Global Smart Factory Solution Industry

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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Smart Factory Solutions in terms of spending on implementation in US$ Million. The Global market is further analyzed by the following Types: Control Equipment & Software, Reporting & Analysis Software, Measurement Devices, and Connectivity Solutions. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2015 through 2022. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 127 companies including many key and niche players such as -

ABB Ltd.
Accenture Plc
Altizon Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Atos SE
ATS International B.V

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I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1 Disclaimers.............. I-2 Data Interpretation and Reporting Level I-2 Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-2 Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3 Smart Factory Solutions..............I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW.............. II-1 Smart Factory Solutions: Enabling Digitization and Ubiquitous Connectivity in the Manufacturing Industry II-1 Industry 4.0: Manufacturing Industry Set for the Fourth Industrial Revolution..............II-3 Intelligent, Digitized & Automated Smart Factories to Transform the Manufacturing Industry II-3 Major Goals of Smart Manufacturing/Smart Factory Initiatives II-4 Growing Prominence and Proliferation of Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies and Solutions: Foundation for Market Growth II-5 Importance of Various Technology Enablers in Achieving Industry 4.0 Value Driver..............II-9 Inherent Advantages of Smart Factory Solutions Drive Widespread Deployments..............II-9 Improved Productivity & Growth..............II-12 Enabling Virtual & Distributed Manufacturing II-13 Streamlining Factory Automation II-14 Reduction in Downtime & Maintenance Costs II-15 Assisting Effective Management of Supply Chains II-15 Developing Self-Organizing Factories II-17 Market Fortunes Intrinsically Tied to the Manufacturing Industry II-18 Table 1: Contribution of Manufacturing Industry to Economic Growth (2010-2014): Manufacturing Sector as a Percentage of GDP for Major Countries (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-19 Industry 4.0: Preparing the Manufacturing Industry for the Next Phase of Globalization..............II-20 Growing Patent Count: An Important Indicator of the Level of Innovation and Transformation in Industry 4.0 II-21 Table 2: Number of Patent Registrations for Industry 4.0-Related Technologies (in '000s) for Years 2010 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-21

Table 3: Rising Pace of Innovation in Industry 4.0 Technologies (2015): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Patent Registrations of Select Industry 4.0-Related Technology Areas (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22 Global Market Outlook: Developed and Developing Countries to Embrace Industry 4.0 for Economic Prosperity II-22 Table 4: Global Smart Factory Solutions Market - Geographic Regions Ranked by CAGR for 2015-2022: Middle East & Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, USA, Japan and Canada (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-25 Germany: Spearheading 'Industry 4.0' Adoption II-25 Industry Sectors Warm Up to the Idea of Smart Factory II-26 Positive Economic Outlook Benefit Market Prospects in the Near Term.............. II-27 Table 5: World Real GDP Growth Rates (in %): Breakdown by Country/Region for 2014-2017P (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. II-29 Competitive Landscape..............II-30 Digital Majors and Startups Tussle to Gain over Established Manufacturers.............. II-30 Siemens Dedicates Venture Capital Funding for Industry 4.0 Start-Ups.............. II-31

2. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS..............II-32 Increasing Investments in Industrial IoT Technologies: A Strong Growth Driver for Smart Factory Solutions II-32 Industrial IoT: The Most Critical Technology for Industry 4.0 Transformation.............. II-33 How Can IoT Meet the Needs of the Manufacturing Industry? II-35 Discrete Manufacturers Experiment with IoT Implementations II-36 IoT Set to Revolutionize the Supply Chain II-36 Essential IoT-based Digital Initiatives for Successful Transition of Manufacturers to Industry 4.0 II-37 Digital Transformations to Drive Growth and Profit II-38 Customer Focus to Drive Innovation II-38 IoT Drives New Revenue Opportunities II-38 Visibility at all Levels..............II-38 Collaboration and Cautious Innovation II-39 Protection of Physical and Intellectual Property II-39 Growing Need to Achieve Competitive Edge Encourages Manufacturers to Embrace IIoT..............II-39 Deploying Machine Monitoring Systems: The Most Common Way to Implement Industrial IoT in Machine Shops II-40 Real-time Simulations: A Promising Technology Connecting Human, Machine, and Products in Smart Manufacturing II-40 M2M Communication: Essential for Seamless Connectivity between Multiple IoT Devices II-41 Aging Workforce & Shortage of Skilled Workforce Provides the Perfect Platform for Market Growth II-42 Table 6: Age Dependency Ratio in Select Countries (2010, 2020 & 2030): Percentage of Dependent People Per 100 Working Age Population (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43 Digital Talent: Need of the Hour for Digital Transition of Industrial Processes..............II-44 Steady Adoption of Smart Factory Related Networking Technologies Lends Traction to Market Growth II-45 Mobile Technologies Enable Real-time Data Capture & Access for Creating Connected Production Environment II-45 Growing Use of Mobile Devices & Mobile Apps in Manufacturing Environments.............. II-47 Overhaul of Existing Network Technologies: Essential for Industry 4.0.............. II-48 5G: A Network Technology with Enormous Potential to Drive Adoption of Industry 4.0..............II-49 Big Data and Cloud Computing: The New ICT Frontiers for Industry 4.0 Implementations..............II-49 Analytics: Critical for Making Sense of Data Deluge Resulting from the Transition to Smart Manufacturing II-50 Using Data for Enhanced Decision Making II-51 Smart Manufacturing: The Largest Application Area for Big Data Enabled Market..............II-51 Table 7: Big Data Enabled Market by Application (2015E): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Mobile LBS, Risk Analytics (BFSI), Smart Manufacturing, Smart Oilfield and Telehealth (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-52 Manufacturing-as-a-Service: An Apt Answer to the Growing Need for Mass Customization..............II-52 Rising Need to Integrate Physical, Networking and Computation Processes Drives Demand for Cyber-Physical Systems II-53 Machine Tools: Promising Cyber Physical Systems II-53 Digital Twin and the Virtual Twin: Enabling Self- Optimization of Cyber-Physical Systems II-54 Digital Twin, the Next-Generation Manufacturing Software: Essential for Industry 4.0..............II-54 Augmented Reality Offers Huge Market Potential as a Critical Component of Industry 4.0..............II-55 Industry 4.0 to Create Need for Mobile AR in Manufacturing Sector.............. II-55 Enterprise Mobility, BYOD and CYOD to Drive Adoption of Mobile AR and Smart Wearables in Production Plants II-57 Table 8: Global Mobile Workforce Penetration by Region/Country (2014): Penetration of Mobile Employees as a Percentage of Total Employee Population for the US, Japan, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-58 First-Person View (FPV) Communications Significantly Reduce Personnel Overheads..............II-58 Inspection, Maintenance & Repair of Production Floor Machinery: The 'Hands-Free View' Attribute of Smart AR Glasses.............. II-59 The Vital Nature of Automated Material Handling in Industry 4.0 Spurs Market Demand..............II-60 Autonomous Vehicles: The Future of Material Handling Automation II-60 Self-Driving Vehicles to Transform Logistics Marketplace II-61 Advanced Robotics Impacts Automated Material Handling Equipment II-61 Promise of Improved Energy Savings Augurs Well for Adoption of Smart Factory Solutions..............II-62 Automotive Production Moves towards Energy Efficiency through Industry 4.0 Solutions..............II-62 Rising Popularity of Customization and Plug-and- Produce Concept Bodes Well for Smart Factories II-64 MES/MOM Systems: A Competing or Complimentary Technology to Smart Manufacturing?..............II-65 Manufacturing Execution System (MES): A Vital Cog in the Digitized Manufacturing Industry II-65 Myriad Benefits of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Drives Demand in the Manufacturing Industry II-66 Table 9: Strong Spending on Industrial Automation Spurs Follow-Up Interest in SCADA as a Tool to Enable Automation: Global Market for Industrial Automation Equipment (In US$ Billion) for the Years 2013, 2015 & 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-68 Complexity of Modern Industrial Processes Provides a Business Case for SCADA.............. II-68 Demand for Smart and Intelligent Sensors as Basic Building Blocks of Smart Factories Gain Momentum II-69 Smart Machinery & Robotics: The Next Big Thing in the Fourth Industrial Revolution..............II-70 Autonomous Robots: Powering the Factory of the Future II-71 3D Printing Revolutionizes Manufacturing with Improved Productivity & Competitiveness, Bodes Well for the Market II-72 Table 10: Global Market for 3D Printing by Application (2014): Percentage Breakdown by Application Area for Education & Research, Assembly Line, Functional Parts, Metal Casting Patterns, Prototype Tooling Patterns, Presentation Models, Tooling Components, Visual Aids and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-74 Rapid Manufacturing or DDM: Emerging Application of 3D Printing II-75 Additive Manufacturing of Metal Parts: An Evolving Market II-75 Mass Customization Represent the Key to Growth II-76 3D Printing: Can it Completely Replace Conventional Manufacturing?.............. II-77 Limitations on Material Usage: A Key Constraint II-77 High Material Cost: A Major Obstacle II-77 Legislations & Intellectual Property Protection: Threats to 3D Printing Market..............II-77 Favorable Regulations and Standards Promote Adoption of Smart Factory Solutions on Factory Floors II-78 Standardization of Technologies: Critical for Smart Manufacturing Implementations..............II-79 Open Platform to Facilitate Migration towards Smart Manufacturing.............. II-80 Automotive Manufacturing Industry: Pioneering Smart Factory Solutions Adoption to Counter Threat of Tech Majors II-81 Technology Advancements Disrupt Healthy Growth of Contract Manufacturing in Automotive Industry II-83 Pivotal Role of Additive Manufacturing in Future Automotive Production.............. II-83 Autonomous Drive Technology to Impact Automotive Manufacturing II-84 Shift to Autonomous Driving Promotes the Need for Cross- Sectoral Collaborations in Automotive Manufacturing II-85 Beer Brewing Industry: Another Important Industry Set to Adopt Industry 4.0.............. II-85 Digitization in Beer Brewing Industry II-86

