AIDC GLOBAL INDUSTRY BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2008 2008 MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE VOLUME 05: DIRECT PART MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS

Table of Contents

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - GLOBAL

• INTRODUCTION

I-A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - AMERICAS

• INTRODUCTION

I-B. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - EMEA

• INTRODUCTION

I-C. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - ASIA-PACIFIC

• INTRODUCTION

II. QUALITATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS

• INTRODUCTION
• DIRECT PART-MARKETING EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY
• Market Definitions
• Market Trends
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
• 2D Imaging
• OnLine Data Validation (ODV)
• VERTICAL MARKETS
• Market Trends
• PRIMARY END-USER ENVIRONMENT
• Market Definitions
• Market Trends
• DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
• Market Definitions
• Market Trends

III. QUANTITATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS - GLOBAL

• INTRODUCTION
• DIRECT PART MARKING TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
• VERTICAL MARKET SEGMENTATION
• APPLICATION SEGMENTATION
• PRIMARY END-USER ENVIRONMENT SEGMENTATION
• DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SEGMENTATION
• COUNTRY MARKET SEGMENTATION

III-A. QUANTITATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS - AMERICAS

III-B. QUANTITATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS - EMEA

III-C. QUANTITATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS - ASIA-PACIFIC

IV. QUALITATIVE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

• INTRODUCTION
• DPM Marking Equipment Vendors
• DPM Reader Vendors

V. QUANTITATIVE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS - GLOBAL

V-A. QUANTITATIVE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS - AMERICAS

V-B. QUANTITATIVE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS - EMEA

V-C. QUANTITATIVE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS - ASIA-PACIFIC

VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS
• Market Size Summary
• 2008 Predictions

APPENDIX: VENDOR PROFILES

• COGNEX CORPORATION
• MICROSCAN SYSTEMS, INC.
• SICK AG
• TECHNIFOR
• TELESIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

LIST OF EXHIBITS

• I-1 Forecasted Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• I-2 Forecasted Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Units)
• I-3 Forecasted Global Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• I-4 Forecasted Global Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Units)
• I-5 Forecasted Global Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• I-6 Forecasted Global Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Units)
• I-7 Forecasted Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Country (Millions of Dollars)

• IA-1 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IA-2 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Units)
• IA-3 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IA-4 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Units)
• IA-5 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IA-6 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Units)
• IA-7 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment by Country (Millions of Dollars)

• IB-1 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IB-2 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Units)
• IB-3 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IB-4 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Units)
• IB-5 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IB-6 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Units)
• IB-7 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Country (Millions of Dollars)

• IC-1 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IC-2 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Units)
• IC-3 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IC-4 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Units)
• IC-5 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IC-6 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Units)
• IC-7 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Country (Millions of Dollars)

• II-1 2D Symbology Comparison Chart

• III-1 Forecasted Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-2 Forecasted Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Units)
• III-3 Forecasted Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Average Factory Selling Price (AFSP) - Dollars)
• III-4 Forecasted Global Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-5 Forecasted Global Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Units)
• III-6 Forecasted Global AFSP of Marking Devices by Product type (Dollars)
• III-7 Forecasted Global Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-8 Forecasted Global Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Units)
• III-9 Forecasted Global Shipments of Reader Devices by AFSP (Dollars)
• III-10 Forecasted Global Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-11 Forecasted Global Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• III-12 Forecasted Global Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• III-13 Forecasted Global Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-14 Forecasted Global Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• III-15 Forecasted Global Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP' s (Dollars)
• III-16 Forecasted Global Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-17 Forecasted Global Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• III-18 Forecasted Global Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• III-19 Forecasted Global Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Millions of Dollars)
• III-20 Forecasted Global Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Thousands of Units)
• III-21 Forecasted Global Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• III-22 Forecasted Global Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Millions of Dollars)
• III-23 Forecasted Global Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Thousands of Units)
• III-24 Forecasted Global Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• III-25 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Code Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• III-26 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-27 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-28 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Applications (Millions of Dollars)
• III-29 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Applications (Millions of Dollars)
• III-30 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Primary End-User Environment (Millions of Dollars)
• III-31 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Primary End-User Environment (Millions of Dollars)
• III-32 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-33 Forecasted Global Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-34 Forecasted Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Country (Millions of Dollars)

