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UiPath is taking additional steps to strengthen its relationships with CIOs as leaders of automation projects, and to leverage the experiences of its CIO customers to expand usage of automation tech.

The company recently launched a CIO Automation Council made up of 15 customer tech leaders, and it continues to take steps to raise the profile of CIOs and help them drive better outcomes in their companies. The councils goals include expanding citizen development, improving employee experiences, and taking on more advanced use cases with automation technology.

I think CIOs are the most underrated professionals out there, says Rob Enslin, recently appointed co-CEO of Uipath. The demands on their organizations, and their roles, are evolving constantly. They need to integrate an ever-expanding range of systems, from ERP to procurement to expense reporting and much more. The job to keep them integrated is a complex role, and we should be the answer for integration for all CIOs in the automation economy.

Theres increasing evidence that CIOs are playing a bigger role in automation projects, says UiPath Chief Marketing Officer Bobby Patrick. The companys internal data shows an 11% year-over-year increase in the number of CIOs who are leading automation projects enterprise-wide, Patrick says. Theyre also embracing opportunities like the Automation Council: All 15 of those invited to participate accepted and joined the council.

We see CIOs taking it over, Patrick says. Were encouraging that. We know its important from a governance perspective, control, and security to have a well-run end-to-end program and CIOs are in a strong position to do that because they deliver services across diverse departments and functions.

Among the councils core goals is to foster citizen development of automation apps. Consider a low-code/no-code capability that lets automation software observe an employee in a retail store as well as learn and identify where bottlenecks are, generating code that can help to quickly solve problems with automation.

CIOs such as those on the automation council can help drive such outcomes by spreading the word and speaking to fellow CIOs as peers. We want to let them tell others in the language they can all understand, Patrick says. People dont want to hear that from vendors.

Another goal of the council is to help drive better employee experiences through automation: Think automating mundane, time-consuming tasks so people can do work that requires more advanced thought processes. One of the beauties of automation is that its very addictive, Patrick notes. Once an employee learns that something they hate doing can be done by a software robot, its not only addictive, its inspiring.

Employee satisfaction and engagement go up when robots are in place because they offload the mundane and boring in favor of higher-level functions. By actively helping with skills transitions, you can help upskill and reskill to help workers to not lose work but help transition to roles that are more valuable, Patrick says.

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The automation of lab work and data processing can reduce the impact of human error, improve data reliability and help optimize workflows and processes in the lab.

At the recent Future Labs Live conference, Technology Networks spoke to Mathew Keegan, head of applications engineering at Automata. Keegan discussed how automation in the lab was recently adopted to improve the safety of lab practices in a COVID-19 testing facility.

Keegan also highlights how automation is already enhancing the lab experience, the challenges it faces and where it may head in the future.

Molly Campbell (MC): Can you discuss the role that automation is already having in the laboratory, and how you envision that will change in the future?

Mathew Keegan (MK): The use of robotics and automation in labs is already improving the precision and speed of experiments and research, enabling scientists to spend more of their time thinking about new and innovative ideas. For example, automation empowers lab technicians to process and analyze higher volumes of data with greater accuracy and precision. It enables this by automatically inputting data into reports, reducing the number of errors in manual reporting and improving the reliability of data. From drug discovery to lab-grown meat, automation gives scientists the opportunity to explore new, more accurate ideas on a larger scale.

Going forward, were likely to see many more companies taking a capability-first, not capacity-first, approach to automation. With start-ups and scale-ups pumping out innovation at an ever-increasing rate, automation will have to adapt to high-growth situations where scientists are moving away from traditional, fixed systems. The increased capacity allows organizations to scale, helping to utilize lab space better and potentially bringing expansive commercial benefits.

MC: How can automation in the lab empower scientists to collaborate?

MK: Unfortunately, manual data collection is still the norm in many labs, and the risk of lost results and human error that this introduces can make it difficult for scientists to share accurate information with each other. Automated data collection allows scientists to spend more time engaging with their research and form new ideas using data they know is accurate. When paired with cloud solutions, scientists can work together from all over the world without having to endure the tedious task of manual data collection and entry.

MC: Can you discuss Automatas strategies for optimizing workflows and processes in the laboratory?

MK: When you link multiple automation technologies, you can automate entire workflows in the lab. Traditional workflow automation systems are often large, rigid structures that cannot be altered or changed giving labs little flexibility to innovate or change how they work. At Automata, were moving away from this traditional style to what we define as a capability automation approach.

