Automotive Design, Test and Simulation Solutions Market – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages The automotive design, test and simulation solutions market is, to a degree, a new concept ... Read More
On and Off-Highway Vehicles Driving Strong Growth in Lithium-Ion Battery Market
A version of this article was originally published in Japanese by Yoshiko Iwahashi-san of Global Information, Inc. (GII) – an ... Read More
The Collaborative Robot Market – 2019
In 2019, overall robot market revenues experienced negative growth for the first time in many years affected by the global ... Read More
Single-Cable Servo Motor Market to Grow to $4.3 Billion by 2028
A clear trend in servo technology is the move towards employing single-cable connections to link a servo motor and servo ... Read More
Will Santa Be Investing in Warehouse Automation?
With the festive season upon us, Santa and his Elves will be busy procuring sufficient stocks ahead of the big ... Read More
The Motion Controls Market – 2019
Although the motion control market may be considered fairly mature there are important trends impacting its future growth, helping drive ... Read More
Industrial Robots – Slowing But Still Growing – With Significant Changes in the Market to Come
The industrial robot market is always a fascinating area to cover, made even more interesting when examined against the challenging ... Read More
The Industrial Robot Market – 2019
OverviewBrochure & Sample Report Following a slowdown in growth rate in the second half of 2018, the global industrial robot ... Read More
Manufacturing Outlook for 2020: A Slow Start But Picking Up Steam
We recently co-hosted a webinar with our economic forecasting partner, ITR Economics. If you missed the webinar, here is a ... Read More
The Low Voltage AC Motor Drive Market – 2019
The trend of decentralization in manufacturing continues to manifest in the low voltage AC motor drive market. Limited cabinet space, ... Read More
General Motors and LG Chem Joint Venture – How Does This Differ From Tesla and Panasonic?
On December 5th, General Motors announced that it will work with LG Chem to produce battery cells on a large ... Read More
SPS Review – Decentralisation; Multi-Axis Servos; new DC Drives; and the Rise of Industrial Software
We recently returned from the annual SPS exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany full of confidence at what we’d seen. Now in ... Read More
Cobot Sales Will Reach $5.6bn by 2027, Driven by Growth in Non-Manufacturing Applications
As demand has grown for equipment automation and production flexibility, so too has the desire to find new technologies which ... Read More
The Collaborative Robot Market – 2019
OverviewBrochure & Sample Report Benefiting from the growing demand for equipment automation and production flexibility, collaborative robots have attracted much ... Read More
Is The South Korea and Japan Trade Dispute Hindering Industrial Output?
One of the most important factors considered when creating the Interact Analysis APAC machinery and industrial output forecast is the ... Read More
The North American Market for Palletizers – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages The market for Palletizers is growing fast in North America. As manufacturers are reaching for ... Read More
The Motion Controls Market – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages Interact Analysis’s motion controls report provides the most in-depth dataset on the market for servo ... Read More
Why Are Robotic Palletizers Winning in North America?
Demand for palletizers in North America has surged in recent years. We estimate that market revenues grew by 12.3% in ... Read More
Who Are the Leading Warehouse Automation System Integrators?
Dematic (acquired by KION in 2016), was the largest warehouse automation provider in 2018 according to our new report on ... Read More
Inovance Expanding Internationally with BST Acquisition
On the 15th October 2019, China-based automation equipment manufacturer Inovance announced the acquisition of elevator component vendor BST. Inovance plans ... Read More
The Low Voltage AC Motor Drives Market – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages Interact Analysis’s low voltage AC motor drive report is the most in depth data set ... Read More
Motion Control Market to Exceed $15bn by 2023 Despite Dip in 2019
Our recent report predicts that despite a small decline in 2019 (-3.8%) the market for motion control products will grow ... Read More
The Trend for Electrification of Logistics Vehicles Fleets – Executive Whitepaper
Electrification generally is gaining traction around the world for a variety of reasons including government legislation and incentives; rapidly improving ... Read More
The Lithium-Ion Battery and the Electric Vehicle – Executive Whitepaper
Markets in batteries for electric buses and private passenger electric vehicles will see the most significant growth, whilst the off-highway ... Read More
Electrification of Off-Highway Vehicles: An Opportunity To Be Grasped – Executive Whitepaper
Emissions legislation is a significant factor in the drive towards the electrification of both on- and off-highway vehicles. The large ... Read More
Teradyne Doubles Down on Mobile Robots with AutoGuide Acquisition
Teradyne this week announced that it would be acquiring mobile robot vendor AutoGuide for $165m. This announcement comes 18 months ... Read More
Bleak Global Manufacturing Outlook – Machine Tools Market on Crash Course
Sluggish economic activity in multiple major economies exacerbated by the US-Sino trade war, Brexit, and trade difficulties between Japan and ... Read More
Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) Tracker
OverviewBrochure & Sample Pages This tracker offers the most complete and unified analysis of the manufacturing industry globally. It quantifies ... Read More
Micro-Fulfilment Re-inventing Online Grocery Distribution
With the rapid growth of ecommerce and the consumer demands for next- and same-day delivery options, micro-fulfilment is gaining momentum ... Read More
Fleet Electrification: Who’s Leading the Charge?