• IIIA-1 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-2 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Units)
• IIIA-3 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Average Factory Selling Price (AFSP) - Dollars)
• IIIA-4 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Marking Devices by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-5 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Marking Devices by Product Type (Units)
• IIIA-6 Forecasted Americas AFSP of Marking Devices by Product type (Dollars)
• IIIA-7 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-8 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Units)
• IIIA-9 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Reader Devices by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIA-10 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-11 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIA-12 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIA-13 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-14 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIA-15 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP' s (Dollars)
• IIIA-16 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-17 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIA-18 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIA-19 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-20 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Thousands of Units)
• IIIA-21 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIA-22 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-23 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Thousands of Units)
• IIIA-24 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIA-25 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Code Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-26 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-27 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-28 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Applications (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-29 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Applications (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-30 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Primary End-User Environment (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-31 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Primary End-User Environment (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-32 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-33 Forecasted Americas Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIA-34 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Country (Millions of Dollars)

• IIIB-1 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-2 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Units)
• IIIB-3 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Average Factory Selling Price (AFSP) - Dollars)
• IIIB-4 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-5 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Units)
• IIIB-6 Forecasted EMEA AFSP of Marking Devices by Product type (Dollars)
• IIIB-7 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-8 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Units)
• IIIB-9 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Reader Devices by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIB-10 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-11 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIB-12 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIB-13 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-14 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIB-15 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP' s (Dollars)
• IIIB-16 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-17 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIB-18 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIB-19 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-20 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Thousands of Units)
• IIIB-21 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIB-22 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-23 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Thousands of Units)
• IIIB-24 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIB-25 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Code Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-26 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-27 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-28 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Applications (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-29 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Applications (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-30 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Primary End-User Environment (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-31 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Primary End-User Environment (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-32 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-33 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIB-34 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Country (Millions of Dollars)

• IIIC-1 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-2 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Units)
• IIIC-3 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Average Factory Selling Price (AFSP) - Dollars)
• IIIC-4 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-5 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Marking Devices by Product type (Units)
• IIIC-6 Forecasted APAC AFSP of Marking Devices by Product type (Dollars)
• IIIC-7 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-8 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Reader Devices by Product type (Units)
• IIIC-9 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Reader Devices by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIC-10 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-11 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIC-12 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Laser Marking Equipment Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIC-13 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-14 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIC-15 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Dot Peen Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP' s (Dollars)
• IIIC-16 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-17 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by Product Type (Thousands of Units)
• IIIC-18 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Ink Jet Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIC-19 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-20 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Thousands of Units)
• IIIC-21 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Chemical Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIC-22 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-23 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by Product (Thousands of Units)
• IIIC-24 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Stamping Marking Devices Segmented by AFSP (Dollars)
• IIIC-25 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Code Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-26 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-27 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-28 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Applications (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-29 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Applications (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-30 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Primary End-User Environment (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-31 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Primary End-User Environment (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-32 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Marking Devices Segmented by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-33 Forecasted APAC Shipments of DPM Reader Devices Segmented by Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• IIIC-34 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Country (Millions of Dollars)

• V-1 Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-2 Global Shipments of DPM Readers Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-3 Global Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)

• VA-1 Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• VA-2 Americas Shipments of DPM Readers Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• VA-3 Americas Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)

• VB-1 EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• VB-2 EMEA Shipments of DPM Readers Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• VB-3 EMEA Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)

• VC-1 APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• VC-2 APAC Shipments of DPM Readers Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• VC-3 APAC Shipments of Direct Part Marking Equipment Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)