올해 말 세계 펌프시장은 불확실한 여러 어려움을 극복하고 상당한 성장을 기록할 것으로 예상된다. 프로스트&설리번(Frost&Sullivan)사가 실시한 새 연구에 따르면, 특히 올해 초의 유가하락과 관련해 종사자들은 가치구매 및 에너지 효율성에 초점을 두고 운영절차에 대한 혁신적인 변화를 드러내는 추세이다.

한편, 올해 말 국제 유가 측정은 여전히 불확실해 전 세계의 관련 종사자들에게 중요한 영향을 미칠 것으로 예상되며, 이는 전 세계의 해저 및 셰일가스 발전과 함께 펌프 회사에 중요한 기회가 될 것으로 전망된다.

By the end of 2015, the global pumps market is expected to tide over several waves of uncertainty to register substantial growth. As such, new research conducted by Frost & Sullivan (F&S) reveals that the decline in oil prices -- in the beginning of 2015, in particular -- has forced consolidation and a shift to innovative operational procedures as end users have focused on value-buying and energy efficiency.

The state of global oil prices at the end of 2015 is still uncertain and is expected to have a significant impact on the end-user industries across the globe. This, along with developments in subsea and shale gas around the world, is opening up immense opportunities for pumps companies.

F&S's report "2015 Outlook of the Global Pumps Industry" finds that the market is expected to earn revenues of $40.09 billion in 2015. The study covers the water and wastewater sectors as well as oil and gas, chemicals, power, food and beverages, and pharmaceutical end-user industries.
 
"The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) is shaking things up in the global pumps industry," said F&S Industrial Automation and Process Control Research Analyst Shilpa Mathur Ramachandran. "The deployment of IoT and Industry 4.0 will increase operational efficiency by nearly 45 percent, escalate return on investment for manufacturers and widen application scope."

While turbulent global economic conditions are likely to cause price wars and dampen sales, the demand for cost-effective, easy-to-install centrifugal pumps will balance out any fall in overall uptake. Moreover, opportunities are ripe in Asia and Africa. Asia-Pacific is the next hotspot for greenfield and brownfield investments in the pumps industry.

Accordingly, the improving manufacturing competitiveness in Asian countries is spurring replacement opportunities for advanced pumps. Meanwhile, rising investments in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and food and beverage sectors are strengthening market prospects in emerging Latin American countries as well.

"As pump manufacturers look to tap this potential through sustained focus on innovation, the era of remote monitoring and proactive maintenance will unfold," said Ramachandran. "With changes in the end-user landscape causing a shift from transactional relationships to partnerships, suppliers will employ new business models such as analytics-as-a-service and pump-as-a-service to remain relevant in the global pumps market."

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 7월 15일]