Industrial Automation and Wireless IoT Report 2024: Installed Base of Wireless Devices in Industrial Automation Reached 56.5 Million in 2023 and is Set to Reach 19.1 Million in 2028 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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The installed base of active wireless IoT devices in the industrial automation industry is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14.3% from 56.5 million units at the end of 2023 to 110.3 million units by 2028.

Highlights from the report:

• 360-degree overview of the IoT ecosystem in the industrial automation industry.
• Insights from 30 new executive interviews with market leading companies.
• Comprehensive overview of the value chain and key applications.
• In-depth analysis of market trends and key developments.
• Detailed profiles of 79 key players in this market.
• Updated market forecasts by technology, region and equipment category lasting until 2028.

Wireless technologies are integrated into a wide range of devices that can be used throughout an automation system, from the enterprise level all the way to the control and field levels. The devices can be broadly divided into two segments: automation equipment and network equipment. In the automation equipment segment, high-volume product categories featuring wireless communications capability include instrumentation such as industrial sensors, as well as wireless I/O and field devices that connect to sensors, actuators and machines. Important product categories within the network equipment segment are wireless access points, gateways, routers and switches.

The analyst estimates that annual shipments of wireless devices for industrial automation applications including both network and automation equipment reached 10.7 million units worldwide in 2023, accounting for approximately 9% of all new connected nodes.

Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3%, annual shipments are expected to reach 19.1 million in 2028. The installed base of wireless devices in industrial automation applications is forecasted to grow from an estimated 56.5 million connections at the end of 2023 to 110.3 million connected devices by 2028.

The adoption of wireless solutions in industrial environments is often a gradual process and an initial deployment typically comprises clusters of wireless devices connected to an existing wired network. Although wired networking solutions are still predominantly used for industrial communications between sensors, controllers and systems, wireless solutions are widely used as wire replacements in hard-to-reach or hazardous areas, on moving machine parts and on portable equipment. Standardised wireless technologies such as WiFi, IEEE 802.15.4 and Bluetooth have advanced to become the leading wireless technologies for industrial applications. Emerging technologies based on 5G broadens the addressable market for wireless communications as it allows for deployments where requirements related to bandwidth, latency or capacity cannot be fulfilled today.

Automation equipment such as wireless instrumentation is offered by many large automation vendors as part of complete systems for automation of industrial processes, but also by specialised providers. Emerson became the first company to market WirelessHART products in 2008 and has today an installed base of over 10 million wireless pressure transmitters worldwide.

Major wireless instrumentation vendors further include Yokogawa and Honeywell, which both provide field devices based on the wireless technology ISA100.11a. Other major industrial automation vendors that provide wireless field devices include ABB, Endress+Hauser, Hitachi, OMRON, Pepperl+Fuchs, Schneider Electric and Siemens. Wireless I/O and field devices are also offered by a diverse range of players that are primarily active in the industrial communications and control markets. These include for example Advantech, Belden, Banner Engineering, Cisco, MultiTech, OleumTech, Phoenix Contact, Steute, Wago and Weidmuller.

Major providers of wired industrial network equipment also offer wireless solutions to enable customers to monitor and control devices wirelessly in parts of the plant that are normally not connected to the control room due to accessibility or wiring costs. These include Siemens, Cisco, Belden, Moxa and Phoenix Contact, which all offer industrial wireless devices such as routers, gateways and access points along their wired solutions. Additional providers of industrial WLAN devices include small to mid-size vendors such as Advantech, Ependion, Wago, HMS Networks, Red Lion Controls, Nexcom, INSYS Microelectronics, Lantronix, Welotec and Teltonika Networks.

Cellular and unlicensed proprietary radio solutions are typically used for data acquisition and backhaul communications in distributed automation applications. The largest providers of cellular IoT gateways and routers in the industrial space include Cisco, Semtech, Digi International, Moxa, GE Vernova, HMS Networks, Advantech, Robustel, InHand Networks and Teltonika Networks. Vendors of proprietary radio modems are GE Vernova, FreeWave Technologies, Banner Engineering and Schneider Electric.

The report answers the following questions:

• Which are the leading wireless IoT solution providers for industrial automation applications?
• What offerings are available from device vendors, platform vendors and service providers?
• Which trends and developments are shaping the industrial automation market?
• How will the market evolve in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific?
• What are the recent merger and acquisition activities in this market?
• What are the key features of industrial software and IIoT platforms today?
• How will connectivity strategies in industrial automation evolve in the future?

Key Topics Covered:

The Industrial Automation Industry

• Introduction to industrial automation
• Factory and process automation
• Factory and process operations
• Industrial automation architecture overview
• Industrial automation market segments
• The industrial automation market
• Industrial automation evolution

Wireless IoT Solutions in Industrial Automation

• Wireless IoT infrastructure in industrial automation
• Operations management
• Equipment management and regulatory compliance
• Business models and project strategies

Market Forecasts and Trends

Market analysis

• Installed base and unit shipments
• Wireless technologies
• Regional markets
• Major vendors

Market drivers and barriers

Value chain analysis

• Industrial communications and control industry player
• Industrial automation industry players
• Wireless network operators and managed service providers
• IoT platform and IT industry players

Market trends

• Expansion of wireless capabilities in modular devices enables flexibility
• Partnerships continue to be an integral part of business strategies
• Solution providers bet on AI to optimise industrial operations
• Cobots and robot ecosystems pave the way for further factory automation
• Process industries drive the adoption of LPWA technologies
• The maturing landscape of private LTE/5G networks at industrial sites

Global Automation Vendors

• ABB
• Bosch
• Emerson
• Endress+Hauser
• FANUC
• GE Vernova
• Hitachi
• Honeywell
• Keyence
• KUKA
• Mitsubishi Electric
• OMRON
• Pepperl+Fuchs
• Rockwell Automation
• Schneider Electric
• Siemens
• Yaskawa Electric
• Yokogawa

Device and Software Vendors

Industrial control solution vendors

• ADLINK Technology
• Advantech
• Axiomtek
• Banner Engineering
• Beckhoff Automation
• Contec (Daifuku)
• Kontron
• Nexcom
• OnLogic
• Opto 22
• Ovarro
• Phoenix Contact
• Red Lion Controls (HMS Networks)
• Steute
• Wago
• Weidmuller

Industrial wireless networking vendors

• Acksys
• Antaira Technologies
• BEC Technologies (Billion Electric)
• Belden
• Cisco
• Digi International
• Ependion
• Eurotech
• Four-Faith Communication Technology
• FreeWave Technologies
• HMS Networks
• Hongdian
• InHand Networks
• INSYS Microelectronics
• Lantronix
• Moxa
• MultiTech
• OleumTech
• Robustel
• Secomea
• Semtech
• Teltonika Networks
• Welotec

IIoT platform and software vendors

• Altair Engineering
• Amazon
• Automation Solutions
• Braincube
• C3.ai
• Davra
• Device Insight (KUKA)
• Exosite
• IBM
• IFS
• Inductive Automation
• Litmus Automation
• Losant
• MaintainX
• Microsoft
• Oracle
• PSI
• PTC
• SAP
• Software AG
• Telit Cinterion
• Wind River (Aptiv)

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