Frost & Sullivan: Increasing Industrial Automation in Brazil Bodes well for the HMI and Industrial PC Market

Frost & Sullivan: Increasing Industrial Automation in Brazil Bodes well for the HMI and Industrial PC Market PR Newswire SAO PAULO, Nov. 7, 2012 Proactive awareness campaigns to help widen the customer base of HMI and industrial PCs SAO PAULO, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial PCs and human machine interface (HMI) represent the next level of industrial automation applications. The deep penetration of these new applications indicates Brazilian companies' eagerness to increase the efficiency of their production processes. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.industrialautomation.frost.com), Analysis of the Brazilian HMI and Industrial PC Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $68.3 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $126.9 million in 2015. The market's growth rate is expected to exceed that of the economy. "The higher complexity in the manufacturing processes and the greater pressures to reduce waste and costs encourage the adoption of more sophisticated automation applications," said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Alejandro Diaz Lopez. "While industrial PCs are an ideal fit for these needs, the swelling demand for visualization makes a solid case for HMI." Industrial PCs and HMI also offer compelling benefits such as technology integration capabilities. The flexibility of industrial PCs enables the easy integration of IT and architecture technology systems, allowing companies to better control production lines.