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Manufacturing isundergoing its greatesttransformation since the Industrial Revolution. A wave of intelligenttechnologies is shaping amore connected, flexibleand efficient factoryfloor—and redefining theecosystem of equipmentproviders in the process.In the latest in our Profilesin Innovation series, weexamine the sixtechnologies driving thistransition and explore howit could yield more thanUS$500 bn of cost savings.

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Table of Contents

Portfolio manager’s summary 4

What technologies lead the Factory of the Future (FoF)? 4

Opportunity for >US$500+ bn of cost savings 4

Where will these technologies be built? 5

Winners and losers in a changing competitive landscape 5

What could derail increasing adoption? 5

Factory of the Future in six charts 6

Why are we talking about the Factory of the Future? 8

Technologies: Bottom-up: >US$250 bn addressable market 14

Six innovative technologies for the Factory of the Future 15

Product Lifecycle Management software 18

Internet of Things Platform as a Service 20

Collaborative robots 23

Additive manufacturing 26

Automated Guided Vehicles 28

Radio Frequency Identification 30

Other key technologies (ordered alphabetically) 32

Industries: Top-down: >US$500 bn addressable market 34

Total addressable market could be worth more than US$500 bn 35

Winners & losers 45

New players, new business models 46

28 companies with exposure to the Factory of the Future 52

Drivers & barriers 65

Ten reasons why we are talking about the ‘Factory of the Future’ 65

What could derail it? 73

Disclosure Appendix 80

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FACTORY OF THE FUTURE in numbers

UNREALISED POTENTIAL

>US$500 billion

1 vs. 3

TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE

20%

50%

41 vs. 2

The increase in output per employee at Scott Fetzer Electrical Group after introducing cobots and automated guided vehicles. (p.25)

The number of buildings on Harley-Davidson’s York campus before and after adopting automated guided vehicles and robots to streamline production. (p.29)

The approximate amount of time it will take to recoup an investment in a collaborative robot (or “cobot”) in 2020 vs. the amount of time for an industrial robot. (p.23)

COST-EFFECTIVE & COLLABORATIVE

MAN VS. MACHINE Current level of automation by industry (maximum of 100%)

years

The reduction in time-to-market Maserati achieved using product lifecycle management software. (p.69)

18%

18%

21%

25%

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32%

62%

76%

Chemicals & Plastics

Food & Bev, Tobacco

Metals

Wood & Paper Products

Textiles, Leather & Apparel

Machinery

Electronics

Automotive

The increase in venture capital investment in industrial software and robotics, respectively, over the past four years. (p.72)

188% 139%

PRIVATE INTEREST

Industries where we expect “Factory of the Future” technologies to generate the greatest cost savings (p.35)

The cost-savings opportunity from bringing manufacturing up-to-date with the latest technology. This equates to c.10% of current fixed investment. (p.35)

The average potential cost-savings per factory from introducing the latest automation technologies. (p.12)

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS The number of cost-saving automation technologies we think will make the largest impact on manufacturing. (p.15)

10%-15%

The estimated size of the market for these technologies by 2020, vs. the US$100+ bn automation industry today. (p.15)

6

>US$250 billion



Portfolio manager’s summary

Manufacturing is entering a decade of significant transformation comparable to the

industrial revolution. While the years of abundant EM infrastructure investment are

gone, a growing middle class continues to demand higher wages, the skilled

manufacturing talent pool is shrinking, and new global competitors have emerged.

Across most manufacturing industries, companies are faced with the challenges of

less demand and greater supply, putting strains on margins already challenged by

growing labour and transportation costs.

This report leverages on our extensive interactions with companies and experts in

the field globally (some of those profiled throughout the report). We identify the

latest developments in manufacturing technologies that can materially improve cost

structures, either through capacity utilisation or time to market. These should allow

companies to maintain or improve their profitability and returns in an increasingly

competitive environment. We also consider how these technologies might develop,

reshaping the equipment makers’ competitive and regional landscapes.

What technologies lead the Factory of the Future (FoF)? The concept of ‘Factory of the Future’ is a broad one. We narrow the scope of our

analysis to three areas: (1) manufacturing design and production simulation – this

includes technologies such as product lifecycle management software (PLM) for both

factory and product design and Internet of Things software (cloud computing, data

analytics); (2) physical manufacturing – industrial robots, collaborative robots allowing for

human interaction (cobots), additive manufacturing (3D printing); and (3) in-factory

logistics – automated guided vehicles (AGVs), radio frequency identification (RFID). We

also take a brief look at adjacent technologies that might allow optimisation of manufacturing

processes or enable these six technologies (including virtual and augmented reality, machine

vision, machine learning, nanotechnology and demand response).

Opportunity for >US$500+ bn of cost savings We estimate the total addressable market (TAM) opportunity for the ‘Factory of the Future’

capped by the potential cost savings in the key adoption verticals at US$500-650 bn

(equating to c.10% of global fixed investment). We see the largest vertical

opportunities as electronics, food & beverage and machine making (e.g. tool makers,

electrical, resource and construction equipment). The TAM will likely be split between

payments to firms making enabling equipment, and benefits passed on to customers to

remain competitive. Margin increases for first-mover adopters are possible near term, but

likely will erode as adoption spreads to the rest of the industry. We use two approaches to

estimate TAM:

(1) Bottom-up (what is the revenue potential for equipment providers?): we assess the six

key innovative technologies we think are most relevant in taking out stranded

manufacturing costs, considering current penetration and potential pace of adoption to

forecast the size of their markets. These six technologies add up to >US$250 bn by 2020E.

(2) Top-down (what is the cost savings potential for industries?): we break down fixed

investment by industry and look at its level of automation (i.e. robot penetration) and

digitisation (i.e. software penetration). We pro-rata the opportunity in each case, looking at

the gap vs. the currently most-advanced manufacturing environment (automotive in

robots; electronics in software), and at the average cost savings indicated for each industry

by manufacturers of the key technologies. We estimate the TAM is capped at US$500-650 bn.

Cross-technology synergies, other technologies not profiled, deflating prices of technology

as adoption broadens and, most importantly, benefits sharing between makers and users

explain why our top-down forecast exceeds our bottom-up forecast.

We focus on the key

emerging

manufacturing

technologies that

should allow significant

cost savings, including

much faster time to

market

We estimate the TAM of

the six technologies we

analyse at >US$250 bn

by 2020, around half

the US$500+ bn overall

potential cost savings

we see as available to

manufacturers (c.10%

of global fixed

investment)

Electronics, food &

beverage and

machinery makers are

the largest verticals for

deployment



Where will these technologies be built?

We believe these technologies will allow manufacturers to be more agnostic over where

they locate their capacity, as cost structures become more similar across regions, with the

main determinant increasingly location of demand. While EMs should be able to leapfrog

stages of manufacturing infrastructure development (given less legacy physical capacity),

adoption of the technologies detailed here will likely decrease the dependence of DMs on

labour costs (still the main roadblock to reshoring of capacity in DMs).

Winners and losers in a changing competitive landscape

We expect to see tectonic shifts in the competitive landscape of equipment providers. The

number of players is rising, as software firms start to break into the industrial field,

traditionally led by hardware players (e.g. Cisco recently acquired IoT platform provider

Jasper). This will likely lead to new business models appearing (e.g. performance-based

contracts, equipment as a service). In addition, key breakthroughs in technology are

increasingly being driven by private, small firms. As a result, we expect more M&A within

product categories, as well as regionally. We believe traditional capital goods incumbents

with solid balance sheets (e.g. GE, Siemens, ABB) will engage in material consolidation of

smaller players. Regionally, we see government support and the pressure from rising

labour costs as driving Chinese companies to look to acquire international winners (albeit

hurdles for deal completion remain high). We profile 23 listed covered companies further

on in this report, and identify a non-exhaustive list of 24 private firms throughout this

report.

What could derail increasing adoption?

Excess manufacturing capacity (fixed investment-to-GDP has been high for several years),

legacy asset bases, IP questions and a lack of standards for data transfer and compatibility

are the key roadblocks to wider adoption of these technologies, despite healthy corporate

balance sheets to fund deployment. In addition, while technology cost has been falling, in

several cases it is either still prohibitive, or the productivity gains achieved remain

insufficient to materially change the user’s cost structure.

Exhibit 1: The cost breakdown of each manufacturing industry is different and therefore so is the technology impact Average cost structure by end market (EU-27) and machinery cost savings examples

Source: Eurostat, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.

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See our profiles of 28

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best-positioned to

benefit from

investment in the FoF

(page 52)

Standards, IP and

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barriers to adoption



Factory of the Future in six charts

Exhibit 2: Labour costs continue to increase the pressure

to automate 5-year CAGR of annual manufacturing wages; local currency

Exhibit 3: Customers are demanding unprecedented

levels of customisation and flexibility Combinations available when buying a Ford F150 pick-up

Source: International Labor Organization, Haver, Trading Economics, Eurostat.

Source: Siemens.

Exhibit 4: New, more affordable and flexible technologies

are emerging as solutions Labour costs and cobot installation costs, China

Exhibit 5: Automation adoption rates vary dramatically

across industries Robot density per 1,000 employees

Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.


Exhibit 6: Six technologies are most relevant Summary of current level of automation, technology

penetration and relevance

Exhibit 7: Top-down analysis suggests a >US$500 bn

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combinationsTrim 6 6Passenger compartment 3 18Power train 2 36Cargo space 4 144Engine 3 432Transmission 3 1,296Rear axle ratio 7 9,072Wheels 9 81,648Tires 8 653,184Seats 18 11,757,312Power seats 2 23,514,624Radio 5 117,573,120Running boards 4 470,292,480Rear windows 3 1,410,877,440Colors 12 16,930,529,280Interior trim colors 3 50,791,587,84016 individual options 12,870 653,687,735,500,800

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Exhibit 9: From design to servicing, the entire manufacturing ecosystem is becoming more connected and more intelligent Factory of the Future ecosystem




Why are we talking about the Factory of the Future?

The current state of manufacturing

Today, manufacturing accounts for 16% of global GDP. It is an important driver of an

economy’s productivity growth, quite often the largest component of an economy’s foreign

trade, and accounts for the largest share of private R&D spending in most major

economies. Over the past two decades, companies have often relocated to EMs to take

advantage of better growth and labour/environmental cost arbitrage. However, in the past

three years, growth has faded, putting pressure on returns. This is driving companies to

rectify key cost lines. Many factories are operating in a “disconnected” environment where

the root causes of inefficiencies are rarely fully understood – automation and connectivity

offer a solution to this.

Current manufacturing mostly lacks cost efficiency in three dimensions that drive

sub-optimal capacity use:

Machine-to-machine communication;

Two-way data transfer (from factory to enterprise resource planning system

(ERP), but also from ERP to factory); and

Inter-factory integration.

While automation is already a US$100+ bn global industry, and robots are no longer

science fiction, the penetration of semi-intelligent or intelligent production systems is still

limited to a couple of industrial areas (autos and electronics). Automation is easier to

achieve when a small number of products are made in large quantities. Major automakers

and some other companies have already created production systems that are able to

respond readily to these challenges, in terms of volume and product mix (e.g. Toyota has

perfected Kanban manufacturing over many years and continues to refine it to this day; see

Appendix 2). However, smaller companies and industries with end products that are not as

large have yet to put such systems in place, and ample room exists for capacity and cost

optimisation through broader technology adoption.

The emergence of new technologies heralds an era of significant change in

manufacturing. This is illustrated by the increased investment by venture capitalists

(page 72) as well as large corporates. The opportunity allows some equipment

providers to still benefit despite the trend of declining customer budgets (capex-to-

sales), a characteristic of mature industries.

Ten reasons why we’re talking about the Factory of the Future

Until the beginning of the last decade, factory automation was mostly triggered by the

need for traditional manufacturers to cut costs while increasing productivity, in order to

remain competitive with aggressive, lower-cost manufacturers entering their industries (e.g.

US automakers such as GM in the 1980s fighting for survival in the face of intense

Japanese competition).

Slowing growth recently, post 15 years of super-cycle, has seen a refocusing on

manufacturing margins and returns. Since the financial crisis, returns have stagnated, as

operating leverage has faded and fixed costs have continued to rise (mainly labour costs).

We highlight ten reasons why we believe manufacturing will see a significant focus on

implementing newer technologies over the coming years:



1. DMs need to reduce costs to remain competitive vs. EMs. The average DM

manufacturing hourly labour cost is still more than four times higher than the average

manufacturing wage in China.

2. But, rising EM wages are lowering the ‘low-cost location’ edge. For example, in

China, wages are growing at mid-teens percentages vs. less than 3% growth in most

developed markets.

3. Specialised manufacturing labour is increasingly scarce. The scarcity of specialised

labour is exacerbated in the largest manufacturing nations by ageing populations (e.g.

retiring baby boomers) and in EMs by younger generations that no longer aspire to

work in the factories.

4. Productivity is increasingly a way to differentiate when legacy capacity is

abundant. The last 15 years have seen an unprecedented level of capex globally. This

drove a new set of competitors to emerge, and in turn led to unproductive capacity in

many global industries, making time and cost to produce more significant

differentiators between manufacturers than availability of capacity.

5. There is an increased push to shorten time to market, particularly by eliminating

stranded inventories. Today’s market environment means information comes faster

and is more accessible than ever, with customers now expecting products sooner. This

is a key source of being able to generate a better return on capital for a manufacturer.

6. Customers demand unprecedented customisation. Personalisation today is used as

a competitive tool to capture sales and is something customers look for to distinguish

their purchases. In addition, the growth of consumers from emerging markets, which

are made up of a diverse range of cultural and ethnic groups, increases the complexity

of manufacturing in consumer segments when attempting to appeal to these new,

large markets.

7. Focus on safety and security has increased dramatically. A more automated,

controlled and less labour-intensive environment should reduce the likelihood of

accidents and costly litigation. In addition, factories need to be safe from cyber-attacks,

owing to the increasingly important role data has in the manufacturing process.

8. Several governments are actively pushing to stay ahead in manufacturing. In a

globalised world, with lower trade barriers, scarcer demand and greater supply,

countries have to fight hard to maintain competitiveness and to position themselves as

locations of choice for manufacturing. We have seen numerous initiatives over recent

years that stress this (e.g. China Manufacturing 2025, Germany’s Industrie 4.0).

9. Short-term demands from shareholders for dividends and buybacks put further

strain on cash available for organic investments. Short-term macro uncertainty and

a lack of visibility over growth has led to increasing demand from investors for cash

returns from corporates (dividends and buybacks). While this might not be a

sustainable form of long-term capital allocation, it has weighed on the short-term

considerations of corporates and puts further pressure on optimising FCF generation

through more productive capex.

10. Finally, key technologies now exist for fully optimised and connected

manufacturing. There have been rapid improvements in the capabilities of a number

of technologies which can drive substantial change in factories across the world (e.g.

sensors, computing power and robots).

See the section on Drivers and Barriers (page 65) for more detail.

The EcosystemFactory of the Future - Key Players

Collaborative Robots (Cobots) ABB GroupAutomata TechnologiesFanucFoxconnHarmonic Drive SystemsKawada IndustriesKawasakiKUKALifeRoboticsRethink RoboticsSiasunTeradyne [Universal Robots]Yaskawa

Internet of Things Platform as a ServiceAdvantechAmazonAtosBoschCisco [Jasper]CumulocityDevice InsightGEIBMIngenuMicrosoft [Azure]MJ Intelligent SystemOraclePTCRockwell AutomationSalesforceSAPSchneider ElectricSiemens

Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID)Alien TechnologyCognexCipherLabDHLFedExHG TechHoneywellImpinjKeyenceSmartracZebra Technologies

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)3D SystemsEOSHan’s LaserHewlett-PackardHG TechRenishawStratasysTrumpf

Automated Guided VehiclesAmazon (Kiva Systems)BoschClearpath RoboticsDaifukuDematicJBT CorporationJungheinrichKION GroupKUKANidecSavant AutomationSeegridSiasunToyota

Product LifecycleManagement(PLM) SoftwareAnsysArena SolutionsAutodeskAvevaDassault SystèmesHexagon ABPTC

MANUFACTURING DESIGN AND PRODUCTION SIMULATION

PHYSICAL MANUFACTURING IN-FACTORY LOGISTICS

A sample of companies with exposure to enabling technologies

The EcosystemFactory of the Future - Sizing the Market

Total Addressable Market for Enabling Technologies (2020E)

US$230-285 bn MANUFACTURING DESIGN AND PRODUCTION SIMULATION US$30-35 bn Product Lifecycle Management Software Development stage: Commercialised Used to simulate the lifecycle of a product from inception to servicing to end of useful life

US$200-250 bn Internet of Things Platform as a Service Development stage: Early commercialisation Used for machine-to-machine communication and remote control of factories

US$28-34 bn PHYSICAL MANUFACTURING US$25-30 bn Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) Development stage: Early commercialisation Used to create 3D objects from a digital model

US$3-4 bn Collaborative Robots (Cobots) Development stage: Early commercialisation Used to perform unstructured, often repetitive tasks alongside humans

US$4 bn IN-FACTORY LOGISTICS US$2 bn Automated Guided Vehicles Development stage: Early development Used to move materials throughout production and storage

US$2 bn Radio Frequency Identification Development stage: Mature with new applications Used to identify and track objects via radio signals

Manufacturing vertical

Electronics

Machinery

Food & Bev, Tobacco

Automotive

Chemicals & Plastics

Metals

Wood & Paper Products

Textiles, Leather & Apparel

Max cost-savings potential (USD)

$120 bn

$110 bn

$100 bn

$70 bn

$70 bn

$70 bn

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Technologies with greatest potential

Cost-Savings Potential by Industry

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Exhibit 10: Our top-down analysis suggests a US$500-650 bn opportunity to bring manufacturing to best-in-class Industry-by-industry potential addressable market


Industries Current size of industry1 Current degree of automation 2 Potential savings 6Maximum

opportunity size


% of global manuf. fixed asset investment

Amount ($bn)Robot intensity

per 1,000

employees 3

Robot penetration

index

Software % of fixed asset

investment4

Software penetration

index 5

Automation index

Savings from FoF technologies

($bn)

Automotive 19% 895 97 90% 9% 63% 76% 6 - 8% 50 - 70

Chemicals and plastics

21% 990 19 19% 3% 17% 18% 5 - 7% 50 - 70

Electronics 20% 965 33 34% 17% 90% 62% 9 - 13% 90 - 120

Machinery 10% 485 8 9% 9% 54% 32% 17 - 23% 90 - 110

Food products, beverages & tobacco

8% 365 5 6% 5% 30% 18% 20 - 27% 70 -100

Metals 8% 360 10 11% 5% 30% 21% 16 - 21% 60 - 70

Wood and paper products

4% 200 2 2% 8% 47% 25% 18 - 25% 40 - 50

Textiles, leather & wearing apparel

1% 50 0 0% 8% 49% 25% 20 - 27% c.10

Others / Not classified 9% 440 13 14% 7% 42% 28% 8 - 10% 40 - 50

Total Manufacturing 100% 4750 21 21% 8% 47% 34% 10 - 15% 500 - 650

Industries Pressure to automate Current technology penetration 7 Relevance factor


Net margins

(2010-14) 6Net margins (2015-18E)

∆ net margins30yr average

age 7Current age

(2015)% difference

(100 = very likely)

IoT PaaS software

PLM software

Cobots 3D printing AGVs RFIDsIoT PaaS software

PLM software

Cobots 3D printing AGVs RFIDs

Automotive 4.9% 5.4% 0.5% 6.1 6.5 6.3% 85 ◕ ◕ ◔ ◑ ◔ ◑ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00


7.0% 7.5% 0.5% 8.0 7.9 -1.4% 72 ◔ ◕ ○ ○ ○ ○ 0.25 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Electronics 10.2% 10.0% -0.3% 7.5 9.5 27.2% 80 ◑ ◑ ◔ ◔ ◔ ◔ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

Machinery 7.9% 6.3% -1.6% 9.3 10.5 13.1% 86 ◔ ◑ ◔ ◑ ◔ ◑ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00


9.3% 9.9% 0.6% 8.5 8.6 1.4% 68 ◔ ◔ ○ ○ ◔ ◑ 1.00 1.00 0.75 0.50 1.00 1.00

Metals 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% 11.8 11.4 -3.7% 72 ◔ ◔ ○ ○ ◔ ○ 0.75 1.00 0.00 0.50 0.75 0.50


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Notes: 1 GFCF data from the World Bank, broken up using data from the OECD and China Statistical Yearbook 5 Automotive software penetration adjusted up according to analyst discretion 2 Robot penetration indexed against automotive; software penetration indexed against electronics 6 Net margins of global GS coverage in each industry, note not entire industry and some companies in the sample have exposures to other industries3 Weighted average of density in Germany, Japan, France, Italy and UK 7 Average age data is for the US only4 Software as a % of investments in private non-residential fixed assets in the US; automotive includes other transport equipment 8 Qualitative assessment of penetration at analyst's descretion (actual penetration may be less or greater)

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Revolution until the 70s from now from now

Winners Workers Large scale manufacturers Traditional Capital Goods Traditional automation Software providers 3D printer manufacturers Suppliers of complex chemical

manufacturers manufacturers (industrial & traditional) and composite materialsIndustrial software providers

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Rockwell Automation) Robotics providers (e.g., ABB, Semiconductor manufacturersKuka, Fanuc)

Losers - Unskilled workers Unskilled workers Unskilled workers Low-value hardware Low-cost country manufacturers ... Ultimately companies with

providers (weak aftermarket) lack of ability to adapt due to Small size manufacturing Small size manufacturing Small size manufacturing Manufacturers of cutting either weak competitive shops unable to adapt shops unable to adapt shops unable to adapt Unskilled workers tools and machines, hand tools positioning or low cash

(e.g., Sandvik) returns

Manufacturers of spare parts and supplies

Discrete automation manufacturers?

