Abstract
The Chinese market for PLCs was estimated to be worth in excess of $645
million in 2006. In contrast to the huge PLC market, the operator terminals
market in China is smaller, although it is projected to experience higher
growth levels during the forecast period of this report.
The market for automation components within machinery sectors is forecast to
increase significantly during the timeframe of this report. The production
relocation of multinational machinery companies to China is one of the main
drivers for growth within the region. Fast production growth of Chinese
machinery companies is another important factor influencing growth.
Some opinions suggest that the market sector for non-touchscreen operator
terminals, including text displays, text operator terminals, and graphic
operator terminals, is rapidly dying within China and these products will soon
be wholly replaced by touchscreen products in a number of years. However, IMS
Research' s findings in this report suggest this migration is occurring at a
substantially lower rate. The unit shipments of non-touchscreen operator
terminals are forecast to experience a CAGR of 10.6% over the next five years.
As a result, in aggregate, text displays, text operator terminals and graphic
operator terminals were estimated to account for about 47% of all operator
terminals sold in China in 2006. This is projected to decrease to 43% of all
operator terminals sold in China by 2011.
This report examines the Chinese market for PLCs, operator terminals, and
industrial PCs by product type and sales channel as well as the Chinese
production of these automation components by product type. Market share
estimates for each product group are also provided in this report.
The report also provides detailed review and forecasts for the Chinese markets
for PLCs, operator terminals and industrial PCs split by industry sector, and
further by machinery sector and end-user sector from 2005 to 2011 for PLCs and
operator terminals only.
The report is designed to provide marketing and technical executives with an
up-to-date in-depth analysis of the Chinese market for PLCs, operator
terminals (HMI hardware) and industrial PCs. It should prove highly valuable
for PLC, operator terminal and industrial PC suppliers, as well as other
components suppliers who want to have an in-depth understanding of Chinese
automation market; banks, consultancies and venture capitalists that want to
gain a detailed understanding of the automation component market in China.
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