Abstract
This report covers worldwide markets for wireline equipment and devices used in intrinsically safe applications. Shipments to the worldwide market, as well as the three major geographic regions of the Americas (North Central and South America), Asia-Pacific, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) regional markets are provided for each of these product categories in U.S. dollar volume, along with the worldwide average selling prices for 2006. These are forecast through the year 2011.
Table of Contents
I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- MARKET SIZE, SEGMENTATIONS AND FORECASTS
- Product Markets
- Price Trends
- Intrinsically Safe Bus/Network Interfaces
- Consuming Industries
- Channels of Distribution
- SAFETY STANDARD REQUIREMENTS AND TRENDS
- Current Safety Standards and Certification Requirements
- Atmosphères Explosibles Directive (ATEX)
- North American Agencies and Standards
- Rest of World
- USER ANALYSES
- Hazardous Environment Protection Methods
- Motivation for Adoption of Intrinsic Safety
- Hazardous Area Classifications in Geographic Regions
- Implementing Intrinsically Safe I/O
- Selection Criteria for Products and Vendors
- VENDOR ANALYSIS
- Intrinsically Safe Distributed/Remote I/O
- Intrinsic Safety Barriers
- Field Instruments
- Key Success Factors
- Vendor Profiles and List
- STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
II SCOPE
- PRODUCT FOCUS
- INTRINSICALLY SAFE BUSES/NETWORKS
- CONSUMING INDUSTRIES
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Sales Organization
- Customer Classes
- USER ANALYSES
- VENDOR ANALYSIS
- STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- MONETARY VALUES
III METHODOLOGY
- PRIMARY RESEARCH
- Vendor Interviews
- Interviews and Web-Based Survey With Users
- SECONDARY RESEARCH
- Manufacturer Information Requests
- Other
- DATA ANALYSIS
- Data Verification
- Analysis
- Report
IV PRODUCT TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS
- FIELD INSTRUMENTS
- I/P Converters
- Operator Interface Terminals/Monitors/Displays
- Solenoid Valves
- Transmitters
- INTRINSIC SAFETY BARRIERS
- The Need for Safety Barriers
- Galvanic Isolators
- Zener Diodes
- Safety Relays/Switching Amplifiers
- INTRINSICALLY SAFE I/O
- Local I/O at Controllers with Safety Barriers
- Distributed/Remote I/O with Safety Barriers
- Intrinsically Safe Buses/Networks
- Entity Concept, Fieldbus Intrinsic Safety Concept (FISCO), and Other Intrinsically Safe Bus/Network Power Implementations
V ALTERNATIVE PROTECTION METHODS
- INTRINSIC SAFETY
- ENCAPSULATION
- INCREASED SAFETY MEASURES
- PRESSURIZATION
- EXPLOSION PROOF/FLAME PROOF ENCLOSURES
- NON-INCENDIVE
- FIBER OPTICS
VI HAZARDOUS AREA CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES, STANDARDS, AND APPROVAL AGENCIES
- EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
- Zone and Group Categories
- NORTH AMERICA
- North American Classes, Divisions and Groups
- COMPARISON OF EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS
- Hazardous Area Classifications
- Temperature Categories
- APPROVAL ORGANIZATIONS
- European Economic Community
- North America
- STANDARDS, TESTING AND CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS
- Atmosphères Explosibles Directive (ATEX)
- North American Agencies and Standards
- REST OF WORLD STANDARDS AND APPROVAL AGENCIES
- IECEx
- GOST-R and GGTN (Russia)
- Other Countries
VII INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Suppliers
- Sales Organizations
- Customer Classes
- INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATIONS & OTHER CHANGES
VIII MARKET SIZES, SEGMENTATIONS, AND FORECASTS
- PRODUCT SHIPMENTS
- Worldwide
- Prices
- Regional Markets
- PRODUCTS WITH INTRINSICALLY SAFE BUS/NETWORK INTERFACES
- Field Instruments
- Distributed/Remote I/O
- SHIPMENTS FOR CONSUMING INDUSTRIES
- Worldwide Markets
- Major Regional Markets
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Sales Organizations
- Customer Classes
IX USER REQUIREMENT ANALYSES
- HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION METHODS
- Methods Used
- Criteria for Selection
- Perceived Costs
- Motivation for Adopting Intrinsic Safety
- HAZARDOUS AREA CLASSIFICATIONS IN GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
- Multiple Hazardous Area Classifications
- IMPLEMENTING INTRINSICALLY SAFE I/O
- USAGE FOR EXISTING AND NEW FACILITIES IN GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
- MEANS OF PURCHASING PRODUCTS
- PRODUCT SELECTION CRITERIA
- OUTSIDE SUPPORT SERVICES
- NON-PRODUCT VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA
- TESTING, CERTIFICATION, AND APPROVAL ORGANIZATIONS
- COPING WITH AND ADDRESSING ATEX 137
- INFORMATION SOURCES
- Trade Publications
- Trade Shows
X COMPETITIVE ANALYSES
- VENDOR PRODUCT SHIPMENTS AND SHARES
- Intrinsically Safe Distributed/Remote I/O
- Intrinsic Safety Barriers
- Field Instruments
- KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
XI STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- PRODUCTS
- Bus/Network Products
- Intrinsic Safety Barriers
- PRICES
- INDUSTRY MARKETS
- Worldwide
- Regional Markets
- GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Sales Organizations
- Customer Classes
- SATISFYING USERS
- Gaining Acceptance of Intrinsic Safety
- Safety Classification Markets
- Key Equipment/Device Selection Factors
- Vendor Non-Product or “Commercial” Selection Criteria
- PROMOTION
- Promotional Emphasis
- Internet
- Trade Periodicals
- Trade Shows
- OTHER SUCCESS FACTORS
XII VENDOR PROFILES
- ABB LTD
- ASCO VALVE, INC
- ENDRESS+HAUSER HOLDING AG
- FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- FOXBORO ECKARDT GMBH
- GE INFRASTRUCTURE SENSING, INC.
