프로세스 자동화 및 계측 시장 : 점유율 분석, 업계 동향과 통계, 성장 예측(2026-2031년)

According to Mordor Intelligence, the process automation and instrumentation market size in 2026 is estimated at USD 81.10 billion, growing from 2025 value of USD 77.01 billion with 2031 projections showing USD 105.08 billion, growing at 5.32% CAGR over 2026-2031.

This report is Segmented by Instrument (Field Instruments, Control Valves, Analytical Instruments), Solution (Advanced Process Control (APC), Distributed Control System (DCS), Safety Instrumented Systems, and More), End-User Industry (Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverage, and More), and Geography. The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD).

Global Process Automation And Instrumentation Market Trends and Insights

Tightening Global Emission Norms Propelling Advanced Process Controls Adoption

Governments now link operating permits to real-time visibility of volatile-organic-compound and greenhouse-gas releases, making continuous emission monitoring systems mandatory for chemical and refining sites. The EU Industrial Emissions Directive compels operators to adopt best-available abatement techniques as part of integrated pollution prevention, a requirement that has accelerated investment in digital valves, high-speed analyzers and multivariable smart transmitters. Emerson's zero-emission electric dump valves lowered energy draw from 96 W to 1.2 W per unit while removing methane venting at Laramie Energy wells, illustrating immediate compliance and cost benefits. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has tightened reporting accuracy thresholds, pushing operators toward platforms that integrate control logic, historian and automated report generation. Firms that lag in upgrades risk escalating penalties and curtailed throughput, shifting advanced controls from discretionary to essential spend.

Rapid Migration from Conventional DCS to Modular, Scalable IIoT-Ready Platforms in Asia

Price-competitive local vendors and China's "intelligent manufacturing" programs have shortened product life cycles for legacy distributed control systems. New platforms, such as Rockwell Automation's PlantPAx 5.0, combine TUV-certified cybersecurity, built-in analytics, and universal device bundling, which can cut engineering hours by up to 30%. Mitsubishi Electric's dedicated "LingLing" line targets tier-2 factories seeking affordable upgrades, reinforcing a switch to hardware-agnostic, software-centric architectures. According to Assembly magazine, 53% of Asian factories expect to operate autonomously by 2040, far ahead of their Western peers, which magnifies the immediate demand for IIoT-ready controls.

Cyber-security Certification Bottlenecks Delaying Large-Scale IIoT Roll-outs

ISA/IEC 62443 assessment cycles add six-to-twelve months to mega-projects, demanding exhaustive penetration tests for every network segment. Water utilities juggling NIS2 compliance find budgets stretched by third-party audits and "zero-trust" deployments, delaying sensor connectivity upgrades. Frontiers research notes limited plug-and-play security frameworks, widening gaps between security policy and real-world adoption.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

1. Shift Toward Predictive Maintenance in Hybrid Process Industries across Europe
2. Growing Brown-field Digital Retrofits in North-American Mid-stream Oil and Gas
3. Skilled Workforce Shortage for Advanced Process Control Tuning in Emerging Asia

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

Field instruments captured 43.62% of 2025 revenue, forming the essential measurement layer that feeds higher-level controls across refining, chemicals, and power. Pressure, temperature, and level transmitters now feature embedded diagnostics that flag sensor drift and wiring faults, reducing troubleshooting hours. Control valves, expected to expand at a 6.52% CAGR to 2031, benefit from electrification that removes compressed-air losses while enabling torque-dense actuation. Emerson's acquisition of Flexim broadened its ultrasonic flowmeter line, signalling deeper consolidation around multi-parameter sensing. Analytical gas and liquid analyzers incorporate AI classifiers that slash false alarms, and the Endress+Hauser-SICK partnership extends global lifecycle support for process analyzers. Ethernet-APL, capable of 10 Mbps over 1 km intrinsically safe cabling, is now a default spec in green-field bids. These upgrades keep the process automation and instrumentation market in a cycle of intelligent-edge expansion.

The instrument landscape is converging on "sensor-as-a-service" models, where diagnostics, firmware, and calibration certificates are pushed directly from vendor clouds to distributed control systems. Flowmeter multiplexing platforms reduce cabinet footprints, while optical analyzers shrink sample systems and lower purge-gas costs. In water and wastewater, smart pressure transducers interface directly with cloud SCADA, enabling predictive leak detection. Such integration propels vendor lock-in yet simplifies lifecycle cost tracking, reinforcing the central role of field devices in overall plant optimisation.

