Abstract
Venture Development Corporation is pleased to announce the release of new research on the position sensor market. After its successful 2005 North American (NA) study on proximity, photoelectric, and linear displacement sensors, VDC has continued its research on the industry with a new analysis including 2006 base-year shipments and 2007-2011 forecasts. In addition, VDC has added a new volume on rotary position sensors, elaborating on encoder, potentionmetric, resolver and other related segments.
Product Categories
Proximity and Photoelectric Sensors Capacitive Inductive (military/aerospace and nonmilitary/ aerospace applications) Magnetic Magnetic Actuated Photoelectric Photointerrupter Ultrasonic Rotary Position Sensors Encoders (contact, inductosyn, magnetic and optical) Potentiometric Resolvers RVDTs Synchros Linear Displacement Sensors Capacitive Encoders (inductive, magnetic and optical) Inductive Laser Systems (interferometry and triangulation) Potentiometric (conductive plastic and wire wound) LVDTs Magnetostrictive Ultrasonic
Table of Contents
I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- MARKET OVERVIEW
- Product Markets
- Prices
- Consuming Applications and Industries
- Distribution Channels
- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- USER NEEDS AND TRENDS
- Product Selection Criteria
- Diagnostic Requirements
- Environmental Requirements
- Electrical Connections
- Output Signals
- Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria
- User Information Sources
- COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- Vendor Profiles and Vendor List
- STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
II SCOPE
- PRODUCT FOCUS
- FORECASTS
- CONSUMING INDUSTRY/APPLICATION FOCUS
- GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
- DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL FOCUS
- USER REQUIRMENTS AND PREFERENCES
- COMPETITIVE ANALYSES
- STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
III METHODOLOGY
- PRIMARY RESEARCH
- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION SOURCES
- INFORMATION ANALYSIS
IV PRODUCT TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS
- OVERVIEW
- DESCRIPTION OF SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
- Capacitive Linear Displacement Sensors
- Linear Encoders
- Inductive Linear Displacement Sensors
- Laser Linear Displacement Systems
- Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs)
- Magnetostrictive Linear Position Sensors
- Linear Potentiometric Sensors
- Ultrasonic Linear Displacement Sensors
- PRODUCT INNOVATION TRENDS
- Diagnostics
- Environmental Requirements
- Electrical Connections
- Output Signals
V INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
- ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
VI MARKET SIZES, SEGMENTATIONS, FORECASTS, AND TRENDS
- PRODUCT MARKET SIZES AND FORECASTS
- MARKET SIZES AND FORECASTS BY APPLICATIONS/INDUSTRIES
- Capacitive Sensors
- Linear Encoders
- Inductive Sensors
- Laser Sensor Systems
- LVDTS
- Magnetostrictive Sensors
- Conductive Plastic Potentiometric Sensors
- Wire Wound Potentiometric Sensors
- Ultrasonic Sensors
- MARKET SIZES BY CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Sales Organizations
- Customer Classes
VII USER REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
- DEMOGRAPHICS
- End Users versus Resellers
- Major Application and Industry Distributions
- Major Application and Industry Distributions by Product Types
- PRODUCT SELECTION CRITERIA
- DIAGNOSTIC REQUIREMENTS
- Current
- Future Needs
- ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Temperature Ranges
- Maximum Relative Humidity
- Other
- Future Requirements
- SAFETY AND OTHER AGENCY CERTIFICATIONS
- SIZES
- Expected Changes
- BODY MATERIALS
- Overall
- By Types of Sensors
- ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
- Current Usage
- Trend Expectations
- OUTPUT SIGNALS
- Current Usage
- Trend Expectations
- NON-PRODUCT VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA
- DELIVERY TIME REQUIREMENTS
- HOW USERS LEARN ABOUT PRODUCTS AND VENDORS
- Trade Periodicals Used
- Trade Shows Used
VIII COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- SHIPMENTS
- MARKET SHARES
- Overall
- Capacitive Sensors
- Linear Encoders
- Inductive Sensors
- Laser Sensor Systems
- LVDT Sensors
- Magnetostrictive Sensors
- Conductive Plastic Potentiometric Sensors
- Wire-Wound Potentiometric Sensors
- Ultrasonic Sensors
- KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
IX STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- MARKET FOCUS
- PRODUCT MARKETS
- Largest Markets
- Expected Highest Dollar Volume Growth Markets
- Forecast Highest Growth Rates
- APPLICATION AND INDUSTRY MARKETS BY PRODUCT TYPES
- CUSTOMER PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Sales Organizations
- Customer Classes
- PROMOTION
- RELATED PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION
- ACQUISITIONS
- ALLIANCES
- OTHER SUCCESS FACTORS
X VENDOR PROFILES
- ADE TECHNOLOGIES, INC
- AMETEK, INC.
- BALLUFF, INC
- BANNER ENGINEERING CORPORATION
- BAUMER, LTD
- BI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- BOURNS, INC.,
- SENSORS/CONTROLS DIVISION
- CARLO GAVAZZI, INC
- CTS CORPORATION
- CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
- GSI LUMONICS, INC.
- GURLEY PRECISION INSTRUMENTS
- HAMLIN, INC.
- DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- KAMAN AEROSPACE MEASURING SYSTEMS
- KEYENCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- LMI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC.
- OMRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
- PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS OF AMERICA (FORMERLY AROMAT)
- PEPPERL+FUCHS, INC
- RENISHAW, INC.
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, S.A.
- SENSOR SYSTEMS, LLC
- SICK, INC./SICK STEGMANN, INC.
- SONY MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC.