Passenger electric vehicles attract much of the limelight; however, it’s likely that the commercial vehicle market will transition to electrification ... Read More
Sumitomo’s Acquisition of Invertek Should Raise a Few Eyebrows of Intralogistics Specialists
On September 27th, Sumitomo Heavy Industries announced it will be acquiring Invertek Drives for around £100m. This announcement comes nearly ... Read More
UK Warehouse Automation Market: Boom or Bust?
UK Warehouse Automation Market: Boom or Bust? With the IMHX show upon us next week, we thought it would be ... Read More
The Future of Warehouse Automation – 2019
With the rise of e-commerce and omni-channel retail, retailers and manufacturers alike are redesigning their supply chains in order to ... Read More
Innovative New Forecasting Approach Greatly Improves Accuracy of AC Motor Drive Demand Model
Big data model from Interact Analysis used to improve sophistication of market model dynamics Extensive primary research used to train ... Read More
6 River Systems to be Acquired by Shopify for $450m – Our Analysis
Key points: 6 River Systems announced last night that it would be acquired for $450m by Shopify – 60% in ... Read More
The Off-Highway Vehicle Market – 2019
Driven by the need to lower greenhouse gas emissions and particulate matter, and the electrification trends taking place in passenger ... Read More
CNH Investment in Nikola Motors – the Interact Analysis assessment
CNH Industrial – owner of Iveco Trucks and Buses, Heuliez Bus, FPT Industrial, Case IH, New Holland and Case Construction ... Read More
China’s Electric Bus Market Dominance Driving Demand for Lithium-Iron-Phosphate Batteries
The demand for battery electric buses has skyrocketed in recent years. The number of electric buses delivered in Europe and ... Read More
Mobile Robots – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages The mobile robot market is set for a major transformation over the next decade as ... Read More
The Lithium-Ion Battery Market
With the steadily increasing penetration rate of lithium-ion batteries in the transportation market, the energy storage market and the consumer ... Read More
An Automotive Fairy Tale: The Sword of Simulation and the Quest to Cut Costs
Once upon a time there was a car company – let’s call it the Really Great Motor Company. The Really ... Read More
Double-Digit Growth Forecast for Warehouse Automation Market in 2019 and 2020 but Headwinds Exist for 2021
During the past few years, the warehouse automation market has been enjoying double-digit growth rates driven, in part, by the ... Read More
The Future of Warehouse Automation – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages The Future of Warehouse Automation – 2019 provides an in-depth assessment of the market at ... Read More
Predictive Maintenance in Motor Driven Systems
Maintenance of motor driven systems is undertaken daily, around the world, within plants, equipment and machinery. Where there are motor ... Read More
Order Fulfilment Mobile Robots Start to Deliver – more than 500,000 to be installed in next 5 years
The acquisition of Kiva Systems by Amazon and its subsequent dominance of online retailing through heavy adoption of robotics and ... Read More
ITR Economics insight into the US Industrial and Manufacturing Sectors
In this guest post, Alex Chausovsky from ITR Economics provides insight into the US industrial and manufacturing sectors. Industrial Economy ... Read More
The Off-Highway Vehicle Market – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages Interact Analysis’ Global Off-highway Vehicle Market – 2019 captures and discusses the development of the ... Read More
Lithium-Ion Battery Production & Supply – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages Interact Analysis’s new market report – “Lithium-ion Battery Production & Supply – 2019” provides a ... Read More
Motor Drive Market: Three New Products and the Trends They Are Capitalizing On
The market for low voltage motor drives continued to grow in 2018. A bullish industrial sector, encroaching energy efficiency regulations, ... Read More
Off-Highway Vehicles Will Face Electrification Trend
To stay ahead of the curve, off-highway machine builders and vendors should set electrification plans in place now. As ever-stricter ... Read More
Lithium-Ion Battery Market Poised for Strong Growth in Europe; Energy Storage Applications will be Fastest Growing Sector
Global trends for electrification are currently moving into overdrive, pushed by a multitude of factors, particularly environmental and energy security ... Read More
Enhanced Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker includes India and South Korea, covering 95% of Global Manufacturing
New set of Microsoft Power BI dashboards allows unparalleled analysis to datasets. In early 2018, with the help of our ... Read More
Is the Indian Warehouse Automation Market About to Take Off?