3. INNOVATIONS, ADVANCEMENTS, AND IMPLEMENTATIONS II-88 Smart Factory Related Innovations and Advancements: Spearheading Growth..............II-88 Siemens' Totally Integrated Automation (TIA): Foundation of Manufacturing Digitization..............II-88 GE's Transformational Real-time Operational Intelligence II-88 genua's Cyber-Diode for Improved IT Security in Smart Factory Environments.............. II-89 Baxter Robot: The Worker's Friend II-89 HARTING's Solutions for Integrated Industry II-89 SmartFactoryOWL: An Integrated System for Needs-Oriented Assembly Operations..............II-90 Siemens Digital Enterprise Platform II-90 Asseco's APplus ERP II Solutions for SMEs II-91 BOGE airstatus Remote Diagnostics Tool to Transform Human- Machine Communications..............II-91 Siemens's Smart Factory Related PLM Software II-91 Huawei's Smart and Connected Industrial Network Solution II-92 Flexible Conveyor Matrix Enables Networked & Cognitive Production.............. II-93 M&M Cloud-based Service Platform Aids Continual Condition Monitoring.............. II-94 ORBIS MPS for Transparency of Processes in Production & Intralogistics Areas..............II-94 Programmable Automation Controller (PAC): Combining PLC Features with Real-Time Motion Control II-94 Schaeffler Develops New Torque Sensor Technology II-95 SICK IO-Link Sensors Provide Better Capabilities to Packaging Machines.............. II-95 Trebing + Himstedt Develop Self-Organized Capacity Management System.............. II-95 Openmatics Develops ZF Logistics Tag based on BLE Technology II-96 Recent Noteworthy Applications of Smart Factory/ Industry 4.0 Solutions in the Manufacturing World II-96 Audi's Smart Manufacturing Facility II-97 Foxconn Uses CNC Machines..............II-97 BMW Group Implements Industry 4.0 II-98 FirstBuild's Internet-enabled Refrigerator with 3D-Printed Accessories.............. II-98 Weidmüller Chooses Smart Technology for Regulating Fluctuations in Production..............II-98 ARBURG Employs Industrie 4.0 for Production of Individualized Products.............. II-99 Bosch Rexroth Adopts Industrie 4.0 Concepts in Electrohydraulic Valves Assembly Line II-99 ebm-papst Benefits from Digitalization of Production Processes II-99 Siemens & Festo Collaborate for Innovative Multi-Carrier-System II-99 ifm electronic Deploys Sensors for Monitoring Status of Water Supply in Brazil..............II-100 Sigma Air Manager 2 Master Controller Enables Intelligent Use of Compressed Air.............. II-100 KSB's Digital Pump Solutions: Improving Production Functions & Services.............. II-100 KUKA's Robot Provides Flexibility to Siemens Lead Factory for Electric Motors.............. II-101 Schwering & Hasse Uses proALPHA Software for Automated Analysis of Production Data..............II-101 Eickhoff Wind Power Implements PROXIA Software for Seamless Production Monitoring..............II-101 Other Important Smart Factory/Industry 4.0 Adoptions and Implementations.............. II-102 Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies Adoption by 20 Global Players in a Nutshell: Details of Company Name, Enabling Technology, and Industry 4.0 Initiative II-102

