Valves, Actuators and positioners is one such market which is critical in almost all industries, from simple applications such as distribution of water to households and industries to complex applications such as drilling and extraction of oil.

Plant extracts are chemical compounds having therapeutic effects and are present in plants and botanicals. These are extracted with the help of different methods like maceration, infusion, digestion, decoction and others.

Sputtering and evaporation are variants of physical vapor deposition in which a very thin film or layer is accumulated on substrate using various techniques with respect to the application.

Functional Printing is defined as deposition of a printable substance on a substrate that creates an active or passive functionality beyond traditional graphics.

The warehouse robots are just an extension of Industrial Robots intended for applications in warehouses and distribution centers.

Farm equipment aids the agricultural workers to manage yield, time and cost of farming practices. The market hosts a wide variety of machinery that differs in mechanism, performance, usage and price.

Biocides are the chemical agents that kill the microorganisms and prevent and/or control the effects of microorganisms.

Real Time Location System (RTLS) is a technology that is used to automatically identify and locate objects, assets or individuals in real time. The goal of RTLS is to continuously track location of the targets.

The wrist wearable devices refer to the specific category of devices in the wearable devices market that can be worn on the wrist.

The global PGR market demand was estimated to be $1,299m. During the forecast period 2014-2020, the market is estimated to grow at 4.6% CAGR.

Oilfield Surfactants are important type of oil field speciality chemicals that are utilized in oil extraction, transportation and refining processes for augmenting the recovery process of petrochemicals from the wells.

With the rising demand for ubiquitous connectivity by the customer, Consumer Telematics throws up a wide range of opportunities for the various participants in this field to gain a strong foot-hold over the market.

The past year has witnessed a surge in the number of innovations in the orthotic device industry, owing to growing demand for affordable and efficient orthoses.

Orthotic devices are the externally applied orthopedic devices that are used to correct abnormalities or to alleviate the pain in the human musculoskeletal system.

IndustryARC expects the overall market size of the temperature sensors to be around $4.2 bn in 2013.

PERS 2.0 is the emerging technology that contains a Fall Detection Sensor and Caregivers Notification facilities.

The Inertial MEMS market has forecast of 8-10% CAGR in the next 5 years. Accelerometer and gyroscope market investments are growing at a very fast pace due to increase in the demand for the Inertial Sensors.

IndustryARC expects the overall market size of the temperature sensors to be around $4.2 bn in 2013.

Healthcare segment, Internet of Things or Machine to Machine communication, MEMS based timing devices will be the future market growth drivers.

The global microprinting market is expected to increase from around $140m in 2013 to around $500m by 2018.

Borg Warner Inc. recently acquired Gustav Wahler GmbH u. Co. KG for $350 million while Valeo SA acquired Eltek Electric Vehicles in Norway.

Smartphone, tablet PC, laptops/PC and television are the multi screens currently discussed in the report. They are also called the Four-screen market and as such a nascent field compared to the huge television advertisement

Printed electronics refers to organic electronics or plastic electronics, in which one or more inks are composed of carbon-based compounds. The most important benefit of printing is low-cost volume fabrication.

Use of lustrous and metallic paints, inks in products demands the need for better color sensors, contrast and brightness sensors for accurate identification purposes.

Crystal oscillators are electronic oscillator circuits which create electrical signal with a very precise frequency using the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal with piezoelectric properties.

Consumer 3D printing is a niche sub-segment of the global 3D printing market. The term additive manufacturing or 3D printing refers to process of getting printed an object of any shape from a digital model.

Gesture recognition is a technology of interpreting human gestures to perform computational and consequent mechanical tasks by the use of sensing technologies and mathematical algorithms.

The global CDSS market is estimated to grow at a CAGR OF 21.5% to reach $4.65bn by 2018 from $1.8bn in 2013.

Laser diodes are electrically pumped semiconductor lasers and are different from the optically pumped lasers found commonly.

Industrial and specifically factory automation is the use of different control systems, software and other technologies for automation of the factory. The report is segmented based product types, end use verticals and geographic regions

Non-contact sensors detect changes in light or an electromagnetic field and are a special category of sensors in different types of sensors like temperature, proximity etc.

The report deals with the market for hydraulic fracturing and their services globally, especially in the US and Canada where the demand is high.

Intelligent response systems in tandem with the communication infrastructure are technology based responder systems which come in to use in times of emergency. Terrorist attacks, earthquakes, floods etc are some of the emergency situations

The global infusion pumps market alone is expected to increase from around $1.9bn in 2013 to around $2.7bn in 2020. Infusion

MOOC or Massive Open Online Courses are online educational courses which can be accessed by unlimited number of students.

Food contract testing laboratories and in-house labs at the processing facilities of the food manufacturers are the main places where the food testing is conducted.

Automotives currently use a large number of essential parts and other complementary accessories like braking systems, windshield wipers, exhaust systems etc for smooth functioning of the vehicle.

Optical sensors are electronic detectors which work on the presence or absence of light or infrared rays and convert the same into an electronic signal.

An electric vehicle (EV) uses electric motors for propulsion using electric energy from batteries, by definition. EVs are of different types like plug-in EV, hybrid EV etc. The report discusses the global Electric vehicles market in detail

Distance measurement sensors are used in varying applications like packaging, automation, robotics, safety systems and consumer electronics for varying purposes.

Electric power steering (EPS) uses an electric motor to assist in the driving of a vehicle. Sensors detect the position and torque of the steering column, and a computer module applies assistive torque via the motor

The global explosion proof equipment market is expected to grow from $3.45bn in 2013 to around $5.41bn by 2018.

The global uncooled IR imaging market is slated to grow at 8.6% year on year for the next five years. The market is estimated to reach $3.25bn by 2018.

At present, the market of optical imaging is dominated by the OCT technology and it dominates a major share for its applications across medical segment.

According to IndustryARC, the global market for augmented reality and virtual reality in the healthcare market is expected to grow from $280m in 2013 to around $641m in 2018.

Around 9.6 trillion messages were sent in 2012 globally, and this is expected to increase to 28.2 trillion by 2017. Around $1.6bn is the expected revenues which are to be taken by MNOs as RCS service fees during 2012 – 2016.

In 2014, the market for Stevia is estimated to be $441 million, which is around $100 million more than that of 2012, where the market was around $346 million for the product.

European population of around 200 million suffer from foot and ankle disablilities. European health services spend $407m every year on these issues.

The overall IR imaging market is around $4.06bn in 2013 and is expected to grow at 8.45% during the period of 2014 – 2019

The global green data center market is expected to grow from around $25.6bn in 2013 to around $43.5bn in 2018. This covers monitoring and management, IT equipment and power, cooling infrastructure costs