Chapter 1 - Industrial Introduction

Industrial Market for Connectors
Industrial Market Definition
Product Use by the Industrial Market
Industrial Potential
Volume Products
Diverse Market
Industrial Market Viable
Industrial Market Growing
RoHS Ramifications
Report Focus
Complete Market
No Serious Deficiencies

Chapter 2 – Assembly Lines

Quality and Quantity
Custom Lines
Subtasks
Major Automation Companies
Segment Leader
PLCs
Major PLC Suppliers
Special Processors
Varied Interfaces
Lots of Buses
Contract Manufacturers
Industrial Buses

Chapter 3 Industrial Buses

AS-i
ARCNET
BACnet
CAN Bus
CAN Bus Connector
ControlNet
Data Highway
DeviceNet
Foundation Fieldbus
Industrial Ethernet
InterBus
LonWorks
ModBus
ProfiBus
ProfiNet
Other Field Buses
Seriplex Bus
Field Bus Observations

Chapter 4 Food, Clothing and Shelter Equipment

Background
Food Industry
Connector Implications
Conclusions
Background
Textiles to Clothing
Connector Implications
Conclusions
Major Furniture Manufacturing Equipment OEMs
Volume Drives Industry
Connector Implications
Conclusions

Chapter 5 - Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

Background
Semiconductor Industry Changing
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
Processes
Wafer Manufacture
Ingot Grinders
Wafer Slicing
Edge Grinding
Lapping
Polishing
Cleaning
Back Grinding
Front End Equipment
Masking
Etching
Doping
Multiple Layers
Dielectric Deposition and Metallization
Passivation
Cleaning and Backside Prep
Electrical Test
Assembly
Connector Implications
Conclusions
Market Size
New Technologies

Chapter 6 - PCB Manufacturing Equipment

Background
PCBs/Manufacturing Market
PCB Manufacturing process steps
PCB data acquisition
Preparation of PCB laminate (core)
Inner layer image transfer (photo-lithography)
Lamination
Drilling and cleaning
Make holes conductive
Outer layer Image Transfer
Surface finish
Final Fabrication
Assembly Process
Connector Implications
Conclusions

Chapter 7 - Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Equipment

Background
Pharmaceutical Industry Capital Expenditures for Equipment
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Techniques
Chemical Technology
Biotechnology
Secondary Manufacture
Process Equipment
Primary Manufacturing Processes
Secondary Manufacturing Processes
Connector Implications
New Manufacturing Philosophy
Contract Manufacturing (CM) making an impact
Conclusions

Chapter 8 – Robotics

Background
Applications
Robotic assembly equipment
Connector Implications
Conclusions

Chapter 9 –Connector Statistics

Worldwide Industrial Connector Sales
North American Industrial Connector Sales
European Industrial Connector Sales
Japanese Industrial Connector Sales
Chinese Industrial Connector Sales
Asian Pacific Industrial Connector Sales
ROW Industrial Connector Sales

Chapter 10 – Conclusions

Diversity of Market
Connector Opportunities