- HANS TURCK GMBH & CO. KG
- HONEYWELL AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SOLUTIONS GROUP
- THE MTL INSTRUMENTS GROUP PLC
- PEPPERL+FUCHS GMBH
- R. STAHL SCHALTGERÄTE GMBH
- ROSEMOUNT, INC.
- SIEMENS AUTOMATION AND DRIVES GROUP
- YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
APPENDIX: VENDOR LIST
LIST OF EXHIBITS
I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- I-1 Current and Forecast Shipments of Products for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Worldwide Markets by Types ($US in Millions)
V ALTERNATIVE PROTECTION METHODS
- V-1 Hazardous Area Protection Methods
VI HAZARDOUS AREA CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES, STANDARDS, AND APPROVAL AGENCIES
- VI-1 North American Group Designations for Hazardous Environments
- VI-2 Comparison of European and North American Hazardous Region Categories
- VI-3 Comparison of European and North American Temperature Categories for Hazardous Regions
- VI-4 Listing of European National Testing & Approval Agencies for Hazardous Environment Equipment
VII INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- VII-1 Industry Structure for Intrinsically Safe Equipment Applications
VIII MARKET SIZES, SEGMENTATIONS, AND FORECASTS
- VIII-1 Current and Forecast Worldwide Shipments and Average Selling Prices of Wireline Products for Intrinsically Safe Applications By Types
- VIII-2 Current and Forecast Shipments of Wireline Products for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Major Geographic Markets ($US in Millions)
- VIII-3 Current and Forecast Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Field Instruments With Intrinsically Safe Bus/Network Connections (Percent of $US Volumes)
- VIII-4 Current and Forecast Shipment Shares of Wireline Field Instruments With Intrinsically Safe Bus/Network Connections To Major Regional Markets (Percent of $US Volumes)
- VIII-5 Current and Forecast Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Field Instruments With Intrinsically Safe Bus/Network Connections By Types (Percent of $US Volumes)
- VIII-6 Current and Forecast Shipment Shares of Wireline Field Instruments With Intrinsically Safe Bus/Network Connections By Types To Major Regional Markets (Percent of $US Volumes)
- VIII-7 Current and Forecast Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Intrinsically Safe Distributed/Remote I/O by Bus/Network Types (Percent of $US Volumes)
- VIII-8 Current and Forecast Shipment Shares of Wireline Intrinsically Safe Distributed/Remote I/O by Bus/Network Types to Major Regional Markets (Percent of $US Volumes)
- VIII-9 Current and Forecast Worldwide Shipment of Wireline Product Classes for Intrinsically Safe Applications, Segmented by Consuming Industries ($US in Millions)
- VIII-10 Current and Forecast Shipment of Wireline Product Classes for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in Central, North and South America, Segmented by Consuming Industries ($US in Millions)
- VIII-11 Current and Forecast Shipment of Wireline Product Classes for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Asia-Pacific Markets, Segmented by Consuming Industries ($US in Millions)
- VIII-12 Current and Forecast Shipment of Wireline Product Classes for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Segmented by Consuming Industries ($US in Millions)
- VIII-13 Worldwide Sales Shares of the Wireline Products Under Study for Intrinsically Safe Applications, Segmented by Sales Organizations (Percentages of $US Volumes)
- VIII-14 Sales Shares of the Wireline Products Under Study for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Major Regional Markets, Segmented by Sales Organizations (Percentages of $US Volumes)
- VIII-15 Worldwide Sales Shares of the Wireline Products Under Study for Intrinsically Safe Applications, Segmented by Customer Classes (Percentages of $US Volumes)
- VIII-16 Sales Shares of the Wireline Products Under Study for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Major Regional Markets, Segmented by Customer Classes (Percentages of $US Volumes)
IX USER REQUIREMENT ANALYSES
- IX-1 Methods Used to Provide Hazardous Environment Protection (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-2 Criteria for Selecting Hazardous Environment Protection Methods (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-3 Perceived Cost of Wireline Intrinsically Safe Solutions Versus Other Hazardous Protection Methods (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-4 Factors That Could Motivate Users Switching to Wireline Intrinsically Safe Solutions from Other Hazardous Protection Methods (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-5 Current and Projected Hazardous Area Classifications in Major Geographic Regions Where Intrinsically Safe Equipment and Devices are Used (Percent of Hazardous Areas Identified by Users for Each Region)
- IX-6 Perceived Trends to Multiple Hazardous Area Classification of Production Areas in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-7 Current and Future Means of Implementing Wireline Intrinsically Safe I/O in Existing Facilities (Percent of User Respondent Intrinsically Safe I/O)
- IX-8 Current and Future Means of Implementing Wireline Intrinsically Safe I/O in New Facilities (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-9 Current and Expected Future Shares of Wireline Product Purchases For Intrinsically Safe Applications Going Into Existing and New Facilities in the Major Geographic Regions (Median Percentages Cited by Users)
- IX-10 Current and Expected Future Shares of Wireline Products for Intrinsically Safe Applications Purchased as Components, and as Part of Intrinsically Safe Systems (Percent of User Purchases)
- IX-11 Current and Expected Future Shares of Intrinsic Safety Barrier Products Purchased as Components, and Bundled With Controls (Percent of User Purchases)
- IX-12 Most Important Features and Performance in Selection of Wireline Products for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of Respondents Citing)
