Operator Panels

The Operator Panels Market Research delivers current market analysis plus a five-year market and technology forecast. The report is available in multiple editions including worldwide, all regions, and most major countries. 

Operator Panels Market Driven by IT/OT Convergence

ARC Advisory Group’s market size and forecast research for the operator panels market reveals that the convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) and the digital transformation of industries drive the market. Converged OT and IT makes it convenient to have one system to buy, configure, and manage. This also promotes the collaboration of IT and OT staff within organizations, which in turn fosters
innovation and enhances efficiency. Operator panels provide increasing functionality, such as remote maintenance, direct connection to central servers, the cloud, line control, programming, design, etc. With digitalization evolving steadily, edge capabilities will be integrated into most automation devices, including operator panels.

Operator Panels Strategic Issues

Operator PanelsIn addition to providing a five-year market forecast, the Operator Panels market research report provides detailed quantitative current market data and addresses key strategic issues as follows.

Get HMI Software that Supports HTML5

One of the biggest developments in HMI is HTML5. Operating system-independent HTML5 works on nearly every web-enabled device. Many toolkits are available, so little or no HTML programming knowledge is required. Through HTML5 there is hardly any limit with regard to graphics and user friendliness.

Use Open Standards

Standardization is a key to success. While standardization from the sensor/actor layer to the HMI layer is quite advanced, the link to MES and higher systems is a cost driver. However, standardizing on hardware alone is less important than standardizing on networks and the semantics of operations. ARC recommends looking at open communications first and then standardizing on connectivity.

Real Multi-touch Applications

Multi-touch is more than just some simple gestures like click/tap, double click, pinch, or swipe. Ensure which gestures are supported. Give operators the possibility to easily use industrial panels the way they use their smartphones and tablets.

Support OPC Unified Architecture

OPC Unified Architecture (UA) is looking to be the automation market’s communications interface of choice between smart devices, controllers, HMI, and edge/fog/the cloud, and most suppliers and OEMs support this protocol.

Market Data Research Available Datasets

This in-depth market data research is split into two key modules: Market Growth Outlook and Competitive Analysis.  Each of these modules is further configured into several sub-modules to meet the needs of executives as well as marketing, sales, and product development managers.  All of these modules and sub-modules may be purchased as a bundle or separately.  A brief description of these modules, sub-modules, and their use cases is included below.

Market Growth Outlook

ARC’s market growth outlook service delivers an in-depth market opportunity analysis including five-year market and technology forecasts and 3-year history trend lines where available. Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.  

This service is designed to help accelerate your organization's ability to understand an up-to-date view of the market opportunity provided by your current product portfolio and analyze how your company’s market opportunity would change if you were to acquire or divest a particular product line. The service will also help you identify and capitalize on emerging markets, whether these markets are based on an emerging technology, region, vertical industry, or application. Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying the opportunities provided by emerging trends. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of market growth opportunity analyses for nearly four decades also provides greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market growth outlook services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.  

In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet your specific needs.  For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.

ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market opportunities designed to help executives quickly identify key trends and market opportunities around the world.  In-depth market opportunity analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific market information to plan marketing and product development strategies.  The following table shows more specific information included in each version.

Market Growth Outlook AnalysisUse CasesTarget Role
Worldwide Market Growth Outlook by Industry & Region with 3-year history where availableIn-depth technology-specific strategic growth planning across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industriesProduct & Marketing Managers
Worldwide Industry Growth Outlook by Region with 3-year history where availableStrategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industriesIndustry Managers
Regional/Country Market Growth Outlook by Technology & Industry with 3-year history where available (includes country data)Strategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple world regionsRegional & Country Sales Managers
Market Growth Outlook Executive ViewStrategic Total Available Market (TAM) growth planning dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regionsExecutives
Market Competitive Analysis

ARC’s Competitive Analysis services deliver in depth competitive analyses across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries.  Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.  

This service is designed to help product and marketing managers identify their company’s market positioning across multiple views within their Serviceable Available Market (SAM). Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying how their company’s market position would change if the company were to acquire or divest a particular product line or technology. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of competitive market benchmarking for nearly four decades lends greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market competitive services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.  

In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet the specific needs of our clients.  For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.

ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market competitive analyses designed to help executives quickly assess their SAM by world region, technology, or vertical industry. In-depth competitive market analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific benchmarking information to plan marketing and product development strategies.  The following table shows more specific information included in each version. 

