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Global outlook of the industrial box PC market

Technavio’s market research analysts predict the global industrial box PC market to grow steadily during the forecast period and post a CAGR of more than 4% by 2021. This industry research report identifies the increased adoption of fan-less industrial box PCs to be one of the major factors that will have a positive impact on the growth of this market in the coming years. With the increased demand for automating industrial processes, the recent years witnessed a rise in the adoption of industrial PCs such as industrial Box PCs. These PCs consumer more energy resulting in the generation of excess heat. Though traditional industrial box PCs use electric fans, they are highly prone to failure due to dust and dirty ingress. This led to the adoption of alternative cooling systems like the fan-less systems that remove excess heat using specially designed heat transfer blocks. The adoption of fan-less PCs reduces the operational costs and downtime, decreases the overall size, and prevents the circulation of dust particles.

In terms of geographical regions, APAC will be the major revenue contributor to the fanless mini PC market by the end of the predicted period. Though the market is currently dominated by EMEA, factors like the rapid industrial development in major countries such as China and India and the increased focus towards the creation of smart grids, will fuel market growth in this region.

Competitive landscape and key vendors

The industrial box PC market is characterized by the presence of several vendors and is highly competitive. Product performance, portfolio and service offerings, applications, knowledge of integrated systems, and product quality are some of the major factors vendors usually compete on. The intense competition among the major vendors will result in the reduction of prices benefitting several end-users. The established panel pc manufacturers have a huge customer base and generate revenues through both direct and indirect sales and face stiff competition from the new entrants who offer quality products and services at a lower price.

The leading vendors in the market are -

• Advantech
• Siemens
• Kontron
• Omron

The other prominent vendors in the market are Acrosser Technology, ACTIS Computer, AICSYS, AIS, APLEX Technology, ARBOR Technology Corp, ASEM, Avalue Technology, Benecom, B&R, CJB, CONTEC, Corvalent, CRE Rosler Electronic, Dell, DFI, Durabook, EBN, éolane Networking, Ennox, ESA Automation Norco, Portwell, Eurotech, EXOR, Fastwel, FME, GE, Gefran, IPO Technologie, Korenix, Lex System, MEN Mikro Elektronik, MSI IPC, NEXCOM, PURITRON International, Pyramid, RELECTRONIC-REMECH, Schneider Electric, SDK Embedded Systems, SINTRONES, Syslogic, tci, Teguar, TechNexion, UTICOR Automation, Vecow, Vision Systems, Wincomm, Winmate, Winsonic, and WynMax.

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Segmentation by product and analysis of the industrial box PC market

• Standalone industrial box PCs
• Embedded industrial Box PCs

During 2016, the standalone industrial box PCs segment dominated the fanless mini PC market and is expected to continue its market dominance during the forecast period as well. The increased adoption of other types of industrial PCs and programmable logic controllers (PLC) will induce industrial box PC manufacturers to innovate both hardware and software, which will, in turn, drive the adoption of standalone box PCs.

Segmentation by end-users and analysis of the industrial box PC market

• Process industries
• Discrete industries

According to this market research and analysis, process industries will be the major end-user segment of the industrial box PC market during the predicted period. This is mainly due to the usage of industrial PCs such as Box PCs, Panel PCs, Rackmount PC for controlling process-driven applications in various industries including oil and gas, power, chemical and petrochemical, metal processing, food and beverage, and the cement industries.

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Key questions answered in the report include

• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2021?
• What are the key factors driving the global industrial box PC market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global industrial box PC market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in the global industrial box PC market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global industrial box PC market?
• Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global industrial box PC market?

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