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ARC Advisory Group's latest research into industrial Ethernet devices reveals that this technology continues its sustained march downward in the automation hierarchy. This has generated increased user acceptance and significant annual increases in shipments within the overall slow-growing automation hardware marketplace. Continued recognition of, and additions to, the industrial Ethernet value proposition, coupled with lack of saturation in key device segments, are primary catalysts behind this phenomenon.
Greater availability of PROFINET-based devices at the field or I/O level further fueled shipments since our last update, a phenomenon that is expected to continue as suppliers look to migrate the large PROFIBUS user base. Industrial Ethernet is also starting to make inroads in high-end instrumentation in the process industries in areas such as Coriolis and magnetic flowmeters. This type of intelligent instrumentation is a good fit for industrial Ethernet in the process industries due to large amount of in-formation they can provide to the control system.
Industrial Ethernet is often considered future-proof relative to dedicated automation networks due to its origins in, and support from, the much larger commercial IT community. ARC sees numerous parallels between the industrial Ethernet value proposition and emerging concepts such as Industrie 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things, adding further substance to its longevity prospects.
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