ARC‘s research indicates that the demand for Industrial Personal Computers (IPCs) is expected to rise steadily, driven primarily by the increased adoption of industrial-grade AI applications, particularly at the edge in conjunction with cloud integration. IPCs are increasingly deployed as edge devices, and their expanding diversity, customization options, and utility in equipment retrofitting further contribute to market growth. In addition, the momentum toward IT/OT convergence—enabled by ISdA—is creating stronger requirements for advanced IPCs equipped with comprehensive IoT and analytics capabilities.
"In 2024, the IPC market experienced significant decline, in line with other automation device segments. Growing data demand fueled by industrial-grade AI continues to drive market recovery and technological developments. IPCs now serve as essential data collectors and processors. As resource-intensive AI solutions spread across industries, secure, reliable, robust hardware becomes critical—especially in environments without dedicated IT server rooms. The latest IPCs equipped with AI accelerators are enabling advanced, real-world AI applications on the factory floor," according to Fabian Wanke, Senior Analyst and key author of ARC's Industrial PCs Market Research.
Industrial PCs Market Trends
In addition to providing detailed competitive market share data, the research also addresses key market trends as follows:
- OT perspectives on IT-native application orchestration tools are changing
- Sustainability and lifecycle transparency move from “nice” to “must”
- Open Source
- High level of customization
Leading Suppliers to the Industrial PCs Market Identified
In addition to providing specific market data and industry trends, this ARC market research also identifies and positions the leading suppliers to this market and provides and summarizes their relevant offerings. An alphabetical list of key suppliers covered in this analysis includes: ABB, Advantech, Beckhoff, Kontron, Siemens.
About the Industrial PCs Research
The Industrial PCs research explores the current and future market performance and related technology and business trends and identifies leading technology suppliers. This new research is based on ARC’s industry-leading market research database, extensive primary and secondary research, and proprietary economic modelling techniques. The research includes competitive analysis, five-year market forecasts, and nine years of historical analysis. The research segmentation includes World Region, Revenue Category, Hardware Type, Software Configuration, Application, AI, Industry, Machinery Segment, Edge vs. Non-Edge, Operating System, Customer Type, Sales Channel.
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