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European Demand for Industrial Gearboxes and Geared Motors Set to Drop This Year 15 May 2013
The market for industrial gearboxes and geared motors in the collective region covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is expected to decline by 4.2 percent this year as economic troubles continue to take their toll, according to the new report entitled “The World Market for Gearboxes and...
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Bigger is Better in the Wind Generator Market 01 May 2013
For the foreseeable future, wind turbines, and consequently wind generators, will continue to get bigger and bigger—both in terms of average physical size and in the average output power rating of these machines. The average power rating of a utility scale wind generator was 1.75 megawatts in 2011...
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Demand for DC Brushless Motors in Automotive Applications Expected to Grow 52 Percent by 2017 25 April 2013
Automotive systems are becoming increasingly electrically-driven and electric motor manufacturers are benefiting. According to IMS Research, now a part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), DC brushless motor shipments will outpace shipments of DC brushed and stepper motors used in automotive applications from 2012...
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EMEA Revenue Growth for Hazardous Area Equipment to Halve in 2013 18 April 2013
Sales revenue this year of hazardous area equipment in the Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region will grow by less than half of what was estimated in 2012, but will then stabilize from 2014 onward, according to a recently published report from IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS).   Revenue...
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Demand Surges for Medium-Voltage Motor Control Centers (MCCs) and Soft Starters from Oil and Water Industries 16 April 2013
Spurred by high energy prices and government spending on infrastructure, the oil and gas business along with the water and wastewater industry in the coming years will generate the largest growth of all application markets for medium-voltage motor control centers (MCCs) and soft starters. Revenue for...
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China’s Motion Control Market Falls by Nearly 20 Percent in 2012 11 April 2013
China’s market for motion control devices plunged by nearly 20 percent in 2012, as the country’s economic slowdown impacted multiple markets that use the devices, including appliances, automotive and housing. Revenue from sales of motion controls in 2012 fell to $2.2 billion, down 19 percent from...
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More Machine Builders Turn to Direct-drive Torque Motor Modules 09 April 2013
According to a recently released report on The World Market for Linear and Torque Motors from IMS Research – now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) –the global market for direct drive torque motor modules has grown from $98 million in 2008 to $195 million in 2012 and is forecast to grow to be worth nearly...
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Chinese Machinery Production to Enjoy 11 Percent Recovery in 2013 03 April 2013
Machinery Production in China is forecast this year to rebound 11 percent to $426 billion after suffering from overcapacity in 2012 that limited industry growth, according to a new report from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). The projected growth in 2013 is encouraging, given that revenue...
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China's Stranglehold on Rare-Earth Mineral Supply Spurs Rise in Alternative Motor Technologies 19 March 2013
China’s move to corner the market for rare-earth minerals (REMs) has prompted manufacturers of low voltage industrial motors to adopt alternative technologies that reduce or eliminate the use of these materials, spurring new growth in the motors market. The global market for industrial IE4 Super Premium...
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Use of Ethernet as an Industrial Communications Technology in Motion Control to More than Triple by 2016 13 March 2013
The use of Ethernet with motor drives and motion controllers will more than triple to 2016 from 1.8 million new connected nodes in 2011. According to a new study from IMS Research – now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for new motor control Ethernet nodes is projected...
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Industrial PC Market Prefers Windows 7 to 8 06 March 2013
Windows 8 will make little impact on the industrial PC (IPC) market in the next three years, according to a new report by IMS Research – now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). IHS senior analyst for IPCs Toby Colquhoun commented, “A large number of IPCs continue to be sold with Windows XP. The functionality...
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How Sustainable is an Industrial Fieldbus Infrastructure? 28 February 2013
A new study by IMS Research – now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) – estimates that fieldbus protocols accounted for 75% of new industrial automation component network connections in 2011. This is projected to fall to 69% in 2016. New network connections using fieldbus protocols are still some way ahead...
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DIN Rail Industrial PC Market to Grow Quickly in 2013 21 February 2013
The DIN rail industrial PC (IPC) market is projected the fastest growth of all industrial PC types in 2013, according to a recently published report by IMS Research – now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). IHS senior analyst for IPCs Toby Colquhoun commented, “DIN rail IPCs are not new in the IPC market,...
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China Market for Motion-Control Gear Slowed in 2012, but Picture Brightens Starting This Year 19 February 2013
The China market for motion-control machinery shrank last year in the face of weak export demand, but prospects will improve moving forward as the industry shifts focus to satisfying domestic needs, according to a new study published by IMS Research, now part of information and analytics provider IHS...
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Medium-voltage drives to see accelerated growth globally in 2013, despite European market contraction 06 February 2013
Uncertainties surrounding at-risk economies and political change-over impacted the medium-voltage (MV) drive market in 2012, leading to year-over-year revenue growth of 8.8 percent; far less than 2011’s 20 percent market growth. A global report on MV motor drives published by IMS Research (now part...
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Machinery Production Slows As Economic Uncertainty Continues 31 January 2013
The continued global economic slowdown has had a severe impact on worldwide machinery production, with growth in all regions falling significantly in 2012 compared with 2011. According to the new Machinery Production Report from IMS Research (now part of IHS Inc.) worldwide growth in machinery production...
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Compact AC Drive Profit Margins Down in 2012 but Forecast to Improve 30 January 2013
IMS Research (now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)) forecasts that global compact AC low-voltage drive sales will grow to $3 billion in 2016. Compact AC drives are those rated less than 25 kW, used primarily in fan and pump applications. End-users are increasingly demanding a low priced, simple product and...
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Contraction Forecast for the Global Motion Control Market in 2012 10 January 2013
Sales of motion control products have decreased in 2012 in China as a result of overcapacity, and the global motion control market is forecast to decline by 1.9 percent compared to 2011, according to a study recently published by IMS Research (now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)). In 2013, the global motion...
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The Growth of China’s Industrial Robot Production 09 January 2013
There were an estimated 200,000 industrial robots produced worldwide in 2012. The majority of the manufacturing of these robots took place in Europe and Japan, where there is already a base of established industrial robot producers. Between 2011 and 2016, the production of industrial robots in Asia Pacific...
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Precision Geared Product Shipment Growth to Fall Below Five Percent in 2013 18 December 2012
Shipments of precision geared products (gearboxes and geared motors with backlash ratings of less than 20 arcminutes) were nearly 80 percent higher in 2012 compared to 2009 levels. However, uncertainty about the Eurozone economy and China’s decelerating economic growth are the leading factors in the...
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