Efficient automation requires processes to be agile and adapt to the changing needs of a working lab a series of capabilities, rather than a set of fixed steps. Opening up fixed systems and breaking them into modular products gives lab technicians the flexibility to add or remove equipment depending on their needs, empowering them to challenge the norm and discover new ways of working.

MC: What are the key challenges associated with introducing automation into a laboratory, and how does this vary across different labs?

MK: Often, the biggest challenge across labs is that scientists can be hesitant to embrace new technology like robotics and automation. Thats because they prefer to work with whats familiar to them or they dont often see large-scale automation projects to compare and see the benefits.

For example, while the diagnostics industry is one that can hugely benefit from the technology, it is held back by its hesitance to move towards newer methods. Over time, the industry has taken to sticking with the same off-the-shelf equipment such as liquid handlers, because they know how to use it and they trust it. However, this can be limiting for scientists in the long term and leaves little room for change and growth.

As the results of diagnostic processes have real impact on how patients are treated, a high level of accuracy is essential in the lab. Due to this, scientists want to be as close to the process as possible and can feel hesitant to trust the hands-off nature of many large-scale automation projects especially when coming at it alone. Partnering with an automation provider can help them make the jump into the unfamiliar and understand the long-term gains that can arise from automation.

MC: Are you able to discuss any case studies in which automation has significantly enhanced a scientists experience in the lab?

MK: We recently worked alongside the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) to automate their COVID-19 saliva testing program, which required the testing of up to 100,000 saliva samples a day. The UHS was tasked with delivering a testing program that covers the local population of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and needed both an automation system capable of working at scale and one that was flexible able to pass off problematic saliva samples for manual processing. Working alongside engineers from the program, Automata designed and developed automated liquid handling systems that can be reprogrammed live on-site to meet changing requirements. The results have been transformative with the UHS now able to deliver hundreds of thousands of tests per day, reducing the chance of human error. It also made lab practices safer for staff, removing scientists from potential exposure to biohazardous substances and protecting them from infection.

MC: After attending the Future Labs Live event, what is your perspective on the lab of the future?

MK: Automation gives labs an opportunity to catapult into the future. A huge step forward is scientists realizing the true benefits that technology can offer and this change in mindset was certainly present at Future Labs Live. I left the event optimistic that very soon, were going to see more labs where people and robots are working side by side.

In the next five years, were going to see the emergence of labs that leverage automation to speed up sample preparation and establish high-throughput versions of complex workflows. All this while minimizing the risk of cross-contamination, eliminating human error and saving time and resources. We may even start to see lights out labs labs that operate 24 hours a day, maximizing their efficiency and shortening schedules for faster delivery of results. Making the lab of the future a reality means not only allowing scientists to achieve more in the lab, but helping organizations achieve their wider objectives such as bringing drugs to market faster.

Mathew Keegan was speaking to Molly Campbell, Senior Science Writer for Technology Networks.

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With pressure mounting for cities to address affordable housing needs, decarbonize buildings, and meet sustainability goals, housing technology company Intelligent City raised CAD 22 million ($17 million), bringing the total capital invested in the company to CAD 30 million ($23 million).

As one of the first companies in North America to apply automation and robotics to the design and manufacturing of prefabricated mass timber buildings, Intelligent City will use the funding to scale operations, commercialize its Platforms for Life (P4L) building solution, grow factory automation, and expand its footprint across and beyond Canada.

Earlier this year, the company completed testing of its building systems and is now verified to work within the new mass timber high-rise building codes in Canada and the US.

The raise includes Series A venture funding with participation by BDC Capitals Cleantech Practice, Greensoil PropTech Ventures, UIT Growth Equity GP, Fulmer & Company, and over 30 independent investors, in combination with government programs and accelerators such as the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Investments in Forest Industry Transformation program (IFIT), the Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) Seed Fund, and the Next Generation Manufacturing Supercluster (NGen) Manufacturing Project Funding. Fort Capital Partners acted as financial advisor and placement agent for the Series A and Seed rounds.

Oliver Lang, CEO and co-founder of Intelligent City, says: We are focused on revolutionizing an industry that is notoriously slow to innovate while making a significant impact on our climate with lower carbon emissions from the construction and operations of buildings.

By utilizing green building strategies and patented technology to deliver affordable, mass-customizable urban housing, we can help cities to adapt more quickly as the needs of people and the planet evolve.

By developing a flexible yet scalable technology and design platform, the company departs strongly from the construction industrys typically fragmented and hierarchical design and construction processes.

