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engineering
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Forecast for annual growth of global industrial
production by industry for 2011 to 2030
(as percentages)
Source: statista.com; VCI; Prognos AG 2012
Networking between all
aspects of life is on the rise
System architectures are
gaining in complexity
Globalisation is entering a new phase: as the emerging
markets enter a boom period, there are more than 2 billion
new consumers on the world market. At the same time,
general mobility is increasing and resources are getting
scarcer. Transport networks are becoming increasingly more
complex and safety and facility availability requirements
increasingly more demanding. This is speeding up the move
to the next level of industrial automation. These effects
are amplied by global urbanisation. Megacities integrate
ecology, infrastructure and housing in a complex way. Flows
of supplies, trafc, goods and communication therefore
have to be controlled effectively. A constantly high level of
safety, reliability and operability is needed – for everything
from software and hardware to connections. Device
manufacturers and system integrators, who intelligently
network smart technologies and thereby safely control
complex, system-wide processes, are not only making a
key contribution to solving future challenges, but are also
tapping into the accompanying potential for growth.
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5.1