The Factory Automation industry is facing new challenges and requirements when it comes to cope with new competitive, flexible, safety and productivity realities.
For those who are unfamiliar, Automation enables precise communication and
coordination in factories, and inter alia improves productivity.
Many manufacturers in emerging countries and in countries such as
China and Germany have made significant investments to automate their factories
and stay competitive.
According to the latest research study released by Technavio, the global
human machine interface market is expected to reach USD 4.51 billion in
revenue by 2020.
“Though
multi-touch HMIs are gaining significance in the market, vendors are
working towards innovation and development of advanced HMIs to cope with future
competition’’, said Bharath Kanniappan, one of Technavio’s lead analysts for automation research.