As-interface Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

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AS-Interface Market Overview

AS-interface market is anticipated to reach $1.48 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 5.42% during the forecast period 2021-2026. AS-Interface is an intelligent cabling system that eliminates the need for individual wires to connect a Programmable Controller to sensors and actuators. AS-Interface is a Master-Slave system that allows a single AS-Interface Master to exchange I/O data with up to 62 AS-Interface Slave devices. Increasing norms for worker safety in industrial areas coupled with rising adoption of automation across industries has significantly triggered the demand for AS-Interface technology. In addition, Governments are estimated to expand their support to accelerate the adoption of automation resulting in an expansion of the AS-Interface market. Automation of business processes have provided significant business growth and will provide more in the future, according to a survey conducted in mid-2019 among 502 senior executives of large and medium enterprises from eight countries, including Canada, France, Japan, India, Singapore, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. AS-interface is used in the distributed control system (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLCS), PC-based automation system as an industrial networking solution, which is a growth contributing factor for the rising adoption of AS-interface technology. Hence, these factors will drive AS-interface market size in the forecast period 2021-2026.

Report Coverage

The report: “AS-Interface Market – Forecast (2021-2026)”, by IndustryARC covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the AS-interface market.

By Component: AS-Interface Slave, AS-Interface Gateway/Master, AS-Interface Power Supply, AS-Interface Cable, AS-Interface safe and AS-Interface Power 24V.
By I/O data type: analog and digital.
By Organization size: small and medium enterprise, large enterprise.
By Application: Material handling, baggage handling, packaging, conveyor control, production lines, assembling, drive Control, Building Automation and others.
By End-user-industry: Automotive, metal, Power, chemical, food and beverages, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, water and wastewater treatment, electronics and semiconductors, mining and others.
By Geography: North America (U.S, Canada, Mexico), Europe(Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia and Others), APAC(China, Japan India, SK, Aus and Others), South America(Brazil, Argentina and others) and RoW (Middle east and Africa).

Key Takeaways

  • North America dominated held the major market share in 2020. This is mainly attributed to early adoption of new technologies, government regulations and others.
  • The demand for AS-interface is estimated to witness significant upsurge during the forecast period, owing to the growing adoption of automation across sectors globally.

AS-Interface Market share in %, by Geography, 2020

AS-Interface Market share

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AS-Interface Market Segment Analysis - By Component

By component, AS-interface market is segmented into AS-Interface Slave, AS-Interface Gateway/Master, AS-Interface Power Supply, AS-Interface Cable, AS-Interface safe and AS-Interface Power 24V. AS-Interface Master/gateway is estimated to hold the highest market share among all the components during the forecast period 2021-2026 owing to the rising adoption of automation across industries. In June 2019, UiPath published a report on present and future progress of automation, and according to the survey report 90% organizations already using the automation technology to conduct the business processes. A single master can offer connection to a large number of AS-Interface slaves, which is a considerable factor, enhancing the growth of this market. Apart from that, Master can detect faults, provides connection to the higher level of control system and monitors the communication among the connected device as well as the working of connected slaves. Thus, above mentioned factors are analyzed to drive the market in the forecast period 2021-2026.

AS-Interface Market Segment Analysis - By End User Industry 

This market is segmented into automotive, metal, power, chemical, food and beverages, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, water and wastewater treatment, electronics and semiconductors, mining and others, on the basis on end-user industry. Pharmaceutical is anticipated to witness significant amount of growth with a CAGR of 4% in the forecast period 2021-2026, owing to growing investments in this sector. According to the report of Invest-India, the pharmaceutical sector witnessed growth at a CAGR of 22.4% during 2015-2020, and reached US$55 billion in the year 2020. Out-break of COVID-19 had a positive impact on pharmaceutical industry. The rise in COVID cases and the growing health awareness among public are the key factors behind the massive amount of investment, resulting in higher demand for AS-Interface technology. Hence, rising investment in pharmaceutical industry is being seen as the opportunity for the players operating in the AS-Interface market, driving the market growth in 2021-2026.

