Research and Markets: New Report Reveals Need for Real-Time Data and Workforce Mobility to Boost Penetration of Wireless Devices in Factory Automation

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6c2857/wireless_devices_m) has
announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Wireless Devices Market
in Factory Automation" to their offering.

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Wireless Devices Market in Factory
Automation provides the market overview, revenue forecast and a complete
end-user perspective on the adoption trends of wireless devices. In this
research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the wireless
devices market including short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless
devices, across discrete industries such as automobile, food and beverages,
plastic, semiconductor, and fabricated metal industries. The application areas
are material handling, robotics and packaging. The analysis covers Germany,
France, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. The highlight of this research service
is the level of detailed analysis given for wireless adoption across the
aforementioned discrete industries.

Market Overview

Need for Real-time Data and Workforce Mobility to Boost Penetration of Wireless
Devices in Factory Automation

The wireless devices market across discrete industries is in its early stages of
growth. The key drivers for wireless adoption are the need for real-time data,
work force mobility, and ease of installation and commissioning. However,
concerns such as reliability, security, and interoperability are hindering
wireless adoption by end-users. Monitoring and alerting are the key application
areas of wireless devices across a range of industries. Most end-users are
reluctant to employ wireless devices for critical applications due to prevailing
technical issues. To realise the available potential for wireless deployment
across discrete industries, wireless vendors should attempt to completely
understand the end-users' perspective on wireless technology.

The wireless devices market generated revenues of $75.2million in 2008 growing
at 13.5 per cent over 2007.

Factors likely to restrain market growth to a certain extent include concerns
over reliability and security, end-user conservatism, lack of awareness, high
capital expenditure, and restricted bandwidth. To overcome these prevailing
challenges, wireless vendors should create awareness about wireless technology
and educate end-users on different wireless applications. Efforts are being
taken by wireless vendors to arrive at/settle on a uniform standard which will
increase the penetration rate of wireless devices across end user industries.
The market is estimated to reach $132.8 million in 2012 growing at a compound
annual growth rate of 15.3 per cent between 2008 and 2012.

Market Sectors

Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors
in this research:

* Automobile
* Food and beverages
* Plastic
* Semiconductor
* Fabricated metal
* Material handling
* Robotics
* Packaging

Technologies

The following technologies are covered in this research:

* Short-range wireless devices
* Medium-range wireless devices
* Long-range wireless devices

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

* Background to the Research
* Research Objectives
* Methodology Adopted
* Market Segmentation
* Comparative Snapshot of End-user Trends
* Summary of Key Findings
* Recommendations

2. Definitions and Scope

* Product Definitions
* Geographic Scope
* End-user Scope
* Wireless Technologies and Communication Protocols

3. Total Market Forecasts for Wireless Devices in Factory Automation

* Introduction
* Key Market Drivers
* Key Market Restraints
* Trends by Product type
* Trends by Geography
* Trends by End-user Industries
* Summary

4. An End-user Perspective of Wireless Devices

* Automobile Industry Perspective
* Food and Beverages Industry Perspective
* Plastic Industry Perspective
* Semiconductor Industry Perspective
* Fabricated Metal Industry Perspective

5. Analysis of Wireless Devices in Key Application Areas

* Material Handling Industry Perspective
* Robotics Industry Perspective
* Packaging Industry Perspective

6. Analysis of Wireless Technologies

* Objective
* End-user Awareness of Wireless Technologies
* End-user Adoption of Wireless Technologies
* End-user Requirements versus Actual Performance

7. Conclusions and Recommendations

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