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Trends Impacting China and Its Machinery Markets
Jay Tang, Analyst - Industrial Automation
As part of the Machinery Production Yearbook programme, IMS Research produces a specific yearbook for China each year. Below is a review...
Date:10th May 2013
New Automotive Technology Won’t Spur Large Increase in Electric Motor Shipments
Bryan Turnbough, Analyst - Motors & Mechanical Power Transmission
Shipments of electric motors used in automotive applications are expected to increase 29% from 2012 to 2017 and reach...
Date:7th May 2013
Motor Control – Where Ethernet is in Motion
Tom Moore, Analyst - Industrial Ethernet, Fieldbus, and Wireless
The use of Ethernet in industrial applications is certainly a hot discussion topic at the moment. Its use is on the...
Date:17th April 2013
Expanding Oil & Gas Transport Buoys MV Drive Market Growth
Where do direct-drive motor manufacturers find non-cyclical, sustained revenue growth?
Machine-Tool Industry Limiting Growth in the Motion Control Market
What’s Going Wrong with the Chinese Automation Market?
SPS 2012 – Analysts Walk a Marathon to Assess Industry Outlook for 2013
Has China's Economic Machine Stalled?
Could Precision Gearboxes Become the New Standard?
The Asia Pacific Market for Machine Vision is Changing
Adoption of Lean Automation Solutions Forecast to Grow Strongly
Asia-Based Manufacturers Expected to Increase Competition in Global Process Control Valve Market
What Slower Growth in China Means for Industrial Small Motor Suppliers
Safety Component Market Growth Driven by New Standards in 2011
Government in the Power Business
I/O Modules Markets – An Overview
The Outlook for Wind power in China
Change in Asian attitudes to Process Safety Systems
Two Trends that are Generating High Growth for ARM based COM Products
2015 Legislation Impacts Variable Speed Drives Market Now
Asia Pacific Outpaces Americas in Fractional HP Sales into Medical Industry
Production of Industrial Motor Controls Shifting to Emerging Markets
US to Lead Strong 2012 for Industrial Automation Equipment
The European Union’s Transition to IE2 Efficiency Low Voltage Motors
A Review of China’s Machinery Production for 2010 and 2011
What is the Future for Safety Networking?
Linear Motors in a Catch 22 Market
Direct Drive Torque Motors are Replacing Gears. But is this Statistically Significant?
Is Energy Efficiency Hurting the Pneumatics Market? Not a problem . . . Yet!
A Review of Machinery Production Growth for 2011 and 2012
Integrated Brushless DC Motors Becoming Major Competitors for AC Servo Integrated Motors
The Chinese Markets for Low and Medium Voltage Motor Drives are Cooling Down
What Did We Learn About the Business Cycle From SPS/IPC/Drives in 2011?
Ethernet Grows but Fieldbus is Alive and Well!
Strong Growth Potential in the Industrial Hydraulics Sector
Flowmeters – A Closer Look at the Numbers
What’s in Store for the Operator Terminal and IPC Markets?
The End of 2011 Brings Rising Servo Motor Prices
Precision Gearing - 'Value Lines' Growing Faster than Lowest Backlash
China: The World’s Largest and Fastest Growing AC Induction Motor Market
Strong Recovery After Downturn – World PLC Market in 2011 and Future Perspective
Machinery Production: A Correction or Contraction?
New Safety Standards Offer Opportunity
Industrial Motors and Drives Markets Poised for Strong Growth in 2011
What’s Holding Back Wireless Communication in Industry?
Industrial Automation Electronics Equipment – 2011 Outlook