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Virtual PLC & Soft PLC Market Report 2020-2025
The Virtual PLC & Soft PLC Market Report 2020-2025 is part of IoT Analytics’ ongoing coverage of Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 topics (Industrial IoT Research Workstream).
The information presented in this report is based on extensive primary and secondary research, including 15 interviews with virtual PLC and soft PLC experts and end users conducted between April 2020 and October 2020.
The document includes a definition of virtual PLC and soft PLC, market projections, adoption drivers, case study analysis, key trends & developments.
Related reading:
IoT Analytics published a blog post on “Soft PLCs: The industrial innovator’s dilemma” which is derived from the report which can be viewed HERE.
Find out:
- What is soft PLC?
- What is the difference/similarity between virtual PLC and soft PLC?
- What are the different types of soft PLCs?
- What are the technologies that are accelerating adoption of soft PLCs?
- What is the biggest threat/restraint to the soft PLC market?
- How big is the soft PLC market? Market segments include:
- Product type (hardware agnostic, hardware specific)
- Control level type (machine level control, supervisory control)
- End hardware type (IPC, HMI, datacenter and others)
- Region
- End user industry
- Distribution channel type
- Who are the leading soft PLC vendors and how competitive is the landscape?
- What are the key trends and developments associated with virtual and soft PLC market?
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- Complete market report in PDF
- Market model data
- Database of virtual PLC vendors
- Complete market report in PPT
- 1h discussion with the analyst team
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- Market model data
- Database of virtual PLC vendors
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- Complete market report in PDF
- Market model data
- Database of virtual PLC vendors
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- 1h discussion with the analyst team
At a glance:
Virtual PLCs and soft PLCs describe the emerging class of PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) in which the control hardware and software are partially/completely decoupled from each other. This involves the migration of the sensing and manipulating function at level 1 of the automation pyramid to hardware in the respective upper and lower levels.
This report aims to provide the reader with a holistic view of the virtual PLC and soft PLC market starting with definitions and then deep diving into key chapters covering technological overview, market size and outlook, competitive landscape, and customer adoption.
Detailed definitions differentiating hard PLCs from soft and virtual PLCs are provided:
The report examines 9 technological advancements that accelerate the adoption
A deep dive into 5 key technical requirements for deploying soft PLCs
Drivers and inhibitors for adoption
Market size of soft PLC automation systems
Sizing and segmentation by product type, control level type, regions, end user industries and distribution channel
Top vendors and market share distribution
The report includes several case studies along the value chain
The market data and a vendor list accompany the market report
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