Complete Report Scope:

• By Instrument
  • Field Instruments
    • Pressure Transmitters
    • Temperature Transmitters
    • Level Transmitters
    • Flow Meters
  • Control Valves
    • Pneumatic Control Valves
    • Electric Control Valves
    • Hydraulic Control Valves
  • Analytical Instruments
    • Gas Analyzers
    • Liquid Analyzers
• By Solution
  • Advanced Process Control (APC)
  • Distributed Control System (DCS)
  • Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
  • Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
  • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
  • Safety Instrumented Systems
  • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
  • Asset Management and Predictive Maintenance Software
  • Industrial Communication and Networking Solutions
• By End-user Industry
  • Oil and Gas
  • Chemicals and Petrochemicals
  • Pharmaceuticals and Biopharma
  • Food and Beverage
  • Power Generation and Utilities
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Metals and Mining
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Semiconductor and Electronics
• By Geography
  • North America
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • Europe
    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
    • France
    • Italy
    • Rest of Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
    • China
    • Japan
    • India
    • South Korea
    • Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • Middle East
    • Israel
    • Saudi Arabia
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Turkey
    • Rest of Middle East
  • Africa
    • South Africa
    • Egypt
    • Rest of Africa
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Rest of South America

Geography Analysis

Asia-Pacific generated 37.12% of 2025 revenue and remains the prime production hub for mid-range PLCs, smart valves and embedded IPCs. Chinese authorities subsidise industrial-Ethernet chipsets, helping local OEMs undercut imports and accelerating vendor consolidation. India, Vietnam and Indonesia expand discrete and hybrid manufacturing corridors, boosting demand for scalable, IIoT-ready control architectures. Regional governments also tighten particulate-matter caps, spurring uptake of laser gas analyzers and high-range differential-pressure transmitters. This combination of price-sensitive buyers and stricter regulations positions APAC as both volume and innovation leader for the process automation and instrumentation market.

The Middle East is projected to register the fastest 6.63% CAGR to 2031, as Gulf states channel sovereign funds into blue- and green-hydrogen value chains. The adoption of IEC 61511-mandated safety-instrumented systems across petrochemical clusters propels orders for SIL-rated transmitters and emergency shutdown valves. Egypt's multibillion-dollar green-hydrogen projects in the Suez Canal Economic Zone signal Africa's southern expansion of process instrumentation demand. South Africa's Green Hydrogen Atlas identifies over 30 potential hubs, creating fresh bids for flow, pressure and gas-chromatograph packages.

North America emphasises brown-field retrofits that integrate edge analytics into existing DCS, unlocking quick returns without lengthy shutdowns. Federal funding for infrastructure electrification sparks control upgrades in water, wastewater and chemical batch plants. Concurrently, stringent cyber-security rules drive investment in zero-trust firewalls and certificate-managed gateways delaying some IIoT projects yet expanding spend on secure remote-access modules. Europe, with its legacy infrastructure and decarbonisation mandates, channels budgets toward migration toolkits that link PROFIBUS nodes to Ethernet-APL spurs. The region also champions predictive-maintenance pilots, fostering demand for self-learning APC packages in chemicals, cement and steel mills. South America remains an emerging play; Chile's lithium brine processing and Brazil's bio-ethanol complexes illustrate latent growth potential tied to decarbonisation financing.

List of Companies Covered in this Report:

1. ABB Ltd
2. Emerson Electric Co.
3. Honeywell International Inc.
4. Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
5. Rockwell Automation Inc.
6. Schneider Electric SE
7. Siemens AG
8. Yokogawa Electric Corporation
9. General Electric Company
10. Eaton Corporation plc
11. Omron Corporation
12. Bosch Rexroth AG
13. Phoenix Contact GmbH
14. Metso Automation
15. Endress+Hauser Group
16. FANUC Corporation
17. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
18. Advantech Co., Ltd.
19. Hitachi, Ltd.
20. National Instruments Corp.
21. Delta Electronics Inc.
22. Pepperl+Fuchs SE
23. KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH
24. Belden Inc.

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET LANDSCAPE

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Market Drivers
  • 4.2.1 Tightening Global Emission Norms Propelling Advanced Process Controls Adoption
  • 4.2.2 Rapid Migration from Conventional DCS to Modular, Scalable IIoT-Ready Platforms in Asia
  • 4.2.3 Shift Toward Predictive Maintenance in Hybrid Process Industries across Europe
  • 4.2.4 Growing Brown-field Digital Retrofits in North American Mid-stream Oil and Gas
  • 4.2.5 Mandated Functional-Safety (IEC 61511) Compliance in High-Hazard Chemical Plants (Middle East)
  • 4.2.6 Renewable-Power-Driven Hydrogen Projects Triggering New Instrument Demand (Africa)
• 4.3 Market Restraints
  • 4.3.1 Cyber-security Certification Bottlenecks Delaying Large-Scale IIoT Roll-outs
  • 4.3.2 Skilled Workforce Shortage for Advanced Process Control Tuning in Emerging Asia
  • 4.3.3 Fragmented Legacy Infrastructure Raising Total Cost of Ownership in Europe
  • 4.3.4 Extended Semiconductor Lead-Times Constraining PLC and DCS Supply Chains
• 4.4 Value Chain Analysis
• 4.5 Regulatory and Technological Outlook
• 4.6 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.6.1 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.6.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 4.6.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.6.4 Threat of Substitutes
  • 4.6.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
• 4.7 Investment Analysis

