Asia Pacific Process Automation Market Report and Forecast 2024-2032

Asia Pacific Process Automation Market Size

The Asia Pacific process automation market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.40% between 2024 and 2032.

Asia Pacific Process Automation Market Outlook

• In 2022, Singapore witnessed a 68% increase of robot installations, while Malaysia saw an increase of 42%.

• As per industry reports, in 2022, China accounted for over 50% of newly installed industrial robots worldwide.

• According to International Federation of Robotics, Asia held the largest share of 73% of newly deployed robots on a global scale in 2022.

Asia Pacific Process Automation Market Growth

The Asia Pacific stands as a leading region for manufacturing industry and consumer goods markets. It is estimated that about 60% of the industrial organisations in the region will improve their operations with the adoption of automation technology, thereby gaining a 50% increase in worker efficiency.

Manufacturing companies are increasingly automating their production facilities due to the growing demand for enhanced efficiency, increased productivity, innovation, and the rising costs associated with human labour. Robots are major components of automation for improving productivity and international competitiveness.

Asia Pacific also has a robust automotive industry, which requires manufacturing of vehicles. In 2022, the sales of new vehicles sold in Japan totalled to 4.2 million units while India witnessed at least 4.25 million units. In 2023, the Light Vehicle (LV) production expanded nearly 10% year-on-year (YoY) to 51.8 million units, resulted by the robust production in China, Japan, Korea, and India.

In 2021, South Korea and Japan had the largest density of robots installed per 10,000 workers in the manufacturing sector. Japan is considered the largest manufacturer of industrial robots amounting to 46% of the global production in 2022.

Asia Pacific Process Automation Industry Segmentation

Asia Pacific Process Automation Market Report and Forecast 2024-2032 offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:

Market Breakup by System Type

• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

• Distributed Control System (DCS)

• Machine Execution System (MES)

• Valves and Actuators

• Electric Motors

• Human Machine Interface (HMI)

• Process Safety Systems

• Sensors and Transmitters

• Others

Market Breakup by Communication Protocol

• Wired Protocol

• Wireless Protocol

Market Breakup by Application

• Oil and Gas

• Chemicals and Mining

• Consumer Goods

• Pharma and Biotech

• Water and Wastewater

• Automotive

• Power

• Others

Market Breakup by Country

• China

• Japan

• India

• ASEAN

• Australia

• Others

Asia Pacific Process Automation Market Share

Additionally, ASEAN countries are also significantly adopting service robots in sectors such as healthcare, logistics and automotive manufacturing. Cobots (collaborative robots) are gaining traction among manufacturers of APAC region due to their ability to work alongside human workers, which offers energy and space-efficient forms of automation and results in significant productivity for business.

Leading Companies in Asia Pacific Process Automation Market

Market players are developing AI-powered automation systems allowing for real-time monitoring and optimising the performance of factories

• Robert Bosch GmbH

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

• Yokogawa Electric Corp.

• Eaton Corporation Plc

• Siemens AG

• Schneider Electric SE

• ABB Ltd.

• Delta Electronics, Inc.

• Fuji Electric Co Ltd

• Emerson Electric Co.

• Honeywell International Inc.

• Others

Key Highlights of the Report