数字化转型改变工业自动化硬件市场

Digital Transformation Transforms Industrial Automation Hardware Market
数字化转型改变工业自动化硬件市场

The global market for automation hardware is undergoing a significant change as manufacturers adopt automation solutions with more complex architectures, and software-based PLCs are an increasingly “notable vector of transformation” for the PLC market, according to a new report from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research.

根据全球技术情报公司ABI研究公司的一份新报告，随着制造商采用具有更复杂架构的自动化解决方案，自动化硬件的全球市场正在发生重大变化，基于软件的PLC正日益成为PLC市场的“显著转型载体”。

Makers of next-generation human machine interfaces (HMIs), industrial personal computers (IPCs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are adapting to the growing digital transformation within manufacturing. They are attempting to identify best-of-breed offerings, leverage the increasing openness of products and integrate these assets into a comprehensive overarching solution. ABI Research predicts each market will see strong growth over the next ten years with the total market forecast to increase from a current value of US$38.7 billion in 2023 to US$64 billion in 2033.

下一代人机界面(HMI)、工业个人计算机(IPC)和可编程逻辑控制器(PLC)的制造商正在适应制造业日益增长的数字化转型。他们试图找到同类最佳的产品，利用日益开放的产品，并将这些资产集成到一个全面的总体解决方案中。ABI研究公司预测，未来十年每个市场都将出现强劲增长，市场总额预计将从2023年的387亿美元增长到2033年的640亿美元。

The PLC market is the largest segment with sales projected to reach US$30 billion by 2033. “PLC market growth is driven by new manufacturing requirements, such as for smart connected products, EVs and battery manufacturing,” said James Prestwood, industrial and manufacturing industry analyst.

PLC市场是最大的细分市场，预计到2033年销售额将达到300亿美元。“PLC市场的增长是由新的制造需求推动的，例如智能互联产品、电动汽车和电池制造，”工业和制造业分析师James Prestwood表示。

“New production techniques and a “digital-first” mindset are also encouraging new automation solutions like software-based PLCs,” said Prestwood. The trend toward software-based PLCs is best reflected in Siemens’ announcement of it SIMATIC S7-1500V, he said, a virtual PLC completely independent of hardware that is downloaded and integrated directly into a manufacturer’s IT environment.

“新的生产技术和“数字优先”的思维模式也在鼓励新的自动化解决方案，如基于软件的PLC，”Prestwood说。他表示，西门子宣布推出SIMATIC S7-1500V是基于软件的PLC的最佳体现，这是一种完全独立于硬件的虚拟PLC，可以下载并直接集成到制造商的IT环境中。

Siemens, Mitsubishi Electric, Rockwell Automation, Emerson and ABB account for about 42% of total industrial automation hardware market share, said ABI Research. The is also characterized by other prevalent players such as Omron, Phoenix Contact, Honeywell, Bosch Rexroth and Beckhoff.  In its report, ABI identifies large PLCs (controllers with more than 1,024 input/outputs (I/Os) as having the most robust growth compared to other PLC classes (micro, small and medium). “As manufacturers continue to adopt automation solutions with complex architectures, which increasingly demand powerful PLC assets, large PLC controllers are the ideal solution, rather than using multiple smaller PLCs to achieve similar results,” Prestwood concluded.

ABI研究公司表示，西门子、三菱电机、罗克韦尔自动化、艾默生和ABB占据了工业自动化硬件市场份额的42%。其他主流公司也是如此，如欧姆龙、菲尼克斯电气、霍尼韦尔、博世力士乐和倍福。在其报告中，ABI将大型PLC(具有超过1024个I/o的控制器)确定为与其他PLC类别(微型、小型和中型)相比具有最强劲的增长。“随着制造商继续采用复杂架构的自动化解决方案，这越来越需要强大的PLC资产，大型PLC控制器是理想的解决方案，而不是使用多个较小的PLC来实现类似的结果，”Prestwood总结道。

These findings are from ABI Research’s Industrial Automation Hardware Innovation: PLCs, IPCs and HMIs application analysis and market data reports, part of the company’s Industrial and Manufacturing Technologies research service.

这些发现来自ABI研究公司的“工业自动化硬件创新:PLC、IPCs和HMIs应用分析和市场数据报告”，是该公司工业和制造技术研究服务的一部分。