4. KEY ISSUES & CHALLENGES..............II-104 Huge Investments & Complex Networks II-104 Lack of Standardization and Privacy Concerns II-105 Cyber Security: A Major Risk of Industry 4.0 II-105 Loss of Employment Opportunities II-106 Solutions to Resolve Technical Challenges Facing Establishment of Smart Factories.............. II-106 Intelligent Negotiation and Decision-Making Mechanism II-107 High-Speed IWN Protocols..............II-107 Increased Focus on Manufacturing-Specific Big Data II-107 Control Measures for Self-Organized Systems II-108

5. SMART FACTORY AND INDUSTRY 4.0: AN OVERVIEW II-109 Smart Factory: A Prelude..............II-109 Major Components of Smart Factory Vision II-110 Cyber Physical Systems..............II-110 Internet of Things (IoT)..............II-110 System Architecture of Smart Factory II-111 Structure of Automation Systems for Smart Factory II-112 Smart Factory Solutions by Type..............II-112 Industry 4.0: An Evolutionary Scan II-113 First Industrial Revolution..............II-113 Second Industrial Revolution..............II-113 Third Industrial Revolution..............II-113 Fourth Industrial Revolution/Industry 4.0 II-114 Industry 4.0: Convergence of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Services (IoS) II-114 Principles of Industry 4.0..............II-115 The Four Primary Characteristics of Industry 4.0 II-115 Smart Systems, Networking and Vertical Integration II-115 Horizontal Integration via Worldwide Value Chain Networks II-116 Through-engineering of Value Chain II-116 Acceleration Using Exponential Technologies II-116 Key Industry 4.0 Enabling Information and Communication (ICT) Technologies.............. II-116 Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) II-116 Cloud Computing.............. II-116 Big Data & Analytics..............II-116 IT System Security..............II-117 Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing II-117 Augmented Reality (AR)..............II-117 Robotics/Humanoid Robots..............II-117

