This study covers the state of the World programmable logic controllers (PLC) market, examining the market's drivers, restraints, challenges, technology, demand, and end-user trends. Following from these, market growths for regional and end-user segments are forecasted. In addition, an analysis of the industry's competitive dynamics is performed. The base year is 2010 with forecasts running through 2017. The market is further divided into end-user segments including automotive, food and beverage, chemicals, oil and gas, OEM’s, power, water and wastewater, pulp and paper, and others. Detailed analysis of each sub segment is included.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Introduction                                            

           Research Objectives and Scope                        10
           End-user Sectors                                     11-13
           Product Definitions                                  14
           Total PLC Market Segmentation                        15

     Executive Summary                                        
          Market Overview                                       17
          Industry Challenges, Market Drivers and Restraints    18
          Major Research Findings                               19
          Product Mix Versus End-users                          20

     Total Programmable Logic Controllers Market              

          Introduction                                          22
          Market Engineering Measurements                       23
          Industry Challenges                                   24-26
          Markets Drivers and Restraints                        27
          Market Drivers                                        28-30
          Market Restraints                                     31-33
          Revenue Forecasts                                     34
          Revenue Forecasts by Geographic Region                35
          Geographic Analysis                                   36
          Percent of Revenues by Product Type                   37
          Competitive Structure                                 38
          Market Share Analysis                    39
          Key Market and Technology Trends         40
      End-user Analysis                            41-52
          Revenue Forecasts by End-user Sector      42
          Percent of Revenues by End-user Sector    43
          Automotive Sector                         44
          Chemicals Sector                          45
          Food and Beverage Sector                  46
          Oil and Gas Sector                        47
          OEMs Sector                               48
          Power Sector                              49
          Pulp and Paper Sector                     50
          Water and Wastewater Treatment Sector     51
          Other Sectors                             52
     Appendix                                      53-54

     About Frost & Sullivan                       

LIST OF FIGURES

  Total PLC Market: Market Metrics (World), 2010                                              17
  Total PLC Market: Industry Challenges, Market Drivers and Restraints (World), 2011-2017     18
  Total PLC Market: Consolidated Market Characteristics (World), 2010                         22
  Total PLC Market: Impact of Top Four Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                 24
  Total PLC Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017               28
  Total PLC Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017            31
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts by Geographic Region (World), 2007-2017                 35
  Total PLC Market: Competitive Structure (World), 2010                                       38
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts by End-user Sector (World), 2007-2017                   42
  Total PLC Market: Percent of Revenues by End-user Sector (World), 2007-2017                 43

LIST OF CHARTS

  Total PLC Market: Percent of Revenues by End-user Sector (World), 2010       17
  Total PLC Market: Percent of Revenues by Geographic Region (World), 2010     17
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts (World), 2007-2017                       19
  Total PLC Market: Product Mix Versus End-users (World), 2010                 20
  Total PLC Market: Market Engineering Measurements (World), 2010              23
  Total PLC Market: Market Drivers and Restraints (World), 2011-2017           27
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts (World), 2007-2017                       34
  Total PLC Market: Revenues by Geographic Region (World), 2010                36
  Total PLC Market: Percent of Revenues by Product Type (World), 2010          37
  Total PLC Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010             39
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the Automotive Sector (World), 2007-2017                         44
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the Chemicals Sector (World), 2007-2017                          45
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the Foods and Beverage Sector (World), 2007-2017                 46
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the Oil and Gas Sector (World), 2007-2017                        47
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the OEMs Sector (World), 2007-2017                               48
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the Power Sector (World), 2007-2017                              49
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the Pulp and Paper Sector (World), 2007-2017                     50
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the Water and Wastewater Treatment Sector (World), 2007-2017     51
  Total PLC Market: Revenue Forecasts for the Other Sectors (World), 2007-2017                             52