APPENDIX: VENDOR LIST
LIST OF EXHIBITS
I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- I-1 Current and Forecast Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments to North American Markets (Dollars in Millions)
IV PRODUCT TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS
- IV-1 Capacitive System for Linear Displacement Applications
- IV-2 Operation of a Laser Position Sensing System
- IV-3 A Laser-Based Position and Sizing System
- IV-4 The Electromechanical Circuit of an LVDT
- IV-5 Magnetostrictive Sensors
V INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- V-1 Industry Structure
- VI MARKET SIZES, SEGMENTATIONS, FORECASTS, AND TRENDS
- VI-1 Forecast of Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption
- VI-2 Current and Forecast Capacitive Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries (Millions of Dollars)
- VI-3 Current and Forecast Linear Encoder Shipments for North American Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries (Millions of Dollars)
- VI-4 Current and Forecast Inductive Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries (Millions of Dollars)
- VI-5 Current and Forecast Laser Linear Displacement Sensor System Shipments for North American Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries (Millions of Dollars)
- VI-6 Current and Forecast LVDT Shipments for Non-Military/Aerospace North American Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries (Millions of Dollars)
- VI-7 Current and Forecast Magnetostrictive Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries
- VI-8 Current and Forecast Conductive Plastic Potentiometric Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Industrial and Other* Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries (Millions of Dollars)
- VI-9 Current and Forecast Wire Wound Potentiometric Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Industrial and Other* Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries (Millions of Dollars)
- VI-10 Current and Forecast Ultrasonic Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption, Segmented by Major Applications/Industries (Millions of Dollars)
- VI-11 Shares of North American Linear Displacement Sensor Sales, Segmented by Sales Organizations (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VI-12 Shares of North American Linear Displacement Sensor Sales, Segmented by Customer Classes (Percent of Dollar Volume)
VII USER REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
- VII-1 Share of User Survey Respondents Between Those Purchasing Linear Displacement Sensors for Own Use, For Resale, or Both (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-2 Major Applications and Industries For Which User Survey Respondents Purchase or Specify Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-3 Major Applications and Industries For Which User Survey Respondents Purchase or Specify Linear Displacement Sensors, By Types (Based on User Responses)
- VII-4 Most Important Product Selection Criteria for Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents Identifying Criteria
- VII-5 Diagnostics Required in Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents)
- VII-6 Likely Additional Future Diagnostic Requirements in Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents)
- VII-7 High and Low Operating Temperature Requirements for Linear Displacement Sensors (Based on Temperature Extremes Cited By User Respondents)
- VII-8 Maximum Relative Humidity Requirements for Linear Displacement Sensors (Based on Highest Relative Humidity Cited by User Respondents)
- VII-9 Other Environmental Requirements for Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents)
- VII-10 Expected Future Changes In Environmental Requirements for Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents)
- VII-11 Safety and Other Agency Certifications Required on Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents)
- VII-12 Statistics on Length of Linear Displacement Sensors Being Purchased (Based on User Respondents for Each Sensor Type)
- VII-13 Current and Expected Future Body Materials of Linear Displacement Sensors Being Purchased (Percent of User Respondents)
- VII-14 Current and Expected Future Body Materials of Linear Displacement Sensors Being Purchased by Types (Percent of User Respondents for Each Type Sensor))
- VII-15 Current and Expected Future Electrical Connections on Purchased Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents)
- VII-16 Current and Expected Future Output Signals Provided by Purchased Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents)
- VII-17 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Linear Displacement Sensors (Percent of User Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-18 Production Delivery Time Requirements for Linear Displacement Sensors (Based On User Responses)
- VII-19 How Users Learn About Linear Displacement Sensors and Vendors (Percent of User Respondents Identifying Information Sources)
- VII-20 Trade Periodicals Cited as Sources of Information on Linear Displacement Sensors and Vendors (Percent of User Respondents Citing Trade Periodicals)
VIII COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- VIII-1 Vendor Shipments of Linear Displacement Sensors for North American Consumption (Dollars in Millions)
- VIII-2 Vendor Shipment Shares of Linear Displacement Sensors Under Study for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-3 Vendor Shares of Capacitive Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-4 Vendor Shipment Shares of Linear Encoders Under Study for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-5 Vendor Shares of Inductive Linear Encoder Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-6 Vendor Shares of Magnetic Linear Encoder Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-7 Vendor Shares of Optical Linear Encoder Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-8 Vendor Shares of Inductive Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-9 Vendor Shipment Shares of Laser Linear Displacement Sensor Systems Under Study for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-10 Vendor Shares of Interferometry Laser Linear Displacement Sensor System Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-11 Vendor Shares of Triangulation Laser Linear Displacement Sensor System Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-12 Vendor Shares of LVDT Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-13 Vendor LVDT Shipments for North American Military/Aerospace Equipment Market Consumption
- VIII-14 Vendor LVDT Shipments for North American Non-Military/Aerospace Equipment Market Consumption
- VIII-15 Vendor Shares of Magnetostrictive Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-16 Vendor Shares of Conductive Plastic Potentiometric Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-17 Vendor Shipments of Conductive Plastic Potentiometric Linear Displacement Sensors for North American Consumption in Military/Aerospace Equipment, Transportation Vehicle, Industrial and Other Applications
- VIII-18 Vendor Shares of Wire Wound Potentiometric Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-19 Vendor Shipments of Wire Wound Potentiometric Linear Displacement Sensors for North American Consumption in Military/Aerospace Equipment, Transportation Vehicle, Industrial and Other Applications
- VIII-20 Vendor Shares of Ultrasonic Linear Displacement Sensor Shipments for North American Consumption (Percent of Dollar Volume)
- VIII-21 Vendor Identified Key Success Factors as Suppliers of Linear Displacement Sensors to North American Markets (Percent of Vendor Respondents)
IX STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- IX-1 Largest and Forecast Fastest-Growing North American Markets For Linear Displacement Sensors, By Types
