{"product_id":"virtual-plc-and-soft-plc-market-report-2020-2025","title":"Virtual PLC \u0026 Soft PLC Market Report 2024-2030","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a soft PLC and what is a virtual PLC?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich \u003cb\u003etechnologies \u003c\/b\u003eenable soft and virtual PLCs (e.g., virtualization technologies like containers and hypervisors)?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does \u003cb\u003ethe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eoft and virtual PLC market \u003c\/b\u003elook like (i.e., market size by segments, regions, industries)?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho are the leading vendors in the soft and virtual PLC market, and what are their products?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich \u003cb\u003ebenefits \u003c\/b\u003eare customers seeing from their soft PLCs and virtual PLC setups, and which industries are most likely to \u003cb\u003eadopt\u003c\/b\u003e them?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are key \u003cb\u003etrends \u0026amp; challenges \u003c\/b\u003ein soft and virtual PLC space?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirtual PLC and Soft PLC Market 2024–2030 (PDF)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExecutive Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Chapter overview and key takeaways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of scope or coverage changes compared to the 2020 virtual PLC and soft PLC report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting point: There are 5 typical workloads in an industrial setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the ISA 95 model, control logic is tightly coupled to controller hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnology now allows workloads to be decoupled from hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe extent of the hardware-software decoupling defines the PLC type\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe shift to soft \u0026amp; virtual PLCs could present a classical innovators dilemma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy it matters? PLC vendors may lose profitable business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase in point: Virtualization of Audi’s production system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnology overview\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnology overview: Chapter overview and key takeaways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvolution of industrial controllers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnological advancements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep dive: Containerization – Technology overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep dive: Hypervisors – Technology overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep dive: Hypervisors – Key examples of embedded hypervisors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical requirements for soft and virtual PLCs: Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical requirements for soft and virtual PLCs: Latency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical requirements for soft and virtual PLCs: Motion control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical requirements for soft and virtual PLCs : Safety \u0026amp; redundancy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical requirements for soft and virtual PLCs: Network design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgramming standard comparison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarket size \u0026amp; outlook\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarket size and outlook: Chapter overview and key takeaways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal soft and virtual PLC automation market: Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal soft and virtual PLC runtime market: Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal soft and virtual PLC runtime market: By product type\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-specific soft PLC runtime market: Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-specific soft PLC runtime market: By type\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-specific soft PLC runtime market: By region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-specific soft PLC runtime market: By industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-specific soft PLC runtime market: By detailed industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-agnostic soft PLC runtime market: Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-agnostic soft PLC runtime market: By type\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-agnostic soft PLC runtime market: By region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-agnostic soft PLC runtime market: By industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-agnostic soft PLC runtime market: By detailed industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual PLC runtime market: Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual PLC runtime market: By type\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual PLC runtime market: By region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual PLC runtime market: By industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual PLC runtime market: By detailed industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompetitive landscape\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompetitive landscape: Chapter overview and key takeaways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompany landscape: Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of main soft and virtual PLC runtime vendors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal hardware-specific soft PLC runtime market share\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal hardware-agnostic soft PLC runtime market share\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal virtual PLC runtime market share\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVendor deep dive: Beckhoff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVendor deep dive: Phoenix Contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVendor deep dive: CODESYS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVendor deep dive: Schneider Electric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVendor deep dive: Siemens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRole of key consortiums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustomer adoption\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustomer adoption: Chapter overview and key takeaways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow manufacturers envision the factory of the future – Key paradigms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerceived benefits of virtualized controllers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft and virtual PLC adoption drivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft and virtual PLC adoption likelihood across industries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContainerization of manufacturing software: Adoption approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContainerization of manufacturing software: Tools used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContainerization of manufacturing software: Key challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther customer considerations: Key decision-making criteria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther customer considerations: Adoption concerns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther customer considerations: Willingness to pay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary: Case studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive key takeaways from the 4 case studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase study: Kostad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase study: Cleaver-Brooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase study: Gutshofbrauerei “Das Freie”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase study: Intidaya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrends \u0026amp; challenges\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrends and challenges: Chapter overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral soft and virtual PLC market trends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperational and technical challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness and strategic challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethodology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout IoT Analytics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eCompanies mentioned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection of companies mentioned in the report.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABB, B\u0026amp;R, Beckhoff, CJB, Codesys, Copadata, Festo, Horner Automation Group, IBHsoftec, ifm electronic, Jumo, Keba, LG Smartec, Kunbus, Logiccloud, Neuron Automation, OTee, Phoenix Contact, Rexroth, Rexygen, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electirc, Siemens, SoftPLC, Turck, Wago, Weidmueller, Xentara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the report\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cb\u003e Virtual PLC and Soft PLC Market Report 2024–2030 \u003c\/b\u003eis part of IoT Analytics’ ongoing coverage of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/iot-analytics.com\/our-coverage\/industrial-iot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSmart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0\u003c\/a\u003e. The information presented in this report is based on the results of secondary research as well as qualitative research, i.e., interviews with experts who work at relevant vendors, integrators and end users. The document includes definitions for soft PLC and virtual PLCs, market projections, adoption drivers, the competitive landscape, key trends and developments, and relevant case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe main purpose of this document is to help our readers understand the current virtual PLC and soft PLC landscape by defining, sizing, and analyzing the market.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSoft PLC and virtual PLC market\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe market for soft and virtual PLC runtime is expected to grow at 18% CAGR, while the Virtual PLC market is expected to grow at a much faster pace. For the competitive landscape. 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