Capital goods companies mainly Can capital goods companies benefited from changes still benefit from here? Which ones will be able to use these

technologies to lower their cost bases and time-to-market?

...



Technologies:

Bottom-up: >US$250 bn addressable market

Technological advancement is enabling greater flexibility, productivity and

connectivity within and among factories

We see six technologies as most disruptive, falling into three groups:

Manufacturing design and production simulation

1. Product lifecycle management software (PLM)

2. Internet of Things: Platform as a Service (IoT PaaS)

Physical manufacturing

3. Collaborative robots (cobots)

4. Additive manufacturing (3D printing)

In-factory logistics

5. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)

6. Radio frequency identification (RFID)



“Industrie 4.0 will impact the whole product lifecycle end to end – from design to production, the actual usage phase until end-of-life – and cannot be attributed to one single department of the firm. The digital transformation is a cross-functional effort that needs to be addressed by the whole company.” Dr. Reinhold Achatz, Head of Corporate

Function Technology, Innovation &

Sustainability at ThyssenKrupp

Corporation

Six innovative technologies for the Factory of the Future

The factory is evolving and is entering an era of new technological innovation. We see

six technologies as key to this evolution: PLM software, Internet of Things (IoT) platform as

a service, collaborative robots, additive manufacturing, automated guided vehicles (AGVs)

and RFID. In the factory of the future, manufacturing should become increasingly flexible

with seamless integration of a range of physical and digital systems, and devices

communicating with each other to optimise production. We believe these technologies will

allow the shift from mass-production to mass-customisation that is required in the next era

of manufacturing.

We expect the entire production process to become more intelligent, from design to services:

1. Intelligent design: From inception, factories and products will be designed more

intelligently using the latest modelling and simulation software, optimised to reduce

downtime and with the construction process less likely to be subject to delays and

complications. This is particularly crucial since we estimate that choices made during

the design phase can affect up to 70% of the costs of a new product.

2. Intelligent administration: A remotely managed factory, allowing supervision of

factories located in low-cost areas, while working from the corporate HQ. Supply chain

management, allowing manufacturers to

monitor and manage inventory in real-time,

across different factories/geographies,

reducing transportation and inventory costs.

3. Intelligent production: Smart factories

improving operational performance

through greater productivity and reduced

costs. This is continuously being optimised

using automation equipment and the data

it collects. Cloud factories might emerge,

enabling manufacturers, particularly new

entrants, to focus on design and sales,

rather than heavy factory investment.

Smaller-scale production closer to

customers is also a possibility.

4. Intelligent product: Big data of users’ experiences helps make product design

adjustment/upgrades easier, as well as increasing customisation of products. Data

emitted also helps generate after-sales.

5. Intelligent sales: Increased customer-to-manufacturer direct sales. Optimised sales/

advertising channels based on buyers’ prior purchases.

6. Intelligent after-sales: Predictive maintenance, resulting in more stable cash flow

generation and avoiding unnecessary downtime for the customer, as well as

unnecessary, costly after-sales personnel (see Kaeser Kompressoren vignette page 49).

The technologies we focus on in this report address each of these steps above. When

taking a deep-dive into the practical equipment/software that allows these benefits to be

realised, we cluster these technologies into the three areas discussed previously:

manufacturing design and production simulation (1, 2, 4 and 6 above); physical

manufacturing (2 and 3 above); and in-factory logistics, a part (although not all) of that

encompassed in 2, 3 and 5.



A bottom-up approach to forecasting TAM for six core technologies

We make a detailed assessment of the six technologies that we believe will be most

disruptive to current manufacturing, grouped into three key areas: (1) manufacturing

design and production simulation; (2) physical manufacturing; and (3) in-factory logistics.

We forecast the TAM for each technology independently. For some, we rely on third-party

research. For others, we estimate and take into account the following factors:

The current status of the installed base where these technologies will be applicable

(e.g. cobots replacing labour that is in short supply);

The level of existing penetration of the disruptive technology (e.g. PLM software

penetration is currently around 20%-30% according to Siemens, and currently only

1%-2% of in-factory vehicles are automated);

We estimate the evolution of the penetration rates of these technologies over the next

five years (e.g. we estimate AGV penetration to rise to over 15% in manufacturing). While

many technologies in unconstrained conditions should follow the path of Moore’s Law,

in reality, technology adoption will likely be driven by the following elements:

o The average age of equipment in each industry, as an indicator of the level of

cumbersome legacy equipment (potentially incompatible with new technologies)

that remains as a barrier to adoption;

o The regional pressures to automate/digitise, such as labour cost growth,

constraints on skilled labour, government incentives, etc.; and

o The development of key technology enablers’ cost curves and value-add potential,

in order to command a greater proportion of customer spend.

Clearly, technologies are adopted at unpredictable rates, and entirely unexpected

applications can arise to dominate their uses. Furthermore, while we look at each

technology in isolation here, many of these emerging technologies will be used in

conjunction with each other, potentially multiplying their impact.

Exhibit 12: Age of legacy equipment should be a key

determinant of adoption of new technologies Average age of manufacturing assets in the US; 1947-2014

Exhibit 13: Market readiness and maturity of key

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FoF technologies as enablers of the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) concept is starting to revolutionise the manufacturing

landscape. Equipment is becoming more digital and connected, forming networks of

machines and new ecosystems. While we are still in the nascent stages of adoption, we

believe that the timing of the transformation will resemble that seen in the consumer

sector (e.g. penetration of mobile phones rose from 5% to 100% in 20 years), but that the

economic implications will be much bigger (we have seen estimates of 2.5-5.0x the size of

the consumer internet). See our report The next industrial revolution: Moving from B-R-I-C-

K-S to B-I-T-S, July 16, 2014 for more. The technologies highlighted in this report both help

enable the IoT and are critical to harnessing its full potential.

Less is more at Daimler

We interviewed Markus Schaefer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production & Supply Chain

Management, discussing what the company is doing to stay ahead of the competition in automotive manufacturing.

The challenge: Daimler realised at an early stage that rapid growth of car production, a greater number of products (ten

years ago, it had 15 models; now it has 40), increased customisation and complexity of those products, and a rapidly

changing business environment require a very flexible and efficient production network.

The solution: To increase its flexibility and ability to handle complexity, Daimler is investing in its global production

network to standardise the plants and adopt the latest production technologies. The company is moving away from

fixed conveyance production lines into smaller individual production cells. This more fragmented system will reduce the

number of robots by increasing the utilisation of each, and also prevent the possibility of an entire production line

having to be halted in order to reprogramme an industrial robot. The use of IoT networks and AGVs will allow for just-

in-time transport between cells, quicker than a sequential production line. The process is also made more flexible

through the use of technologies such as collaborative robots that can work alongside human operators; Daimler

believes such technology will play an important role in the future of manufacturing. At the moment, it is working

alongside robot supplier Kuka in particular, and currently employs 20 cobots in production. The company notes,

however, that this technology first needs to overcome a number challenges, for example, to become more affordable

and lighter, and that it requires regulatory and other approvals.

Some things don’t change: When asked how Daimler chooses a factory location, Mr. Schaefer reiterated that the most

important factors are closeness to end markets, logistics cost, low labour costs and tariff incentives (beyond location of

demand). Its arsenal of technologies will be deployed when appropriate, regardless of location.

Exhibit 14: The use of individual production cells and

AGVs makes assembly more flexible

Exhibit 15: A Kuka cobot working inside a Daimler car

while humans work from the outside

Source: Daimler.

Source: Daimler.



The increasingly complex nature of products and the manufacturing process of these,

suggest that the future manufacturing process itself will be designed and perfected in a

virtual design and simulation. Manufacturers can use advanced computational methods to

create a 3D simulation of the entire manufacturing process, avoiding costly errors,

optimising the efficiency of the factory, and dramatically increasing time-to-market.

Sensors and detection hardware help to “synchronise” simulation and reality at every

point in the production process. Using similar technology, manufacturers can create a

simulation of the entire life-cycle of a product, from inception, through design and

development, to servicing and disposal. Better designs are a pre-condition for applying

new manufacturing technologies, realising full productivity potential and dealing with the

indirect costs associated with increased technological complexity. Payback times typically

range between one and five years, depending on the current status of the process

implemented, the addressed problems and the maturity of the business.

We highlight two key players: Siemens and Dassault Systemes, but there are also

other major players such as Ansys, PTC, Autodesk, Aveva and Hexagon. These key players

tend to have specialties, with only Dassault Systemes and Siemens having close to a

complete end-to-end offering

Engineering software needs to be developed differently for each industry, and requires a

learning ramp-up to use the software and to adjust engineering techniques. Another

challenge is the constraint imposed by computational capabilities; the greater the

computational power, the more simulations are possible and the more effective the software.

This technology disrupts conventional 2-dimensional design and architecture. It

dramatically reduces production errors and increases time-to-market. Therefore, engineers

have to adapt and incorporate it or risk being left behind.

PLM software has historically been high-usage in complex manufacturing industries and is

now penetrating all industries. For example, Dassault Systemes focuses on four core

industries: aerospace & defence, transportation & mobility, marine & offshore, and

industrial equipment. However, it also now highlights new industries: consumer retail &

packaged goods, energy, process & utilities, high tech, financial services, natural resources,

construction and even life sciences.

PLM software has a potential TAM of US$30-35 bn by 2020E. We arrive at this range

using estimates from Siemens and Dassault Systemes, the two market leaders in PLM

software. Siemens estimates that the market has a medium-term growth rate of 8% pa and

a market size of US$23 bn in 2015.

Competitive landscape

Applications and industries exposed

The challenges

Sizing the revenue opportunity

The markets disrupted

• Advanced computational methods to create a 3D simulation of entire

product life cycles

• Commercialised

• Savings example: MWV reduced time-to-market from 18 to 6 months

using Dassault Systemes’ PLM software

Product Lifecycle Management software US$30-35 bn (2020E base case)

MANUFACTURING DESIGN & PRODUCTION SIMULATION



Siemens’ PLM software achieves a three-fold increase in process planning capacity

The challenge: Perkins, a manufacturer of diesel engines and power solutions, wanted to eliminate late-stage changes

to expensive tooling and production processes. It also wanted to reduce the risk of escalating costs and disruption to

production schedules.

The solution: The company introduced Siemens’ PLM software: Teamcenter and Tecnomatix for successful new engine

launches; this achieved a three-fold increase in process planning capacity compared with its previous approach. It was

able to significantly reduce its time-to-market and continually increase its unique customer sales configurations (the

1200 series had 100 configurations in comparison to less than 40 previously). Other benefits included tighter

collaboration among colleagues, vendors and customers throughout the product lifecycle.

Exhibit 16: Siemens PLM software designs products…

Exhibit 17: ...plants, processes and more

Source: Siemens.

Source: Siemens.



Internet of Things platform as a service (PaaS) encompasses software applications,

cloud-based storage, big data analytics and an industrial internet operating system that

serves as the platform. In our view, this will be a differentiated growth avenue for select

industrial/technology companies that gain first-mover advantage. Already, a significant

number of companies are spending more than 20% of their tech budgets on big data, and

we believe this is about to accelerate. In our view, the next step is an integrated platform

with horizontal applications (e.g. asset monitoring, predictive maintenance, dynamic

manufacturing), like GE’s Predix, that allow for exponential data capture/analysis and real-

time decision making.

While Cisco is at the forefront of broader IoT trends, we see GE dominating within

industrials; others, including Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric and Siemens, are

also participating prominently. Importantly, traditional software/hardware suppliers,

including Amazon (Amazon Web Services), Atos, Axeda, SAP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and

Salesforce, will be key partners/competitors in this space.

Cyber security, legacy infrastructure and protocol standardisation: (1) as IoT software

becomes more sophisticated, and more operations fall under the supervision of a holistic

system, privacy, data security and network reliability become increasingly important

concerns; (2) legacy infrastructure has been a bottleneck, but the exponential increase in

connected devices has been an enabler; (3) there is a lack of defined standards for machine

connectivity, which a platform like GE’s Predix aims to resolve.

Asset monitoring and safety/reliability checks have been around for over two decades, but

these were largely limited to either regular servicing visits by engineers (which help

preempt downtime) or circuit breaker type checks built in to shut down a system in the

event of a safety hazard. With IoT PaaS, companies can now: (1) predict when a

malfunction is imminent; (2) perform real-time assessments to help improve performance;

and (3) remotely adjust operations. In our view, this application is relevant to all industries.

IoT PaaS has the potential to be worth US$200-250 bn by 2020, we believe. Both GE

and Cisco believe the market for cloud computing and IoT-based software/analytics will

exceed US$220 bn by 2020.

Exhibit 18: Software penetration in fixed investment has

been increasing for a while in the US… Traditional capital goods equipment vs. software as a

percentage of total investment in fixed assets; US

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Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.

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Internet of Things Platform as a Service US$200-250 bn (2020E base case)

MANUFACTURING DESIGN & PRODUCT SIMULATION



Exhibit 20: Improving efficiency is one of the key benefits

of the industrial internet… Survey of 250 industry executives

Exhibit 21: …and big data has an impact across the entire

manufacturing value chain Use of big data in the manufacturing value chain matrix

Source: World Economic Forum (2015).

Source: McKinsey Global Institute.

Predix – GE’s leading Internet of Things platform as a service

What is Predix? GE’s Predix, a cloud-based, open-sourced platform, is designed specifically for the industrial user.

Think of it as the industrials version of Windows/Android with horizontal applications (e.g. asset performance, brilliant

manufacturing, etc.) that can be customised by industry. Predix is meant to be the world’s first and only cloud-based

software platform built by and for the industry. Domain expertise and industrial internet capability are key areas that GE

believes will differentiate its offering from more mainstream tech companies like Amazon (AWS), Microsoft (Azure) and

Salesforce.

As an example:

The challenge: GE Aviation analysed 340TB of data from 3.4 mn flights on 25 airlines to help improve asset

performance and minimise disruptions.

The solution: The result of implementing Predix: performance was boosted 287x and cost lowered 7x.

What does it mean for GE? We believe there is application beyond GE’s installed base, but see partnerships with

traditional ERP players as critical in driving the convergence of information technology and operating technology. It is

unclear who will ultimately own the customer relationship. In the end, with US$225 bn of value at stake by 2020E, we

expect the industrial IoT to provide a robust, margin-accretive revenue stream over the next several years for early

adopters such as GE.

The cloud decentralises storage, managing and processing of data. This, in turn, results in

a more productive and flexible way for companies to manage their IT, with the bulk of

computational work and storage done remotely, allowing them to streamline their

businesses and focus on their core competencies.

Previously, factory managers and workers gathered on location to discuss and resolve

issues in the production process. In the future, big data analytical software should allow for

automatic identification and adjustment of the manufacturing process to monitor and

improve efficiency.

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We see collaborative robots or “cobots” (robots that work alongside humans), as one of the

fastest-growing areas in manufacturing machinery. The technology is typically smaller,

lighter, cheaper and more flexible than traditional robots. Until recently, the robotics industry

was dominated by the “big four”: Fanuc, Yaskawa, Kuka and ABB; but cobots open up the

market to smaller players and start-ups, as well as increasing the economic viability of

robotics in general industry. We estimate the payback time of a cobot to be less than one

year in comparison to nearly three years for industrial robots. As the technology develops,

we expect it to displace low-skilled, repetitive labour tasks and in the future, expect these

robots to incorporate increasing degrees of self-learning and rational independent decision

making. Key enablers, machine vision and machine learning, are discussed on page 32.

We highlight Teradyne (Universal Robots), ABB, Kuka and Fanuc. Kawada and Yaskawa

also have a collaborative robot offering. Indirect exposure is possible through suppliers

such as Harmonic Drive Systems. There are also a number of start-ups and private

companies in this space including Automata Technologies, LifeRobotics and Rethink

Robotics (Baxter).

Standardisation, improving performance, safety, weight and cost. The potential for

cobot use is huge, but first it must overcome a number of challenges: (1) there needs to be

a standardised programmable platform to increase adoption rates; (2) performance (such

as speed) must continue to improve; (3) they need to be safe and meet regulations as they

will often be used in hazardous environments; and (4) the cost and capability of the robot

must be sufficient for investments to be economically viable (currently US$40-90k).

Cobots still work more slowly than conventional industrial robots, and can only perform

simple operations. Therefore, we do not foresee them being used on highly automated

lines requiring little human input. However, we believe cobot penetration could advance

relatively quickly in areas where human involvement in production is needed, including

distribution/conveyor lines and assortment lines that use AGVs, as well as flexible

production cells. As the performance of cobots improves, we forecast a gradual increase in

their use on food/medicine packaging lines and semiconductor assembly lines.

We estimate total sales of cobots of US$3+ bn by 2020 and >US$6 bn by 2025. Using

data from the US, Japan, Western Europe, South Korea and China, we forecast cobot

demand to have greater potential in countries with the following features: (1) a likely large

decline in the manufacturing workforce; (2) labour costs exceeding/catching up to robot

installation costs; and (3) a certain level of conventional industrial robot penetration and

productivity. Subject to these and supply assumptions, we forecast the cobot TAM to 2025.

