Actionable Benefits
- Understand the benefits and drivers of industrial Ethernet compared to legacy technologies.
- Identify Ethernet attach rates by devices such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Industrial Personal Computers (IPCs), and industrial robots.
- Understand and contextualize demand for industrial automation networking technologies through forecasts of industrial automation hardware and industrial robot shipments.
Research Highlights
- Forecasts for private wireless revenue in manufacturing, as well as industrial automation hardware and industrial robot shipments.
- Detailed comparison of industrial Ethernet with alternatives for industrial automation networking.
- Forecasts for Ethernet attach rates among nine industrial devices from 2025 to 2030.
Critical Questions Answered
- How do increasing industrial automation trends impact the networking requirements for manufacturers?
- What is the state of Ethernet attach rates among manufacturing devices such as PLCs, IPCs, robots, Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and others?
- What are the benefits and drivers of industrial Ethernet compared to legacy technologies such as fieldbus?
Who Should Read This?
- Heads of strategy or marketing for industrial networking suppliers to understand the market and demand for industrial automation networking technologies.
- Manufacturing networking and digital transformation leads to identify the changes in industrial automation networking necessary to capitalize on industrial automation trends.
- Industrial automation hardware product managers to understand the networking requirements and Ethernet attach rates of devices such as PLCs, IPCs, HMIs, and more.
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