The smart manufacturing market is expected to reach $446.24 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 21.5% during the forecast period of 2022-2029, states Researchandmarkets.com.
The growth of the smart manufacturing market is attributed to factors such as the increasing number of government initiatives to promote industrial automation, the rising number of investments in Industry 4.0, growing demand for safety regulation compliance, and high labor costs in developed economies. However, the high capital and operating expenses and a lack of standardization for technology platforms are some of the major factors restraining the growth of this market.
The advent of 5G connectivity in smart manufacturing and the proliferation of smart manufacturing in developing countries are expected to offer significant growth opportunities for players operating in this market. However, privacy and data protection concerns and the lack of a requisite skilled workforce to implement and operate technologies are some of the major challenges to the growth of the smart manufacturing market.
Key players operating in the smart manufacturing market are Amazon Web Services, Inc. (U.S.), Robert Bosch Manufacturing Solutions GmbH (Germany), Cisco Systems, Inc. (U.S.), 3D Systems Corporation (U.S.), Plex Systems, Inc. (U.S.), Cognex Corporation (U.S.), PTC Inc. (U.S.), FANUC CORPORATION (Japan), SAP SE (Germany), Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. (U.S.), Emerson Electric Co. (U.S.), Siemens AG (Germany), Schneider Electric SE (France), ABB Ltd (Switzerland), Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan), and Intel Corporation (U.S.).