Exhibit 23: Cobot cost recovery period should be dramatically shortened over 10 years Cost recovery model for cobots (‘000s US$)


Co-bots 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025EAverage robot price 30.0 29.1 28.2 27.4 26.6 25.8 25.0 24.2 23.5 22.8 22.1System Integration cost 60.0 58.2 56.5 54.8 53.1 51.5 50.0 48.5 47.0 45.6 44.2Total cost 90.0 87.3 84.7 82.1 79.7 77.3 75.0 72.7 70.5 68.4 66.4 YoY, % -3% -3% -3% -3% -3% -3% -3% -3% -3% -3%Working hour per unit (hours) 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

Average labor cost 25.5 26.4 27.8 29.5 31.2 33.2 34.7 36.2 37.8 39.5 41.2 YoY, % 3% 6% 6% 6% 6% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%Working hour per man (hours) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8Net staff replaced 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Depreciation saved 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2Maintenance costs 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.6Payback period (years) 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9



The challenges


• Lower-cost, smaller and more flexible robots capable of working

alongside humans

• Early commercialisation stage

• Savings example: PLC Industries boosted its output per worker 40%

using cobots supplied by Universal Robots

Collaborative robots US$3-4bn (2020E base case)

PHYSICAL MANUFACTURING



Exhibit 24: Labour costs likely to exceed robot

installation costs by around 2020 in China China: Comparison of labour costs and installation costs

Exhibit 25: Cobot demand to emerge early in advanced

economies Major advanced economies: Workforce and latent cobot

demand forecasts


Source: United Nations, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.

Exhibit 26: Estimating the potential of the collaborative robotics market US$ mn


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Total worker population (thous) 1,471,313 1,470,389 1,468,401 1,465,884 1,463,566 1,461,897 1,460,635 1,459,805 1,459,161 1,458,189 1,456,496Population ratio for manufacturing 23.5% 23.5% 23.5% 23.4% 23.4% 23.3% 23.3% 23.3% 23.3% 23.3% 23.2%

Population ratio (temporary worker) 38.3% 38.2% 38.2% 38.1% 38.1% 38.1% 38.0% 38.0% 38.0% 37.9% 37.9%Manufacture regular worker population (thous) 213,622 213,340 212,883 212,342 211,838 211,446 211,170 210,970 210,807 210,594 210,266Temporary worker population (thous) 132,433 132,013 131,485 130,908 130,361 129,894 129,529 129,221 128,943 128,639 128,266Annual regular worker cost per person ($thous) 26.2 27.1 28.6 30.3 32.1 34.1 35.6 37.2 38.8 40.5 42.3

Annual temporary worker cost per person ($thous) 13.1 13.5 14.3 15.1 16.0 17.0 17.8 18.6 19.4 20.3 21.1Total worker cost ($bn) 7,329 7,567 7,967 8,409 8,888 9,419 9,824 10,240 10,683 11,138 11,597

Work force demand (thous) 133,095 133,620 134,047 134,439 134,836 135,262 135,731 136,250 136,823 137,457 138,157Worker's productivity growth, % 5.3% 5.0% 4.7% 4.4% 4.1% 3.9% 3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1%Total Population 2,294,289 2,303,647 2,312,542 2,320,895 2,328,621 2,335,659 2,341,973 2,347,567 2,352,484 2,356,791 2,360,544GDP per capita 14,719 15,145 15,570 16,000 16,436 16,879 17,328 17,783 18,242 18,704 19,171GDP growth, % 3.3% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7%

Needed additional temporary worker (thous) 662 1,607 2,562 3,531 4,475 5,368 6,202 7,029 7,880 8,817 9,891

Co-bots effectivity (conversion into manpower) 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4

Co-bots install base demand unit (thous) 16 115 251 421 615 827 1,046 1,267 1,479 1,712 1,977Substitutable ratio by Co-bots 4% 12% 17% 22% 26% 30% 35% 39% 42% 45% 48%Substitutable ratio by Industrial robots 96% 88% 83% 78% 74% 70% 65% 61% 58% 55% 52%

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Co-bots real install base unit (thous) 5 39 102 193 307 440 590 746 899 1,060 1,245

Penetration rate 29% 34% 41% 46% 50% 53% 56% 59% 61% 62% 63%Co-bots density (unit/10,000 workers) 0 2 5 9 14 21 28 35 43 50 59

YoY growth, % 763% 161% 89% 60% 44% 34% 27% 21% 18% 18%

Co-bots annual cost per unit ($thous) 17.9 17.5 17.2 16.8 16.5 16.1 15.8 15.5 15.2 14.9 14.6YoY growth, % -2.0% -2.0% -2.0% -2.0% -2.0% -2.0% -2.0% -2.0% -2.0% -2.0%

Co-bots work force 7 66 178 349 580 867 1,211 1,596 2,004 2,463 3,016Initial Co-bots cost ($mn) 81 606 1,065 1,484 1,819 2,050 2,228 2,231 2,087 2,129 2,381Additional Industrial robots cost ($mn) 67 376 450 494 489 448 380 313 250 230 222

Temporary worker + Co-bots work force 132,590 133,090 133,745 134,557 135,497 136,521 137,579 138,602 139,549 140,499 141,479YoY growth, % 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%

Total cost ($bn) 7,329 7,568 7,969 8,411 8,890 9,422 9,826 10,242 10,686 11,140 11,600YoY growth, % 3.3% 5.3% 5.5% 5.7% 6.0% 4.3% 4.2% 4.3% 4.3% 4.1%

New Co-bots sales ($mn) 81 606 1,065 1,484 1,819 2,050 2,228 2,231 2,087 2,129 2,381Co-bots replacement sales ($mn) 0 20 168 429 793 1,239 1,741 2,287 2,834 3,345 3,867

Co-bots replacement unit (thous) 0 1 10 26 48 77 110 148 187 225 265Replacement rate 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%

Total Co-bots sales ($mn) 81 626 1,234 1,914 2,612 3,289 3,969 4,518 4,921 5,474 6,247

Collaborative robots



Scott Fetzer Electrical Group has optimised production costs by 20% by using Universal Robot’s cobots

The challenge: Tennessee-based Scott Fetzer Electrical Group (SFEG) manufactures a wide range of products in low

volumes, meaning that manufacturing tasks are constantly changing depending on demand. SFEG was under pressure

to remain competitive globally as the Asian electronics market expanded and wanted to avoid having to upgrade its

entire existing asset base. Given the high-mix, low-volume nature of order intake, traditional industrial robots were not

an economically viable option as lines would be unused for long periods of time.

The solution: Universal Robots’ model UR5 was adapted to work on a variety of tasks along with human operators,

when more capacity is needed. According to IFR, for example, one day the robot could be bedding metal sheets, the

next it could be performing pick and place tasks. The robot does not require a safety guarding like traditional industrial

robots; the robot arm will automatically stop operating if it encounters obstacles. To build on the collaborative potential

of the new robots, SFEG has put them on top of AGVs and now has a fleet of mobile UR robots deployed throughout

the sheet metal department, integrating them into the entire production cycle, from cutting the initial blank on the

blanking press to forming, folding and final assembly of the electrical components. Multiple robots are also being

connected to work together on complementary tasks, such as moving parts between workstations. Live testing of final

products was also automated. The cobots can turn the product on/off, run it for a couple of seconds and repeat that task

for a full cycle of testing (up to 400 hours). Furthermore, the robot collects live data from all tests across several

important variables. Preparing the robots for their tasks is also a much simpler process than for traditional industrial

robots: this can be done through a simple user-friendly screen or by simply grabbing the robot arm and performing the

desired task. SFEG says it took 30%-50% less time than with traditional robot implementations.

The result: According to the company, before it had the cobots on the transformer line, an operator could make on

average 10 parts per hour; collaboration with the robots increased this productivity by 20%. SFEG says it has won back

market share against Chinese competitors and brought back to the US some of its Chinese-sourced manufacturing as a

consequence. The company says the payback for UR robots was 12-14 months.

Glory (Japanese machinery maker) deploys cobots on cash register assembly lines

The challenge: Obtaining production line workers for factories to manufacture cash registers became a problem for

Glory in various countries because of declining/ageing populations.

The solution: The company introduced Kawada Technologies’ humanoid robot, Nextage, on assembly lines in 2012.

Cobots were given nicknames that matched local currencies (Yen-chan, Dollar-kun, Euro-kun) to help workers feel

comfortable with their new colleagues. Nextage is highly adept at simple picking work, like many cobots, but it also has

the dexterity to tighten screws and mount components. We view this as significant in that it shows the potential for

higher-value-added operations to be entrusted to cobots.

Exhibit 27: Universal Robots cobot alongside a worker…

Exhibit 28: …and in a production line

Source: Teradyne.

Source: Teradyne.



Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is the process of making a physical object from a

three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a

material. The technology facilitates several aspects of the evolution of the global economy,

and more specifically manufacturing, via: (1) reduced raw material consumption; (2) a

quicker design to production process; and (3) mass customisation. Within 3D printing,

printers and materials are the biggest opportunities, and we believe the industry could

move towards a razor/razor blade model as it matures. This means that the installed base

could become the driver of a more recurring and profitable opportunity, in the form of

materials sales and technology.

We highlight two public companies, 3D Systems and Stratasys, but also the leading

private company EOS. Other players include Renishaw and Hewlett-Packard. Han’s Laser

offers indirect exposure.

Speed, energy consumption and further technological progress: (1) slow print speed is

an impediment to high-volume production; (2) lack of material science advancement blocks

the use in several applications (e.g. metals); (3) high energy costs can affect economics; (4)

software development is in the early stages and needs to evolve in order to facilitate the

design of more complex products; and (5) there are safety/environmental concerns around

melting thermoplastic, which is one of the most used materials currently.

Similar to other manufacturing innovations such as robotics and vision systems, auto

companies were the early adopters of 3D printers and remain the biggest users. The key

application for 3D printing is rapid prototyping of new models. Going forward, we believe

autos will likely remain the biggest application, but see other end markets playing a major

role in the growth of the industry, namely aerospace and consumer goods.

GE is leading the way in terms of commercial applications within aerospace. Specifically,

GE is deploying 3D printed fuel nozzles and sensors for the GEnx jet engine. These

components serve key purposes, allowing sensors to be mounted on parts that were

previously difficult to monitor, the ability to work in hazardous environments (2000

Fahrenheit) and the use of materials not traditionally associated with manufacturing.

Furthermore, companies like Siemens are using it as the next step after PLM simulation.

Additive manufacturing has a potential addressable market of US$25-30 bn by 2020E.

Per IDC, the global 3D printing market is worth c.US$11 bn currently, and is expected to

grow to c.US$27 bn by 2019, implying a 25% CAGR. We take a more conservative approach

in our base case, and assume a 20% CAGR through 2015-20 and a terminal rate of 5% by

2025. This yields a market size of US$40 bn by 2025, implying a CAGR of 14%.

Exhibit 29: Estimating the potential of the 3D printing market US$ bn


Additive manufacturing 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E

3D printing potential revenue $11bn $13bn $16bn $19bn $23bn $27bn $30bn $33bn $36bn $38bn $40bn% yoy 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 10% 10% 10% 5% 5%

2015 - 2025 CAGR: 14%



The challenges


• Lower raw material consumption, quicker time-to-market and allows

mass-customisation

• Early commercialisation stage

• Savings example: Airbus production cost of satellites reduced by 20%

by using in-house 3D printer as opposed to outsourcing production

Additive manufacturingUS$25-30 bn (2020E base case)

PHYSICAL MANUFACTURING



Simplification and weight savings enabled with 3D printing of commercial aviation parts

The challenge: General Electric requires nozzles that hold the T25 sensor which monitors GE’s Leap jet engine.

Previously, the nozzles, like those used in the Leap engine, were machined from 20 separate parts, resulting in problems

with ice accumulation and welding and joint strength. With 19 fuel nozzles per engine and high development costs, GE

needed to streamline the manufacturing of the nozzles while satisfying strict aviation regulations.

The solution: With additive manufacturing technology, the newly certified part is made in one solid piece, reducing

manufacturing and development time (approximately one year) while improving part performance.

“Once we found a workable solution, it went straight to production. This technology is a breakthrough.” – Jonathan

Clarke, Program manager for the project.

Exhibit 30: 3D printed component used in GE’s Leap jet engines

Source: General Electric.



Within manufacturing, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are used in the automation of

material handling, transporting objects through factories and distribution centres. As the

technology advances, they should be increasingly connected to the broader IoT network,

allowing for just-in-time delivery of components. As a result, the technology should help

reduce labour costs and allow for more flexible production that does not need to follow a

fixed conveyance line. Egemin, the AGV brand of Kion, estimates the payback time of an

AGV system is 2.75 years. We see AGVs as an important development in an increasingly

connected and automated logistics system, potentially leading to much lower levels of

work-in-progress and inventories.

We highlight four companies: Siasun, Kion, Dematic and Kuka. Other companies

pursuing this technology include Toyota, Jungheinrich, Amazon (formerly Kiva Systems)

and JBT Corporation. Private companies such as Savant Automation, Clearpath and

Seegrid Vision are also making inroads in this market.

Infrastructure costs, potential new entrants and safety. This technology must first

overcome a number of challenges: (1) widespread adoption may require large

infrastructure spend on factory layouts to ensure safe use, multiplying the cost; (2) it opens

up to competition similar technology used in autonomous cars; (3) similar to autonomous

cars, it needs to overcome safety concerns in a likely highly hazardous environment; and

(4) the technology still needs to advance and costs need to fall.

This technology will disrupt other material handling equipment (such as forklifts). For some

suppliers, it may cannibalise their primary offering, as evidenced by large investments

from some of the leading players (e.g. Kion acquiring Egemin).

The market for AGVs in industrial use could be worth c.US$2 bn by 2020 and almost

US$4 bn by 2025. We assume the current installed base of manned material handling

equipment as the potential market for this equipment (Class 2 and 3 industrial trucks).

Using industry data, we estimate the proportion of this equipment used in manufacturing

and logistics (57%), and forecast global demand to grow at long-run GDP (assumed at

3.0%). Using a variety of other industry sources and company data, we estimate the current

AGV installed base is less than 2%; we expect this to grow to c.15% by 2025. We expect

pricing to hold up for the next couple of years, as the technology makes significant

advances, and to begin deflating once there is broader adoption.

Exhibit 31: Estimating the potential of the AGV market within manufacturing US$ mn


Automated Guided Vehicles 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E

Comparable material handling equipment manufacturing 342,000 352,260 362,828 373,713 384,924 396,472 408,366 420,617 433,235 446,232 459,619 473,408YoY growth, % 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%

Penetration of AGVs 1.2% 1.6% 2.1% 2.9% 4.2% 6.2% 7.8% 9.8% 11.4% 13.3% 14.2% 15.2%

AGV units sold 4,104 5,540 7,757 10,859 16,289 24,433 31,763 41,292 49,550 59,461 65,407 71,947YoY growth, % 35% 40% 40% 50% 50% 30% 30% 20% 20% 10% 10%

Average cost of AGV + installation costs ($'000s) $65 $65 $65 $65 $64 $62 $61 $60 $59 $58 $56 $55YoY growth, % 0% 0% 0% -2% -2% -2% -2% -2% -2% -2% -2%

Total AGV sales $267m $360m $504m $706m $1,038m $1,525m $1,943m $2,476m $2,911m $3,424m $3,691m $3,979mYoY growth, % 20% 20% 14% 14% 8% 47% 27% 27% 18% 18% 8%


The challenges


The markets disrupted

• Autonomous material handling equipment eliminating labour costs

• Early development stage

• Savings example: Harley Davidson reduced costs 7% by introducing

AGVs and creating a more efficient production facility

Automated Guided Vehicles c.US$2 bn (2020E base case)

IN-FACTORY LOGISTICS



Harley Davidson: Automated guided vehicles

Harley Davidson took to transforming its York Vehicle Operations facility, which accounts for more than 60% of the

company’s motorcycle production.

The challenge: The original factory, laid out on mass-production principles, was becoming inefficient and inflexible.

Harley Davidson set as its objective the adoption of lean principles and reduced manufacturing floor complexity.

The solution: One key aspect of this transformation was removing the assembly line production chain and adopting a

digital chain (where assembly parts move on flexible automated guide vehicles (AGVs) which are driven by planning

needs and software). There was a significant reduction in inventory at hand levels, which currently stand at three hours

compared with 8-10 days in the legacy systems, owing to a major cut in the planning cycle, moving from a 21-day fixed

plan to only a six-hour time horizon.

Moreover, the low-value-add, repetitive works have been moved to robotic execution, increasing productivity.

Incorporation of a real-time performance management system helps in monitoring the entire manufacturing floor via

multiple connected devices. This transformation resulted in significant metric improvements for the company: it

reduced costs by 7% and productivity rose 2.4%, resulting in a net margin improvement of 19%.

Exhibit 32: An example of an AGV supplied by Siasun

Exhibit 33: An example of an Egemin AGV

Source: Siasun.

Source: Wikimedia.



Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies are tags that use radio waves to transfer

data, to allow the identifying and tracking of objects. The technology has existed since at

least the 1970s. Until now, it has been too expensive to be practical for many commercial

applications within manufacturing. The technology solves many of the problems

associated with bar codes, as radio waves travel through most non-metallic materials, and

can be embedded in components. The tags can store data about each component

manufactured and allow tracking of their real time locations throughout the production

process (e.g. for work-in-progress, supplies and product inventory).

Active RFID tags use a battery and run an imbedded microchip, submitting signals to the

reader. They can be scanned over long ranges but cost a dollar or more. Passive tags have

no battery. Instead, they draw power from the reader. Manufacturing companies are

focusing on passive ultra high frequency (UHF) tags, which cost less than 50 cents today in

orders of one million or more. Their read range is typically less than 20 feet vs. 100 feet or

more for active tags, but they are far less expensive than active tags and can be disposed

of with the product packaging.

We highlight four of the largest specialist manufacturers: Zebra Technologies, Impinj,

Smartrac and Alien. We also note some larger companies that provide this technology or

components: DHL, FedEx and Honeywell (through Intermec). Software providers (e.g.

Oracle and SAP) provide integration solutions.

Cost deflation, compatibility and technological barriers. There are still a number of

barriers to widespread adoption within manufacturing: (1) even at 50 cents for a UHF tag,

costs need to come down substantially in order for it to be economically viable for

widespread adoption – currently their use is limited to only high-value items; (2) the RFID

technology must be compatible with the broader IoT system protocols and standards; and

(3) the technology still needs to overcome some barriers, such as not being able to send

signals through metallic materials.

RFID are a key enabling technology for connecting factories and managing inventory levels.

They are currently used in many industries around the world and on a variety of

applications. Club Car, a maker of golf carts, uses RFID to improve efficiency on its

production line. Paramount Farms, one of the world’s largest suppliers of pistachios, uses

RFID to manage its harvest more efficiently. Much of the recent growth has come from, and

is continuing to come from, uses in retail apparel, and the largest orders are placed by

governments. Food & beverages and textiles are positioned well, owing to the low number

of metallic components.

