ARC’s Industrial PC market research reveals that some key trends will push future demand for IPCs. These include the emergence of cloud application platforms and the use of IPCs as edge devices to interface with those platforms. Other factors fueling future market growth are the increased product variety and customization of IPCs as well as the importance of IPCs in plant retrofits and upgrades. In calendar year 2020, the industrial PC market experienced a decline as demand from industries dropped due to COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdowns and supply chain disruptions, restricted industrial activities, factory shutdowns, and suppressed orders.
"The emergence of cloud application platforms and the application of IPCs as edge devices are both driving growth in the IPC market. Other reasons are the increased product variety and customization of IPCs as well as the role of IPCs in retrofitting and upgrading. Today’s increasingly powerful IPCs are well suited for running advanced AI-enabled industrial applications on site. As AI solutions are applied in more industrial environments and provide visible process improvements, from production planning to quality control, it is one of the main growth drivers of the IPC market," according to Stefan Miksch, Analyst and key author of ARC's Industrial PC Market Research Report.
Industrial PC Market Trends
In addition to providing detailed competitive market share data, the report also addresses key market trends as follows:
- Raspberry Pi and Arduino Meet Industrial Automation
- Open Source
- OPC UA & MQTT
- Miniaturized Box IPCs
- High Level of Customization
- Edge Software Platforms
- Edge Computing
- Edge Apps
- Data Collecting on the Plant Floor
- Cloud Applications
Leading Suppliers to the Industrial Personal Computers Market Identified
In addition to providing specific market data and industry trends, this ARC market research also identifies and positions the leading suppliers to this market and provides and summarizes their relevant offerings. An alphabetical list of key suppliers covered in this analysis includes: ABB, Advantech, Beckhoff, Kontron, Siemens.
About the Industrial PC Research
The Industrial PC report explores the current and future market performance and related technology and business trends and identifies leading technology suppliers. This new research is based on ARC’s industry-leading market research database, extensive primary and secondary research, and proprietary economic modelling techniques. The research includes competitive analysis, plus five-year market forecasts and up to 5 years of historical analysis segmented by World Region, Ventilation, Type, Software Configuration, Sales Channel, Revenue Category, Processor Power Consumption, Operating System, Machinery by Segment, Industry, Hardware by Type, Customer Type, CPU Brand, Complete IPC Power Consumption, Application.
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- Market Intelligence Workbook (Excel Power Pivot): A standard Workbook includes the base year market data and a five-year market forecast. This workbook enables licensed users to freely manipulate the data to make it easier to analyze the latest data for business intelligence and generate custom reports. Available with up to 5 years of historical analysis.
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