AS-Interface Market Segment Analysis - By Geography

North America dominated the market by a market share of approximately 30% in 2020. Early adoption of new technologies and increasing safety norms are the key factors contributing to the market growth. The government initiative, in order to enhance industrial worker safety, promotes the adoption of this technology in the region. Apart from that, increasing adoption of industrial automation plays a major role in the growth of this market. According to the report of UiPath, published in June 2019, 61 % of US organizations use automation extensively. Furthermore, APAC is projected to have the fastest growth during 2021-2026, owing to increasing investment across industries, rapid digitalization, economic development, and growing penetration of advanced technologies. According to some recent research report, Indian organizations are very much satisfied with the benefits resulting from automation and expecting financial profitability, revenue growth, operational cost reduction and others from the penetration of automation. Apart from that, India is anticipated to be the third-largest manufacturer of automobiles in the world, which will fuel the adoption rate of automation, resulting in growth of AS-Interface market. Hence, this type of developments across industries are analysed to drive the market in the forecast period 2021-2026.

AS-Interface Market Drivers

Growing Adoption of Automation tends to drive the market growth for As-Interface:

Increasing adoption of automation is one of the major drivers for AS-Interface Market, triggering the growth for this technology. Integration of pc-based automation system across industries, offers greater efficiency, higher reliability, enhanced plant asset management, production boost, better process speed and cost effectiveness, which is accelerating the funding by enterprises to remain productive, therefore, driving AS-interface industry growth. In September 2020, the U.K. government announced plans to invest around $180 million into the second round of its “Manufacturing Made Smarter” scheme, which is aimed at promoting interconnectivity and innovation in the country’s manufacturing sector. In October 2019, Automation Anywhere launched AI-powered RPA-as-a-service Platform to accelerate the adoption of Robotic Process Automation across the world. This product ensures easy and fast installation process, flexible connection, safe transmission of data and energy and others, enhancing the process standard across industries. Thus, the increasing adoption of automation positively impacts the market growth.

Growing requirement for safety measures in various industries propels the market growth:

Increasing requirements for safety measures across industries and government initiatives along with regulatory norms to maintain the safety level is fuelling the adoption of automation as well as intelligent cabling system, master-slave system and others. For instance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation, requested UNIDO to conduct an international conference with Rostechnadzor, to increase awareness regarding industrial safety and security. Similarly, OSHA issued some regulations, which include safety and health standards to ensure the safety of the wide range of workers. Such strategic safety measures by government bodies are augmenting the growing adoption of AS-interface technology globally and set to boost the market growth during 2021-2026.

AS-Interface Market Challenges

Lack of Expertise and Skills act as hindrance to the market growth for As-Interface:

Although AS-Interface market is growing at a rapid phase, the lack of technical expertise is estimated to hinder the market growth. For using AS-Interface and to get the complete benefits of this technology, experienced workers with specific skills are required which is hard to find. According to report of ESG and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) 2019, only 7% of cybersecurity professionals claim that their organization has improved its position relative to the cybersecurity skills shortage over the past few years. Alternatively, 45% say that things have gotten worse while 48% believe things are about the same today as they were in the past. Hence, the lack of skilled experienced workers will hinder the market growth in the forecast period 2021-2026.

AS-Interface Market Landscape

Technology launches, acquisitions, Partnerships and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the AS-interface market. In 2020, the market of AS-interface industry outlook has been fragmented by several companies. AS-interface top 10 companies include

  • Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH
  • Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH
  • Siemens AG
  • Valmet Corporation
  • Schneider Electric SE
  • Baumer Electric AG
  • ABB Ltd.
  • Emerson Electric Co.
  • IFM Electronic GmbH
  • Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. Kg, among others.

Acquisitions/Technology Launches

  • In January 2019, Pepperl+Fuchs acquired US-based industrial Ethernet Communication manufacturer, Comtrol Corporation, to enhance its portfolio of Sensorik 4.0 solutions and interface technologies including AS-Interface, IO-Link master and industrial connectivity.
  • In February 2019, Emerson announced the acquisition of Intelligent Platforms business of General Electric, making Emerson, a global leader in automation for process and industrial automation, by expanding its machine control and discrete application capabilities.