We estimate the Factory of the Future will offer a c.US$2 bn opportunity for RFID

providers by 2020. In 2014, around 7.5 bn total RFID units were sold, with between 3% and

6% of these sales made to manufacturing (mainly UHF tags). Using publically available

data from RFID Journal and other industry sources, we are able to forecast trends and

pricing. We estimate that the growth rate of manufacturing units sold will be over 20% pa

for the next five years. Despite this high rate, this is lower than is expected for the retail

industry (the largest end market for RFID technologies, which we expect to grow at a CAGR

of over 30%). We hold the average number of readers per 1,000 tags fixed in our forecasts,

owing to “reader collision” blocking signals and limiting the number of readers possible in

a fixed space. Note that given the growth in different sectors in our base case, by 2020E

manufacturing still represents only 4% of total RFID unit sales, and therefore the total

market for RFID should be much greater.



The challenges


• Allow for identifying and tracking objects in complex and connected

networks

• Mature technology with new early applications in manufacturing

• Savings example: Griva, a textile manufacturer, achieved a ROI of 30%

in 9m from using Alien Technologies’ RFIDs to monitor inventory

Radio Frequency Identification c.US$2 bn (2020E base case)

IN-FACTORY LOGISTICS



Exhibit 34: Estimating the potential of the RFID market within manufacturing US$ mn


Bosch RFID tags cut inventory time by 97% in China

The challenge: In the Bosch plant in the Chinese city of Suzhou, the yearly task of taking machine inventory used to be

a major undertaking. Plant 1 has four manufacturing areas, each with up to 2,500 machines, test benches, and items of

measuring equipment. For ABS manufacturing alone, the inventory process used to take up to a month in some cases.

Sometimes associates printed out lists to help them manually record machine inventory.

The solution: Now, thanks to smart connectivity, inventory taking takes just four hours. All the machines and

equipment items have been fitted with RFID transponders. This allows objects to be identified without physical contact.

Now, associates push RFID trolleys fitted with a laptop and antennas through the manufacturing shop (in the future

AGVs could also do this too). As they move along, the trolleys use RFID technology to automatically identify machines

and devices. This cuts the time needed for inventory taking by 97%, or 440 man hours.

Stanley Black & Decker’s Mexico plant

The challenge: Stanley Black & Decker wanted to improve the overall operating efficiency of one of its largest plants in

Reynosa, Mexico.

The solution: It implemented real-time location systems (RTLS) on its production lines. RTLS include small and easily

deployed RFID tags that provide real-time location and status, thereby allowing better work efficiency, better

supervision of inventory, reduced working capital and improved production line throughput. Stanley Black & Decker had

a 15% increase in revenue per employee in 2014 and improved equipment effectiveness, resulting in a 300 bp operating

profit margin improvement.

RFID 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E

RFID units sold (bn) 7.5 9.4 11.7 14.6 18.3 22.9 28.6 34.3 39.5 43.4 45.6 47.9YoY growth, % 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 5.0%

% of which in manufacturing 4.5% 4.4% 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4%

RFID manufacturing units sold (mn) 337.5 413 504 615 751 916 1116 1305 1461 1563 1596 1628YoY growth, % 22.2% 22.2% 22.1% 22.0% 22.0% 21.9% 16.9% 12.0% 7.0% 2.1% 2.0%

Average cost of UHF RFID ($) $0.50 $0.48 $0.45 $0.43 $0.41 $0.39 $0.37 $0.35 $0.33 $0.32 $0.30 $0.28YoY growth, % -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0%

Total manufacturing RFID tags sales $169m $196m $227m $264m $306m $354m $410m $456m $485m $493m $478m $463mYoY growth, % 16.1% 16.1% 16.0% 15.9% 15.9% 15.8% 11.1% 6.4% 1.7% -3.0% -3.1%

Average number of readers per 1000 tags 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Average cost of UHF reader $1,000 $950 $903 $857 $815 $774 $735 $698 $663 $630 $599 $569YoY growth, % -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0% -5.0%

Total manufacturing RFID reader sales $675m $784m $910m $1,055m $1,223m $1,417m $1,640m $1,822m $1,938m $1,971m $1,911m $1,852mYoY growth, % 16.1% 16.1% 16.0% 15.9% 15.9% 15.8% 11.1% 6.4% 1.7% -3.0% -3.1%

Total manufacturing RFID sales $844m $980m $1,137m $1,319m $1,529m $1,771m $2,051m $2,278m $2,423m $2,463m $2,389m $2,315m16.1% 16.1% 16.0% 15.9% 15.9% 15.8% 11.1% 6.4% 1.7% -3.0% -3.1%



Other key technologies (ordered alphabetically)

We briefly highlight five other technologies and key enablers that could have a dramatic

impact on the future of manufacturing:

Augmented reality vision

Augmented reality vision is an upcoming technology that superimposes a computer-

generated image on a user’s view of the real world. This technology could allow engineers

and workers a view of 3-dimensional designs and let them receive visual instruction to

complete their tasks, increasing productivity and reducing the likelihood of costly errors.

This could disrupt the market for 2-dimensional computer screens used to instruct

engineers currently.

In Profiles in Innovation Vol. 1: Virtual & Augmented Reality, January 13, 2016, GS analysts

estimated that, despite no adoption until 2017, and including virtual reality devices, this

market could be worth US$1.5 bn in 2020 and over US$4.5 bn in 2025. This technology is

also led by tech giants such as Facebook, Samsung, Google, and Microsoft.

Demand response

Demand response provides an opportunity for factories to play a significant role in their

own consumption from the electric grid by reducing or shifting their electricity use during

peak periods in response to time-based rates or other forms of financial incentives. Given

their large energy use, factories often have the most to gain from any commercial and

industrial customer by optimising their energy consumption and helping reduce costs. The

latest battery technology can help maximise this potential. Key to this technology is the use

of energy storage, which in The Great Battery Race, October 18, 2015, GS analysts

estimated was a TAM of US$100-150 bn, of which the demand response is worth

US$45-71 bn. Key players include Tesla, Saft Batteries and Schneider Electric.

Machine learning

Machine learning (or artificial intelligence) is the ability of machines to process data into

information and derive knowledge from that information to act independently or augment

human decision making. The key difference between machine learning and a smart piece

of code or smart connected devices is it is capable of self-learning/improving.

Machine learning has been introduced at a basic level in collaborative robots, and is touted

as a key enabler in optimising the IoT. Within IoT ecosystems, machines are able to

communicate with each other and adjust/work independently of human interaction. Key

players are the tech giants (Google, Microsoft, IBM) and GE, although there are numerous

exciting start-ups in this space across a variety of different applications.

Machine vision

Machine vision is the technology and methods used to provide imaging-based automatic

inspection, gauging, counting and analysis at high speeds, reliability and with greater

precision (exceeding the capabilities of the human eye).

This technology, which effectively consists of highly advanced sensors, has the potential to

dramatically increase the capability of other technologies such as collaborative robots,

AGVs, and other automated production processes. Key players include: Cognex, Omron,

Keyence and Google (through Industrial Perception).

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is engineering on an atomic scale. The analysis or manipulation of atoms

and molecules is key to addressing the challenge of extracting higher output from less

resource, and is becoming increasingly important in manufacturing. Nano materials are

already used in consumer goods such as make-up, and industrial products such as surface

coatings. In addition, the semiconductor roadmap provides a dramatic example of this in

the relentless miniaturisation and increasing power of electronic devices.



As the limitations of existing technologies become more binding, we believe the

importance of this technology will increase, in turn driving an increasing number of

nanotechnology applications (e.g. purifying silicon semiconductors). Nanotechnology

accounts for a small but growing share of public and corporate research budgets; Oxford

Instruments is a public company with larger exposure.

Autodesk is using augmented reality to enhance computer aided design (CAD)

Our US technology analysts spoke to Autodesk to discuss the augmented reality used in manufacturing to visualise 3D

models in a real-world context, avoiding costly errors and improving collaboration.

The challenge: While CAD software has done much to improve the design process it still has its limits. For example,

CAD is still generally constrained by the need to work on a 2D monitor. This limits the ability to view full-sized objects in

a real-world context, and hinders true collaboration when many people are working on the same design.

The Autodesk solution: Autodesk is a leading design software company with US$2.5 bn in annual revenues and with

customers primarily in the architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing verticals. Our analysts spoke with

Autodesk’s emerging technology division, which is working with Microsoft HoloLens to incorporate AR into CAD.

Autodesk’s VRED 3D visualisation software product is currently used by auto makers to project things such as doors and

colours onto clay car models.

Wide-ranging applications: Autodesk envisions AR improving the design of items as small as videogame controllers or

as large as buildings, with the view that having the true 1-to-1 scale that’s not possible in 2D can go a long way towards

avoiding errors. Autodesk also sees value in looking at a 3D model and having metadata information behind the CAD at

your fingertips. Finally, if two people are collaborating on a project, they are better able to work through issues as they

go as opposed to working on separate desktops and realising there are issues when they come together. Given the wide

range of CAD use cases, we see potential for AR to impact Autodesk’s base of 5 mn customers worldwide.

Potential bottlenecks: The computing power of AR systems needs to improve to run large CAD files.

Exhibit 35: Autodesk is working with Microsoft

Source: Microsoft.



Industries:

Top-down: >US$500 bn addressable market

Higher labour costs and increased global competition and putting

pressure on manufacturers to automate and making time to market

increase in importance as a differentiator

We see the greatest opportunity from a shift to best-in-class

manufacturing for:

o Electronics – Up to US$120 bn

o Machinery – Up to US$110 bn

o Food & Beverages – Up to US$100 bn



Total addressable market could be worth more than US$500 bn

We believe the total addressable market for equipment manufacturers supplying

physical automation and software for full connectivity and optimisation of factories

could be worth more than US$500 bn, or 10% of fixed investment, in cost savings. We

assess this market size on a top-down basis across the relevant industries, based on

current levels of automation and digitisation and potential savings achieved in

existing technology pilots. This assessment provides a higher value than our bottom-

up analysis of the six core technologies we presented earlier, as: (1) our top-down

analysis includes other technologies (such as those that are more mature, but where

penetration can still be increased or efficiency improved); (2) it aggregates synergies

from using more than one of the six technologies profiled; (3) we use a savings

approach, which will not necessarily be realised as revenues by equipment providers

as some of the value identified will likely be shared with customers rather than

manufacturers (especially for technologies where prices deflate quickly).

Approach to our top-down TAM assessment

We believe the size of the total addressable market for all emerging technologies ensuring

optimal automation and digitisation of future manufacturing is capped by the potential size

of the savings achieved by using those technologies. This would be a best-case scenario, in

which the industries adopting these technologies do not retain or pass through to their

customers any achieved savings (the latter is what usually happens).

For our top-down assessment, we look at each industry’s level of automation and

digitisation vs. the best-in-class example of the automotive industry. We expect

manufacturing to evolve differently for each global industry. Currently, each is at a different

stage of automation and sophistication owing to the competitive dynamics and market

pressures it faces. For industries such as automotive, where factories are already highly

sophisticated, the incremental value-add of new technologies will be quite low.

We then collect numerous examples of full automation, digitisation and optimisation

achieved in pilots in the eight industries we analyse. Crossing those two data points, we

estimate the potential savings achieved, which we assume equates to the maximum

possible size of the addressable market of the technologies that allow for those gains.

In more detail, our top-down TAM assessment is based on the following:

Assessing the relevant pool of fixed investment. Manufacturing accounts for around

25% of global gross fixed capital formation (or fixed asset investment). Using data

from the World Bank, OECD and other national accounts, we are able to estimate the

proportion of fixed asset investment by each manufacturing industry.

Assessing the level of existing automation and digitisation. We capture the varying

degrees of automation in each industry by looking at the current penetration of robots

(in Japan, Germany, the UK, France and Italy) and software. This is important in

assessing the maximum potential for other manufacturing industries if they were to

catch up with the more advanced ones, most notably automotive.

Assessing the level of savings enabled by full automation/digitisation. Using

Goldman Sachs research, case studies and third-party sources, we estimate a range of

gross savings that each industry could generate by introducing and implementing the

latest technologies. For some industries such as autos, which have already automated

significantly, the extra savings are quite limited; for others, the potential is much

greater. We also apply a relevance factor for each technology.

Calculating the maximum revenue pool potential for equipment manufacturers.

Given the proportion of investment available, the potential savings for each industry

and the degree of automation already in place, we estimate the maximum potential

savings and revenue pool available.



Qualifying speed of adoption. It is unlikely that each industry will automate and

innovate to the extent the automotive industry has. Looking at the competitive

structure, age of assets and the margin pressure that industries are facing, we also

incorporate a metric that aims to capture the likelihood of this maximum revenue pool

per industry being realised. Unsurprisingly, the automotive industry is highly likely to

adopt new technologies, while the food products sector is less so, for reasons

highlighted further on.

Exhibit 36: We look at the key industries that drive fixed

investment … Global fixed investment broken down by industry

Exhibit 37: …assessing their software penetration… Software as % private non-resi fixed asset investment for

various industries in the United States (2015)

Source: World Bank, OECD, China Statistical Yearbook, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.

Exhibit 38: …as well as level of automation… Robot density per 1,000 employees

Exhibit 39: …and urgency of need for optimisation Net margins in 2010-14 and 2015-18E for selected

manufacturing industries



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Exhibit 40: We used 60+ examples of savings captured by introducing FoF technologies in their current state


We also perform a scenario analysis to calculate the savings based on the assumption that

using labour-reducing technologies (AGVs and cobots), labour-intensive industries (such as

textiles, wood and food products) are able to halve their gap with the automotive industry.

Using data from five of the ten largest manufacturing countries – Japan, Italy, the UK,

France and Germany – we follow five steps: (1) calculate labour intensity (number of

employees/output); (2) calculate the reduction in labour needed to halve the difference with

the automotive industry; (3) assign high (US$30,000) and low (US$15,000) wages; (4)

multiply wages by absolute labour reduction to calculate displaced savings; and (5) divide

by output to find the margin impact.

Exhibit 41: Our scenario analysis suggests significant savings potential for textiles and wood products Analysis of hypothetical scenario in which industries halve their labour intensity (no. employees/output) difference with autos

Source: BEA, OECD, World Bank, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.

Note: These estimates are not indicative of the revenue that we believe will be realised by

equipment providers, but represent a maximum cap to those revenues. These estimates

are also not fully risk- or probability-adjusted. In most case we use gross cost savings

(although we attempt to net the costs of introducing new technologies where we can).

While the price of key technologies may have declined significantly in the past few years,

we do not fully incorporate the cost of restructuring the fixed infrastructure to

accommodate this technology. As a consequence, our estimates are not a full

representation of the costs that may be incurred. Industry level data will still vary

significantly among countries; see Where will it be built? Page 49.

Company Fanuc FDM Flextronics Sub‐Zero Maserati Continental Stanley Black & Decker

Business Outcome Lower downtimeLarge savings & faster time‐

to‐marketReduce energy Faster time‐to‐market Shorten time‐to‐market Lower Inventory Reduce defects

Technology introduced IoT 3D printing IoT IoT PLM software IoT IoT

DescriptionMonitoring & predictive

maintenance

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design its complex

products

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Old state 11% unplanned downtime 20 days outsourcing $8.4mn/factory 15 months cycle 30 months time‐to‐market 14x inventory turnover 4.9% defect rate

New state 5.8% unplanned downtime2 days with a ROI of

$12,000$6.9mn/factory 11 months cycle 16 months time‐to‐market 19x inventory turnover 2.5% defect rate

Improvement 47.8% 10x faster & ROI in 9m 17.5% 23.0% 47.0% 34.8% 48.9%

ResultSavings of $40mn from

single customer

Savings of $800,000 cost

avoidance over 3 years

Savings of $1mn per

factory

15% reduction in cycle

time

Helped Maserati produce

3x more cars

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Food products beverages; Tobacco products 3,773,158 273,462 14 20% Low 14,827 5%Textiles, leather, wearing apparel 1,278,993 52,649 24 33% Low 8,380 16%Wood & paper products 2,033,371 89,648 23 32% Low 12,825 14%Plastic and chemical products (inc. pharma) 3,276,175 401,736 8 0% Low 0 0%Metal (exc. Machinery) 3,779,939 290,443 13 18% High 20,209 7%Machinery 3,286,976 257,301 13 17% High 16,978 7%Electrical/electronics 2,953,577 268,034 11 12% High 10,629 4%Automotive 2,548,188 304,233 8 0% High 0 0%Others / Not classified 3,168,377 210,498 15 22% Low 14,053 7%Total manufacturing 26,098,754 2,148,004 12 16% Medium 101,344 5%

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Exhibit 42: Top-down analysis of bringing each industry’s manufacturing to best-in-class Industry-by-industry potential addressable market in US$ bn


Industries Current size of industry1 Current degree of automation 2 Potential savings 6Maximum

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Electronics 20% 965 33 34% 17% 90% 62% 9 - 13% 90 - 120

Machinery 10% 485 8 9% 9% 54% 32% 17 - 23% 90 - 110


8% 365 5 6% 5% 30% 18% 20 - 27% 70 -100

Metals 8% 360 10 11% 5% 30% 21% 16 - 21% 60 - 70


4% 200 2 2% 8% 47% 25% 18 - 25% 40 - 50


1% 50 0 0% 8% 49% 25% 20 - 27% c.10

Others / Not classified 9% 440 13 14% 7% 42% 28% 8 - 10% 40 - 50

Total Manufacturing 100% 4750 21 21% 8% 47% 34% 10 - 15% 500 - 650

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7.0% 7.5% 0.5% 8.0 7.9 -1.4% 72 ◔ ◕ ○ ○ ○ ○ 0.25 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Electronics 10.2% 10.0% -0.3% 7.5 9.5 27.2% 80 ◑ ◑ ◔ ◔ ◔ ◔ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

Machinery 7.9% 6.3% -1.6% 9.3 10.5 13.1% 86 ◔ ◑ ◔ ◑ ◔ ◑ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00


9.3% 9.9% 0.6% 8.5 8.6 1.4% 68 ◔ ◔ ○ ○ ◔ ◑ 1.00 1.00 0.75 0.50 1.00 1.00

Metals 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% 11.8 11.4 -3.7% 72 ◔ ◔ ○ ○ ◔ ○ 0.75 1.00 0.00 0.50 0.75 0.50


4.8% 7.0% 2.2% 8.0 9.2 13.9% 74 ◕ ○ ○ ○ ◔ ○ 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 1.00 0.75


n.a. n.a. n.a. 9.2 12.2 33.0% n.a. ○ ◔ ○ ◔ ◔ ◔ 1.00 0.75 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00

Notes: 1 GFCF data from the World Bank, broken up using data from the OECD and China Statistical Yearbook 5 Automotive software penetration adjusted up according to analyst discretion 2 Robot penetration indexed against automotive; software penetration indexed against electronics 6 Net margins of global GS coverage in each industry, note not entire industry and some companies in the sample have exposures to other industries3 Weighted average of density in Germany, Japan, France, Italy and UK 7 Average age data is for the US only4 Software as a % of investments in private non-residential fixed assets in the US; automotive includes other transport equipment 8 Qualitative assessment of penetration at analyst's descretion (actual penetration may be less or greater)



A shrinking addressable market over time

We view the total addressable market as the upper limit of customer budgets (as typically,

capex/sales falls over time); accordingly, incremental value for capital goods providers

shrinks over time as efficiency-driven innovation progresses and technology prices deflate.

Focusing on the total addressable market and potential business opportunities for capital

goods companies, we look at the relationship between IT-related manufacturers and their

equipment providers as an example. The life-cycle of IT-related products is short, and we

believe the trend in this industry can be viewed as a proxy for other industries.