India is set to become the 5th largest global economy this year, and the second largest APAC economy by 2025, ... Read More
Automotive fuelling disruptive growth and innovation in product lifecycle management (PLM) market
The automotive market is experiencing its most dramatic transformation since its birth over 100 years ago. Three powerful trends – ... Read More
What’s the Outlook for Italy’s Manufacturing & Automation Markets?
Alongside the SPS IPC Drives Italia tradeshow (being held in Parma, Italy, 28th to 30th May), we decided to showcase ... Read More
China’s Manufacturing Growth Slumped in 2018, Hindered by Automotive Industry Decline
In the Q1’19 release of our Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) Tracker, we have reduced our estimate for China’s manufacturing output ... Read More
New Chinese Subsidy Policy Results in 130,000 Fewer Electric Commercial Vehicles Being Sold Globally in 2025
Based on new Chinese subsidy policy, Interact Analysis revises global demand for electric commercial vehicles downward by 130,000 vehicles by ... Read More
The Rise of Smart Sensors for Motor Systems
The installed base of motors used in industrial applications is large. Very large. If you added up the cost of ... Read More
Have we seen the end of the Industrial Robot Market Slow-Down?
In the 2nd half of 2018 demand for industrial robots slowed significantly. This followed the 20% increase in industry revenues ... Read More
Hard Times Ahead for the South Korean Manufacturing Sector
South Korea is the fifth largest manufacturing1 economy in the world. If one looks back a decade or so, its ... Read More
The Mobile Hydraulics Market
The winds are shifting in the mobile hydraulics market. An increased focus on electrification, changing geographic landscape, and a shrinking ... Read More
Bucher’s New AX Pump and The Future of Electrification in the Hydraulics Market
At Bauma 2019 in Munich, Bucher Hydraulics announced its new AX Pump. This announcement has come at a pivotal time ... Read More
Key Trends at ProMat & Automate 2019
Last week’s ProMat and Automate shows in Chicago saw more than 60,000 attendees and 1,500 exhibitors descend on Chicago for ... Read More
ProMat & Automate 2019 Highlight Unstoppable March of Mobile Robots
For the past few years, ProMat has been one of the leading supply chain industry events, and last week’s event ... Read More
Powertrain Electrification Isn’t The Only Way to Lower Commercial Vehicle Emissions
Much focus, rightly so, is given to the full electrification of commercial vehicles. It’s a dramatic shift in a very ... Read More
What Impact Will China’s 2019 New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Subsidy Policy Have?
On March 26th, China’s four ministries and commissions jointly issued the “Notice on Further Perfecting the Policy of Financial Subsidies ... Read More
Is Off-Highway & Marine Fuelling Hydrogen Adoption for Heavy Commercial Vehicles?