- IX-13 Outside Support Services Required in the Implementation of Wired Intrinsically Safe Equipment/Systems (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-14 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Wired Product Used in Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-15 Preferred Testing/Certification/Approval Organizations for Wired Products/Equipment Purchased or Specified for Intrinsically Safe Applications in Major Geographic Regions (Percent of User Respondents for Each)
- IX-16 How Users Learn About Wireline Products for Intrinsically Safe Applications and Vendors of These (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-17 Most Identified Trade Periodical Information Sources on Wired Products and Vendors for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of User Respondents)
- IX-18 Most Identified Trade Show Information Sources on Wired Products and Vendors for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of User Respondents)
X COMPETITIVE ANALYSES
- X-I Vendor Wireline Intrinsically Safe Distributed/Remote I/O Shipments to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-2 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Intrinsically Safe Distributed/Remote I/O (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-3 Vendor Wireline Intrinsically Safe Distributed/Remote I/O Shipment Shares to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-4 Vendor Shipments of Intrinsic Safety Barriers to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-5 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Intrinsic Safety Barriers (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-6 Vendor Intrinsic Safety Barrier Shipment Shares to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-7 Vendor Shipments of Galvanic Isolator Safety Barriers to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-8 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Galvanic Isolator Safety Barriers (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-9 Vendor Galvanic Isolator Safety Barrier Shipment Shares to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-10 Vendor Shipments of Safety Relay/Switching Amplifier Safety Barriers to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-11 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Safety Relay/Switching Amplifier Safety Barriers (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-12 Vendor Safety Relay/Switching Amplifiers Safety Barrier Shipment Shares to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-13 Vendor Shipments of Zener Diode Safety Barriers to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-14 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Zener Diode Safety Barriers (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-15 Vendor Zener Diode Safety Barrier Shipment Shares to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-16 Vendor Shipments of the Wireline Field Instruments Under Study for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-17 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of the Wireline Field Instruments Under Study for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-18 Vender Shipment Shares of The Wireline Instruments Under Study for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-I9 Vendor Shipments of Wireline I/P Converters for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-20 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline I/P Converters for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-21 Vendor Shares of Wireline I/P Converter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Application to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-22 Vendor Wireline Operator Interface Terminal/Monitor/Display Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-23 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Operator Interface Terminals/Monitors/Displays for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-24 Vendor Shares of Wireline Operator Interface Terminal/Monitor/Display Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-25 Vendor Wireline Solenoid Valve Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-26 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Solenoid Valve Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-27 Vendor Shares of Wireline Solenoid Valve Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-28 Vendor Wireline Flow Meter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-29 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Flow Meters for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-30 Vendor Shares of Wireline Flow Meter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-31 Vendor Wireline Level Measurement Transmitter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-32 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Level Measurement Transmitters for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-33 Vendor Shares of Wireline Level Measurement Transmitter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-34 Vendor Wireline Pressure Transmitter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-35 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Pressure Transmitters for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-36 Vendor Shares of Wireline Pressure Transmitter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-37 Vendor Wireline Temperature Transmitter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions ($US in Millions)
- X-38 Vendor Worldwide Shipment Shares of Wireline Temperature Transmitters for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of $US Volume)
- X-39 Vendor Shares of Wireline Temperature Transmitter Shipments for Intrinsically Safe Applications to Markets in the Major Geographic Regions (Percent of $US Volumes)
- X-40 Vendor Identified Key Success Factors as Suppliers of Wireline Products for Intrinsically Safe Applications (Percent of Vendor Respondents)
