equipment is generally designed to assure high accuracy and reliability. The industry can be characterized as "high value -- moderate volume" as opposed to a mass market, commodity industry. As a result, margins are comparatively more stable. | 
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