While markets for IT products such as flat panel displays (FPD) and semiconductors

continue to expand, the scale of the markets for equipment used to produce these goods

(measured by revenue as a percentage of total end-market capex) has declined to below

the historical peak (Exhibit 43). Of interest here, in our view, is that customers such as

FPD/semiconductor makers have tended to set investment amounts (or capex-to-sales

ratios) for the purchase of capital goods at extremely high levels during the germination

period for finished products (more than 20% of sales in some cases). Once this period ends,

however, capex tends to enter a downward trajectory as the finished product market

expands and matures.

Exhibit 43: Customer budgets have shrunk over the period

Trends in FDP industry sales; % of FPD equipment sales vs. industry sales


Value-add for the finished products of these manufacturers (customers of capital goods

companies) expands as efficiency-driven innovations evolve through development of new

technologies, improved yields, economies of scale, and enhanced technical skills among

workers. However, selling prices for these products, particularly in IT-related B2C line-ups,

nearly always decline, even with substantial evolution in embedded technologies. The

performance of today’s FPD/semiconductor products is overwhelmingly superior to that of

products from 10-20 years ago, and yet the value-added generated by investment in

production equipment relative to total finished product is in decline.

FPD/semiconductor manufacturers are entering a mature stage in their industry life-cycle.

They are moving towards near full automation in order to remove labour from the

production process. However, for capital goods companies, it is apparent that: (1)

customers will continue curbing budgets for capital goods beyond what is necessary unless

there is ongoing development of new disruptive technologies; and (2) there is likely to be a

shakeout of weaker players as capital goods makers compete for these limited capex budgets.

Key for capital goods makers is providing optimal value-added by helping simplify

processes to achieve the highest labour cost savings and other efficiencies to which

they can tie the value of their products.

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In the smile curve shown in Exhibit 44, which illustrates the general distribution of value-

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located at the lowest point. In view of the downtrend of capex-to-sales throughout the life-

cycle of each product, as mentioned above, it is not easy for capital goods producers to

achieve an increase in payments from customers for value added. One solution to this

problem is to strive to provide value added to capture investments allocated by customers

to other areas. For instance, we think it is important to determine whether or not there are

economic rationalisations to be achieved simply by taking fixed operating costs and

turning them into depreciable costs.

Exhibit 44: Manufacturing is located at the lowest point

of value add in the production process Smile curve of value added in the production process

Exhibit 45: Japanese customer budgets entered a

downward trajectory once manufacturing had matured

2-year moving average (capex + R&D)/sales for 30 of the

largest manufacturing companies today

Source: IEC.


A typical example of where capital goods companies have been able to demand a greater

share of customer budget was the substantial value-added achieved through introducing

industrial robots in the autos industry. The cost of introducing robots is falling each year;

we estimate standard upfront costs are now around US$100,000-200,000, including system

integration costs. If the depreciation horizon (5-10 years) is taken into account, operating

costs fall to a level comparable with labour costs (around US$20,000-30,000 per year).

Depending on the size of the customer and production characteristics, the use of robots

can have significant advantages over labour in view of their higher productivity and

precision, as well as the potential to reduce trade union bargaining power and of course

labour costs. In the 1980s, this rationale triggered a sharp increase in the uptake of robots;

however, since this ‘revolution’, the capex-to-sales ratio for the industry has been in

decline. For the electronics, food & beverage and machinery industries, we believe FoF

technologies are capable of adding significant value and their share of customers’ budgets

will respond accordingly.

If we scale this analysis up and look at the world’s largest manufacturers, using Japan as a

case study, we can see how industrial development affects budgets. Since the 1980s,

Europe and US customer budgets have been on a downward trajectory. In Japan, during

the nascent years of its manufacturing industry, budgets rose and exceeded those of

Europe and the US until the broader manufacturing industry matured and budgets also

began heading into a downward trajectory. Currently, the (capex + R&D)-to-sales ratio for

China’s largest manufacturing companies is still at 5% (Exhibit 45), highlighting where

significant opportunities for equipment providers still exist.

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Industry-by-industry deep dive

The future of the manufacturing ecosystem will differ markedly for each industry.

Influencing factors include: (1) the current level of automation; (2) the market

pressures industries are facing; (3) the nature of the products they produce; and (4)

other factors such as labour intensity and asset age. Even within each industry,

companies are likely to employ different levels of sophistication depending on the

products that they manufacture and where the highest leverage in the cost structure

stands. While autos has pioneered automation owing to thin margins, even there

opportunities remain (e.g. for cross-plant integration). Within underpenetrated

industries, we see the highest potential for automation in electronics, food &

beverage and machinery.

Automotive – TAM up to US$70 bn

We estimate that around 19% of global manufacturing fixed asset investment goes into the

automotive industry, worth around US$900 bn. Regional hotspots include the US,

Germany, Japan and China. The automotive industry has pioneered industrial automation

from the early 1970s: it is by far the largest market for industrial robots, accounting for 43%

of global robotics sales in 2014. Its companies have also been early adopters of the latest

technologies highlighted in this report.

In our view, capital goods companies have limited scope to add incremental value in the

autos industry given its already highly sophisticated production processes. However, we

believe the competitiveness of the industry and the margin pressure that car manufacturers

face will continue to place them at the forefront of adopting the latest technologies. Given

that the market is dominated by a handful of OEMs, we expect automakers to continue to

exert increased pricing pressure on their equipment providers, squeezing capital goods

companies. We do not expect OEM capital goods budgets to get bigger, but rather to

shrink, reflecting the relentless pressure to reduce costs (with our GS Capex Tracker

pointing to a -0.8% capex CAGR for 2015-18E). When making the decision of where to

manufacture products, the automotive industry is still highly influenced by tariffs, which

are present in all major manufacturing locations.

We believe the two key technologies for this industry given the current levels of

penetration are increased usage of automatically guided vehicles and the

introduction of collaborative robots.



Electronics – TAM up to US$120 bn

We estimate that around 20% of global manufacturing fixed asset investment is into the

electronics industry, worth over US$950 bn. In our opinion, this industry has the greatest

opportunities despite its already relatively high levels of automation. If it were to fully

introduce the disruptive technologies that we highlight, in particular within the final

assembly line, then we believe maximum cost savings to the industry could equate to a

TAM of around US$120 bn. This would be a very important contributor in an industry

plagued by the challenge of constant product price deflation.

While not to the same extent as in the automotive industry, the manufacturing processes in

electronics are already quite mature in terms of automation, and there are powerful

customers within this industry. As a result, we predict a similar outcome for capital goods

companies in electronics as in the automotive industry: we expect the absolute volume size

to remain significant and the industry to be one of the early adopters of new technologies,

but capital goods companies’ ability to claim some of the profit pool and the growth in

customer budgets is likely be quite limited.

While all FoF technologies have significant relevance in electronics, we believe the

physical manufacturing technologies (cobots and 3D printing) and in-factory logistics

(AGVs and RFID) have the greatest potential.

BMW’s automation story

Stage 1: In the mid-1990s, BMW introduced its first large installations of industrial robots and leap-in automation. BMW

transformed its production lines from car-body manufacturing to employing hundreds of robots and pushing the level

of automation up to more than 80%.

This all came at the same time that substantial developments were made in the computer industry, which also had an

impact on Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) technology. The basic automation concept was born to link a

centralised PLC together with a number of robots. The robot was completely controlled by the PLC. With much larger

installations, machine and human safety became an issue as the PLC capacity became an increasing constraint.

Stage 2: After 2000, Safety PLCs and Decentralised Periphery (DP) were introduced to eliminate this constraint and

allow even larger installations with an automation level of up to 97%.

In parallel, the robot controller became more powerful and able to perform additional tasks such as safety-related

operations. Software replaced hardware and allowed the robot to operate in a safer way with higher flexibility. At the

same time, the mechanics got better, allowing a much higher degree of accuracy. New applications became possible,

such as Remote Laser Welding, creating new possibilities for products.

Stage 3: Now, a typical installation at BMW involves between 800 and 1,000 industrial robots able to handle 10-750 kg

payloads. Approximately 150 PLCs are connected to the robots and the Master Production Scheduling IT System,

allowing one-piece production for up to six different car derivatives on one line. Data-Matrix and Bar-Codes are used to

steer the manufacturing of the car body shell. The Master Production Scheduling is held in a Cloud and represents a

comprehensive virtual overview of what is happening on the shop floor to guarantee that the customer’s car is

delivered on time with the correct and individual specifications.

Source: International Federation of Robotics



“The food industry as a whole is probably the next largest sector [for automation] but it is very diverse. Robots are currently mainly being used here in downstream packaging, palletising and logistics and not very much in processes upstream of packaging. There is great potential to use robots in future for handling and processing tasks, such as cutting, positioning, inspection. It is already being done but much less than it could be.” Robotics expert from the International

Federation of Robotics Corporation

Machinery – TAM up to US$110 bn


machinery industry, worth US$450-500 bn. Similar to the automotive and electronics

industries, competition is based on innovation and quality. Machinery also consists of

highly tradable goods, where manufacturers have access to global markets. However,

volumes are substantially lower than in autos and electronics and machinery

manufacturers are not able to take advantage of economies of scale in the same way that

those two industries can – this is one of the major reasons why the level of automation is

currently relatively low. As costs come down and capabilities improve, we expect to see

much greater adoption rates. Starting from a low level of automation, we see machinery as

having the potential to be one of the largest addressable markets.

Similar to the automotive industry and electronics, all FoF technologies highlighted

are relevant, but we see the most potential for the three with the lowest current

penetration: IoT PaaS, AGVs and cobots.

Food products, beverages & tobacco – TAM up to US$100 bn


food products, beverages & tobacco industry, worth US$350-400 bn. Food products,

beverages & tobacco are manufactured in locations that simultaneously optimise proximity

to raw materials and end customers. This is because the products must be fresh and

appeal to local preferences. As a result, food manufacturing typically has quite low

tradability, although some products such as

powdered milk and frozen seafood are heavily

exported. As in chemicals (and indeed other

process industries), IoT cloud-based platforms for

holistic management of plant networks and the

use of virtual modelling for plant design and risk

mitigation during operations are likely to be the

more significant investments in the near term.

In our view, the FoF technologies AGVs, IoT

PaaS, and PLM software offer the greatest

opportunity. PLM software is used by Coca Cola

to design bottles for better CO2 dispersion and by

MWV, a global packaging provider, to reduce the

development timeline from 18 to six months.

Metals – TAM up to US$70 bn

We estimate around 8% of global manufacturing

fixed asset investment is into the metals industry, worth more than US$350 bn. Metals plants

are resource- and energy-intensive and their products are heavy and bulky, so the most

important factors for success in those industries include easy access to raw materials, low-cost

energy and inexpensive transportation. Similar to chemicals, the longevity of plants delays

adoption and some of the technologies highlighted in this report are not appropriate for the

industry (as it is characterised by flow type production vs. discrete batches). We believe PLM

software is the most relevant for this industry, but there is also significant potential for

AGVs and IoT PaaS.



Chemicals and plastics – TAM up to USS$70 bn


chemical and plastics industry, worth US$950 bn-US$1 tn. Chemicals include bulky,

commodity-type products with relatively low trade intensity, but also R&D-intensive

pharmaceuticals and cosmetics that have high value density and tradability. The variety of

products within this industry requires a number of different production environments, and

the size of the opportunity for capital goods providers will vary accordingly.

Chemicals is the largest manufacturing industry in terms of fixed asset investment, and

given its size it is a huge market for equipment providers. However, we believe that the

chemicals industry will be especially slow to adopt the latest FoF technologies, if at all in

some cases. First, a number of the technologies highlighted are directed towards use in

discrete manufacturing industries rather than the production of continuous flow liquid or

gas processes (e.g. cobots or AGVs). Chemicals scores relatively low on our “pressures to

automate” metrics. And second, chemical refineries and plants are particularly risk averse,

for two main reasons:

The uncertain longevity of new technologies. According to BASF, the average

process plant has a lifecycle of 30 years, compared with 10-15 years for automation

hardware and just five years for software. A chemicals plant has to be certain that the

technology will last without resulting in downtime.

Confidence in cyber-security. As we are still in the nascent stages of IoT software, the

chemical industry has been reluctant to fully adopt the technology. Despite potential

productivity gains, in these early days, there is too high a cost of failure to decentralise

decision-making, as security breaches raise the possibility of explosions,

environmental damage and injuries or fatalities.

Nevertheless, we expect PLM software to be an increasingly important technology

for the industry. We also expect an increased adoption of IoT PaaS software; however,

this technology is only likely to be used for data analytics/real-time surveillance

rather than control actuators (which make decisions) using technologies such as

wireless secondary sensors.

Wood & paper products – TAM up to US$50 bn


metals industry, worth more than US$200 bn. The manufacturing process is fairly resource-

intensive, involving products that have a low value density. This industry is already

characterised by high software intensity – above that of automotive and electronics – and it

is becoming increasingly automated, particularly in developed markets. We highlight IoT

PaaS software and AGVs as the two most relevant technologies, where AGVs is the

least penetrated of the two.

Textiles, leather & wearing apparel – TAM c.US$10 bn

Accounting for only c.1% of global manufacturing fixed asset investment (worth c.US$50 bn),

the textiles, leather & wearing apparel industry is the smallest industry we look at. Textiles,

leather & wearing apparel is the most labour-intensive industry in our analysis, and so far,

companies have typically responded to rising wages by moving to lower-cost locations. For

example, we are seeing dramatic growth of textile industries in countries such as

Cambodia, Bangladesh and Vietnam, as companies leave countries with rapidly rising

wages, including China. However, given the very low level of automation, we expect the

industry to benefit from labour-reducing technologies: cobots and AGVs. RFID and

IoT PaaS are also important technologies.



Winners & losers

Increasing factory floor digitisation leaves room for more players in the

manufacturing arena, beyond the traditional capital goods companies

As new players emerge, we are likely to see more M&A, redefining the

competitive landscape

New business models will also emerge, as localisation, customisation,

predictive management and control and monitoring are facilitated, but will

likely also drive deflationary pricing pressures in traditional hardware



New players, new business models

We expect more players to serve the market for future manufacturing technologies

than the traditional capital goods equipment providers that have dominated the past

decades. The boundaries between software/connectivity providers and hardware

equipment are blurring. As this happens, we expect M&A to increase, as well as new

business models to emerge through new aftermarket services and data analytics

consulting. Regional balances in manufacturing are also likely to be challenged, with

EMs that are pressured on cost leadership likely to adopt some of the newest

technologies more quickly.

New players emerging

The flip side of digitisation is that software allows for better optimisation of current asset

bases by increasing utilisation rates, reducing the need for capital goods, and introducing a

new set of formidable competitors: the SAPs and IBMs of this world. As the world of capital

goods goes increasingly digital, the incumbents need to navigate a fine line between the

opportunity and the threat of digitisation.

The opportunity sounds huge, but it is not free of challenges. Perhaps the most important

one for capital goods companies will be to grow fast enough and reach sufficient size to

offset the cannibalisation effect of better-optimised factories resulting in less demand for

‘hard’ equipment. For instance, increasing the utilisation of a fleet of compressors from

50% to 80% (through connecting it to an IoT PaaS) would reduce the number of

compressors needed by close to 40%, but would not materially change the service needed

and would involve substantial IT investments. Both servicing and IT investments are not

necessarily only provided by the manufacturers of equipment.

Second, some of the FoF-enabling technologies, such as software, are not exclusively

provided by traditional capital goods companies; indeed, the likes of IBM, Oracle and SAP

are increasingly trying to penetrate markets traditionally served by electrical and

machinery makers. Capital goods companies have the advantage of understanding how

the physical assets of their customers work, but lag on the software side of engineering

skills vs. the big IT providers.

Cisco expands IoT presence with cloud-based service platform provider Jasper

What is Jasper? In March, Cisco completed the acquisition of Jasper Technologies, a cloud-based IoT service platform,

for US$1.4 bn. Jasper allows both enterprises and service providers to automate management of IoT services and drive

monetisation on a global scale. Jasper currently has over 3,500 enterprise customers and works with 27 service

providers in over 100 countries. The company targets a wide range of verticals including automotive, home automation,

and manufacturing; customers include General Motors and Garmin. On the service provider side, per a 2014 Infonetics

report, Jasper is among the key technologies supporting M2M platforms for AT&T, China Unicom, Telefonica, and

Telenor. Jasper delivers its platform through a ‘Software as a Service’ revenue model.

What does it mean for Cisco? Cisco intends to wrap Jasper’s platform into a holistic IoT solution by layering in

additional services including enterprise Wi-Fi, security for connected devices, and analytics to add-in device

management. We view Jasper’s platform as complementary to Cisco’s existing IoT product suite and believe a

combined offering will further extend Cisco’s IoT leadership. Recall that over the past several years Cisco has invested

over US$1 bn in this emerging opportunity, which was generating US$2.4 bn in annual sales and growing at 45% per

annum (per IoTWF in October 2014).



More corporate action to come

Finally, it will be difficult to drive a meaningful earnings contribution from software and

more connected assets in the near term purely through organic actions. This leaves M&A

as one of the main levers companies are likely to use to tackle this opportunity. Several

deals over the past few years in the capital goods sector highlight that there is already a

focus on this: ABB acquired Ventyx and Mincom, two providers of enterprise software

solutions for asset monitoring, in 2010/11; Schneider acquired Telvent, a provider of

software for asset management, in 2011; Teradyne acquired Universal Robots in 2015; and

Amazon acquired AGV maker Kiva in 2012. Within the sector, the ability to generate value

from transformative deals has varied significantly by company. We believe the companies

that can generate cash more quickly through their current portfolios will be better

positioned to benefit from this inorganic opportunity; as tech companies enter the industrial

space, we expect to see more M&A from industrials into tech as firms try to stay ahead.

Exhibit 46: Sector boundaries are blurring… # of deals where cap goods companies acquire software

targets

Exhibit 47: …as US tech companies target manufacturing # of deals where US tech acquirer targets industrial targets

Source: Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Source: Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

The emergence of new business models

For equipment makers to succeed in the next phase of manufacturing, a first-mover

advantage and leveraging the installed base will be key. Digitisation will affect

companies in different ways. In an environment with less growth and more EM

competition, installed bases will increasingly be the key competitive advantage for global

capital goods companies. Those that already have a high penetration of services and

maintenance in their sold equipment have a quicker lead into understanding what revenue

streams can be levered/protected by better device connectivity. Taking history as a guide,

we believe that whether digitisation turns out to be an opportunity or a threat will

ultimately reflect each company’s underlying ability to reinvent itself. We see companies

that have a good knowledge of their installed base and a superior ability to redeploy capital

as better positioned (as highlighted in the Competitive Positioning metrics presented in our

report Preparing for the next industrial revolution, April 28, 2014). Which players are able to

capture the benefits of the exponential creation of data in the industrial space remains to

be seen, but three benefits appear almost certain for those that can:

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Controlling data will probably mean more customised value-add client interactions.

Data gives companies capacity to be more proactive in addressing customer issues.

More frequent client interactions most likely mean more resilient revenue streams…

...while more customised value-add client interactions usually mean better margins

and returns.

As machines take over, business models will need to evolve quickly. In developed

markets, the penetration of PCs, tablets, and smartphones is now almost complete, with

75% of people in the United States having access to mobile broadband internet. This

phenomenon has changed the way we work, communicate and consume so much that it is

difficult to remember what it was like in the 1990s. As unintuitive as it sounds in the era of

Facebook, Google and SAP, the vast majority of capital goods companies still interact with

their installed base and customers in the same way we interacted with each other in the

1980s. For the majority of industrial companies, if equipment needs servicing, customers

will call an onsite technician. But this is all about to change. What the IT revolution has done

to how humans work and communicate over the past 20 years is now happening to machines;

and it has the potential to be as revolutionary to how machines operate from day to day as it

has been for us. In our view, this is likely to disrupt many business models for the

companies that produce and maintain these machines, creating business opportunities for

the companies that best utilise the data and, just as it has for consumers, imply

deflationary pressure on “like-for-like” products. Innovation will need to be faster and

business models more agile, and, most importantly, the way capital goods companies

interact with their customers will have to change.