Competitive AnalysisUse CasesTarget Role
Worldwide Competitive Analysis by TechnologyIn-depth competitive market analysis that quantifies how your company’s market position has changed over time across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industriesProduct & Marketing Managers
Worldwide Competitive Analysis by IndustryStrategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industriesIndustry Managers
Regional/Country Competitive Analysis by IndustryStrategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple world regionsRegional Sales Managers
Competitive Analysis Executive ViewStrategic Serviceable Available Market (SAM) analysis dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regionsExecutives

Worldwide Research Focus Areas

Strategic Analysis

  • Executive Overview
  • Market Trends
  • Buyer Strategies
  • Supplier Strategies
  • Growth Contributors and Inhibitors

Competitive Analysis

  • Market Shares of the Leading Suppliers
  • Market Shares by Region
    • North America
    • Europe, Middle East, Africa
    • Asia
    • Latin America
  • Market Shares by Revenue Type
    • Hardware
    • Software
    • Services
  • Market Shares by Panel Type
    • Automation Panels
    • Graphic Operator Panels
    • Mobile Panels
    • Text/Semi-graphic Display Panels
  • Market Shares by Panel Size
    • Graphical1:(<5")
    • Graphical2:(5"-9")
    • Graphical3:(9"-15")
    • Graphical4:(>15")
    • Remainder
  • Market Shares by Interface
    • Graphical Combination
    • Graphical F-Keys
    • Graphical Touch Screen
  • Market Shares by Panel Format
    • Original: 4:3
    • Widescreen:  16:10
    • Widescreen:  16:9
  • Market Shares by Industry
    • Aerospace & Defense
    • Automotive
    • Building Automation
    • Cement & Glass
    • Chemical
    • Electric Power Generation
    • Electric Power T&D
    • Electronics & Electrical
    • Fabricated Metals
    • Food & Beverage
    • Machinery
    • Metals
    • Mining
    • Oil & Gas
    • Pharmaceutical & Biotech
    • Pulp & Paper
    • Refining
    • Semiconductors
    • Water & Wastewater
  • Market Shares by Machinery Segment
  • Market Shares by Wired vs Wireless Mobile Panels
  • Market Shares by Safety Functionality
  • Market Shares by Customer Type
  • Market Shares by Sales Channel

Market Forecasts and Histories

  • Total Shipments of Operator Panels
  • Shipments by Region
    • North America
    • Europe, Middle East, Africa
    • Asia
    • Latin America
  • Shipments by Revenue Category
    • Hardware
    • Software
    • Services
  • Shipments by Panel Type
    • Automation Panels
    • Graphic Operator Panels
    • Mobile Panels
    • Text/Semi-graphic Display Panels
  • Shipments by Panel Size
    • Graphical1:(<5")
    • Graphical2:(5"-9")
    • Graphical3:(9"-15")
    • Graphical4:(>15")
    • Remainder
  • Shipments by Interface
    • Graphical Combination
    • Graphical F-Keys
    • Graphical Touch Screen
  • Shipments by Panel Format
    • Original: 4:3
    • Widescreen:  16:10
    • Widescreen:  16:9
  • Shipments by Industry
    • Aerospace & Defense
    • Automotive
    • Building Automation
    • Cement & Glass
    • Chemical
    • Electric Power Generation
    • Electric Power T&D
    • Electronics & Electrical
    • Fabricated Metals
    • Food & Beverage
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • Metals
    • Mining
    • Oil & Gas
    • Pharmaceutical & Biotech
    • Pulp & Paper
    • Refining
    • Semiconductors
    • Water & Wastewater
  • Shipments for Machinery by Segment
  • Shipments by Wired vs Wireless Mobile Panels
  • Shipments by Safety Functionality
  • Shipments by Sales Channel
  • Shipments by Customer Type

Industry Participants

The research identifies all relevant suppliers serving this market. 

Regional Research Focus Areas

Strategic Analysis

Scope

Competitive Analysis

  • Leading Suppliers in Region
  • Industry Shares in Region
  • Country Shares in Region
  • Leading Suppliers by Industry

Market History & Forecast Analysis

  • Market History & Forecast by Country
  • Market History & Forecast by Industry

Industry Participants

List of countries and currencies included in each region

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