For many years, MOM (manufacturing operations administration) techniques have enabled industrial manufacturing firms to regulate manufacturing and optimize effectivity — from short-term scheduling of operations to long-term planning for strategic aims.

Producers in a variety of industries are leveraging industrial web of issues (IIoT) know-how alongside MOM software program to assist sensible manufacturing, utilizing cloud/SaaS platforms, sensible units and the connectivity and analytical instruments supplied by IIoT.

The MOM software program market covers a variety of capabilities and enterprise processes within the discrete and course of manufacturing areas and is integral to digital transformation. As a result of these sub-markets differ in measurement and scope, totally different suppliers focus on totally different areas, resembling:

  • Manufacturing execution system (MES)​.
  • Human-machine interface/supervisory management and knowledge acquisition (HMI/SCADA)​.
  • Course of execution system (PES)​.
  • High quality and check planning and administration (QMS)​.
  • Operational analytics (OA)​.
  • Course of design and simulation (DES/SIM)​.

Main MOM Software program Suppliers

Most firms within the MOM software program sector cowl each discrete and course of manufacturing, however the emphasis inside that blend varies; for instance, Honeywell, ABB and Schneider are stronger on the method aspect, whereas Siemens, SAP, Oracle and Rockwell are stronger on discrete.

MOM software program suppliers embody firms resembling Siemens, which gives engineering purposes resembling PLM but in addition has robust MOM choices — comprising, from what I've seen within the trade, about 10% to fifteen% of its complete digital industries (DI) software program enterprise. For enterprise suppliers resembling SAP and Oracle, MOM is extra like 30% to 40% of their manufacturing and provide chain revenues.

Market Dimension and Development

The MOM market slowed down barely in 2020 however resumed development in 2021 to almost $7 billion. Cambashi's MOM Observatory present forecast reveals a gentle improve to round $8.4 billion in 2025. This charge ought to improve as provide chain points and manufacturing disruption are resolved, and the usage of linked purposes takes off.

The method sector is far bigger than discrete. Design and simulation is smaller and in addition overlaps with IIoT and linked purposes — vital to the digital thread that runs from course of design, by means of simulation and to the precise manufacturing equipment.

Geographically, APAC is barely bigger than AMER or EMEA, primarily as a result of processing of base metals in that area, however all three areas have strong market measurement and development.

Industrial IoT know-how consists of system and utility instruments which are used to construct linked purposes in market areas starting from linked merchandise to linked manufacturing and linked cities.

The IIoT/linked manufacturing market space features a proportion of MOM revenues that depend on connectivity to watch, management and analyze course of and discrete manufacturing vegetation. Design/simulation and OA (operational analytics) purposes present in MOM techniques are additionally included in our mannequin of the IIoT/linked purposes market. The shut alignment between these two applied sciences explains why the expansion profiles of "OT" (operational know-how) suppliers within the IIoT/linked purposes mannequin are so much like these of the MOM suppliers; each have been badly impacted by the manufacturing slowdown in 2020. Nevertheless, we anticipate a major rebound for linked purposes suppliers in 2022, as producers understand the significance of boosting the resilience of their manufacturing operations utilizing digital applied sciences and linked purposes.

IT/Enterprise suppliers held up a lot better in 2020; whereas they nonetheless skilled a discount in development, they have been extra immune to the impacts of the pandemic than the OT or pure IoT suppliers. This resilience stems from their broader vary of choices that span a number of industries and market areas. IT/enterprise gamers additionally supply options for a wider vary of use circumstances and are typically in a greater place to reap the benefits of the transfer to the cloud.

Pure IoT know-how suppliers are sometimes a lot smaller than their IT or OT counterparts however are rising rapidly. And since their options are sometimes area of interest — designed round a use case relatively than an trade — their publicity to anyone trade is diminished. They have been capable of journey out the pandemic extra comfortably than the production-focused OT/MOM suppliers, although not in addition to the bigger IT/enterprise suppliers who have been higher positioned to leverage their measurement to handle prospects and unfold danger throughout a number of industries and applied sciences.

Worldwide TAM for MOM Software program in 2021 is roughly $6.8 billion, shifting to round $8.4 billion by 2025. Seven key suppliers have about 30% of the market, and about 60% of the full market is owned by main, established industrial automation firms, lots of that are shifting into the software program house for strategic and monetary causes, consistent with the digital transformation pattern.

There's overlap between components of the MOM market and the IIoT/linked utility house, and linked purposes are key to digital transformation initiatives.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Operational know-how (OT) firms — giant, well-established and funded firms that grew by growing industrial automation hardware — are buying extra worthwhile, faster-growing software program firms within the MOM house or adjoining markets. Examples in 2021 embody Rockwell buying Plex, increasing its protection within the cloud providing, and Emerson "partly buying" Aspentech, a part of Emerson's total technique to enter new software program areas.

Honeywell is exploring new methods to deploy its options in new markets; its acquisition of life science software program firm Sparta will permit prospects to realize vital insights from manufacturing knowledge to enhance their manufacturing processes, keep high quality and enhance affected person security and provide chain continuity.

Getting Extra Out of MOM With IIoT/Related Functions

First, when striving to get extra out of MOM, it is necessary to determine in case your objective is to enhance effectivity, cut back downtime or enhance product high quality. This makes a distinction when choosing a product or supplier. The goal (use case) of any linked purposes must also be recognized.

When you develop a shortlist of appropriate suppliers, it is best to ask the next questions

  • Can they supply assist proper by means of the transformation course of?
  • Can they assist each new and legacy techniques?
  • Can they scale as your organization grows?

With this, you need to be nicely in your approach to taking higher benefit of MOM.