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Technavio’s research analyst predicts the industrial automation control market in APAC to grow steadily at a CAGR of 8% during the forecast period. The surge in the demand for chemical and petrochemical products from APAC is the primary growth driver for this market. The high adoption of automation control solutions across chemicals plants in China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Taiwan has been contributing to the growth of the market. For instance, during 2013, China accounted for more than one-third of the global chemicals trade.
The adoption of cloud-based SCADA is expected to boost the market growth during the forecast period. Cloud-based SCADA enables end-users to control and monitor sensors and transmitters by using the Internet. It eliminates the need for on-premise software installation as it is accessible through the cloud, leading to a reduction in initial investment. Moreover, it's highly accurate, reliable, and aids scalability and faster deployments.
The industrial automation control market in APAC has the presence of numerous small, medium, and large vendors, including international and regional players. However, the market is dominated by few large international vendors. These international vendors provide a broad product and service portfolio, which comes with multiple features and functionalities and service options for different end-user segments.
The top vendors in the market are -
Other prominent vendors in the market include Emerson Electric, GE, Metso, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Omron, Yokogawa Electric, and Toshiba.
PLC constituted 33% of the market share during 2015. Low price, high flexibility, and low maintenance has made PLC a preferred choice among several customers. Rapid industrialization has contributed to the high adoption rate of PLC across industries in APAC. For instance, as of 2015, China has more than 120 automobile production plants, where a majority of the plants are using PLC for their automation solution needs.
The process industries accounted for 82% of the market share during 2015. These industries require continuous monitoring and control of fluids such as water, milk, and oil. Automation control products, along with valves and other flow instruments, constantly monitor and regulate the flow and mixing of such fluids during the production process.
PART 01: Executive summary
PART 02: Scope of the report
PART 03: Market research methodology
PART 04: Introduction
PART 05: Market landscape
PART 06: Market segmentation by product
PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user
PART 08: Market drivers
PART 09: Impact of drivers
PART 10: Market challenges
PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 12: Market trends
PART 13: Vendor landscape
PART 14: Appendix
PART 15: Explore Technavio
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