Focusing on a deep vertical integration of building systems, software, manufacturing automation, and supply chain contracts, the company can help developers achieve nearly 100 percent cost certainty, deliver 1.5 times the number of residential units on the same site compared to traditional methods, and realize savings of up to 50 percent on life cycle costs per home.

Matt Stanley, director, BDC Capitals Cleantech Practice, says: Intelligent Citys technology is set to enable the future of the built world to be more climate-resilient by replacing emissions-intensive materials such as concrete and steel with a renewable material that naturally sequesters carbon.

We are excited to support the team to accelerate the development and scale-up of its mass timber building system and advanced offsite manufacturing capabilities.

Intelligent Citys end-to-end, product-based approach uses proprietary parametric software for design, construction cost estimation, carbon footprint confirmation, material quantifications, and precision manufacturing.

At the same time, the companys innovative manufacturing technology brings automation to the prefabrication of building components. As a result, the company provides data on the life cycle and performance of the building before construction even begins.

Dana Goldman Szekely, senior principal with Greensoil PropTech Ventures, says: As PropTech industry disruptors, we were excited by the combination of Intelligent Citys platform technology with prefabricated and modular mass timber products to radically speed up construction and dramatically reduce carbon emissions.

At the same time, Jamie James, managing partner at Greensoil PropTech Ventures, will join the board of directors of the company.

In combination with mass timber construction, Intelligent City utilizes the energy-efficiency standards of Passive House design to achieve a 90 percent carbon emissions reduction in its buildings. This concept uses building science principles to attain specific energy efficiency and comfort levels.

It includes continuous insulation and air-tight seals, high-performing windows and doors, balanced heat- and moisture-recovery ventilation, and minimal space conditioning throughout the entire building.

Patrick Robinson, chairman of UIT, says: ESG technologies are not only imperative but demanded by building operators, owners, and tenants. Our investment in Intelligent City resulted from careful consideration of the future landscape of the construction industry as well as the vision and the passion demonstrated by the entire team at Intelligent City.

With a pipeline of more than 2,300 homes, Intelligent City is supported by leading developers in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and the United States, including two high-rise projects in Downtown Vancouver, one of which is supported by the BC Mass Timber Demonstration Program.

The company was previously granted funding by the CleanBC Building Innovation Fund, the National Research Council of Canadas Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), and Natural Resources Canadas Breakthrough Energy Solutions Canada program (BESC). The technology platform has also been awarded the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label.

Yuri Fulmer, founder, and chairman of Fulmer & Company, says: Affordable, efficient, and attractive housing is lacking globally. As cities and developers scramble to construct more buildings on pre-existing urban lots, Intelligent City developed a fundamentally better and faster way to erect buildings that are more energy-efficient and cost-effective.

Jonathan Wilkinson, Canadas Minister of Natural Resources, says: By making effective use of Canadas forest resources through low-carbon building systems, Canada is becoming a world leader in sustainable wood construction practices, increasing energy efficiency and climate resilience in our communities while simultaneously enhancing the global competitiveness of our forestry, wood manufacturing and construction sectors.

Thats why our government is pleased to support projects like this one to help lower emissions, create good jobs for workers and build better neighborhoods for everyone.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Logistics Automation Market, By Component (Software, Hardware-integrated Systems-integrated Systems, Services), By Function (Warehouse and Storage Management, Transportation Management), By Vertical, By Company, By Region, Forecast & Opportunities, 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global logistics automation market is expected to witness a growth of steady CAGR in the forecast period, 2023-2027.

Companies Mentioned

The adoption of industry 4.0 technologies and the growing popularity of the e-commerce industry are driving the growth of the global logistics automation market.

Also, the improved efficiency and workforce safety and advancements in robotics technology are expected to create numerous growth opportunities for the market players in the forecast period.

The global logistics automation market is segmented into component, function, vertical, region, and company. Based on regional analysis, the European region is expected to hold the largest market share in the forecast period, 2023-2027, due to the ongoing industrial revolution.

The logistics automation market's growth is driven by high-end expenditures made by key companies to upgrade current technology such as automation, machine learning, and the internet of things to maximize performance. Also, the expansion of the manufacturing sector and the growing popularity of the e-commerce industry are further expected to fuel the market growth.