Raising $205m in an oversubscribed series C funding round last year, Nikola Motors has become somewhat of a poster child ... Read More
Mobile Hydraulics Market – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages Utilizing a rigorous primary research methodology, Interact Analysis’ Mobile Hydraulic Market 2019 captures and discusses ... Read More
Industrial Controls & Remote I/O – A focus on the PLC market
The most important factor driving demand for PLCs is the continued growth in machine building sectors and manufacturing in general ... Read More
Insight Into the Swedish Market for Low Voltage AC Drives
Our recently published LV motor drive research comprises unprecedented country-level detail. To showcase this capability, we decided to examine the ... Read More
20,000 Autonomous Mobile Robots Shipped in 2018
The results of our freshly released quarterly mobile robot market tracker show that AMR demand continued to surge in Q4, ... Read More
Industrial Controls & Remote I/O – 2019
OverviewReport Brochure & Sample Pages Interact Analysis’ industrial controls and remote I/O research (considering the PLC, DCS and remote I/O ... Read More
Massive Investment in Autonomous Trucks Hides Worrying Challenge
2019 has already witnessed a flood of investment (over $1.5bn) into autonomous trucking and delivery companies, with more to follow ... Read More
Trends in Lithium-Ion Batteries Highlighted by Japan Battery Show
We recently attended the 10th International Rechargeable Battery Expo (Japan Battery Show) in Tokyo, which saw many companies from across ... Read More
LATAM Electric Bus Market Strong but May Fail to Reach Potential
Bus rapid transit (BRT) systems are the dominant form of public transportation in many of the major cities across Latin ... Read More
How will the PLC Market be Impacted by the Manufacturing Slowdown?
With the manufacturing sector facing a bleak outlook in 2019, we thought it prudent to share our projections for the ... Read More
Robust UK Manufacturing Economy Challenged by Brexit Uncertainty
Up until now, we’ve resisted writing on the topic of Brexit, largely because the media is flooded with commentary about ... Read More
Low Voltage AC Motor Drive Market – 2018
Overview Brochure & Sample Pages Interact Analysis’ LV AC motor drive research represents a milestone for market intelligence in this ... Read More
Who are the Leading Vendors of Mobile Hydraulics?
Global sales of hydraulics used in mobile applications saw strong growth in 2017 and reached nearly $14.8bn. Early indicators for ... Read More
Is the Medium and Heavy-Duty Truck Market Ready for Electrification?
In May 2018 the European Commission set out a two-staged target for the reduction of CO2 emissions produced by heavy-duty ... Read More
Industrial Controls on Growth Path Despite Manufacturing Slowdown
We predict that global PLC, DCS and remote I/O revenues will maintain positive growth in 2019 (growing by 0.6%), despite ... Read More
The Future of Motor & Drive Systems in the North American HVACR Industry
Opportunities for drive and motor energy efficiency enhancements but unique challenges encountered deploying to end-users. I recently moderated a panel ... Read More
The Future of Hybrid and Electric Trucks & Buses
With a growing concern for the negative health implications of NOx and other particulate matter released from the combustion of ... Read More
Bright Spots for China’s Manufacturing Industry
We recently wrote about the sudden slowdown in growth from China’s manufacturing sector in 2018 and 2019. Fresh economic data ... Read More
Global manufacturing economy to stall in 2019; Europe dipping into the red…
2019 Manufacturing Downturn – A Forecast Revisited Early last year, we predicted (with help from our friends at ITR Economics) ... Read More
China’s Manufacturing Slowdown – Are There Synergies With 2009?
Interact Analysis predicts China’s manufacturing industry output growth in 2019 will be just 1.9%, the lowest since 2008. China’s GDP ... Read More
Battery electric truck market to grow 20% in 2019 despite dip in 2018
Sluggish Chinese market offset by explosive growth in other markets Light duty trucks to account for lion’s share of volumes ... Read More
Bauma Show Review – Positive Winds From The East
Trade shows are, in a sense, a barometer of industry. The Bauma CHINA 2018 and Bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018 that ... Read More
Mobile Robot Market Growth Accelerates in Q3 2018
Following a strong 1H, revenue growth from automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) accelerated in Q3 2018, ... Read More
Join us for a free Webinar – The European Electric Bus Market
Join us for our European Electric Bus Market Webinar as we discuss recent findings from one of our latest industry reports – Hybrid ... Read More
Hybrid & Electric Trucks and Buses – 2019
OverviewBrochure & Sample Pages The hybrid & electric truck and bus market is extremely dynamic and dependent upon factors including legislation, battery prices and the relative prices of ... Read More
Are Hydraulic Suppliers Ready for Electrification?
2018 has been a formative year for the off-highway sector with a raft of new, electrified machines announced. Impending regional ... Read More
The Future of Collaborative Robots
Benefiting from a desire for ever-increasing automation in industry, collaborative robots have seen a recent spike in popularity. Further tied ... Read More
Autonomous Truck Opportunities and Who-is-who
Autonomous Trucks In a new report on autonomous trucks, Interact Analysis is forecasting the beginning of a long and irreversible ... Read More
Who Were the Leading Vendors of Industrial Controls in 2017?
