Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Process monitoring devices (PMDs) measuring level, pressure, temperature,
flow, as well as others including general purpose instruments, will continue
to evolve and play a prominent role over the forecast period to 2011 in
monitoring and controlling the critical parameters of processes. Precise
information about of these parameters is a vital tool in the hands of process
engineers in helping them make informed decisions. This report analyzes the
worldwide markets for PMDs and their sensors.
The specific product segments analyzed are general purpose control system
instrumentation, pressure sensors, gas and liquid quality sensors, flow
sensors, level sensors, temperature sensors, humidity/moisture sensors,
pH/Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP)/conductivity, proximity and
displacement sensors, force and load sensors, position sensors, image sensors,
fiber optic sensors, and others. The specific end-use segments discussed are
automobile applications, process and manufacturing industries, machine tools
and general machinery, HVAC and building control, office automation and
communication, and others. The report provides separate comprehensive
analytics for the U.S., Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America, and the rest of the world markets. Annual forecasts are
provided for each region and product segments for the period 2003 to 2005,
with estimates for 2006 and forecasts through 2011.
Goals of the study are to understand the installed base, gauge user purchasing
plans, assess the international trade, and determine what problems users are
having with their trace element monitoring and control devices. Other goals
include legislation and regulation, detection of regional differences in
worldwide monitoring and control for trace elements, and providing confirming
evidence for the supplier data presented in the report. The study gives a
critical view of the markets for commercial PMDs including demand scenarios
for different industrial applications. It assesses the role of process
monitoring as a tool in enabling control, quantifies the demand for PMDs by
utilization category, product type, application, and technology, and assesses
the relationships between major consumers and producers.
New digital sensors bring built-in intelligence, ease of use, and faster
responses than older analog devices. The digital sensor has greatly improved
and simplified the use of monitoring systems on the shop floor.
SCOPE OF STUDY
This report contains:
- A detailed overview of the chemical process monitoring devices industry,
which includes a discussion of the importance of the industry, important
product applications and markets, overview of the global trade for chemical
process monitoring, and more
- Detailed trends for the important applications of the market including
software, general purpose control instrumentation, and device sensors, each
given market forecasts over a five-year period through 2011
- Discussion of the regulation and legislation behind the industry and how
it shapes the market and economics at large
- An overview of patents and important technological developments over the
past few years
- Profiles for all the major companies in the industry.
METHODOLOGY AND SIZE OF THE REPORT
This global report is based on nearly 300 interviews with experts worldwide
and the analysis of over 1,000 basic statistics and other external sources
including trade data for the various industries. The report includes
approximately 100 company profiles of in-depth market information including
122 tables and 72 figures containing data.
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