European Motion Control Market: Advanced Capabilities and Increasing User Awareness Sustain Growth, Says Frost & Sullivan

European Motion Control Market: Advanced Capabilities and Increasing User Awareness Sustain Growth, Says Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire LONDON, Oct. 3, 2012 - Intense competition and existing market uncertainties are likely to restrain growth only till 2013 LONDON, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A shift towards more precise methods of controlling is expected to attract investments in motion control solutions and fuel revenue growth. As awareness increases on the advancements in controller capabilities, ease of use, and ability to control multiple axes, advanced motion controllers are seeing uptake across Europe. However, the high capital involved will hold back manufacturers and market growth will be characterized by moderate variations over the next few years rather than a sudden surge. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.motors.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of the Advanced Motion Controllers Market in Europe, finds that the market earned revenues of $340.5 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $520.3 million in 2018. "The change from hydraulic and pneumatic control systems to electric and electromechanical ones – to achieve higher efficiency and precision across several key end-user industries – will underpin market growth," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Raaj Thilak Raveendran.