Following two consecutive years of decline, global industrial controls (combining PLCs and DCS) registered an uptick in growth in 2017 ... Read More
Autonomous Trucks – 2018
OverviewBrochure & Sample Report Autonomous Truck Market We’re at the beginning of a long and irreversible trend toward automation within ... Read More
Chinese New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Market
As one of China’s seven strategic emerging industries, the Chinese New Energy Vehicle market has been supported by various industrial ... Read More
Breaking The ICE: The US Electric Truck Market Outlook and Key Players
After the success seen in the passenger vehicle market, the move towards electrification is becoming apparent in the US electric ... Read More
Universal Robots Continues to Dominate Cobot Market but Faces Many Challengers
Universal Robots continued to dominate the collaborative robot industry in 1H 2018 although we estimate its market share dipped a ... Read More
European Bus Electrification – Presentation
Rueben Scriven, Research Analyst for Commercial Vehicles, presented some of our recent findings on the Interact Analysis European electric bus ... Read More
Collaborative Robots – 2018
OverviewBrochure & Sample Report Collaborative Robot Market The Collaborative Robot Market – 2018 report is a study on the current ... Read More
Collaborative Robot Market to Grow by 60% in 2018
Collaborative Robot Market to Grow by 60% in 2018 The nascent collaborative robot market is set to grow by more ... Read More
China’s Manufacturing Industry in 2018
The development of China’s manufacturing industry has always been given great attention. However, it is not easy to interpret market movements ... Read More
Mobile Robot Market Grew 22 Percent in First Half of 2018
AGV and AMR revenues grew by 22.2 percent in the first half of 2018 compared to same period in 2017 ... Read More
Confusion and Uncertainty Prevent Indian Electric Bus Market from Reaching Full Potential, Despite Rapid Growth
With over 70,000 buses above 6 tonne sold last year, the Indian bus market represents a significant portion of the ... Read More
20 Million Chinese NEVs Planned by Carmakers in 2020 – 10 Times Government’s Plan
Overheating Chinese NEV market facing risks; policy adjustment brings new opportunities for foreign companies. Key Points: The impact of policies ... Read More
Who Were the Leading Motor Drive Companies in 2017?
The world market for low voltage (LV) AC motor drives reached a value of nearly $11bn in 2017, following a ... Read More
“Made in China” Facing Multiple Challenges as Manufacturing Industry Enters Pivotal Moment
Following very strong performance in 2017, China’s manufacturing industry appears to have reached an inflection point in 2018 according to ... Read More
1.4 Million Automated Trucks to be Sold in 2040
Autonomous Truck Forecast The autonomous truck forecast shows the largest markets forecast to be China, the US, Japan and Germany ... Read More
Free Report on Global Manufacturing Output
Assessing and understanding global manufacturing and the relative performance in different countries and different applications and industries can be extremely ... Read More
Q2 Hybrid and Electric Truck, Bus and Off-highway Insight Service
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Q1 Hybrid and Electric Truck, Bus and Off-highway Insight Service
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Dana Strengthens Off-highway Electrification Portfolio with OC Oerlikon Acquisition
It was announced today that Dana will be acquiring the drives business of OC Oerlikon for 600m Swiss Francs ($603.3m) ... Read More
Automotive – A Key Segment for Industrial Robots
Automotive accounted for 11.3% of global manufacturing production in 2017, remaining as the largest end-industry for industrial robots and forecast ... Read More
Einride T-Log: autonomous truck can see the wood for the trees
Einride Autonomous Truck On July 12th 2018, Einride, a Swedish developer of L4 autonomous trucks announced a new product: an ... Read More
The Industrial Robot Market
The industrial robot market underwent dramatic changes in 2017. To capture all the recent changes and to help you understand ... Read More
Q2 Update: Electric and Hybrid Truck, Bus and Off-highway Insight Service
Download a free copy of the Q1 2018 report. Major developments in the second quarter of 2018 have seen the ... Read More
Who Are the Leading Suppliers of Mobile Robots?
Our recent research report on the mobile robot industry identified close to 100 vendors globally. Analyzing 60 of the largest, ... Read More
The Manufacturing Industry in 2018
The manufacturing landscape has changed dramatically over the last decade. To provide a window into this changing landscape we have ... Read More
Will Chinese brands dominate commercial vehicle electrification?