5 MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FORECASTS (VALUE)

• 5.1 By Instrument
  • 5.1.1 Field Instruments
    • 5.1.1.1 Pressure Transmitters
    • 5.1.1.2 Temperature Transmitters
    • 5.1.1.3 Level Transmitters
    • 5.1.1.4 Flow Meters
  • 5.1.2 Control Valves
    • 5.1.2.1 Pneumatic Control Valves
    • 5.1.2.2 Electric Control Valves
    • 5.1.2.3 Hydraulic Control Valves
  • 5.1.3 Analytical Instruments
    • 5.1.3.1 Gas Analyzers
    • 5.1.3.2 Liquid Analyzers
• 5.2 By Solution
  • 5.2.1 Advanced Process Control (APC)
  • 5.2.2 Distributed Control System (DCS)
  • 5.2.3 Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
  • 5.2.4 Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
  • 5.2.5 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
  • 5.2.6 Safety Instrumented Systems
  • 5.2.7 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
  • 5.2.8 Asset Management and Predictive Maintenance Software
  • 5.2.9 Industrial Communication and Networking Solutions
• 5.3 By End-user Industry
  • 5.3.1 Oil and Gas
  • 5.3.2 Chemicals and Petrochemicals
  • 5.3.3 Pharmaceuticals and Biopharma
  • 5.3.4 Food and Beverage
  • 5.3.5 Power Generation and Utilities
  • 5.3.6 Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • 5.3.7 Metals and Mining
  • 5.3.8 Pulp and Paper
  • 5.3.9 Semiconductor and Electronics
• 5.4 By Geography
  • 5.4.1 North America
    • 5.4.1.1 United States
    • 5.4.1.2 Canada
    • 5.4.1.3 Mexico
  • 5.4.2 Europe
    • 5.4.2.1 United Kingdom
    • 5.4.2.2 Germany
    • 5.4.2.3 France
    • 5.4.2.4 Italy
    • 5.4.2.5 Rest of Europe
  • 5.4.3 Asia-Pacific
    • 5.4.3.1 China
    • 5.4.3.2 Japan
    • 5.4.3.3 India
    • 5.4.3.4 South Korea
    • 5.4.3.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • 5.4.4 Middle East
    • 5.4.4.1 Israel
    • 5.4.4.2 Saudi Arabia
    • 5.4.4.3 United Arab Emirates
    • 5.4.4.4 Turkey
    • 5.4.4.5 Rest of Middle East
  • 5.4.5 Africa
    • 5.4.5.1 South Africa
    • 5.4.5.2 Egypt
    • 5.4.5.3 Rest of Africa
  • 5.4.6 South America
    • 5.4.6.1 Brazil
    • 5.4.6.2 Argentina
    • 5.4.6.3 Rest of South America

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

• 6.1 Market Concentration
• 6.2 Strategic Moves
• 6.3 Market Share Analysis
• 6.4 Company Profiles {(includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for key companies, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)}
  • 6.4.1 ABB Ltd
  • 6.4.2 Emerson Electric Co.
  • 6.4.3 Honeywell International Inc.
  • 6.4.4 Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
  • 6.4.5 Rockwell Automation Inc.
  • 6.4.6 Schneider Electric SE
  • 6.4.7 Siemens AG
  • 6.4.8 Yokogawa Electric Corporation
  • 6.4.9 General Electric Company
  • 6.4.10 Eaton Corporation plc
  • 6.4.11 Omron Corporation
  • 6.4.12 Bosch Rexroth AG
  • 6.4.13 Phoenix Contact GmbH
  • 6.4.14 Metso Automation
  • 6.4.15 Endress+Hauser Group
  • 6.4.16 FANUC Corporation
  • 6.4.17 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.18 Advantech Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.19 Hitachi, Ltd.
  • 6.4.20 National Instruments Corp.
  • 6.4.21 Delta Electronics Inc.
  • 6.4.22 Pepperl+Fuchs SE
  • 6.4.23 KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH
  • 6.4.24 Belden Inc.

7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

• 7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Assessment