HMS Report: Industrial Ethernet and wireless growing fast in 2017
HMS報告：工業以太網和無線技術在2017年快速增長

February 21, 2017 - HMS Industrial Networks now presents their annual analysis of the industrial network market, which focuses on new installed nodes within factory automation globally. As an independent supplier of products and services for industrial communication and the Internet of Things, HMS has a substantial insight into the industrial network market. Here are some of the trends they see within industrial communication in 2017.
2017年2月21日——HMS工業網絡公司發布了其工業網絡市場的年度分析，重點是全球工廠自動化中的新安裝節點。作為工業通信和物聯網產品和服務的獨立供應商，HMS對工業網絡市場具有極強的洞察力。以下是他們對2017年工業通訊一些趨勢的觀察。

Industrial Internet of Things is boosting Industrial Ethernet growth
工業物聯網促進工業以太網增長

According to HMS, industrial Ethernet is growing faster than previous years, with a growth rate of 22%. Industrial Ethernet now makes up for 46% of the global market compared to 38% last year. EtherNet/IP and PROFINET are tied at first place, with PROFINET dominating in Central Europe, and EtherNet/IP leading in North America. Runners-up globally are EtherCAT, Modbus-TCP and Ethernet POWERLINK.
根據HMS所言，工業以太網的增長速度比往年更快，增長率為22％。工業以太網現在占全球市場的46％，而去年為38％。 EtherNet / IP和PROFINET份額最大，其中PROFINET主要市場在中歐，EtherNet / IP在北美占主導地位。緊跟其后的是EtherCAT、Modbus-TCP和Ethernet POWERLINK。

“We definitely see an accelerated transition towards various industrial Ethernet networks when it comes to new installed nodes,” says Anders Hansson, Marketing Director at HMS. “The transition to industrial Ethernet is driven by the need for high performance, integration between factory installations and IT-systems, as well as the Industrial Internet of Things in general.”
HMS市場總監Anders Hansson表示：“看看新安裝的節點，我們看到的無疑是加速向各種工業以太網網絡過渡。大體上，向工業以太網過渡主要是受到對高性能、工廠設備和IT系統集成，以及工業物聯網的需求驅動。”

Wireless is redefining the networking picture
無線正重新定義網絡場景

Wireless technologies are growing quickly by 32% and now accounts for 6% of the total market. Within Wireless, WLAN is the most popular technology, followed by Bluetooth. “Wireless is increasingly being used by machine builders to realize innovative automation architectures and new solutions for connectivity and control, including Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) solutions via tablets or smartphones,” says Anders Hansson.
無線技術迅速增長32％，目前占總市場的6％。對于無線技術，WLAN最受歡迎，其次是藍牙。“無線技術越來越多地被機器制造商用來實現創新自動化架構以及新的連接和控制解決方案，包括通過平板電腦或智能手機的自帶設備辦公（BYOD）解決方案，”Anders Hansson說道。

Fieldbus is still growing, but the growth is slowing down
現場總線仍在增長，但增長放緩

Fieldbuses are still the most widely used type of networks with 48% of the market. Fieldbuses are still growing as many users ask for the traditional simplicity and reliability offered by fieldbuses, but the growth rate is slowing down, currently at around 4% compared to 7% last year. The dominant fieldbus is PROFIBUS with 14% of the total world market, followed by Modbus-RTU and CC-Link, both at 6%.
現場總線仍然是使用最廣的網絡類型，占據48％的市場。現場總線仍在增長，因為現場總線傳統的簡單性和可靠性是許多用戶看重的，不過增長率正在放緩，目前為4％，而去年為7％。占主導地位的現場總線是PROFIBUS，占全球市場的14％，緊跟其后的是Modbus-RTU和CC-Link，均為6％。

Regional facts
地域情況

In Europe and the Middle East, PROFIBUS is still the leading network while PROFINET has the fastest growth rate. Runners up are EtherCAT, Modbus-TCP and Ethernet POWERLINK.
在歐洲和中東地區，PROFIBUS仍然是領先的網絡，而PROFINET的增長速度最快。其后是EtherCAT、Modbus-TCP和Ethernet POWERLINK。

The US market is dominated by the CIP networks where EtherNet/IP has overtaken DeviceNet in terms of market shares.
美國市場由CIP網絡控制，其中EtherNet / IP在市場份額上已經超越DeviceNet。

In Asia, a fragmented network market is very visible. No network stands out as truly market-leading, but PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus and CC-Link are widely used. EtherCAT continues to establish itself as a significant network, and CC-Link IE Field is also gaining traction.
在亞洲，網絡市場碎片化，沒有作為真正主導性的網絡，但PROFIBUS、PROFINET、EtherNet / IP，Modbus和CC-Link應用較廣。EtherCAT繼續自成一種重要網絡，而CC-Link IE Field也在獲得關注。

More and more devices are getting connected
越來越多的設備實現聯網

“The presented figures represent our consolidated view, taking into account insights from colleagues in the industry, our own sales statistics and overall perception of the market,” says Anders Hansson. “It is interesting to see that industrial Ethernet and Wireless combined now account for more than half of the market at 52%, compared to fieldbuses at 48%. The success of a series of industrial Ethernet networks and the addition of growing Wireless technologies confirms that the network market remains fragmented, as users continue to ask for connectivity to a variety of fieldbus, industrial Ethernet and wireless networks. All in all, industrial devices are getting increasingly connected, boosted by trends such as Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0. From our point of view, we are well-suited to grow with these trends, since HMS is all about ‘Connecting Devices.’”

“這些展示的數據代表了我們統一的視野，將我們業內同事的見解、我們自己的銷售數據以及市場的總體預測均考慮在內，”Anders Hansson說。“有趣的是，工業以太網和無線合計現在占據了一半以上的市場，達52％，而現場總線占48％。一系列工業以太網網絡的成功以及日益增長的無線技術的增加，證明了網絡市場仍然分散，因為用戶繼續要求連接到各種現場總線、工業以太網和無線網絡。總而言之，受到工業物聯網和工業4.0等趨勢的推動，越來越多的工業設備實現了聯網。從我們的角度來看，基于HMS的座右銘‘Connecting Devices,’ 我們將順應這些趨勢持續成長。”