Years considered for this report:

Objective of the Study:

Key Topics Covered:

1. Product Overview

2. Research Methodology

3. Executive Summary

4. Impact of COVID-19 on Global Logistics Automation Market

5. Voice of Customer

6. Global Logistics Automation Market Outlook

6.1. Market Size & Forecast

6.1.1. By Value

6.2. Market Share & Forecast

6.2.1. By Component (Software, Hardware-Integrated Systems, Services)

6.2.2. By Function (Warehouse and Storage Management, Transportation Management)

6.2.3. By Vertical (Manufacturing, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Retail and eCommerce, 3PL, Aerospace and Defense, Oil, Gas, and Energy, Chemicals, Others (paper and printing, and textiles and clothing)

6.2.4. By Region (North America; Europe; Asia Pacific; South America and Middle East & Africa)

6.2.5. By Company (2021)

6.3. Product Market Map

7. North America Logistics Automation Market Outlook

8. Europe Logistics Automation Market Outlook

9. Asia-Pacific Logistics Automation Market Outlook

10. South America Logistics Automation Market Outlook

11. Middle East and Africa Logistics Automation Market Outlook

12. Market Dynamics

12.1. Drivers

12.2. Challenges

13. Market Trends & Developments

14. Competitive Landscape

14.1. Competition Outlook

14.2. Company Profiles (Partial List of Leading Companies)

15. Strategic Recommendations

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57% of respondents confirm financial firms still have progress to make, before they reach the advanced stages of innovation and technology efforts

NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Investing in technology to better optimize data and modernize data management are the top priorities for financial services firms according to new research by global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR). The research was compiled from a survey of 200 financial services professionals, conducted at the recent SIFMA Operations Conference in May 2022.

With as many as 98% of respondents' companies investing in their front-to-back-office workflow management, more than one-quarter (27%) of respondents cite data management tools as their firm's priority investment. In addition to data management, firms are also investing in AI and automation (23%), more human capital (13%), cloud-native capabilities (10%) for uniformity, and blockchain technologies (8%) to improve overall efficiencies.

"In today's rapidly evolving world, an optimized workflow is crucial and good clean data is key," said Vijay Mayadas, President of Capital Markets at Broadridge. "And yet, firms are drowning in the complexity of managing and simplifying data without the technology and digital infrastructures in place to support its management, stifling transparency, agility and growth."

Unlocking the value of data

Optimizing and contextualizing data can lead to better data management and streamline internal workflows. However, 94% of firms are facing challenges around effective data use. Legacy or outdated technology stands out as the biggest hurdle that firms face (27%), followed by poor data quality (23%).

After a year of job-hopping and "The Great Resignation," it comes as no surprise that firms are also having a hard time finding the human capital to effectively leverage data. Nearly one-fifth (19%) say they're experiencing an inability to quickly test, onboard, validate or maintain datasets.

Wall Street Recognizes the Need for Improved Tech Stack

The research found that more than half of the attendees (57%) confirmed their firms still have progress to make before they reach the advanced stages of their innovation and technology efforts.

"We hear from clients and the survey findings highlight how firms are overwhelmed with the amount of data and limited in how to use it," said Mayadas. "By assessing ones tech stack and partnering with trusted providers, firms have the opportunity to maximize the capability of their data and improve their workflow management."

Methodology

The survey of 200 financial services professionals was conducted at the 49th Annual SIFMA Operations Conference & Exhibition in Phoenix, Arizona on May 17-18, 2022.

About Broadridge

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader with $5 billion in revenues, provides the critical infrastructure that powers investing, corporate governance, and communications to enable better financial lives. We deliver technology-driven solutions that drive business transformation for banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and public companies. Broadridge's infrastructure serves as a global communications hub enabling corporate governance by linking thousands of public companies and mutual funds to tens of millions of individual and institutional investors around the world. Our technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of more than U.S. $9 trillion of equities, fixed income and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500 Index, employing over 13,000 associates in 21 countries.

For more information about Broadridge, please visit http://www.broadridge.com.

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CPG brands participating in Walmarts retail media network have a new artificial intelligence (AI) option for automating and optimizing ad management.

Walmart is partnering with e-commerce management platform CommerceIQ to offers automated management of sponsored product and sponsored brand amplifier advertising for CPG brands that target its customers via Walmart Connect.

Walmart Connect is the closed-loop media business for Walmart. It offers advertisers the ability to serve personalized, time- and context-specific ads across customer touchpoints including media placements on in-store TV walls and self-checkout screens, Walmart digital properties, mobile devices, and corporate events.

