The global process automation and instrumentation market is anticipated to grow from $ 70.2 billion in 2017 to $112.2 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 5.33% during the years 2018 and 2026. The process automation is an inexpensive proposition that involves the implementation of ERP or BPMS toolsets. The Process automation and instrumentation market are primarily driven by following factors:

• Reduced costs and better value for products and services
• Inclination of growth towards manufacturing sector
• Rising demand for oil and gas
• Need for software to detect and reduce failures

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The important driver increasing growth in the global process automation and instrumentation market are inclinations of growth towards manufacturing sector and rising demand for oil and gas. The emerging countries are investing more in the development of the industrial sector and up gradation of the existing facilities. The vision of fully automated factories (with organizations trying to automate the entire new plants built in these regions) and the old infrastructures are upgraded to achieve automation. Price of oil per barrel has reached the peak. However, the average energy consumption globally is steadily increasing from 1%-2% annually.

The applications and solutions of process automation and instrumentation market are used extensively for various purposes. The oil & gas industry requires massive automation. The inclination of growth toward the automotive industry is expected to drive the demand for PLCs and MES to analyze power measurements and create innovative automotive technology designs. In the paper & pulp industry, process automation solution increases the productivity, decreases cost and improves quality of the product. The chemical & petrochemical industry is one of the growing industries in Asia, Middle East & Africa and Latin America, with which, the implementation of process automation is also increasing. Stringent regulations drive investments in automated processing solutions in the water and wastewater sector. The power industry is one of the major users of automation products, occupying a significant market share. The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is equally divided into process and discrete operations. The process automation system is applicable in the primary manufacturing of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients). The hardware components form the major chunk of the overall process automation & instrumentation market. The standalone software is a fundamental asset for a company or a manufacturing unit which is used as an efficient tool to curtail costs. The service market in the process automation industry is the most intriguing of all the revenue stakeholders like hardware and standalone software.

Lack of skilled workforce and sluggish growth in developed markets are the major factors hindering the growth of the process automation and instrumentation market. Talented developers and strong R&D departments are missing among the small and medium level suppliers of the niche market. The process automation & instrumentation industry is missing the push from the niche players whereas the big players are not interested in serving the smaller end-users. The developed market like Americas, Western Europe, and few more are well saturated for the process industry. The oil & gas automation market does not have a full-fledged scope in these markets as they are already packed with oil & gas automation products and services.

The global process automation and instrumentation market segments include technologies, applications, instruments, and solutions.

Technologies are segmented into:

• DCS
• PLC
• SCADA
• ACS
• MES
• SIS
• Other Technology

Applications are segmented into:

• Oil & Gas
• Automotive
• Paper & Pulp
• Water & Waste Water Treatment
• Chemicals & Petrochemicals
• Energy & Utilities
• Pharmaceutical
• Food, Tobacco, and Beverages
• Other Applications

Instruments are segmented into:

• Field instruments
• Control valves
• Communication
• Other Instruments

Solutions are segmented into:

• Hardware
• Software
• Services

This report covered the present market conditions and the growth prospects of the global process automation and instrumentations market for 2018-2026 and considered the revenue generated through the sales of process automation and instrumentations for technologies, applications, instruments, and solutions to calculate the market size by considering 2017 as the base year.

Geographically, the global process automation and instrumentations market have been segmented on the basis of four major regions, which include:

• North America – United States & Canada
• Asia-Pacific – China, India, Japan & Rest of APAC
• Europe – the United Kingdom, France, Germany & Rest of Europe
• Latin America – Mexico, Brazil, Argentina & Rest of Latin America
• The Middle East and Africa – UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa & Rest of MEA

The North America process automation and instrumentation market is expected to hold the largest share by 2026. Large-scale domestic manufacturing, government initiative towards automated technology and technological innovation in the information technology are the factors attributed to the growth of the market in North America region. The United States is on the verge of the fourth industrial revolution where data is being used on an extensive scale for production and integrating the data with a wide variety of manufacturing systems throughout the supply chain. The US has also been one of the largest automotive markets in the world. There are a lot of companies in automation and control system integrators in Canada who are developing automation control panel solution for the entire business right from conceptual designing. On the other hand, Asia-Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest-growing region in the Process automation and instrumentation market. The region constitutes a wide range of economies with differing levels of development. Manufacturing, mining, semiconductors, automobiles, tobacco & beverage, pharmaceuticals, construction, oil & natural gas, electronics and food processing are some of the major industries in the developed economies within the Asia-Pacific region.

The process automation and instrumentation market by technologies is divided into DCS, PLC, SCADA, ACS, MES, SIS & Other Technology. The instruments segment include field instruments, control valves, communication & other instruments. The DCS is a device procedure used in industrial process like oil and gas refineries, water and wastewater treatment, electric power generation, food and automotive production, chemical. Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a computer-based solid-state device used for controlling and automation of electromechanical processes. SCADA is a computer scheme for gathering, controlling and examining real-time data. SCADA systems are used in industries, such as energy, oil & gas, telecommunication, and transportation to control and monitor a plant or equipment in these industries. Automation systems may include control systems, but the reverse is not true. Control systems may be parts of automation systems. The Manufacturing execution system (MES) is an IT system commonly used in the production environment for designing, planning and analyzing manufacturing strategies and also for managing and monitoring current work in process. Field Instruments includes pressure transmitters, flow transmitters, level transmitters, and temperature transmitters. The control valve is field instrumentation that regulates the flow or pressure of a fluid. Signals generated by devices such as flow meters or temperature gauges trigger a response from the control valve. Industrial and process communication has made significant advances in the last two decades.

The major market players in the global process automation and instrumentation market are:

• ABB LTD.
• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
• MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
• EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY
• DANAHER CORPORATION

Company Profiles covers analysis of important players.

ABB, Ltd. (ABB or ‘the company’) is a global engineering company primarily engaged in power and automation technologies. The company serves electric, gas, and water utilities, besides industrial and commercial customers. It operates in approximately 100 countries across Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa (MEA), and the Americas. Danaher Corporation (Danaher or ‘the company’) is a globally diversified science and technology company. The company’s research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative facilities are located in more than 50 countries. It operates in the US, China, Germany, Japan, Australia, and other countries in Europe and Asia.

Key Findings of the global process automation and instrumentation market:

• North-America region holds the largest share in the market
• Oil & gas process automation & instrumentation generate the highest revenue in the market
• Fields instrument segment holds the largest market share
• Services solution is expected to grow at a faster rate