Russia and the CIS countries are emerging markets offering long-term potential for general purpose test equipment vendors. Government and private investments in infrastructure development and services are poised to generate new opportunities for test equipment vendors.

Over the years, the basic principle of sensor operation has remained unchanged and so has the working methodology of advanced sensors. What has changed, however, is the type of materials and sensing principles employed in the manufacture of new sensors. Sensing technologies are expected to go beyond the traditional principles of piezoresistive, capacitive, and inductive, while emerging sensor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC), carbon nanotu...

The European heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry is undergoing unprecedented change. The dynamics driving the change – technological innovation in building design and energy conservation – are altering the market and ultimately affecting equipment and applications. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan Electric Drives Market in European HVAC Industry, finds that the market earned revenues of $274.9 million in 2010 and esti...

Improved global economic conditions and the gravitation toward renewable energy enabled robust growth for the wind testing market during 2010. The trend toward alternative resources and clean energy is underway, with wind turbines becoming the fastest-growing energy source in the world and enabling higher power outputs.

The European market is expected to reach €92.3 million in 2016 – Technological innovations will stave off investment pressures created by the economic slowdown. The service provider segment is the mainstay of the European x digital subscriber line (xDSL) test equipment market, as service providers are frantically trying to move broadband services to a digital plane.

The European market will expand from €405.2 million in 2010 to €750.1 million in 2017 – Dry and Energy-Efficient Vacuums Set for Strongest Gains. The European vacuum pumps market is anticipated to witness growth, fuelled by high-tech applications for vacuum technologies and the rising awareness of the benefits of using vacuum systems

2010 was a period of growth, competition and innovation in the European product lifecycle management market. Among different PLM products, Collaborative Product Definitions Management had the highest growth rate – with a year-on-year growth of 7.5% – while digital manufacturing is fast emerging as an interesting PLM segment.