6. SOLUTION LAUNCHES.............. II-118 Mentor Graphics Unveils Valor® IoT Manufacturing Solution II-118 Tornos UK to Introduce TISIS 2.0 Software II-118 ADLINK to Introduce MICA Platform II-118 Cyrptosoft Releases Latest Version of Cryptosoft Platform II-118 Siemens to Unveil Profinet-Compatible NCUs II-118 Mentor Graphics Launches OML Initiative for PCB Assembly II-119 MVTec Software to Unveil Machine Vision Products for Industry 4.0 II-119 Siemens Releases Version 8.2 of Simatic PCS 7 Process Control System.............. II-119 Icon Labs Releases Floodgate Modbus Protocol Filtering Product II-119 blacksands Unveils New IIoT Technology II-119 ABB Launches IRBT 2005 Platform..............II-119 Fanuc and Cisco to Commercialize IoT-based System II-120 Ubisense Group to Unveil New Modules for Industry 4.0 II-120 AIS Releases IoT and Industry 4.0 HMI-Ready Platforms II-120 Deutsche Telekom Unveils Connected Industry Platform (CIP) II-120 Rethink Robotics to Unveil Sawyer Manufacturing Robot II-120 Siemens Extends Simatic® S7-1200 Range of Compact Controllers II-120 Siemens Adds New Applications to Sinumerik Integrate for Production Software Suite..............II-121 Siemens Launches Sinumerik 840D sl Machine Tool Solutions II-121 Siemens Adds New Functions to Sinumerik Operate Graphical User Interface.............. II-121 AIS Introduces Compact Automation Panels II-121 CENIT Unveils New FASTSUITE Edition 2 Software II-121 Mentor Graphics Releases Latest Version of Valor® Process Preparation Software..............II-121 Mitsubishi Electric Develops Internet of things (IoT) Factory Controller.............. II-122 Arkados Introduces Process & Event Management System (PEMS) Solution.............. II-122 Finesse Solutions Unveils SmartFactory Architecture for Single-Use Facilities..............II-122 Kraftwurx Launches Kraftwurx® Platform II-122 Indegene Introduces IndegeneConnect™ II-122

7. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY..............II-123 Airbone and Siemens Establish FieldLab in Netherlands II-123 Siemens to Takeover CD-adapco..............II-123 Wi-NEXT and IBM Enter into Partnership II-123 CTC Stade and Plataine to Partner for Industry 4.0 II-123 Rockwell Automation to Takeover MagneMotion II-123 SolidRun and nemetris Deploy IoT in Automotive Manufacturing II-123 LSIS Announces Smart Factory Initiative II-124 BinMaster in Strategic Alliance with Device Solutions for Cloud-based Remote Monitoring IIoT Solutions II-124 Telit Forms IoT Factory Solutions Business Unit II-124 Nobilia Deploys IoT & Automation Systems in German Factories II-124 Infineon Technologies to Set Up New Factory in Wuxi II-124 TECO to Acquire Motovario..............II-124 Dürr Acquires iTAC..............II-125 Infineon Establishes New Production and R&D Complex for Industry 4.0 in Austria..............II-125 DEKRA to Acquire AT4 wireless..............II-125 CENIT Acquires Stake in Coristo..............II-125 Huawei and NXP Semiconductors Partner for Industry 4.0 Markets II-125 EXOR Partners with NEXCOM for Smart Manufacturing II-125 Tianjin to Begin Building of Smart Manufacturing Demonstration Areas.............. II-125 Huawei and SAP Extend Partnership in Industry 4.0 II-126 Siemens to Takeover Camstar Systems II-126 D2M to Establish 3D Printing Factory in Dubai II-126 Voith Takes Over Stake in KUKA II-126 Rockwell Automation and AT&T Collaborate for Smart Machines II-126

8. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS..............II-127 ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)..............II-127 Accenture Plc (Ireland)..............II-127 Altizon Systems Pvt. Ltd (India) II-127 Atos SE (France).............. II-128 ATS International B.V. (Netherlands) II-128 Bosch Software Innovations GmbH (Germany) II-128 CENIT AG (Germany)..............II-129 Cisco Systems, Inc. (US)..............II-129 Dassault Systèmes (France)..............II-129 FANUC Corporation (Japan)..............II-130 Fraunhofer IAO (Germany)..............II-130 General Electric Company (US)..............II-130 Honeywell International, Inc. (US) II-131 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd (China) II-131 IBM Corporation (US)..............II-131 Infosys Ltd. (India)..............II-132 Intel Corporation (US)..............II-132 Johnson Controls, Inc. (US)..............II-132 KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) II-133 Mentor Graphics Corporation (US) II-133 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan) II-133 Oracle Corporation (US)..............II-134 PTC, Inc. (US).............. II-134 Rockwell Automation, Inc. (US) II-134 SAP SE (Germany).............. II-135 Schneider Electric SE (France) II-135 Siemens AG (Germany)..............II-135 Wipro Limited (India)..............II-136 WITTENSTEIN AG (Germany)..............II-136

9. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE..............II-137 Table 11: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-137

Table 12: World 7-Year Perspective for Smart Factory Solutions by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Spending for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America Markets for Years 2016 and 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-138

Table 13: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions by Type - Control Equipment & Software, Reporting & Analysis Software, Measurement Devices and Connectivity Solutions Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-139

Table 14: World 7-Year Perspective for Smart Factory Solutions by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Spending for Control Equipment & Software, Reporting & Analysis Software, Measurement Devices and Connectivity Solutions Markets for Years 2016 and 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES.............. III-1 A.Market Analysis.............. III-1 Current and Future Analysis..............III-1 Growing Prominence of Industry 4.0 Offers Strong Business Case for Smart Factory Solutions Market III-1 Rising Popularity of Smart Manufacturing among American Companies Benefits Market Expansion III-2 Increase in Number of Manufacturing Establishments and Shrinking Labor Drives the Need for Smart Manufacturing Solutions.............. III-3 Table 15: Shrinking Labor Pool in the US: Percentage Breakdown of Population by Age Group for 2010, 2020 & 2030 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-3 'AmericaMakes' Enhance Competitiveness of Domestic Manufacturing Industry..............III-4 Clothing & Cotton Industries in the US: Can Smart Manufacturing Facilitate Revival? III-4 Smart Factories Create Need for Skill Upgrading in the US III-4 Product Innovations/Introductions III-5 Strategic Corporate Developments III-9 Select Key Players..............III-10 B.Market Analytics..............III-14 Table 16: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-14

2. CANADA.............. III-15 Market Analysis.............. III-15 Table 17: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-15

3. JAPAN.............. III-16 A.Market Analysis.............. III-16 Current and Future Analysis..............III-16 Scarcity of Workforce and Growing Number of Aging Personnel Drive Demand for Smart Factory Solutions III-16 'Industrial Value Chain Initiative': A Step in the Right Direction for Adoption of Industry 4.0 III-16 Japan Primed to Adopt IIoT and Industry 4.0, Bodes Well for Smart Factory Solutions Market III-17 Product Innovation/Introduction III-18 Select Key Players..............III-18 B.Market Analytics..............III-19 Table 18: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-19

4. EUROPE.............. III-20 A.Market Analysis.............. III-20 Current and Future Analysis..............III-20 Rising Investments in Automation of Manufacturing Processes Favors Market Adoption..............III-20 Industry 4.0 Investments Continue to Increase in Europe III-21 Table 19: Industry 4.0 Investments in Europe Until 2020: Investment Value (in € Billion Per Annum and as % of Annual Revenues) by Sector (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-21

Table 20: Extent of Digitalization in Europe - Proportion of Companies with High Degree of Digitalization by Industry Sector: 2015 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 21: Industry 4.0 Drives Revenue Growth: Cumulative Increase in Revenues by Industry Sector from 2015 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23 Europe's Efforts to Leverage Industry 4.0 Encounter Legislative and Technical Hurdles III-23 EU Horizon 2020 Initiative: A Big Step towards Factories of the Future.............. III-24 The European Union: At the Forefront of the Next Industrial Revolution.............. III-25 B.Market Analytics..............III-27 Table 22: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-27

Table 23: European 7-Year Perspective for Smart Factory Solutions by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Spending for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2016 and 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-28

4a. FRANCE.............. III-29 A.Market Analysis.............. III-29 Current and Future Analysis..............III-29 Select Key Players..............III-29 B.Market Analytics..............III-30 Table 24: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30