[Read more: Walmart has big plans for its Walmart Connect ad platform]

The new CommerceIQ Retail Media Management for Walmart Connect offering will provide Walmart advertisers solutions including:

In a previouscorporate blog post, Rich Lehrfeld, senior VP and GM, Walmart Connect, outlined several important steps the retailer plans to take with the platform this year:

Improve and innovate new ways for suppliers and sellers to connect with customers throughout the shopper journey.

Enable growth for suppliers and sellers ofallsizes via automation.

Exceed advertiser performance goals.

Walmart is a leader and true innovator in omnichannel and retail e-commerce. It is an honor to be selected as a Walmart platform partner, said Guru Hariharan, CEO of CommerceIQ. Advertisers love the reach of Walmart Connects retail media platform and have driven its explosive growth. Were thrilled that this partnership will help brands crush their ad performance goals and broader business objectives of driving profitable market share growth on Walmart.

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Michael Reynolds, business technology senior manager of digitization at KeyBank, will discuss how to use automation to detect and stop fraudulent transactions at the Bank Automation Summit Fall 2022 on Monday, Sept. 19, at 11:45 a.m. PT.

Bank Automation Summit Fall 2022 takes place live at the Hyatt Olive 8 in Seattle Sept. 19-20, and brings together industry experts to discuss compelling technology content, including the latest automation trends, developing for the cloud and pursuing embedded finance.

View the Bank Automation Summit Fall 2022 agenda here.

Reynolds is responsible for robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) at the $186 billion bank. He and his team spearheaded the automation of the banks chargeback process for credit cards and scaled infrastructure to support more than 1,000 virtual machines running RPA. The Cleveland-based bank has automated 225 processes to date, Reynolds told Bank Automation News.

Our automations are now doing the work of over 370 full-time employees every day, Reynolds said. Five years into our automation journey, Key went from nervous apprehension in adoption to an aggressive automator with a very compelling and impressive business case.

Our capability to evaluate opportunities very fast to assess the return on investment has enabled us to look at hundreds of opportunities a year and accelerate the development of the most attractive processes.

Learn more about the Summit here. Register for the event here.

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Kubernetes as a lynchpin for network automation at scale

Zero-touch network automation needs to be employed at every level of the 5G stack in order for 5G Standalone (SA) services to work as envisioned. 5G SA will bring considerable benefits to customers, but it also increases the complexity of the network itself. Network automation is essential to managing this new complexity.

The end-goal of network automation is to deploy truly zero touch services which are autonomous capable of scaling up and down to meet any need, but also capable of repair themselves when they fail, and continuously optimizing to achieve best results.

Ericsson describes the challenges facing operators today: The majority of CSPs have complex, multi-technology networks that will need to co-exist with the future 5G networks. Many CSPs desire openness and need non-proprietary automation solutions for multivendor networks that will also support the new and exciting capabilities of 5G with assured performance.

Kubernetes has emerged as the dominant enterprise microservices containerization and orchestration system, and its a lynchpin to help carriers and enterprise customers manage 5G services within a containerized framework. Kubernetes strength is in eliminating manual processes used to deploy and scale containerized applications, helping to easily and more efficiently manage clusters of host systems operating cloud-native microservice apps.

Kubernetes running a bare-metal environment that is, a single-tenant server, optimized for specific performance, security, and reliability is the best choice for deploying 5G cloud-native applications, according to Henrik Bckstrm and Rakesh Bohra of Ericsson. Why bare metal? Keep it simple and fast.

With a Kubernetes over bare-metal infrastructure, without the virtualization layer, service providers get a simplified architecture common for central, edge, and private network deployments providing substantial CAPEX and OPEX benefits, the two wrote.

The Linux Foundation and Google Cloud are putting considerably weight behind Project Nephio to help manage network automation using cloud-native principles while providing carrier-grade service. The open-source effort uses Kubernetes, also developed by Google.

Nephio takes the concept further, unifying automation control planes which are entirely abstracted from infrastructure. This will help make multivendor 5G cloud deployment and management easier and more performant, through intent automation and automation templates, according to the Linux Foundation.

Building, managing and deploying scalable 5G networks across multiple edge locations is complex. The Telco industry needs true cloud-native automation to be faster, simpler, and easier, while achieving agility and optimization in cloud-based deployments, said the Linux Foundation in a statement at the time of the announcement.

The Nephio project attracted initial interest from a host of companies including CSPs and telco equipment and software makers after being announced in April, with dozens more joining the chorus a few months later. More than 50 companies are supporting the project, including big guns like Verizon, Vodafone, and Deutsche Telekom.