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1. As-Interface Market Overview
    1.1 Definitions and Scope
2. As-Interface Market - Executive Summary
    2.1 Market Revenue, Market Size and Key Trends by Company
    2.2 Key trends By Product Type
    2.3 Key trends segmented by Geography
3. As-Interface Market – Market Landscape
    3.1 Comparative Analysis
        3.1.1 Product/Company Benchmarking-Top 5 Companies
        3.1.2 Top 5 Financial Analysis
        3.1.3 Market Value Split by Top 5 Companies
        3.1.4 Patent Analysis
        3.1.5 Pricing Analysis (Comparison of General Price Offerings in the Market)
4. As-Interface Market – Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium (Premium)
    4.1 Regulatory Scenario
5. As-Interface Market – Startup Company Scenario (Premium)
    5.1 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario
    5.2 Startup Company Analysis
6. As-Interface Market Analysis (Enterprise License)
    6.1 Ease of Doing Business Index
    6.2 Case Studies
    6.3 Customer Analysis
    6.4 Market Share By Product Type
    6.5 Market Share By Sales Channel
    6.6 Market Share By Vehicle Type
    6.7 Market Share By Country
    6.8 Competition Matrix
7. As-Interface Market - Market Forces
    7.1 Market Drivers
    7.2 Market Constraints
    7.3 Porters five force model
        7.3.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
        7.3.2 Bargaining powers of customers
        7.3.3 Threat of new entrants
        7.3.4 Rivalry among existing players
        7.3.5 Threat of substitutes
8. As-Interface Market – By Strategic Analysis (Market Size -$Million/Billion)
    8.1 Value Chain Analysis
    8.2 Opportunities Analysis
    8.3 Product Life Cycle/Market Life Cycle Analysis
    8.4 Suppliers and Distributors
9. As-Interface Market – By Component
    9.1 AS-Interface Slave
    9.2 AS-Interface Gateway/Master
    9.3 AS-Interface Power Supply
    9.4 AS-Interface Cable
    9.5 AS-Interface safe
    9.6 AS-Interface Power 24V
10. As-Interface Market– By I/O Data Type
    10.1 Analog
    10.2 Digital
11. As-Interface Market– By Organization Size
    11.1 Small Enterprises
    11.2 Medium enterprise
    11.3 Large enterprise
12. As-Interface Market– By Application Type
    12.1 Material handling
    12.2 Baggage handling
    12.3 Packaging
    12.4 Conveyor control
    12.5 Production lines
    12.6 Assembling
    12.7 Drive Control
    12.8 Building Automation
    12.9 Others
13. As-Interface Market– By End User Type
    13.1 Automotive
    13.2 Metal
    13.3 Power
    13.4 Chemical
    13.5 Food and Beverages
    13.6 Oil And Gas
    13.7 Pharmaceutical
    13.8 Manufacturing
    13.9 Water and Wastewater Treatment
    13.10 Electronics and Semiconductors
    13.11 Mining
    13.12 Others
14. As-Interface Market – By Geography
    14.1 North America
        14.1.1 U.S
        14.1.2 Canada
        14.1.3 Mexico
    14.2 Europe
        14.2.1 Germany
        14.2.2 France
        14.2.3 UK
        14.2.4 Italy
        14.2.5 Spain
        14.2.6 Rest of Europe
    14.3 APAC
        14.3.1 Japan
        14.3.2 China
        14.3.3 India
        14.3.4 Australia
        14.3.5 South Korea
        14.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific
    14.4 South America
        14.4.1 Brazil
        14.4.2 Argentina
        14.4.3 Rest of South America
    14.5 RoW
        14.5.1 Africa
        14.5.2 Middle East
15. As-Interface Market - Market Entropy
    15.1 New product launches
    15.2 M&A's, collaborations, JVs and partnerships
16. As-Interface Market – Industry Competition Landscape (Premium)
    16.1 Market Share Global
    16.2 Market Share – Top Regions
17. As-Interface Market – Key Company List by Country Premium (Premium)
18. As-Interface Market - Company Analysis
    18.1 Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH
    18.2 Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH
    18.3 Siemens AG
    18.4 Valmet Corporation
    18.5 Schneider Electric SE
    18.6 Company 6
    18.7 Company 7
    18.8 Company 8
    18.9 Company 9
    18.10 Company 10
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LIST OF TABLES

