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According to a new report published by ApacMarket.com titled, “APAC Proximity & Displacement Sensors(China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia) Market (Type, Application, End User and Country) – Analysis, Segmentation and Forecast, 2014–2020”

Frost & Sullivan says the market earned revenues of $26.69 billion in 2007 and estimates this to reach $49.18 billion in 2014.

The global supercapacitor market was valued at $1.21 bn in 2014 and is expected to reach US$7.37 bn by 2023, at a CAGR of 22.3% from 2015 to 2023.

The GMC market reached nearly $6.0 billion in 2007 and is forecasted to grow to over $8.2 billion in 2012, according to ARC Advisory Group.

InstantHMI for Watlow is a specialized OEM-vesion of InstantHMI 5.0 and inherits all the design and runtime HMI functionality.

The North American robotics market had its best opening half ever to begin 2017, setting new records in all four statistical categories (order units, order revenue, shipment units, and shipment revenue).

A new automation couple has surfaced: pairing supply chain planning with pricing optimization.

The ergonomic design of tow tractors is beneficial to workers. With the help of tow trucks, people can move heavy carts without strain. Workers no longer experience the same fatigue they get from using forklifts.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Warehouse Automation & Control Systems market shows that substantial order backlogs and strong demand from e-commerce fulfillment projects will enable the market to eke out growth in 2020.

Manufacturing sector in recent years have largely emphasized on the development of the functions and adopting processes that are precise, efficient and safe. Use of robots have become an integral part, particularly in packaging operations at production facilities, on the backdrop of facility operators urge to boost production efficiency.

Four top DCS migration experts discuss topics and trends surrounding DCS migration, using examples of multiple platforms from across the field.

“July is typically one of the slower months for manufacturing technology orders, so to be down slightly is not surprising,” said Douglas K. Woods, president of AMT.

Automation professionals are critical to successfully selecting and applying these technologies and guiding management to maximize their productivity. This role will continue and expand, as more companies look to make informed productive technological investments and implementation decisions to yield profitable results.

Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software provide necessary visibility into manufacturing operations. This feature originally appeared in Bill Lydon's 7th Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report.

PRM asset management software integrates and manages maintenance information from field instruments, monitors online conditions and records historical data. PRM enables users to remotely access devices that feature field communication capability -- such as FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus- and HART-enabled devices -- as well as perform centralized management of the parameters of those devices.

Automation.com offers daily news in the form of press releases, features, white papers, product postings and more.

Frost & Sullivan predicts big changes are ahead in how to manage the global cyber threat, including the growing concern of state sponsored involvement and complexity of attacks on private business.

The 2015 Chem Show’s exhibits will echo the importance of everything from electronics and wastewater management to the latest practices in sustainability, while exemplifying that controls and automation have dramatically changed the face of the industry.

The International Federation of Robotics says 2011 was the most successful year for industrial robots in 50 years.

Automation.com, December 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) refers to the growing trend of letting employees use their own devices as operator Interfaces for business and automation systems in the workplace.