Kubernetes suitability for telco is also a focus of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), a subsidiary of the Linux Foundation. KubeCon and Cloud NativeCon Europe 2022 took place in Valencia, Spain, in May. There, the CNCF announced efforts to improve the usability of Kubernetes service mesh systems for telco and a new certification program to help telcos assess the suitability of Network Equipment Providers (NEPs), which purport to offer cloud-native solutions.

The new Kubernetes-related project is called Envoy Gateway. Envoy Gateways goal is to make Envoy, the open-source edge and service proxy, easier to use. Envoy helps wrangle load balancing and other networking complexities specific to cloud app microservice management. Envoy enables cloud developers and network operators to more easily observe and tune overall cloud app performance.

Envoy Gateway adds a simplified deployment model and API layer aimed at lighter use cases. The new effort also merges two existing CNCF API projects: Contour and Emissary, into a common core.

Exposing a simplified set of APIs, and implementing the Kubernetes Gateway API, [Envoy Gateway] makes it easier to extend Envoy. Developers will now have a cost-free, unfettered way to provide external access to their work in progress. At the same time, Envoy Gateway will not replace API management features currently found in commercial products, said the group.

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As technologies continue to converge, integrators are increasingly fnding opportunities at the intersection of security and building automation systems.

Traditionally, security and building control systems have been separated physically and often managed by different teams. A modern building automation system (BAS), often called a building management system (BMS), can make it easier and more efficient to integrate these two realms.

As a security systems integrator, its important to educate customers on the benefits of integrating traditional security systems with a BMS. It not only makes sense to integrate these systems that support occupant needs but it can also unlock synergies throughout the facility that support sustainability by reducing energy use and carbon emissions while also enhancing operational efficiencies.

When explaining the advantages of a fully integrated solution to potential customers one that incorporates a BMS to monitor and manage both security systems and building controls there are five key benefits to emphasize: seamless security, enhanced occupant well-being, unified situational awareness, greater productivity and improved sustainability.

How a BMS Benefits the Security Integrator

Because technical labor is tough to find in todays tight job market, many integrators are finding it challenging to keep up with servicing their customers. With its predictive maintenance and self-calibrating features, a building management system (BMS) can help integrators do more with less.

In the coming years, buildings will continue to become more digitally connected and an integrated BMS will be critical to maintaining occupant comfort and safety, as well as optimizing building efficiencies and energy consumption.

To stay competitive, security integrators need to look beyond traditional solutions toward a holistic view of security that maximizes savings and optimizes energy use as it helps protect occupants and assets.

A BMS can maximize the performance of a facilitys security systems. When integrated with video systems and sensors situated throughout a building, a BMS can provide insight into how and when occupants use spaces, how they engage with each other and where they tend to congregate.

Foot traffic patterns revealed by video analytics and data from the access control system can inform BMS load patterns and help settings for ventilation and temperature controls, help update social distancing guidelines and other pandemic restrictions, and reduce energy consumption.

Ideally, the elements of a security system work together seamlessly to cover all the bases from parking and access control to visitor management, occupant tracking and video surveillance. In many facilities though, access control systems keep track of occupants entering the building but not of those exiting.

Leveraging a BMS, operators can access the people-counting function of their video analytics to check exiting numbers against those who entered the building earlier in the day. As another backup, they can check data from sensors installed to monitor carbon dioxide and lighting to track how many employees remain in each space after closing time.

In potentially hazardous workplaces such as manufacturing or warehousing facilities, a BMS that has been integrated with the facilitys security system can be used to create automatic workflows that initiate lockouts, turn on emergency lighting or open doors in case of an emergency.

These automated responses can potentially avert life-threatening situations as well as help reassure workers that safety systems are working behind the scenes to protect them. It can also help first responders know the exact people count in a specific space or zone so that they can take appropriate action.

While HVAC and lighting systems are essential to occupant well-being and comfort, security systems play a role in creating and maintaining safe, healthy buildings. When integrated with a BMS, security and HVAC systems can work together to enhance the performance of both.

For example, video systems and connected sensors situated throughout a building can provide insight into how spaces have historically been used to predict where and when occupants are likely to engage with one another. At a more tactical level, they can alert staff to an unidentified object left in the building or an occupant who has slipped and fallen.

Foot traffic patterns, tracked by video surveillance and analytics, can inform the BMS allowing settings for ventilation, temperature and humidity controls to adjust to improve occupant comfort and well-being. Video and access control systems can also show facility managers where and when crowds tend to form.

