Numerical Control Market grew 7.3% in 2014
2014年數控市場增長7.3%

CIMdata estimates that based on end-user payments, the worldwide Numerical Control(NC) software and related services market grew by 7.3% in calendar year 2014. The estimated end-user payments grew from $1.64 billion in 2013 to $1.76 billion in 2014. The market growth rate reflects solid overall NC spending, continuing the recovery from the downturn in the global economy. CIMdata projects that in 2015 growth in manufacturing will continue and end-user payments for NC software will increase by 6.7% to $1.88 billion.

CIMdata估計，根據終端用戶的付款情況，全球數控（NC）軟件及相關服務市場在2014年增長了7.3％。據估算，最終用戶支付額從2013年的16.4億增長到2014年的17.6億美元。市場增長率反映了整體數控開支穩定，繼續從全球經濟低迷中復蘇。CIMdata預計，2015年制造業將繼續增長，而終端用戶在數控軟件方面的支出將增長6.7％，達18.8億美元。

Since 2002, the NC software market has shown modest but steady growth as global economies generally improved. There has been worldwide growth in the sale of machine tools and manufacturing output; greater emphasis has been placed on the efficient operation of machine tools as manufacturing firms have strengthened their competitive positions; and the overall PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) market, of which CAM software is a component, has continued on a strong growth path during this period. CAM software purchases are related to all of these factors-particularly machine tool sales.

2002年以來，隨著全球經濟體普遍回暖，數控軟件市場呈現出溫和但穩定的增長。全球的機床及制造產出銷售取得增長；隨著制造企業加強其競爭地位，他們將更大的重點放在改善機床的高效運轉；而PLM（產品生命周期管理）整體市場繼續在此期間獲得強勁的增長， CAM軟件正是其中的一個組件。CAM軟件采購涉及到所有這些因素，特別是機床的銷售。

The size and growth of the NC software and related services market based on end-user payments is shown in the chart. It can also be seen that approximately one-third of the end-user payments result in reseller revenues and approximately two-thirds of the revenues are payments made directly to software suppliers.

基于終端用戶的支付，數控軟件和相關服務市場的規模和增長顯示如下圖。可以看出，來自經銷商營收大約占了終端用戶支付的三分之一，直接向軟件供應商付款約占三分之二。

Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata's Vice President of Research commented, "2014 was an interesting year in the NC market. There was solid growth and two leading NC companies were acquired by unexpected new parents: Vero Software by Hexagon AB and Cimatron by 3D Systems. Combining additive and subtractive manufacturing has shown great value in some applications, so the move by 3D Systems bears watching." Jeanne Naysmith, the leader of CIMdata's Manufacturing Practice continued, "While there is a relatively small portion of industrial production that is likely to use additive techniques, the extra creativity that additive manufacturing can offer is likely to increase the complexity of product designs, and this will in turn increase demand for subtractive CAM. Improved product performance coupled with the elimination of capitalized tooling is a strong incentive for manufacturers to explore additive manufacturing's potential."

CIMdata研究副總裁Stan Przybylinski評論道：“2014年是數控市場非常有趣的一年。有穩健增長，同時兩家領先數控公司又意外被收購：Vero Software 被Hexagon AB 收購， Cimatron公司被3D Systems收購。在某些應用中，將添加和消減制造結合起來，展現出很大的價值，所以3D Systems的舉動值得關注。” CIMdata制造實踐部主管Jeanne Naysmith則表示，“盡管只有工業生產的一小部分可能使用到添加技術，但添加制造能夠提供的額外創造力很可能會增加產品設計的復雜性，從而反過來增加對消減CAM的需求。提高產品的性能，以及取消資本化工具，是廠商開拓添加制造潛力的強大動力。”