However, when we look back historically, multi-industry capital goods companies have a

track record of reinventing themselves and some of them are already on that path again

with their latest digitisation-related deals (e.g. Schneider, Siemens and GE).

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Exhibit 49: Companies that succeed in leveraging

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Source: Company data, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research


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The expected winners – large installed bases; data analytics leaders

We do not have a clear-cut answer on whether hardware or software providers will win the

race to capture value from higher automation. What is clear to us is that hardware makers

with large installed bases will have a privileged position and software providers with big

data analytical expertise can make meaningful inroads. In the short to medium term, the

need for equipment to upgrade capex may benefit the hardware makers, but we believe

that over the long run, more of the technologies profiled will make the manufacturing

system more optimised, longer lived and ultimately in need of lower capex.

Leading hardware makers could leverage their large installed base and provide production

process/product optimisation services based on big data collected from their equipment.

Most major Western capital goods companies are already ramping up their software teams

and R&D spending in order to be prepared for this.

The largest beneficiaries will likely be the key component makers for enabling input

technologies, such as those in the semiconductor/sensor industry, as the billions of

machines to be inter-connected will create a substantial opportunity for their product.

Providers of integrated Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Execution System

software should also benefit from more data being available, which will drive upgrades of

capacity of existing systems.

Where will it be built? Challenging regional establishments The past three decades have seen unprecedented levels of globalisation as companies from

developed economies relocated their manufacturing practices to lower-cost emerging markets.

We expect the future of manufacturing to be less labour-intensive, although more skilled

labour will be needed. Speed to market will become increasingly important and we expect

transport costs as a percentage of total costs to increase. Therefore, some of the motives

that fuelled globalisation in recent years are no longer likely to influence decisions. Instead,

we expect a critical factor to be manufacturers’ need to be closer to their customers. Does

this mean we will see a wave of reshoring? Not necessarily, as most of the growth in new

customers is still coming from emerging economies.

IoT allows Kaeser Kompressoren to shift to a more competitive equipment-as-a-service business model

The challenge: Like any traditional manufacturer of capital goods equipment, Kaeser was searching for incremental

revenue drivers to optimise its capacity in the face of slowing end markets.

The solution: A few years ago, it began incorporating sensors in its compressors and examining the data it collected in

a SAP IoT platform as a potential source of incremental revenue. It started by building a predictive maintenance

programme, but ultimately it completely reinvented its way of selling its products while simultaneously increasing its

customer base: selling compressed air, instead of air compressors. This shift opened up the compressor market

opportunity to smaller customers for which the decision to buy compressors would mean too much of a capital

commitment; instead, these customers can tie their investment to their revenues (i.e. pay for the air as they use it).

Sensors and big data made it possible for Kaeser to build the platform for this new business. Furthermore, this new

business model encouraged the company to be more cost conscious: as the machines are no longer the revenue-

producing element and customers pay for uptime, having faultless compressors that do not require any onsite service is

the primary goal (i.e. Kaeser makes material savings on service staff).



China: The factory of the world

China is still the largest major manufacturing centre in the world, representing 30% of

global manufacturing GDP. Chinese companies have been talking extensively about

Industrie 4.0, but we think most companies have yet to complete the 3.0/automation stage.

Shanghai Highly Group, for example, one of China’s largest compressor manufacturers,

started to employ Industrie 4.0 in its production process, but a lack of big data analytical

capacity/platform has limited its efforts to move towards intelligent administration and

intelligent production.

Automation is still low in China, and while the labour cost gap is narrowing, the country

still benefits from significantly less expensive talent than in DMs, suggesting a continued

incentive for a slow conversion of manufacturing from manual to automated. In our

analysis of customer budgets, we note that the capex-to-sales ratio of manufacturing

companies is still much lower than that of the mature DM manufacturing companies.

Exhibit 50: Robot penetration varies markedly even in autosRobots per 10,000 workers vs. cars produced in 2014

Exhibit 51: China’s technology gap may be narrowing in

electrical engineering but mechanical engineering is still

far behind Patent Cooperation Treaty application by country

Source: IFR, IHS Global Insights, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization.

What about the west?

The US and Germany continue to lead several new technological developments, although

even in these areas China is catching up. As our GS SUSTAIN team argue in their report

Germany AG: Don’t look back (September 16, 2015), corporate Germany’s leadership in

‘premium hardware’ has been a key driver of its success over the last decade. However, the

“premium” element of hardware will increasingly be defined by the software and servicing

elements attached to it. This transition introduces new and formidable competitors, changes

what constitutes a successful business model, and more broadly puts Germany’s competitive

advantage “up for renewal”. In its core areas of strength, autos, capital goods and consumer

durables, Germany’s corporates need to lead this technological transition in order to sustain

their leadership. The rise and fall of Germany’s consumer electronics industry provides an

example of the risks involved in not keeping pace with disruptive change.

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Asia’s Automation Future

Over March 9-29, we hosted a factory automation tour, visiting 26 factory automation-related companies in Japan and

China. Below, we highlight examples of how manufacturers in Asia, previously renowned for low labour costs, are in

the midst of rapid change to become the factories of the future.

Best in class of Asia part 1: New Chinese factories are among the most automated in the world

China is now experiencing the kind of rapid change that previously forced Japan and other developed economies to

increase factory automation. The pace at which it is happening in China is eye-catching. In addition to rising personnel

costs and other fixed costs, automation is being driven by demand for higher quality and precision, and limits to

economies of scale.

China’s auto industry is the most conspicuous example. Typically speaking, the auto industry has the highest

automation rate (robot penetration) of all industries. What is noteworthy is that the new auto plants in China actually

have the highest penetration rate of robots across the globe.

For example, Nissan’s Dalian plant, its newest plant in China (production started in October 2014), has a robot

penetration rate of 83%, the highest of any Nissan plant in the world. By contrast, the robot penetration rate at Nissan’s

Huadu plant, which started production in May 2004, is still around 56%. Local company Geely Auto is aggressively

automating/installing the newest machines in stamping, welding, and painting processes at its new Ningbo plant, which

was undergoing renewal to make the new model “Pore”. The reason for the aggressive automation on these processes

is that these are critical determinants of vehicle performance. Geely Auto has installed the newest foreign capital

goods/machines instead of Chinese local machines. The plant has monthly production capacity of around 150,000 units

and uses more than 100 spot welding robots; a ratio on a par with that of foreign automakers’ plants.

Best in class of Asia part 2: Penetration is uneven and initial investment is still large

Automation penetration in China’s electronics industry is very uneven. Shortening return on investment periods and

decreasing fixed-cost burdens are key factors in the semiconductor fabrication space. Having the newest SPEs/fully

automated production lines is critical to make the latest/most advanced nodes, and manufacturing in China is no

exception. Yet, the rate of automation is much lower on high-volume products with wider processing nodes (for devices

used in autos or conventional electronic applications) and among Chinese companies, as they try to balance the fixed

cost burden by leveraging manual labour/assemblies and second-hand SPEs.

Chinese electronic manufacturing service (EMS) companies have strengthened their market presence in recent years.

The level of automation in EMS plants is on an altogether different level to that of traditional industries, particularly for

smartphones, where annual production runs to several tens of millions of units. Hon Hai, China’s largest EMS company,

procures thousands or even tens of thousands of production machines from different FA companies every year, i.e. the

number of robots in a single-product new auto plant is typically in the hundreds. In contrast, an EMS may have to

introduce thousands more robots to make a new product.

Best in class of Asia part 3: Factories of the future may appear sooner than expected

Given China’s supportive policies, we think a factory of future may appear in China sooner than expected (even though

it may not be justified economically yet). A leading system integrator has stated that it is in discussion with a provincial

level government industrial investment fund (Rmb20 bn AUM) to build a highly automated pilot factory, fully funded by

the aforementioned fund, to set an example for the manufacturing industry for that region. The factory is supposed to

include hardware and manufacturing software that is as advanced as possible and may become a general

manufacturing services provider, or a factory that manufacturers in the region can rent in a flexible manner.



28 companies with exposure to the Factory of the Future

In this section we highlight a non-exhaustive group of companies exposed to the

highlighted technologies as well as some of their key suppliers.

3D Systems (DDD, Neutral): Metal platform a key differentiator

Company profile

DDD is a manufacturer and designer of additive manufacturing printers, materials, and

services, with a broad platform and historically acquisitive strategy. DDD focuses on

offering a full line of diverse printer types to service the additive manufacturing market.

Over a roughly 30-year history, DDD has pioneered many 3D printing technologies, and

through an aggressive acquisition strategy, has focused on developing an end-to-digital

manufacturing solution it calls the “digital thread”, allowing it to offer an extensive printer,

maintenance, software, healthcare, and printing service platform.

Exposure to the Factory of the Future

DDD is a global leading manufacturer of 3D printing; its technologies allow for small lot

sizes, more flexible manufacturing, and more complex manufacturing at lower costs. In

addition, we believe DDD has an advantage with respect to its ProX metal printing platform,

which it acquired in 2013 and has developed since then. We believe the industrial market is

likely to be a bigger end market for participants relative to the consumer/education markets,

and that a metal printing platform should offer a long-term competitive advantage. That

said, material knowledge needs to increase in order to spur greater adoption. DDD also

offers a more extensive suite of accessory products relative to competitors, including

design software, haptic control devices, handheld scanners, and other products.

ABB (ABBN.S, Sell): Exposed to the shift to human-robot collaboration

Company profile

ABB is a multinational group operating in the power and automation technologies sector. It

operates in around 100 countries, employing about 145,000 people. Its Power division

focuses on transmission & distribution equipment and power plant automation, serving

electric, gas and water utilities, as well as commercial and industrial customers. The

Automation business serves a full range of industries with measurement, control,

protection and process optimisation applications, including industrial robots, where it has a

global market share of 10%-15%.


ABB is a key enabler through its robotics business, which makes up c.5% of group

revenues. In particular, the group launched its dual-arm collaborative robot YuMi in 2015.

This product is extremely accurate, able to learn, and is connected to ABB’s global remote

condition monitoring centre. It can be integrated into production lines without the need to

redesign the space. However, ABB’s offering extends beyond just robots to software,

complete systems, fully integrated application equipment, manufacturing cells and a

comprehensive offering with IoT integration. ABB also offers additional services such as

remote monitoring and failure prediction, and remote services robot back-up. ABB’s most

recent acquisition in this space of collaborative robotics was Gomtec, a company

developing mechatronic systems combining mechanical, electrical, telecommunications,

control and computer engineering for a diverse range of customers.

Covered by Samuel

Eisner, US SMID

Capital Goods analyst

Covered by Daniela

Costa, European




Advantech (2395.TW, Neutral): Key supplier of embedded

components for industrial IoT systems

Company profile

Advantech is the global leader in embedded computer technology that is used to gather

data and process information in various end markets. Advantech is one of the few vendors

globally that has the capability to design from computer board & modules level to

application ready. This allows its downstream system integrator clients to easily embed

their products.


Advantech provides the gateways, networks, servers, visualisation and data management

products to connect and control the nodes (machines) in the Factory of the Future.

Advantech’s embedded products can be installed in the machines and make the

manufacturing process more intelligent and connected. In order to make its products

compatible with most devices globally, Advantech also partners with Intel and Microsoft and

provided the first IOT Gateway Development Integration Kit in March 2016 to accelerate the

adoption of smart factory (Industrial IoT). In addition to providing the hardware products,

Advantech also develops the IoT software “WebAccess”, which uses the Microsoft Azure

cloud platform to process comprehensive data gathered from Advantech devices in the

factory. Through the software and the cloud platform, users can benefit from highly efficient

management and fast interconnectivity among these cloud services.

Cisco (CSCO, Buy): Connecting the Internet of Things

Company profile

Cisco is a leading global provider of networking technology, including systems, software and

services, with US$49.6 bn in revenues in CY15. The company has been a long-standing leader

in the US$24 bn switching industry, with about 62% market share, and switching products

drove 30% of its total revenues in CY15. Cisco’s second-largest segment, routing, drove 15%

of total revenues, with the company having a share of about 40% in the US$10 bn service

provider routing market and 75% in the near-US$3.2 bn enterprise routing market. In addition

to its core switching and routing revenues, Cisco has a leading position in a number of other

categories, such as service provider video, which includes video infrastructure and software

(US$3.4 bn in CY15 sales), collaboration (US$4.2 bn in CY15 sales), Wi-Fi (US$2.6 bn), servers

(US$3.4 bn), and security (US$1.8 bn). Cisco’s services business, which generated sales of

US$11.5 bn last year, accounted for the remaining 23% of CY15 revenues.


Cisco is aggressively pushing into the IoT, with over US$1 bn of organic investment

supplemented with the recent US$1.4 bn purchase of Jasper Technologies. Jasper is a

leading cloud-based IoT service platform for both enterprises and service providers. The

company currently has more than 3,500 enterprise customers and works with 27 service

providers in over 100 countries. More broadly, Cisco’s approach to the IoT is focusing on the

industrial vertical rather than consumer markets, as that is where it sees the most value and

therefore the largest potential profit opportunity. Targeted industries include manufacturing,

transportation, smart/connected cities, oil and gas, and smart grid.

Covered by Willy Chen,

Taiwan Capital Goods

analyst

Covered by Simona

Jankowski, CFA, US

Hardware &

Communication

Technology analyst



Dassault Systemes (DAST.PA, Buy): PLM software market leader at

the heart of new industry expansion

Company profile

Dassault is a global software vendor that operates in the PLM (Product Lifecycle

Management) space, offering an integrated suite of software solutions across industries:

this accommodates the entire product lifecycle, from 3D design to mock-up, rendering,

collaboration, simulation and digital manufacturing. While historically Dassault’s core end-

markets have been automotive, aerospace and industrial equipment, over the past few

years, the company has expanded into industries such as consumer packaged goods, retail,

high-tech, construction and life sciences, which now represent c.30% of the group’s software

revenues (2015). Dassault has a total customer base of 190,000 and sells its solutions in more

than 140 countries. As of December 2015, Dassault had c.14,000 employees.


In our view, as the market leader in PLM software, Dassault remains a key beneficiary of

industry megatrends, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Factory of the Future, which

should drive pent-up demand for reinvestment to transform supply chains. Dassault has

developed, both organically and inorganically, a broad portfolio of PLM solutions

encompassing offerings such as CAD, collaboration, simulation and digital manufacturing,

catering to both OEMs and the supply chain. Its 3DExperience platform further enhances its

ability to provide a more holistic PLM offering. While historically, Dassault has had a focus

on automotive, aerospace and industrial equipment (c.60% of 2015 revenue), it has

significantly increased its addressable market by moving into adjacent product verticals

and diversified industries. Furthermore, 3DExperience will allow Dassault to create

packaged industry applications for specific processes, along with providing a common

infrastructure and thus tailoring it to specific vertical industry requirements.

Delta Electronics (2308.TW, Buy): Power behind the factory

Company profile

Delta Electronics was founded in 1971 and has been the global leader in switching power

supply since 2002 and DC (direct current) brushless fans since 2006. Delta has 38

production plants, 60 R&D centres and 153 offices across the world to provide rapid service

to its clients. Delta’s product portfolio includes power supply for consumer electronics,

system power for telecom and renewable energy, electronic components (thermal &

magnetic products) and industrial automation products (motion control & robotics). Delta

has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ World Index (DJSI World) since 2011

and was the only company from Greater China to be named in the Climate Performance

Leadership Index (CPLI) of the 2014 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).


Delta launched its SCARA and articulated robots in 2015 and is planning to launch

lightweight articulated robots and parallel robots in 2016/17. With its capability to produce

the key components internally (controller, servo motor), Delta is able to provide

competitive robot products to its clients. Delta is the third-largest producer in China’s servo

motors/drives market (11% share). Aside from the robotics business, Delta also provides

power systems to datacentres and telecom base stations, which supply stable power to

support increasing demand for data processing in the Factory of the Future. Delta now

holds the global No.1 share (17%) in telecom power systems. For datacentres, Delta has

developed a modularised solution “Delta InfraSuite”, which provides a one-stop-shop

service, including power management (UPS and PDU), accessories, precision cooling and

environmental management.

Covered by

Mohammed Moawalla,

European Software

analyst

Covered by Willy Chen,

Taiwan Capital Goods

analyst



EOS GmbH (Private, Not Covered): Leader in metal printing

Company profile

EOS is a leader in sintering technology, and is headed by Dr. Hans Langer, its founder and

CEO. Following its establishment more than 20 years ago, the company expanded from the

production of SLA and SLS systems to the production of metal sintering platforms in the

late 1990s. Since the late 1990s, the company has focused exclusively on the production of

powder-based sintering. We believe EOS’s key competitive differentiation is achieved

through its expertise in laser optics and their influence on metal melt and print repeatability.


Additive manufacturing (AM) providers such as EOS will play a role in the Factory of the

Future by allowing for greater part complexity, smaller lot sizes, and faster prototyping and

product development. In particular, EOS focuses on a sintering-based platform, and leads

the aerospace and medical fields with its large format metal printers. One of EOS’s largest

customers is GE, which uses the company’s products in manufacturing its new LEAP

engine. In addition to the more customisable products that additive manufacturing allows,

we also believe that smaller lot sizes enabled by AM should allow for faster cycle times and

smaller capital investment for certain components of the supply chain. For instance, the

high-grade metal printing platforms offered by EOS could allow for leaner supply chains

and less inventory of replacement parts, as small footprint printers coupled with just-in-

time delivery of metal powder inventory could replace their larger investment peers.

Fanuc (6954.T, Buy): Global leader in industrial robots and CNCs

Company profile

Fanuc was founded in 1972 and is the global leader in the industrial robot and CNC

(computerised numerical control, the operating system of industrial machines such as

machine tools/plastic injection molding machines etc.) markets. Fanuc holds a global

market share of 17% in industrial robots, and more than 50% in CNC. Historically, its

operating margins (35%-40%) and CROCI (30%) have been among the highest in the global

industrials sector. The company has been able to maintain exceptionally high

margins/returns thanks to: (1) full integration of its key components (controllers, amps,

motors); and (2) a standardised and fully automated production system, which is often

represented by the term “robots making robots”.


Despite its dominant industry position, Fanuc has long been unable to launch new

products in entirely new sectors. However, its mass marketing of collaborative robots,

establishment of a fibre laser joint venture, and other initiatives to tap into new business

sectors suggest the company is changing. We think fully fledged development of

collaborative robots, in particular, reflects Fanuc’s efforts to generate new added value.

Collaborative robots, which are designed to work in the same environment as humans,

represent the opposite end of the spectrum to Fanuc’s founder’s concept of creating

separate working environments for humans and robots. Fanuc’s collaborative robots are

also very different in appearance, covered in a green sponge jacket as opposed to Fanuc’s

traditional yellow colour. We see this as a clear example of a change in Fanuc’s stance,

aimed at promoting products to a new customer segment.