4b. GERMANY.............. III-31 A.Market Analysis.............. III-31 Current and Future Analysis..............III-31 Germany Looks to Industrie 4.0 as a Strategy to Reinforce Domestic Manufacturing Sector III-31 Table 25: Industry 4.0 Potential in Germany by Sector: Percentage Share Breakdown of Cumulative Gross Value Created for the Period 2013-2025 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-32 Stakeholders Boost Efforts to Implement Industry 4.0 III-32 HANNOVER MESSE Paves Way for Industry 4.0 and Other Futuristic Technologies..............III-33 German Manufacturing Industry Focuses on Smart Factory Research III-33 Key Challenges to Industrie 4.0 Implementations in Germany III-34 Product Innovations/Introductions III-34 Strategic Corporate Developments III-35 Select Key Players..............III-36 B.Market Analytics..............III-39 Table 26: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-39

4c. ITALY.............. III-40 A.Market Analysis.............. III-40 Current and Future Analysis..............III-40 Strategic Corporate Development III-40 B.Market Analytics..............III-41 Table 27: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-41

4d. THE UNITED KINGDOM..............III-42 A.Market Analysis.............. III-42 Current and Future Analysis..............III-42 The Digital Factory Demonstrator: Enhancing Awareness about Industry 4.0 Capabilities..............III-42 Product Innovations/Introductions III-42 Strategic Corporate Development III-43 B.Market Analytics..............III-43 Table 28: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-43

4e. SPAIN.............. III-44 A.Market Analysis.............. III-44 Current and Future Analysis..............III-44 Strategic Corporate Development III-44 B.Market Analytics..............III-44 Table 29: Spanish Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-44

4f. RUSSIA.............. III-45 A.Market Analysis.............. III-45 Current and Future Analysis..............III-45 Market Overview.............. III-45 B.Market Analytics..............III-46 Table 30: Russian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46

4g. REST OF EUROPE.............. III-47 A.Market Analysis.............. III-47 Current and Future Analysis..............III-47 Strategic Corporate Developments III-47 Select Key Players..............III-47 B.Market Analytics..............III-49 Table 31: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49

5. ASIA-PACIFIC.............. III-50 A.Market Analysis.............. III-50 Market Overview.............. III-50 Asia-Pacific: The Global Manufacturing Hub Offers Significant Growth Opportunities III-50 B.Market Analytics..............III-51 Table 32: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-51

Table 33: Asia-Pacific 7-Year Perspective for Smart Factory Solutions by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Spending for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2016 and 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-52

5a. CHINA.............. III-53 A.Market Analysis.............. III-53 Current and Future Analysis..............III-53 Market Overview.............. III-53 'Made In China 2025' Strategy to Facilitate Smart Manufacturing Adoption..............III-53 China's Smart Factory 1.0 Strategy III-55 China Leads in Patents Related to Industry 4.0 Technologies III-55 Government Focuses on Industry 4.0 III-56 Sino-German Partnerships for Smart Manufacturing: Augmenting China's Manufacturing Competitiveness III-56 Strategic Corporate Developments III-57 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - A Major China-Based Company III-58 B.Market Analytics..............III-58 Table 34: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-58

5b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC..............III-59 A.Market Analysis.............. III-59 Current and Future Analysis..............III-59 Focus on Select Regional Markets III-59 India.............. III-59 South Korea.............. III-60 Taiwan.............. III-60 Strategic Corporate Developments III-61 Select Key Players..............III-61 B.Market Analytics..............III-63 Table 35: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-63

6. MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA.............. III-64 A.Market Analysis.............. III-64 Current and Future Analysis..............III-64 Strategic Corporate Development III-64 B.Market Analytics..............III-65 Table 36: Middle East & Africa Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-65

7. LATIN AMERICA.............. III-66 Market Analysis.............. III-66 Table 37: Latin American Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Smart Factory Solutions Market Analyzed with Annual Spending Figures in US$ Million for Years 2015 through 2022 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-66

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 127 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 133)

The United States (35) Canada (2) Japan (2) Europe (69) - France (9) - Germany (36) - The United Kingdom (5) - Italy (1) - Spain (2) - Rest of Europe (16) Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (21) Africa (1) Middle East (3)
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