Recent news from both Daimler and Volvo revealed that they are to put considerable focus on commercial vehicle electrification. As ... Read More
“Made in China” Increasingly Means “Made by Robots”
By 2022, the industrial robot market will be worth over $15bn globally. China’s share of the global industrial robot market ... Read More
Industrial Robots – 2018
OverviewBrochure & Sample Report A highly-detailed report providing analysis of the market for industrial robots used in manufacturing. The industrial ... Read More
How Can You Accurately Forecast the Global Manufacturing Industry?
If you dig around the internet trying to evaluate this question you will likely struggle to find a meaningful answer ... Read More
Industrial Down Cycle Predicted for 2019
Forecasts from our recently released Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker show that global manufacturing output value will dip in 2019, driven ... Read More
Interact Analysis Announces Partnership with ITR Economics
We are very excited to announce a new partnership between Interact Analysis and ITR Economics. ITR is the oldest privately-held, ... Read More
Electric Truck Market by Application
Electric trucks are beginning to gain traction in a number of applications. Emission standards and urban low emission zones are ... Read More
The Mobile Robot Market in 2022 – Our Predictions
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have been around for decades, but recently demand for them and the newer, autonomous mobile robots ... Read More
Manufacturing Sector Creating Huge Demand for AGVs & AMRs
AGVs (automated guided vehicles) have been used in manufacturing environments for decades, yet currently demand for them and autonomous mobile ... Read More
Global Commercial Vehicle Sales to Grow 6% in 2018, Vocational Segment to Grow at 8%
China is 31% of global commercial vehicle market sales Vocational segment to exceed overall global growth with strong demand from ... Read More
New report shows 2018 to be a breakout year for hybrid and electric trucks, buses and off-highway vehicles
New research from Interact Analysis shows a ramp in hybrid and electric vehicle demand, product launches and strengthening macro factors ... Read More
Teradyne Acquires Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) – Our analysis
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) announced yesterday it is to be acquired by Teradyne for €121m ($148m) net of cash acquired ... Read More
Electric and Hybrid Trucks, Buses and Off-highway Insight Service
OverviewFree Report and Brochure Hybrid and Electric Construction Equipment Electric construction equipment is not new. However, price, reliability, lack of ... Read More
New Report shows Manufacturing Output Hit $35 Trillion in 2017
We are excited to share some findings from our first Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker relating to manufacturing output, the sliding ... Read More
Skycatch and DJI to Supply 1,000 Custom Drones to Komatsu
Commercial drone data company Skycatch, and DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone manufacturer, have extended an existing partnership to manufacture ... Read More
Mobile Robots in Logistics Centers Forecast to Surpass $3bn in 2022
Despite the market being worth just $300m in 2017, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) used in ... Read More
Mobile Robots – 2018
OverviewTable of Contents & Brochure An analysis of the opportunity for AGVs and AMRs in manufacturing and logistics material handling ... Read More
Cities and internet reshaping the global truck market
With the recent ruling from German legislators that Stuttgart and Dusseldorf could ban older, diesel vehicles and the news that ... Read More
Medium Heavy Commercial Vehicle Sales Forecast – 2018
OverviewBrochure and Sample An analysis of the global medium and heavy commercial vehicle market. Commercial vehicles – those used for ... Read More
Americas Commercial Vehicle Sales To Grow 10% in 2018
New research from Interact Analysis reveals increasing competitive threats and faster pace of change in the future Key Points 10% ... Read More
Cummins’ strong march on commercial vehicle electrification
Cummins (NYSE: CMI), a leading provider of engines and generator sets, is making a strong and sustained push into electrification ... Read More
Commercial Van and Truck Electrification: market snapshot
Whilst passenger cars steal most of the limelight, electrification of commercial vehicles is equally, if not more interesting right now ... Read More
Investment in Warehousing Automation Continues with Fetch Robotics
This week, mobile robot supplier Fetch Robotics announced it had closed its Series B funding round of $25 million, led ... Read More
Will the Manufacturing Growth Cycle Continue in China? Part 2
Part 2 – Is this growth sustainable and what is the fundamental advantage of China’s manufacturing industry? In this, the ... Read More
Will the Manufacturing Growth Cycle Continue in China? Part 1
Part 1 – What has been driving the recent growth in China’s manufacturing sector? In this first of two analyst ... Read More
Tesla (finally) Announces its Semi Truck – Our Analysis
Tesla’s delayed announcement regarding its electric semi truck will be made on the 16th of November. Ahead of that we ... Read More
Siemens’ Autonomous Vehicle Strategy
Following Siemens’ recent announcement to acquire Tass International we examine what it means for the industrial giant’s strategy. Broad range ... Read More
NACV Show: Truck Industry says, “we’re ready for autonomy”
At the recent North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) show numerous executives from major truck OEMs and suppliers made it clear ... Read More
A Decade After the Financial Crisis, Has EU Manufacturing & Machinery Recovered?
