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WTRS Industrial Automation Application ReportProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: West Technology Research Solutions, LLC Published: November 2006 Product Code: R684-55 Description The WTRS Industrial Application Report examines the underlying evolution of the sector as it begins the incorporation of wireless control and sensor networks. Factors considered in the report include market potential, state of the involved standards bodies, barriers to entry for emerging technologies and compo¬nents, relative attractiveness of emerging wireless technologies. The Industrial sector is today in the process of the next wave of evolution which further optimizes processes beyond computer control through the addition of wireless control and sensor network technology. Advances in wireless technology, sensors and ERP systems lead to complete access to and control over all plant and process data in an industrial enterprise. “The emergence of IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.15.4a, Bluetooth, WiFi, RFID, and other wireless standards in the industrial world is in fact hinged to the adoption of the ERP, supply chain, CRM, process information management, and human interface management systems that have been introduced in the last few years. Wireless technology implementation in an industrial environment offers the possibility to track and trim the overall energy budget for a plant or facility by turning off system modules depending on system operating profiles and power availability.,” says Dr Kirsten West, Principal Analyst of WTRS. “Industrial automation is no longer a matter of choice, but fundamental to the success and competitive edge of even the smallest manufacturing endeavor.”The Industrial Application Report from WTRS uncovers: (1) The applicability of Wireless Control Network technology to the process management applications in the Industrial sector. (2) The drivers and barriers to introduction of ZigBee in the Industrial sector. (3) An analysis of the progress of wireless standards in Industrial applications including the ISA SP-100 group, WINA, and the HART industry group. (4) Dominant use cases for emerging wireless control networks in Industrial applications. (5) The influence of programs by the U.S. Department of Energy in developing wireless technologies and standards designed for the Industrial sector. (6) The application of and market for Bluetooth as a control network in Industrial applications. “Wireless Control Networks” are systems which utilize wireless technologies as the underlying platform to deploy networks for sensor and control applications. Exam¬ples of technologies and protocols included in the “Wireless Control Network” are WSN (wireless sensor networks), M2M, mesh networking, ZigBee, INSTEON, IEEE 802.15.4, RFID, Z-Wave, Wavenis, low data-rate UWB, NFC, and others. Using only publicly available information, meticulously gathered from public patent sources, company information, and other research this report is truly an invaluable resource for any company participating in the Industrial sector, or planning a potential entry into this market. Table of Contents
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