Industry Profile
Measurement and control systems can help industry improve their bottom line. Specifically, intelligent control systems and process automation technologies help manufacturers:
- Improve plant energy efficiency
- Boost productivity by increasing throughput, yield, and product quality
- Enhance worker safety
- Increase production flexibility
- Reduce generation of waste products and pollutants
The United States leads the world in providing and purchasing measurement and control systems. The global market for process controls is approximately $26 billion annually, with U.S. shipments valued at $9 billion in 2002.
The approximately 1,000 U.S. manufacturers and distributors of sensor and control equipment in this country employ more than 50,000 people. The annual payroll totals approximately $2 billion.