Covered by Yuichiro

Isayama, Japan

Machinery analyst



General Electric (GE, Neutral): Driving force behind the Industrial

Internet concept

Company profile

GE is the biggest industrial player globally, with US$100 bn+ in annual revenues. GE has

dominant positions in key end markets such as power generation, jet engines, locomotives,

healthcare and O&G. In addition, GE has an extremely strong services model, as evidenced

by US$200 bn+ in services backlog that provides stability to an otherwise cyclical portfolio.


GE has been at the forefront of IoT, investing in and developing emerging technologies

such as additive manufacturing, data analytics and predictive maintenance. Over the long

term, we see GE as one of the best positioned companies to take advantage of these

technologies given its head start, a vast installed base and continued spending to develop

capabilities (currently c.US$1 bn run rate). Specifically, key GE initiatives that underpin our

view are: (1) Controls & sensors: several of GE’s products such as HDGTs, jet engines and

locos are big-ticket items that have long usable lives, high operating/maintenance costs

and generate a lot of data. GE has been one of the pioneers in developing sensors that can

work in hazardous environments (e.g. ceramic matrix composites) and are able to provide

detailed/real-time information; (2) Predix is the cloud platform for IoT (recently made open

source), which developers can use as the foundation for building apps that help businesses

optimise assets, fleets, and overall operations. Predix combines distributed computing, big

data analytics, asset data management, machine-to-machine communications and mobility.

The platform extends beyond GE assets to connect machines from any vendor or vintage.

Harmonic Drive Systems (6324.T, Buy): Global top share company

in small precision reducers for cobots

Company profile

Harmonic Drive Systems was established in 1970 and since its inception has concentrated

on the production of high-precision speed reducers (73% of sales). In 2014, HDS appointed

Akira Nagai, formerly of Mitsui & Co., as its new president, unveiling a long-term vision

targeting sales of ¥50 bn by FY2020.


Speed reducers are an important component of collaborative robots. With a global market

share of roughly 90% in speed reducers used in small assembly/transfer robots with

maximum load capacity of less than 6 kg, HDS is primed to benefit from the growth of

cobots in manufacturing. However, outside of manufacturing, we also see the service robot

market, with applications in nursing care and other services, as a promising source of

demand over the much longer term.

Han’s Laser (002008.SZ, CL-Buy): China’s leading laser solution

provider; a wide set of potential new applications

Company profile

Han’s Laser was established in 1996 and is now the No.1 laser equipment manufacturer in

China, with a 37% market share in smaller power equipment thanks to its strong market

access and cost advantage. The company has more than 200 machine models (including

the laser engraving/marking series, welding series, cutting series, sub-surface engraving

series and display series) and its equipment has been widely used in the manufacturing of

high-precision and high-consistency products such as smartphones, lithium-ion batteries

and semiconductors. Some of Han’s key customers include smartphone makers Apple,

Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and local lithium-ion battery makers. Han’s Laser could

potentially produce full in-house fibre laser, which may potentially further expand the

company’s margins.

Covered by Joe Ritchie,

US Multi-Industry

analyst

Covered by Yuichiro

Isayama, Machinery

analyst

Covered by Jacqueline

Du, China Machinery

analyst




Laser application is the icing on the cake for automation upgrades, as it is more stable,

flexible and easier to integrate into an automated production line. Han’s Laser has

comprehensive exposure to FoF in the following regards: (1) Integration of factory

automation with laser technology, such as 3D laser welding robot stations. With a laser

processing head and pre-set laser beam, the laser-robot can provide accurate multi-

dimensional welding depths/angles and capabilities. Currently, welding robots are the

second-largest industrial robot type, accounting for 25% of total robot sales in Japan as of

2014. (2) Han’s Laser established its metal 3D printing centre in December 2015. 3D

printing/additive manufacturing is a digital process using fibre lasers for metal melting or

sintering. Currently, the process is constrained by cost and material, but we expect the global

market to expand significantly over the next 15-20 years. (3) Potential new applications

include machine vision and LIDAR for autonomous driving and automated guided vehicles.

Honeywell (HON, CL Buy): Automation player leveraging a large

installed base

Company profile

HON is an industrial conglomerate with c.US$39 bn in annual revenues and diversified end

markets (resi, non res, O&G, aero and auto). HON maintains a strong position across key

end markets/product lines, which, coupled with the company’s internal repositioning

initiatives, has resulted in best-in-class execution over the past few years.


Since 2014, HON has greatly increased its focus on several fast-growing trends such as

connected homes and data analytics. HON has navigated through the evolving industrial

landscape by: (1) Introducing initiatives like HUE to drive faster product development; (2)

increasing its emphasis on software capabilities, with a higher proportion of headcount

additions and M&A spend going towards this; and (3) leveraging its vast and diversified

installed base (130,000 aircraft, 100 mn vehicles, 150 mn homes etc.) to drive increased

data collection; this, coupled with HON’s analytics and cloud services, should help with

predictive maintenance, improved productivity and higher customisation. In addition, HON

has a strong position in RFID (the number 2 player globally in scanning & mobility) and has

bolstered its portfolio through the acquisition of Intermec. HON’s products include RFID

readers, printers, tags, smart labels and mobile computing solutions. Specifically, HON’s

range of Optimus mobile computers helps customers realise the benefits of RFID in a

dynamic manner (including data collection), enabling better supply chain and inventory

management, and allowing for real-time decision making.

Inovance Technology (300124.SZ, Buy): China's top-class motion

control supplier

Company profile

Shenzhen Inovance Technology is one of the most innovative industrial motion control

suppliers in China. Inovance launched its first product, low-voltage inverters, back in 2004,

and became the No.1 domestic player in China’s servo market in 2008. Currently, the

company’s products are applied in a wide range of downstream industries, including

elevator control systems for elevator OEMs, and EV controllers for Yutong Bus (one of the

largest EV bus makers in China). The company also supplies a broad range of factory

automation products (including servo, PLC and sensors). Inovance has grown its business

organically through expanding its strong R&D workforce, while actively investing in

emerging areas of technology. The company invested in its machine vision subsidiary in

2013, and has become the domestic pioneer in this field.


US Multi-Industry

analyst

Jacqueline Du, China

Machinery analyst




We believe Inovance’s products are indispensable cornerstones for the China chapter of the

FoF revolution. The company has a footprint in the competitive motion control markets, mostly

dominated by European and Japanese automation giants such as Siemens/Schneider and

Mitsubishi/Yaskawa, while enjoying a strong domestic advantage underpinned by market

share gains from providing customised products to niche markets, and being relatively more

nimble than foreign peers. Inovance has maintained a solid track record of launching a new

product every 1-2 years and quickly becoming the domestic leader in that field.

Keyence (6861.T, Neutral): One-stop FA sales-shop/consultant, with

exceptionally high margin/returns

Company profile

Founded in 1972, Keyence is a leading maker of automatic control equipment, electronic

equipment and FA sensors. Keyence handles design, development and sales in-house and

outsources all production to Japanese companies. Keyence is well known for a consultative

sales approach in which it works closely with customers to determine how its products can

improve their productivity. In this sense, its business model is similar to that of a

consulting firm—it is selling its ability to add value. Keyence has one of the strongest

profitability measures of any listed machinery company in the world, including a gross

margin of 80%, an operating margin of more than 50%, and a high CROCI.


As a consulting-oriented company, Keyence’s competitiveness depends on its personnel.

Development and service expertise have enabled Keyence to consistently deliver highly

innovative products over a long period. While Keyence supplies products ranging from 3D

printers to PLCs, the sensor business – an area of strength since foundation – is the crown jewel.

Keyence has a broad sensor lineup and along with Cognex (US), it is well positioned to

benefit from the growth in machine vision driven by increasingly complex inspection processes.

Kion (KGX.DE, Not Covered): Staying ahead of the game in AGVs

Company profile

Kion is the world’s second-largest provider of forklift trucks and other material handling

equipment (including autonomous equipment). The group has sales of over €5 bn and

Europe is its largest market.


In 2015, Kion acquired Egemin, an automated logistics provider with operations that

include developing and manufacturing automated forklifts and automated guided vehicles;

these significantly reduce labour costs in factories and logistics centres (labour accounts

for 80% of the total cost of owning a forklift). In addition, its traditional trucks are becoming

more connected through the use of software, enabling higher utilisation rates within

factories, the monitoring of driving quality, and to an extent predictive maintenance.

Kuka (KU2G.DE, Not Covered): Pure-play automation company at

the forefront of collaborative robotics and AGVs

Company profile

Kuka is a manufacturer of industrial robots and provides solutions for factory automation.

The company is organised into three main operating segments: Robotics (30% of sales; the

group has a c.14% global share in this market), Systems (49% of sales; this involves

integrating automation equipment and helping assemble production lines) and Swisslog

(21%; automated logistics equipment). Group sales come almost entirely from

manufacturing industries, with the exception of a small proportion that comes from

healthcare and warehouse distribution logistics (mainly through Swisslog).

Covered by Yuichiro

Isayama, Japan

Machinery analyst




Kuka, through its iiwa (intelligent industrial work assistant) range, is at the forefront of

collaborative robotics. The group estimates that it has a market share of around 10%-15%

and expects not just increased cobot penetration, but increased use of mobile cobots.

Mobile cobots are enabled through the use of the AGVs that Kuka develops internally, with

this business strengthened in 2015 through its acquisition of Swisslog. Kuka is a pure-play

factory of the future enabler and is currently the leading robotics provider (by share) in the

automotive industry; however, the group is pushing forward with expansion into other

industries (in 2015, general industry robotics orders grew 19%, surpassing automotive,

which grew 4% yoy).

MJ Intelligent System (Private, Not Covered): Innovating China’s

“smart factory”

Company profile

MJ Intelligent System (MJ) is a Chinese factory automation system integrator, servicing a

wide group of industries, now including auto/auto parts, home appliances, machinery and

metal processing. MJ helps form “smart factories” by leveraging its proprietary SCADA

(supervision control and data acquisition), MES (manufacturing execution system), WMS

(warehouse management system) and big data analytics software. Some of its major

clients are global/domestic leaders in their respective industries. The company has been

selected to participate in the drafting of five industry standards under China’s

“Manufacturing 2025” policy initiative.


MJ’s “smart factory” goes beyond simply helping clients add robotic arms to the

production line. Compatible with most major brands’ CNC and PLC, MJ collects and

integrates real-time operating information from previously segregated automation

equipment on the factory floor and communicates it with MJ’s self-designed

Manufacturing Execution System. This helps the factory achieve flexible manufacturing

through its powerful production process simulation and to connect equipment such as

AGVs. Taking advantage of the information collected on the machine, MJ’s big data

software monitors the status and efficiency of each working station and helps the factory

maximise utilisation through predictive maintenance, as well as automatic adjustments.

Thanks to MJ’s SCADA compatibility, a “smart factory” can add different brands

equipment/sensors to the production process quickly and operating data can be fed back

for further optimisation

Nidec (6594.T, CL Buy): Positioned to benefit from motor and drive

system demand for robots/automation

Company profile

Nidec was established in 1973 in Kyoto by current president Shigenobu Nagamori and

three associates. The production of brushless DC motors started in 1975. In the 1990s Nidec

established a leading global share in HDD spindle motors on the back of expanding PC

demand. The company is renowned for its strategy of growth through M&A and has

accelerated its overseas M&A related to medium-sized and large motors for auto and home

appliance/commercial/industrial (ACIM). Products for auto and home

appliance/commercial/industrial applications already account for around 46% of total sales

(roughly half each), and we expect these areas to drive growth over the next decade,

backed by technological trends.

Covered by Daiki

Takayama, Japan

Electronic Components

analyst




In the home appliance/commercial/industrial domains (23% of total sales), Nidec is

focusing on new applications broadly related to the Internet of Things (IoT)—such as smart

factories, robotisation and automation of warehouses, automated guided vehicles (AGV),

cleaning robots, and high-performance drones. For instance, subsidiaries NMC (formerly

the motors division of Emerson), Nidec Shimpo (transmissions and speed reducers for

drive systems), and Nidec Kinetek (motor control technology) collaborated together to win

orders for a warehouse management system from a major US online retailer. We expect

this business to expand to ¥50-60 bn over the next few years (we think Nidec began

deliveries in earnest from the start of 2016). We believe the company is currently in

discussions and fielding many enquiries related to motors and systems for AGVs, cleaning

robots, and high-performance drones.

Rockwell Automation (ROK, Neutral): At the forefront of discrete

automation

Company profile

ROK is one of the global leaders in automation, particularly on the discrete side. Key

products include controllers, plant management systems, electronic operator interface

devices, visualisation software and intelligent motor control products. Over time, the

company has consistently demonstrated the ability to adapt to emerging

trends/technologies, which has resulted in top-line outperformance vs. peers over the cycle.


ROK was one of the first large industrial companies to talk about the “connected

enterprise” and has been in a partnership with Cisco for almost a decade, co-developing

products for IoT applications. Given Cisco’s leadership in Ethernet and security, and

Rockwell Automation’s familiarity with interface on the factory floor, the partnership seems

advantageous for both. ROK has also been one of the earliest to recognise the convergence

of capex and opex, as well as IT and machines, and has been working towards more

integrated solutions. To this end, ROK has developed a powerful web-based manufacturing

platform as a service that integrates all data into a single information management and

decision support system. The system is designed for industrial environments, and can

connect with existing PLCs (like ROK’s Logix) and databases.

SAP (SAPG.DE, Buy): Cloud products and S4HANA to enable factory

of the future

Company profile

SAP is a global enterprise software company which provides its customers with real-time,

cloud-based products and solutions. The company is a leader in business applications and

analytics software, especially Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain

Management (SCM). SAP's product strategy centres on applications (on-premises, cloud

and hybrid), platforms (database, analytics and platform as a service (PaaS)) and business

networks. SAP is investing heavily in developing its cloud product portfolio and in-memory

product offering: HANA. Its recently launched application offering, S/4HANA, is core to

SAP’s innovation. SAP has exposure to a diversified range of verticals with consumer,

manufacturing and energy/natural resources accounting for c.65% of 2015 revenues. SAP

has over 300,000 customers and S4 HANA is already gaining traction with 3,200+

customers (end 1Q 2016), the group operates in >180 countries with c.77,000 employees.


US Multi-Industry

analyst

Covered by

Mohammed Moawalla,

European Software

analyst




SAP has a strong entrenched position with manufacturing companies, especially in ERP,

SCM and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM). We see SAP as a key beneficiary of

emerging mega trends like IoT(Internet of Things), which require connecting and

collaborating mechanical, electrical and software elements in different industry segments.

Further, the shift to cloud as a means for applications delivery is driving investments in

integration, middleware, monitoring, security, and analytics technologies to enable the

factory of the future. We believe SAP’s strong applications footprint around sourcing,

supply chain, logistics and procurement coupled with strong analytics capability, will allow

it to develop next generation applications that enable the factory of the future. These will

be built on its S4HANA platform that facilitates real-time processes and can be deployed

either on premise, in the cloud or in a hybrid environment.

Schneider Electric (SCHN.PA, Neutral): Key player in the field of

Smart Factories

Company profile

Schneider is a specialist in energy management, offering integrated solutions across

multiple market segments, including energy and infrastructure, industrial processes,

building automation, and data networks, as well as a broad presence in residential

applications. The company operates in more than 100 countries, with c.152,000 employees.

The key end markets that Schneider sells into include construction, technology, utilities, oil

& gas, mining and general industrial. Of its products, 50% are sold through distributors.


Schneider’s offering includes software and hardware, which allows for automatic diagnosis,

as well as optimisation and configuration of industrial processes through the use of

sensors and control devices. Schneider has strengthened its offering here through the

acquisition of Invensys in 2013.The Wonderware systems platform is one example of

Schneider’s offering in the software space; this is a platform that integrates and

consolidates data across the different factory floor systems to be able to function pro-

actively rather than reactively. Other products include PlantStruxure, an information and

control system for factories, and Machine Struxure, which provides one single software

environment with end-to-end service support. Machine Struxure has seen sales grow 3.4x

over 2008-13 and connected 200,000 machines in 2013 vs. just 1,000 in 2008. In addition,

Schneider also aims to provide a leading digital experience through initiatives such as a

24x7 sales & marketing channel and a tailored customer care experience.

Siasun Robot (300024.SZ, Neutral): Engineering China’s intelligent

manufacturing, leading China’s development of cobots & AGVs

Company profile

Siasun is the largest Chinese robotics automation company, backed by the Chinese

Academy of Science. The company was officially founded in 2000, with an initial focus on

producing industrial robots for China’s fast-growing automobile market. Currently, it has a

complete range of automation-related businesses, including warehouse automation,

automatic assembly and testing line, industrial robotics, transportation automation and

core robotics parts. Siasun has strong R&D capabilities and has received a number of

national awards for robotics, as well as automated guided vehicles. Siasun has partnered

with automakers such as Ford Motor, SAIC, Brilliance, Mazda and Dongfeng Motor by

providing welding/painting and other robotics. It has also supplied AGVs (automated

guided vehicles) to companies such as Shanghai General Motor. Siasun also supplies

robots to other industries, such as electronics, textiles and tobacco.

Covered by Daniela

Costa, European


Covered by Jacqueline

Du, China Machinery

analyst




Siasun is a leading player in China’s factory automation upgrade. The company has

reinforced its leading position by expanding its business scale, while constructively

deploying its resources to realise its long-term plan of creating a “digital factory”. Siasun is

the leader in China’s development of cobots and AGVs, introducing its 7DOF cooperating

robots in mid-2015, one year after ABB and Kuka’s offering, and advancing the progress of

technology in China towards more flexibility with enhanced sensory capabilities. In the

AGV field, Siasun has an approximately 17% market share in China.

Siemens (SIEGn.DE, Buy): Strong presence in the industrial

software space including product lifecycle management

Company profile

Siemens is Europe’s largest industrial conglomerate, with core activities in the fields of

electrification, automation and digitisation and activities in nearly all countries in the world.

As of September 2015, Siemens had 348,000 employees. The key end markets that

Siemens sells into include utilities, oil & gas, mining, healthcare, rail, construction and

general industrial.


Siemens has bundled its Factory of the Future offerings under the Digital Factory business

segment, which provides industry software together with a comprehensive FoF product

and service portfolio. Siemens’ product offering aims to transform traditional companies

into digital enterprises, increasing the flexibility and efficiency of its production processes

and reducing the time to market. The Digital Factory division mainly sells into the

manufacturing industry, with the key markets being automotive, aerospace, machine tools

and plant installations. Siemens employs 17,500 software engineers and is continually

investing in technology and experts in smart data analytics and the cloud. Siemens also

has strong IT partnerships with companies such as Atos, Accenture and IBM. A key offering

by Siemens in this space is the Product Lifecycle Management software, which provides

simulation capabilities for different plant environments and the product lifecycle.

SMC (6273.T, Neutral): No.1 supplier of the basic automation

equipment, pneumatics

Company profile

SMC was established in 1959 as Sintered Metal Corporation to make and sell sintered

metal filters. The company began making pneumatic equipment in 1961 and automatic

control equipment in 1964. Today, these are SMC’s core businesses. SMC is a leading

maker of pneumatic equipment and has a high market share in many regions: Japan 65%,

Europe 20%, the Americas 22%, China 46% and global 33%. Notable features include an

operating margin of almost 30% and an inventory strategy that leverages an extremely

strong balance sheet (SMC has an inventory turnover period of more than 10-12 months

versus a global machinery sector average of three months).