In corporate office buildings, for example, theres often a rush at building exits or turnstiles at the end of the workday. Using a BMS, operators can command the access control system to temporarily open exit doors and unlock turnstiles to ease the flow of exiting employees.

Honeywells new Charlotte, N.C., headquarters features the latest BMS technologies.

The ability to monitor and control the performance of all building systems on a single BMS dashboard using real-time data provides facility managers with numerous advantages. Facility managers can, for example, track key performance indicators for security, occupant well-being, air quality, energy efficiency and space utilization and fine-tune settings when and where needed.

The BMS dashboard can also allow facility managers to achieve integrated outcomes by combining the functions of individual systems. A BMS can enlist the access control system to track how many people enter and exit a space.

Lets use the example of office building workers who often must badge in but not out again. Video analytics can automatically track people exiting as well as entering a given space.

Foot traffic patterns, tracked by video surveillance and analytics, can inform a BMS to adjust ventilation, temperature and humidity controls.

More critically, if a smoke detector alerts the BMS to a possible fire in the building, it can signal the access control system to lock elevators, unlock all emergency exits and open turnstiles to expedite safe building evacuation.

By providing big-picture visibility into occupant well-being and safety KPIs, a BMS helps building owners and managers use all available assets security systems included to improve occupant experience.

As more employees move to a hybrid work-style, splitting their week between the office and home, other integrated outcomes are possible that can help boost employee productivity. Aggregated data from security, HVAC and lighting systems can be used to analyze space utilization and reconfigure workspaces to accommodate new use patterns and protocols.

When integrated with video analytics, a BMS can be used to collect occupancy data to assess which office spaces are getting used more or less. Such information can help managers reconfigure access controls and reprogram ventilation and lighting controls to optimize energy use.

Commercial real estate firms and large corporations are under increasing pressure to adopt and implement sustainability programs that aim to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint across their holdings and facilities. By providing real-time visibility into the energy performance of HVACs, lighting systems and plug loads, a BMS can help pinpoint areas where efficiencies can be enhanced to help meet energy conservation and net zero goals.

Studies such as the U.S. Department of Energys About the Commercial Buildings Integration Program report have shown that, on average, 30% of energy consumed by commercial buildings is wasted.

By using video analytics and access control systems to augment data from a smart HVAC, facility managers can track and analyze trends in energy consumption against evolving occupancy levels in spaces throughout the building and use this data to adjust lighting, comfort and ventilation setpoints.

Leveraging BMS technology, building owners and enterprises can collect data, set energy performance baselines and track progress toward their sustainability goals. A BMS can also be used to collect additional data from both building controls and security systems to identify operational changes that not only support overall ESG initiatives but enhance occupant experience.

Bhavesh Gupta is Director of Engineering for Honeywell Building Technologies.

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REDDING, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --According to a new market research report titled, 'Industrial Automation Sensors Market by Sensor Type (Level Sensors, Flow Sensors), Type (Contact Sensors, Non-contact Sensors), Mode of Automation, End User, and GeographyGlobal Forecast to 2029,' the industrial automation sensors market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.6% by value from 2022, to reach $22.59 billion by 2029.

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Industrial automation sensors play a significant role in making the products intelligent and highly automatic. These allow one to detect, analyze, measure, and process changes in production or manufacturing plants. Furthermore, these sensors are vital in making production intelligent and automated.

The growth of this market is attributed to the rising adoption of industry 4.0 and IIoT in manufacturing, the surging demand for smart sensor-enabled wearable devices, and the growing technological advancements in industrial sensors. Furthermore, the use of smart sensors for predictive maintenance and increasing utilization of smart sensors in the automotive industry are the factors expected to offer significant opportunities for the growth of this market.

Rising Adoption of Industry 4.0 and IIoT in Manufacturing to Support the Market Growth

The automation sensors market is growing due to government support and initiatives, high demand for industrial automation for mass production, and mounting pressure to reduce operational costs. Product lifecycle management and enterprise-level solutions are gaining high demand across the globe.