1.Global AS-Interface Market Analysis By Component Market 2023-2030 ($M)
1.1 AS-I Gateway/Master Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Global Industry Research
1.2 AS-I Slaves Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Global Industry Research
1.2.1 Slaves Addressing Market 2023-2030 ($M)
1.3 AS-Interface Power Supply Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Global Industry Research
1.4 AS-I Cables Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Global Industry Research
2.Global AS-Interface Market By Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
3.Global AS-Interface Market Analysis By Component Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units)
3.1 AS-I Gateway/Master Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
3.2 AS-I Slaves Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
3.2.1 Slaves Addressing Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units)
3.3 AS-Interface Power Supply Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
3.4 AS-I Cables Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
4.Global AS-Interface Market By Industry Market 2023-2030 (Volume/Units)
5.North America AS-Interface Market Analysis By Component Market 2023-2030 ($M)
5.1 AS-I Gateway/Master Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
5.2 AS-I Slaves Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
5.2.1 Slaves Addressing Market 2023-2030 ($M)
5.3 AS-Interface Power Supply Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
5.4 AS-I Cables Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.North America AS-Interface Market By Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
7.South America AS-Interface Market Analysis By Component Market 2023-2030 ($M)
7.1 AS-I Gateway/Master Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.2 AS-I Slaves Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.2.1 Slaves Addressing Market 2023-2030 ($M)
7.3 AS-Interface Power Supply Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.4 AS-I Cables Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
8.South America AS-Interface Market By Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
9.Europe AS-Interface Market Analysis By Component Market 2023-2030 ($M)
9.1 AS-I Gateway/Master Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
9.2 AS-I Slaves Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
9.2.1 Slaves Addressing Market 2023-2030 ($M)
9.3 AS-Interface Power Supply Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
9.4 AS-I Cables Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
10.Europe AS-Interface Market By Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
11.APAC AS-Interface Market Analysis By Component Market 2023-2030 ($M)
11.1 AS-I Gateway/Master Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
11.2 AS-I Slaves Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
11.2.1 Slaves Addressing Market 2023-2030 ($M)
11.3 AS-Interface Power Supply Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
11.4 AS-I Cables Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
12.APAC AS-Interface Market By Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)
13.MENA AS-Interface Market Analysis By Component Market 2023-2030 ($M)
13.1 AS-I Gateway/Master Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
13.2 AS-I Slaves Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
13.2.1 Slaves Addressing Market 2023-2030 ($M)
13.3 AS-Interface Power Supply Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
13.4 AS-I Cables Market 2023-2030 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
14.MENA AS-Interface Market By Industry Market 2023-2030 ($M)

LIST OF FIGURES

1.US As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
2.Canada As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
3.Mexico As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
4.Brazil As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
5.Argentina As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
6.Peru As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
7.Colombia As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
8.Chile As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
9.Rest of South America As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
10.UK As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
11.Germany As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
12.France As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
13.Italy As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
14.Spain As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
15.Rest of Europe As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
16.China As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
17.India As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
18.Japan As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
19.South Korea As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
20.South Africa As-interface Market Revenue, 2023-2030 ($M)
21.North America As-interface By Application
22.South America As-interface By Application
23.Europe As-interface By Application
24.APAC As-interface By Application
25.MENA As-interface By Application
26.Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
27.Baumer Electric AG, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
28.Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
29.Siemens AG, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
30.Valmet Corporation, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
31.ABB Ltd., Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
32.Emerson Electric Co., Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
33.IFM Electronic GmbH, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
34.Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. Kg, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
35.Schneider Electric SE, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
36.Key Innovators, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)