Global Industrial Motherboards Market 2017-2021

Global outlook of the industrial motherboards market

According to the analysts at Technavio, the global market for industrial motherboards will grow at a CAGR of over 6% by 2021. The augmented adoption of fan-less industrial motherboards is a key factor responsible for the strong growth of this market. Traditionally, industrial motherboards contain fans for the dissipation of excess heat. However, since fans are prone to mechanical failure, especially in hostile industrial environments, the integrity of the overall system gets compromised due to industrial motherboard damage. As a result, fan-less industrial motherboards are increasingly being adopted, especially in fanless industrial PCs to curb instances of system damage.

At present, APAC dominates this market and is anticipated to enhance its hold over the market by the end of 2020. Much of this growth can be attributed to the growing number of Greenfield projects in this region and the recent shift from legacy systems and machinery to automation solutions such as PLCs and industrial PCs.

Competitive landscape and key vendors

This market consists of well-diversified international and regional vendors and established vendors, such as Advantech, Kontron, and Beckhoff Automation. Much of the revenue generated by this market is through direct and indirect sales, which are made through local representatives, certified distributors or dealers, contractors, and system integrators. Also, factors such as differences in product performance, portfolio and service offerings, applications, knowledge of integrated systems, and quality of products make the market highly competitive and volatile.

Key vendors in this market are -

• Advantech
• Kontron
• Beckhoff Automation
• Avalue Technology

Other prominent vendors analyzed in this market study are ADLINK Technology, Arbor, ASRock, Asus, Axiomtek, BCM, COMMELL, Corvalent, DFI, EVOC, Fujitsu, Habey USA, IEI Integration, NEXCOM, Portwell, and Texas Instruments.

Product-based segmentation and analysis of the industrial motherboards market

• ATX
• Mini ITX
• Micro ATX
• Nano ITX

According to this market research, the advanced technology extended (ATX) segment dominates this market and will continue its market dominion until the end of 2021. Though mini ITX and micro ATX are being increasingly adopted in modern automation like robotics and industrial panel PCs, standard ATX is preferred for most process control systems due to its robustness, availability of multiple expansion slots, reliability, and multiple I/O options.

Segmentation by end-user and analysis of the industrial motherboards market

• Process industries
• Discreet industries

Extensive market research carried out by the analysts has shown that the discrete industries segment dominates this market and will witness rapid growth over the next few years. However, it has also been noted that though the industrial motherboards market in the electrical and electronics and semiconductors industries shows a positive trend within discrete industries, its market share is likely to be overshadowed by the high adoption rate of industrial motherboards in the automotive industry.

 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 motherboards market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global industrial motherboards market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in the global industrial motherboards market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global industrial motherboards market?
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global industrial motherboards market?

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