Total EU manufacturing production peaked in 2008, at a little over €4.9 trillion, before the effects of the financial crisis ... Read More
Complimentary Report: Commercial UAV Industry Insights
Interact Analysis is pleased to present a 23-page complimentary report containing key findings from our recent Commercial UAV market report ... Read More
Where are all the security drones?
In the early 2000s the security industry had a renaissance. The ‘war on terror’, a massive technology switch from analogue ... Read More
What’s behind the robust growth in industrial robots?
Recent industry figures for industrial robots have once again put the market in the spotlight. According to the Robotic Industries ... Read More
Commercial Drones in 2022 – Our Predictions
The fledgling commercial UAV industry may be small today, but it is forecast for tremendous growth and transformation over the ... Read More
Intel announces “Insight” data platform for enterprise UAV customers – partners with Delair
Key points On September 6th at Interdrone 2017, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich revealed a new data analytics platform called Intel ... Read More
Technology and infrastructure developments fuelling commercial UAV market growth
A series of important technology and infrastructure milestones are in reach which could enable the rapid growth and adoption of ... Read More
Commercial UAV Report 2017
OverviewTable of ContentsSamples Commercial drones (UAVs) is a small industry currently, but tipped for massive growth, due to falling hardware ... Read More
Will commercial drones consumerize and commoditize?
The use of UAVs (drones) in commercial applications really began with the media sector and the implementation of ‘prosumer’ (professional-consumer) ... Read More
Yamaha: will alliances bear fruit or is the Ag drone pioneer at risk of a drought?
Yamaha is well established in the agricultural market with over 2500 unmanned helicopters performing agricultural spraying in Japan and other ... Read More
Softbank to Acquire Robotics Division from Alphabet: our take
The details Late last week it was announced, without much ceremony, that Softbank Group would be acquiring Boston Dynamics and ... Read More
Mass market adoption of automotive sensors to drive lower-cost UAV ‘sense and avoid’
The rapid increase in use of sensors in automotive for safety applications and autonomous driving is providing the catalyst for ... Read More
Softbank’s Investment in OSIsoft
In short: great synergies, but execution will be key Last week it was announced that Softbank Group had made an ... Read More
Google arrives just in IoT(ime)
Last month we wrote about Alphabet’s (and its subsidiaries) lack of presence in the industrial IoT space, this despite being ... Read More
Drone operators should demand better quality products
Commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators are all too familiar with the challenges of UAV flight – poor weather, demanding ... Read More
Drone manufacturers turn to commercial market to revive fortunes
The consensus at last week’s AUVSI Xponential show in Dallas was that the footfall and size of the show was ... Read More
Clouds everywhere at Hannover, but IT’s ok
Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing Digitalization, or whatever phrase you might hear is a big trend. Unsurprisingly, this was a ... Read More
Is Alphabet late to the industrial IoT party?
If you were at Hannover Messe 2017, you won’t have missed the very visible presence of IT companies – Microsoft, ... Read More
ABB to acquire B&R Automation – Our view
ABB to acquire B&R (Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH) for an undisclosed sum to close ABB’s historic gap in machine ... Read More
Intelligent Automation – a Boon for Industrial Automation Vendors?
Intelligent Automation is an emerging trend of extraordinary scope and implication. Consequently, we are seeing the term being applied to ... Read More
Autonomous mobile robots deliver with a strong presence at Automate
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are set to be the fastest growing type of industrial service robot. Manufacturing companies and end-users ... Read More
UAVs offer solar industry benefits, but at a cost
The use of UAVs (or drones) in the solar industry has been limited to date, though has the potential for ... Read More
Drone artificial intelligence is key enabler as investment dollars flow
Commercial drones – those used for precision agriculture, mining, site inspection and other applications – are big business. They are ... Read More