Singapore is emerging as a dominating automation country in Southeast Asia due to initiatives such as National Robotics Program. In 2019, Singapore witnessed the roll-out of the Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network, a connectivity standard backed by Telcos and the GSM Association, which accelerated the progress of Singapore's digital economy. In September 2019, Thailand announced its plans to develop the Digital Park Thailand to provide digital infrastructure to companies to support Thailand's agenda to become a digital innovation hub. Thailand's Digital Agenda 2018 was focused on five areas: digital infrastructure, digital government, digital manpower, cybersecurity, and digital tech developments. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (Thailand) also presented a Smart City Framework designed to make habitable cities with the help of digital technologies. In October 2018, Malaysia proposed a National Industry 4.0 Framework to boost the manufacturing sector. One of the initiatives includes smart cities to accelerate the progression of the digital economy. Hence, such developments are expected to drive the growth of the industrial automation sensors market.

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To provide efficient analysis, Meticulous Research has segmented this market based on Sensor Type (Level Sensors, Flow Sensors), Type (Contact Sensors, Non-contact Sensors), Mode of Automation, End User, and Geography.

Based on sensor type, in 2022, the image sensors segment is expected to account for the largest share of the industrial automation sensors market. An image sensor is an electronic device that converts an optical image into an electronic signal. It is used in digital cameras and imaging devices to convert the light received on the camera or an imaging device lens into a digital image. The large market share of this segment is attributed to factors such as the increasing demand for sensors for digital cameras and imaging devices; the increasing need for advanced functionalities such as higher sensitivity and lower dark noise; and the growing popularity of image sensors across medical imaging equipment and night vision equipment.

Based on type, in 2022, the contact sensors segment is expected to account for the largest share of the industrial automation sensors market. The large market share of this segment is attributed to the benefits provided by contact sensors, such as monitoring doors, windows, and other access points to promote security in industrial operations. Contact level sensors involve physical contact between the device (comprising contact type industrial sensor) and media. The technologies used in contact type level sensors are magnetoresistive, vibratory probe, hydrostatic, magnetic and mechanical float, pneumatic, rotating paddle, resistive chain, and weight and chain. The most common contact type sensors include temperature, pressure, force, and flow sensors.

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Based on mode of automation, in 2022, the semi-automatic system segment is expected to account for the largest share of the industrial automation sensors market. Semi-automatic systems are widely adopted since they benefit companies that emphasize improving their manufacturing process but cannot eliminate operator assistance. The components used in these systems benefit from automation sensors, but some aspects of the assembly are too difficult to automate fully and reliably. Manufacturing companies adopt semi-automatic machines to make significant process improvements while retaining the adaptability of an operator's input for additional manual inspection.

Based on end user, in 2022, the oil & gas segment is expected to account for the largest share of the industrial automation sensors market. The large market share of this segment is attributed to the implementation of automation sensor technologies to improve decision-making, troubleshooting, and performance efficiency in oil & gas exploration activities. Some of the major areas highly influenced by automation sensors in the oil & gas sector include drilling operations, diagnostics & inspections, pipeline monitoring systems, weather monitoring systems, and pressure & flow systems. Drilling is one of the major areas with automation due to its expensive process and high safety risks. Furthermore, companies are increasingly deploying automated pipeline monitoring systems due to the increasing number of pipeline thefts.

Based on geography, in 2022, Asia Pacific is expected to account for the largest share of the industrial automation sensors market. The growth of this regional market is attributed to the growing industrial sector; the increasing presence of SMEs in countries such as India, China, and Japan; the growing need for sensors in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and automobiles industries; rapid industrialization and technological advances; growing electronics and automobile industries; the emergence of industry 4.0; and the increasing number of foreign investments.

Furthermore, the increase in manufacturing units, the presence of several semiconductor manufacturing units, favorable government initiatives, the automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial activities through modern smart technologies, and growth in the electronics and automobile industry drive the growth of this market in Asia-Pacific.

The key players operating in the industrial automation sensors market are Amphenol Corporation (U.S.), Honeywell International Inc. (U.S.), Infineon Technologies AG (Germany), NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands), Renesas Electronics, Corporation (Japan), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (U.S.), Siemens AG (Germany), STMicroelectronics International N.V. (Switzerland), TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland), Texas Instruments Incorporated (U.S.), Dwyer Instruments Ltd. (U.K.), Bosch Sensortec GmbH (Germany), ABB Ltd. (Switzerland), Analog Devices, Inc. (U.S.), and Sensirion AG (Switzerland).

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Scope of the Report:

Industrial Automation Sensors Market, by Sensor Type

Industrial Automation Sensors Market, by Type

Industrial Automation Sensors Market, by Mode of Automation

Industrial Automation Sensors Market, by End User

Industrial Automation Sensors Market, by Geography

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