Distributed Control System Market

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1906 Workforce: ~5,150 Company Working: Azbil Corporation (Azbil) designs, develops, manufactures, and sells measurement and control equipment worldwide. It operates through three business segments, namely, building automation business, advanced automation business, and life automation business. The company offers gas calorimeters under its advanced automation business segment. Its product portfolio also includes process sensors such as vortex flowmeter and differential pressure transmitter, control valves, monitoring & control systems, controllers such as network instrumentation module and process controller, and sensors and switches such as laser sensors, photoelectric switches, limit switches, and earthquake sensors. The company offers gas calorimeters for measuring and analyzing natural gas and heat quantity to analyze components and evaluate combustion efficiency of engines, furnaces, and gas turbines. Azbil has a wide global presence. It has a research and development base in the US and operates through collaborations with local and international research institutes and universities. In FY2019, it invested nearly USD 107 million in research and development, which is almost 4.5% of its total revenue.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1915 Workforce: ~17,850 Company Working: Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Yokogawa Electric) is a company that is engaged in manufacturing distributed process control systems for industrial plants. It operates through three business segments, namely, industrial automation and control business, test and measurement business, and aviation and other business. Under the industrial automation and control business segment, the company offers a wide range of field instruments, programmable controllers, control systems, productivity-enhancing software, and aftermarket services. In the field instruments product category, it offers flow meters, process analyzers, and differential pressure transmitters. The company offers gas calorimeters under the product sub-category of process analyzers through its industrial automation and control business segment. Its products have applications in oil & gas, oil & gas downstream, LNG supply chain, chemical, power, water & wastewater, mining & metal, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, pulp & paper, and iron & steel industries. Yokogawa Electric has a wide global presence and direct operations in more than 60 countries around the globe. It primarily operates through its vast network that comprises dealers, exporters, distributors, and 113 subsidiaries. The company invested almost USD 236.5 million in research and development in the fiscal year 2019.

Company Headquarters: Rueil-Malmaison, France Founded: 1836 Workforce: ~1,42,000 Company Working: Schneider Electric is a leading multinational corporation, which offers solutions for the digital transformation of energy management and automation industries. It offers its products and services for applications in homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industrial operations. Furthermore, the company also offers solutions for integrated efficiency, combining energy, automation, and software applications. Schneider Electric operates through four business segments, which are low voltage (building), medium voltage (infrastructure), industrial automation (industry), and secure power (IT). The low voltage business segment offers electrical distribution products and solutions including circuit breakers, power monitoring and control, power meters, electrical enclosures, busways, cable management systems, renewable energy conversion and connection equipment and electric vehicle charging infrastructures. The major subsidiaries of the company are American Power Conversion Corporation, Clipsal, Pelco, ASCO Power Technologies, Feller AG, Luminous Power Technologies, Digital Electronics Corporation, Summit Energy Services, Inc., APC Holdings Inc., and Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc. It primarily competes with companies, such as ABB, Siemens, Eaton, and Aerovironment. Schneider Electric offers its products and services in more than 100 countries including Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Russia, the UK, and the US. It has 208 plants and 98 distribution centers, across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1910 Workforce: ~295,950 Company Working: Hitachi Ltd manufactures and sells electrical equipment. The company operates through information and telecommunication systems, social infrastructure and industrial systems, electronic systems and equipment, construction machinery, high functional materials and components, automotive systems, smart life and eco-friendly systems, and financial services segments. The information and telecommunication systems segment offer outsourcing services, system integration, disk array subsystems, servers, software, mainframes, telecommunications equipment, and automated teller machine (ATM) services. The social infrastructure and industrial systems segment provide industrial equipment, infrastructure products and services, and energy-saving solutions to help reduce environmental impact and promote urban development. The electronic systems and equipment segment manufacture semiconductors, test and measurement equipment, medical electronics equipment, liquid crystal display (LCD), power tools, and electronic parts manufacturing systems. The construction machinery segment offers products for building and structural demolition, civil engineering and construction, mining and excavation such as hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, and mining dump trucks. The high functional materials and components segment produces wires and cables, circuit boards and materials, semiconductors and display-related materials, magnetic materials and components, specialty steels, and high-grade casting components and materials. The automotive systems segment offers engine management systems, drive control systems, electric power train systems, and car information systems. The smart life and eco-friendly systems segment provides energy-efficient home appliances, refrigerating and air-conditioning solutions, and lighting and housing equipment. The company also offers logistics and property management services. The financial services segment deals with leases, loan guarantees, and insurance services, and conducts business in the area of securitization. Hitachi Ltd operates in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Company Headquarter: US Founded: 1892 Workforce: 283,000 Company Working: General Electric Company is a technology and financial services company that develops and manufactures products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control, and utilization of electricity. The company offers aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, security technology, medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content, and industrial products. GE operates through two major segments—industrial and capital. The industrial segment consists of 8 different sub-segments, namely, power, oil & gas, energy, aviation, healthcare, transportation, appliances and lighting, and GE capital. The Power segment offers power generation and energy production. The Oil & Gas segment provides mission-critical equipment for Oil & Gas companies. The Energy segment provides wind turbine platforms, hydropower products and services, and blades for wind turbines. The Aviation segment manufactures jet engines, turboprops, maintenance, engineering, and overhaul services. The Healthcare segment provides diagnostic imaging and clinical systems, drug discovery solutions, gene therapy technologies, and medical technologies. The Transportation segment offers freight and passenger locomotives, rail parts, data analytics, and rail integrated software solutions. The Appliances & Lighting segment manufactures LED products, refrigerators, cooktops, microwave ovens, hybrid water heaters, energy efficiency, and productivity solutions. The GE Capital segment offers financial services such as commercial loans and leases, consulting services, and fleet management. GE Power’s Grid Solutions is one of the subsidiaries which provide the energy leader that provides technology, solutions, and services across the entire energy value chain. The company operates across the world in the Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), and Asia-Pacific and has several subsidiaries including GE Capital, GE Digital, GE Energy Connections, and GE Global Research.

Company Headquarters: Switzerland Founded: 1988 Workforce: ~ 105,100 Company Working: ABB Group (ABB) has various segments, including electrification products, industrial automation, motion and robotics and discrete automation. The company’s product offering includes control room solutions, drives, programmable controller (PLC) automation, semiconductors, motors & generators, metallurgy products, high & medium voltage products, robotics, transformers, and mechanical power transmitter. ABB's robotics arm is one of the company's key business segments, offering a range of robotics solutions for various industries, including automotive, food and beverage, and electronics. ABB's robotics arm is a leader in the industrial robotics market, with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, reliable solutions that improve productivity and efficiency. ABB's robotics arm offers a diverse range of products, including articulated, SCARA, and collaborative robots, as well as software and services that support robot deployment and operation. The company's robotics solutions are designed to help customers automate a wide range of tasks, from assembly and material handling to painting and welding. In addition to its strong product portfolio, ABB's robotics arm has established a reputation for innovation and has been at the forefront of developing new robotics technologies. For example, the company has developed a dual-arm collaborative robot that can work alongside humans, as well as a range of advanced sensors and vision systems that enhance robot performance. ABB also offers HVDC, FACTS, UPS & power conditioning, network management solutions, and smart building solutions. The company offers its products to automotive, construction, food & beverage, oil & gas, buildings & infrastructure and mining industries through the direct sales channel, distributors, wholesalers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company operates across 100 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.