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Worldwide Batch Control Market Is
Poised for Growth
Dedham, Massachusetts -- After a year
of little growth, the batch control market seems poised for
expansion. The market for batch control systems (BCSs) in 2002 will
exceed $2.4 billion, and will grow at an average annual rate of 3.4
percent through 2007, according to "Batch Control System
Worldwide Outlook", a recently released study from ARC.
Improving Operational Efficiency
Is Fueling the Growth
“Manufacturing efficiency and
flexibility will be the key to meeting the needs of powerful mass
merchandisers, and consumers are demanding increased variety and
quality,” says Asish Ghosh, ARC Vice President and principal
author of the study. To maximize return on assets, a manufacturing
company should optimize not only its production plants but also its
enterprise and supply chain domains. The need to optimize the supply
chain is increasing the need for real-time plant and production
information, which is fueling the growth of manufacturing automation
and its integration to business system.
Growth Is Led by Pharmaceutical
Industries
With a diminishing number of
potential blockbusters in the new drug pipeline, pharmaceutical
manufacturers are increasingly looking for manufacturing
efficiencies to augment their bottom lines. This business driver
will improve the opportunity for BCS systems.
In the food, beverage, and other
consumer packaged goods industries, the number of plants is
diminishing. However, they are producing an increasing number of
more complex products. Maximizing manufacturing flexibility to
respond to consumer demands for increased product diversity,
convenience, and flexibility is crucial to the success of these
industries. These factors along with recent regulatory requirements
and enforcement policies are also increasing the demand for more
sophisticated batch control systems.
In North America and Europe, stronger
pharmaceutical and food & beverage markets will lead the
increased demand for sophisticated batch control systems in those
regions. With the recovery of the Asian economies, growth in demand
for batch control systems in these regions will follow.
Automation Upgrades Are Becoming
Increasingly Important
In the industrially developed world,
there are many aging control systems. Though functioning, many of
these systems do not meet today’s need for sophisticated control,
historical recording for traceability, and human operator interface.
Many of these systems need to be replaced by modern batch control
systems on open platforms to achieve current regulatory
requirements, easier upgrade, and reduced maintenance.
About the ARC Advisory Group
ARC Advisory Group provides strategic
planning and technology assessment services to leading manufacturing
companies, utilities, and global logistics providers, as well as to
software and solution suppliers worldwide. Further information can
be obtained from: ARC
Three Allied Drive
Dedham, MA 02026
Telephone: 781-471-1000
Fax: 781-471-1100
E-mail info@arcweb.com
Web site: http://www.ARCweb.com
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Million In Australia
HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 10
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Metso Corporation's (NYSE: MX) rock and
mineral processing business area Metso Minerals will supply crushing
and grinding equipment for a major mine expansion project in
Australia. Newcrest Mining Limited has ordered primary gyratory
crushers, grinding mills, related auxiliary equipment and technical
services for the redevelopment of its Telfer gold mine. The value of
the order is approximately EUR 30 million. The equipment will be
delivered in the fourth quarter of 2003.
The
order includes three primary gyratory crushers for processing run of
mine ore. Metso will also supply two semi-autogenous (SAG mills) and
two ball mills.
Newcrest Mining Limited is an
Australian public company, with net sales of EUR 265 million (480
million Australian dollars) for the 12 months to June 2002. The
company generates the majority of its income from the gold ore
mining in Australia. Metso has previously delivered processing
equipment to Newcrest's Cadia and Ridgeway mines in New South Wales.
The Cadia installation includes the world's largest operating SAG
mill that was delivered by Metso in 1996. The Telfer mine is located
500 km east of Port Hedland in Western Australia.
Metso Corporation is a global
supplier of process industry machinery and systems, as well as
know-how and aftermarket and services. The corporation's core
businesses are fiber and paper technology (Metso Paper), rock and
mineral processing (Metso Minerals) and automation and control
technology (Metso Automation). In 2001, the net sales of Metso
Corporation were EUR 4.3 billion and the personnel totaled
approximately 30,000.
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