Introducing pneumatic equipment is probably the easiest way to automate production

processes. Pneumatic equipment is not as precise as electric machinery and not as

powerful as motor-driven and hydraulic equipment, but in terms of growth potential it has

the advantages of being relatively inexpensive and easy to install. Regardless of the

introduction of other promising/destructive solutions, as long as there is a need for

equipment that converts some kind of signal into output, we forecast pneumatic equipment

will benefit from structural demand growth accompanying the advance of automation.

Covered by Daniela

Costa, European


Covered by Yuichiro

Isayama, Japan

Machinery analyst



Stratasys (SSYS, Neutral): Leader in prototyping and materials

benefiting from faster 3D printing cycle times

Company profile

SSYS is a leading manufacturer of rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing products.

The company’s product line covers basic desktop models primarily used in prototyping, as

well as higher-end professional grade printers capable of producing end use parts. At peak,

we believe SSYS’ share of the total 3DP market was roughly 39%, although given recent

declines in its low-end platform, this share could be lower today. Key printer technologies

include Fused Deposition Modeling and PolyJet. The company provides the “printers” and

the materials that they use to make products, as well as service bureaus that create products

for customers without the need to purchase a printer. The company has 2,900 employees and

operates globally, with principal operations in the US, Israel, Germany and Hong Kong.

Exposure to Factory of the Future

Stratasys’ products allow for rapid production, as well as production in small batches, key

to make the Factory of the Future more flexible. At the design level, time to market is

sharply reduced as iteration on prototypes can occur faster (build times in less than a day

vs. multiple weeks for traditional prototyping). On the service side, SSYS is attempting to

integrate its service platform with a vertical-based go-to-market model, which attempts to

tailor the manufacturing and design process to each application. Lastly, material

complexity and cost remain the largest barriers to broader adoption of additive

manufacturing. However, SSYS offers 138 “digital materials” that can be coupled with

more than 1,000 different colour variations – we see SSYS’s materials leadership, as well

as its larger installed base, as key competitive advantages.

Teradyne (TER, Neutral): Market leader in semiconductor testing at

the head of industry robotics push

Company profile

Teradyne is a market leader in the highly consolidated System on a Chip test sector (the

top 2 participants have nearly 95% share). Teradyne’s Automatic Test Equipment is used to

test a variety of products (such as semiconductors, wireless and data storage) employed

across a wide spectrum of end markets. The company has four core business units:

Semiconductor Test (i.e. logic, RF, analog, power and memory testing), Systems Test

(complex electronic systems test), Litepoint (wireless test business), and Collaborative Robots

(headed by the Universal Robots division). The company employs 4,100 people worldwide.


In 2015, Teradyne acquired Universal Robots (UR), a Denmark-based leader in collaborative

robotics, and has since built out its collaborative robots division around the acquisition. UR

was founded in 2005 and has expanded rapidly, launching its US office in 2012 (it now has

offices worldwide). Unlike past robots, which have historically faced a bottleneck at the

programming level, UR products are marked by ease of training and programming.

According to management, UR is by far an industry leader (it estimates a c.60% market

share), and Teradyne expects the market to grow 50%+ over the coming years. Overall,

Teradyne views UR products as well positioned to rapidly proliferate across simple

manufacturing tasks that can be quickly replicated, and noted that the robots are already

more cost-effective than employees in DMs, and also now China. By the end of 2014, there

were 3,500 UR robots installed worldwide.

Covered by Sam Eisner,

US SMID Capital Goods

analyst

Covered by Toshiya

Hari, US

Semiconductors

analyst



Yaskawa Electric (6506.T, CL-Buy): Top supplier of servos, and the

second-largest robotics supplier in the world

Company profile

Founded in 1915, Yaskawa has the top share of the global servo motor market at around

30%, and we estimate its share of the global industrial robot market is around 11%, the

second largest behind Fanuc (17%). Yaskawa Electric has a diverse product lineup (in terms

of load capacity) that ranges from medium and large robots used in auto production to

small vertically articulated robots used in the assembly and inspection of electronic

components.


Yaskawa Electric is developing cobots, and in December 2015, it exhibited a 10-kg load

capacity robot at the International Robot Exhibition 2015. Currently, Universal Robot,

Rethink Robotics, and other specialist companies are the most well-known makers of

cobots. However, we expect Yaskawa Electric, Fanuc, ABB, Kuka, and other major industrial

robot makers to make a fully-fledged entry into the cobot field. As is the case with

conventional industrial robots, new systems must be introduced with cobots. Yaskawa

Electric has accumulated system introduction know-how through its industrial robot

business and we believe it will be able to leverage this know-how in the cobot space.

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA, Not Covered): RFID technology

specialist with a global footprint and impressive customer base

Company profile

Zebra is a global leader in the Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) market,

which consists of mobile computing, data capture, radio frequency identification devices

(RFID), barcode printing and other automation products and services. Zebra has sales of

more than US$3.6 bn in 2015 and employs approximately 7,000 people. Zebra’s solutions

help customers and end-users achieve their strategic business objectives, including

improved efficiency and workflow management, increased productivity and asset

utilisation, real-time, actionable enterprise information, and better customer experiences.


Zebra is a pure-play designer, manufacturer, and vendor of a broad range of RFID products,

as well as other AIDC technologies including mobile computers, barcode scanners, wireless

LAN products, specialty printers for barcode labelling and personal identification, real-time

location systems, related accessories and supplies, such as self-adhesive labels and other

consumables, and utilities and application software. Manufacturing represents 19% of

Zebra’s total sales; the company is one of the largest publically listed RFID specialists, with a

global, blue-chip customer base (e.g. Bosch, Ford, Sony, Caterpillar and Boeing).

Covered by Yuichiro

Isayama, Japan

Machinery analyst



Drivers & barriers Rising labour costs, global competition and customers’ demand for

customisation and immediate access to products are the major forces

behind the latest FoF technologies being adopted.

Still, lack of standards, young asset bases and social pressure from

potential unemployment make the road to the optimal manufacturing

landscape potentially longer than technological developments alone

would allow.



Ten reasons why we are talking about the ‘Factory of the Future’

As growth slows post a 15-year super-cycle, all eyes are on the manufacturing

sector’s margins and returns; we expect these to stagnate over the coming years as

operating leverage fades and fixed costs continue to rise (especially labour).

Unsurprisingly, the problems have been exacerbated by increasingly unproductive

assets, partly owing to legacy assets in DMs and to overinvestment in EMs.

Manufacturers will have to increasingly focus on fighting labour cost appreciation in a

world where specialised manufacturing talent is becoming scarcer, despite

increasingly demanding customers and pressure on companies to return more cash

to shareholders. The good news is that more efficient manufacturing practices are

now being treated by governments as a priority for nations to stay competitive, and

unprecedented developments have taken place in sensing capabilities (the key

enabling technology for the Factory of the Future).

Exhibit 52: Slowing growth in manufacturing… Average of >800 GS covered manufacturing companies’ sales

growth

Exhibit 53: …has put returns under pressure Average of >800 GS manufacturing companies’ CROCI



1. DMs need to bring down costs to remain competitive vs. EMs…

The average DM manufacturing hourly labour cost is still more than three times higher

than the average manufacturing wage in China. The wave of globalisation over the past

three decades has seen a shift of manufacturing to low-cost centres in EM as DM labour

costs kept rising. More than half of global fixed investment is now in EMs and the growing

threat of EM competition, which is climbing up the value chain, is very real for a number of

western incumbents (for example, Chinese rail manufacturer CRRC is now more than 3x

bigger than the largest western manufacturer). In the face of continuing labour cost

increases, DM manufacturers must adopt the latest technologies and enhance productivity

to remain competitive.

2. …but rising EM wages are reducing the ‘low-cost location’ edge

The by-product of economic development and wealth creation has been EM labour cost

inflation far outstripping that of alternative manufacturing locations. Although the cost

advantage is still significant, we expect it to continue to narrow as wages rise. In order to

maintain or increase their share of global manufacturing, EM factories need to evolve to

remain competitive. Several are actively targeting higher efficiency (e.g. Foxconn, one of

China’s largest employers, which now designs, manufactures and deploys its own robots

has stated its desire to have a “robot army”).

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Source: PayScale (January 2016). Source: International Labor Organization, Haver, Trading Economics, Eurostat.

3. Specialised manufacturing labour is increasingly scarce

Not only rising labour costs are forcing higher adoption of technologies to streamline

manufacturing costs; there is also a growing shortage of skilled manufacturing labour, as

noted by 84% of executives interviewed in the US recently by the Manufacturing Institute.

They noted that six out of ten open skilled production positions are unfilled owing to a

shortage of talent. The scarcity of specialised labour is exacerbated in the largest

manufacturing nations by ageing populations and in EMs by a reduced desire among

younger generations to work in factories. By 2030, McKinsey expects a shortage of both

highly skilled workers (engineers, technicians) and medium-skilled workers (technicians,

factory workers) in Brazil, China and India – driven by the rapid growth in knowledge-

intensive manufacturing.

Exhibit 56: The labour force is ageing… Average age of population

Exhibit 57: … and skills required are changing Survey of 250 industry executives regarding the future of

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4. Productivity is a differentiator in a world with legacy capacity

The past 15 years saw an unprecedented level of fixed asset investment globally. This was

driven primarily by material investment in Chinese infrastructure, and we do not expect it

to be repeated over the next decade (see our report Capex Tracker: No end in sight to the

capex slide, September 18, 2015). Simultaneously, this investment wave drove a new set of

low-cost competitors to emerge in key capital goods areas such as electrical equipment,

rail and chemicals production. This has led to overcapacity across many global industries,

including general industrial manufacturing. One of the key benefits of the upcoming

manufacturing technology profiled in this report is not just that it can bring down costs, but

that it can increase the total potential output per unit of equipment, allowing companies to

improve returns by cutting capacity, but still fulfilling demand.

Furthermore, capital goods companies that serve manufacturing need to move in two

interlinked ways: (1) increasingly penetrate their installed bases; and (2) find new

services/products to differentiate their offer vs. old and new competitors. The “digitisation”

of many products and services is in the sweet spot for this.

Exhibit 58: Productivity is at a trough… Market cap-weighted asset turn (sales/GCI) for GS global

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Exhibit 59: …and manufacturing capacity utilisation

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Source: Federal Reserve, Eurostat.

Exhibit 60: …in DM owing to legacy assets… Average age of manufacturing assets in the US; 1947-2014

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“Industrie 4.0 basically takes the cost of scale close to zero. No matter what lot size you need, the unit cost is about the same. At some point, what will happen is this: You are a consumer and you want to buy a car. You go to the Internet, put your specs together, and send that order to BMW. Someone will check your credit history and your funds. Then, your car will go straight to production and the factory will build it to order. Four weeks from now, you will have a car. No more waiting six months or compromising at the dealership, where they have 50 cars but not the one you want.” Joe Kaeser, CEO of Siemens, on the future of

5. There is an increased push to shorten time to market, particularly

by eliminating stranded inventories

Lengthy product development times are costly and manufacturers are rapidly shortening

their time to market. Maserati, an automotive brand of Fiat Chrysler, has reduced time-to-

market to 16 months from 30 months by introducing some of the latest FoF technologies.

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information comes faster and is more

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Exhibit 62: Overall inventory levels have not materially

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Exhibit 63: Demand is rising for shorter time to market Survey of 100 companies (2015)


Source: 3Gamma

6. Customers demand unprecedented customisation

Personalisation today is used as a competitive tool to capture sales, and is something that

customers look for to distinguish their purchases. In addition, the growth of consumers

from emerging markets, encompassing a diverse range of cultural and ethnic groups,

increases the complexity of manufacturing in order to appeal to these new large markets.

Finally, manufacturers must also prepare for further proliferation of models and greater

customisation driven by shorter life cycles.

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Exhibit 64: Customers are demanding personalised products Combinations available for a customer buying a Ford F150 pickup

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7. Focus on safety and security has increased significantly…

The emphasis on worker and product safety has scaled up significantly over the past few

years. A more automated, controlled and less labour-intensive environment will reduce the

likelihood of accidents and costly litigation. In addition, factories have to be safe from

cyber-attacks given the increasingly important role data plays in the manufacturing process.

Exhibit 65: High costs of safety incidents… Cost to society of work injuries in the UK (£ in 2013 prices)

Exhibit 66: …and increased focus on security Survey of 3,382 IT executives in Asia-Pacific; % answering

“increase 5-10% or more”

Source: HSE.

Source: Forrester.

8. …and some governments are actively pushing to stay ahead in

manufacturing

In a globalised world with lower trade barriers, scarcer demand and more supply, different

countries have to fight hard for competitiveness to be suppliers of choice for

manufacturing. We have seen numerous initiatives over the past few years that stress this.

For example, Germany has introduced the Industrie 4.0 initiative, representing the fourth

industrial revolution, through which it is promoting the concept of ‘smart factories’. The

use of cyber-physical systems and the communications between components allow for less

centralised process management, providing significant quality, time, resource, and cost

advantages in comparison with traditional production systems. Industrie 4.0 was a term

that originated in industry, but the initiative has received backing by the German

government and is a key feature of its High-Tech Strategy 2020 Action Plan.

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“China Manufacturing 2025” is another example of a government initiative to advance

national manufacturing industries. The objective is to move up the value chain,

highlighting ten specific industries, centering on five projects: (1) build national/provincial

R&D centres; (2) promote intelligent manufacturing pilot programmes; (3) fix the weak link

between components, crafts and materials; (4) promote green manufacturing and energy

saving; and (5) promote high-end equipment innovation.

In the US, there are several initiatives to promote advanced manufacturing, including the

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, the Industrial Internet Consortium and the

Advanced Manufacturing Partnership.

9. Short-term demands from shareholders for dividends and

buybacks puts further strain on cash available for organic growth

Short-term macro uncertainty and a lack of visibility on growth have led to increasing

demand from investors for cash returns from corporates (dividends and buybacks). While

this might not be a sustainable means of capital allocation in the long term, it has weighed

on short-term considerations for corporates and put further pressure on their ability to

optimise FCF generation through more productive capex.

Exhibit 67: Investors prefer dividends/buybacks… GS European Industrials survey of 57 investors

Exhibit 68: …and companies are listening to them OCF used to invest in growth vs. returning to shareholders

Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research


10. Finally (and most importantly), key technologies now exist for

fully optimised and connected manufacturing

Rapid improvements have taken place in the capabilities of a number of technologies,

which have the potential to drive substantial change in factories across the world. While

the cost of some technologies has fallen sharply, partly due to the smartphone revolution,

widespread adoption is becoming increasingly likely. For example, processing costs have

declined nearly 60x over the past ten years, enabling more devices to analyse data.

Sensing technology development in particular has meant that many manufacturing

industries are at the start of a period of unprecedented change. According to McKinsey, the

price of microelectromechanical sensors has declined by 80%-90% over the past five years.

Sensors are the key bit of hardware that bridges the digital world with the real world, and

declines in sensor prices have also spearheaded declines in the prices of other

manufacturing technologies, such as robotics – with claims by some industry participants

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Exhibit 69: In general, the cost of sensors has more than halved over the past decade, with

the decline being even more pronounced for specific sensor applications in manufacturing

Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research, BI Intelligence.

Venture capital investment in robotics and software is heating up

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and manufacturing, warehousing and industrial software investments have also risen

significantly, albeit from a low base. Unsurprisingly, given the maturity of RFID

technologies, VC/PE investment remains stable. However, this makes up only a small

fraction of the US$400 bn+ in venture capital and private equity deals completed in 2014

(where more than 70% were in software-related businesses, healthcare and telecoms).

Exhibit 70: Investment in robotics and software is heating up 12m rolling VC/PE investment in the US (US$ mn)

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What could derail it?

Manufacturing is entering a decade of significant change and we have tackled some of the

latest technology developments. However, predicting the future of manufacturing comes

with innate challenges, as no-one can predict the full impact of technological innovation.

Technologies are adopted at unpredictable rates and entirely unexpected applications can

arise and dominate their uses. Below, we highlight the potential barriers to adoption that

could derail the evolution of manufacturing:

Lack of one single protocol and standard has been a recurring concern for a number

of suppliers and customers. This includes, for example, a commonly understood

programmable robotics language and allowing compatibility/integration between the

machines of various suppliers. For example, looking back at the electronics industry,

PCs only became widely adopted once the systems were standardised and user-friendly.

Lack of incentives owing to excess capacity in manufacturing industries could

prevent adoption of/investment in new technologies. We highlight that while capacity

may be not be stretched, pressure on margins is likely to drive disruption in

manufacturing in order to increase operating leverage.

Limited cost deflation: There is currently a clear deflationary cost trajectory for many

of the key technologies, but there is no certainty that this will continue.

Potential effect on employment may generate social and political unrest.

Ultimately, one of the key incentives to automate is to reduce wage costs. In China, for

example, over 230 mn people are employed in manufacturing jobs: the social

repercussions could be significant if unemployment were to rise rapidly should the

labour force not have time to adapt and find alternative work.

Longevity of capital goods assets postponing adoption. The rapid progress of

technological innovation in manufacturing could be delayed by the longevity of the

capital goods inputs (the average industrial robot lasts 12-15 years). If the benefits of

employing new equipment do not strongly outweigh the total costs incurred (including

installation costs, prior arrangement redundancy costs and fixed infrastructure

adjustments), investment may be delayed.

Decreases in demand for traditional industrial capex products as we shift towards

more opex-driven business models (e.g. equipment as a service). Firms may not wish

to make the heavy investment needed to automate their factories. We note automation

capex will ultimately reduce opex.

IP issues could prevent the Internet of Things from reaching its full potential. The

question of “who does the data belong to?” may prevent data from being shared

between machines owing to the potential proprietary and security-sensitive

information it may contain. Our discussions with companies suggest that data

generated from equipment consensually belongs to the client.

Development costs might be too high for equipment makers to pursue

revolutionary new products. As Google’s recent announcement of the sale of its

robotics arm Boston Dynamics suggests, corporates might not be willing to take the

burden of multiple years of development costs for products with a lack of prospects for

meaningful near-term revenues. This is exacerbated by the threat of slow adoption

given relatively new legacy installed bases (2000-13 saw substantial capacity

investments) and a conservative set of customers (compared with the less risk-averse

and ROIC-sensitive consumer segment).



Overautomation. In addition to a lack of system integration skills and bad selection of

FA equipment, we think overautomation is the common cause of bad automation.

• Additional overhead costs from over-automation may outweigh the savings

from direct labour, in particular when capacity utilisation falls. As factories

increase the pace of automation, overhead costs grow and direct labour costs fall.

Increased support costs associated with maintaining and running automated

equipment drive overhead costs up even more. The increase in operational

leverage owing to a higher proportion of fixed costs hits particularly hard when

capacity utilisation falls in a downturn.

• Overautomation with the wrong equipment reduces flexibility. While some of

the technologies highlighted in this report combat this challenge, most of today’s

machines/robots are good at performing one job at very high efficiency levels but

with limited flexibility. This is a common argument for not automating. Take a

robot gripper as an example. If it only has two positions, the gripper can only grab

parts that it has been designed for. If it is to grab different products, the gripper

needs to be more complex, more expensive, and often less effective.

Exhibit 71: Overautomation reduces flexibility Performance vs. flexibility of a robot gripper


Automation gone wrong: Increasing overheads and decreasing flexibility

According to a paper by the World Congress of Engineering on Volkswagen’s automation strategy, for certain sections

of the Golf A5 production line in Germany, it is optimal to limit automation as the additional personnel needed for

maintenance already offsets the saved labour cost, and readily available qualified workers produce similar quality while

offering much better flexibility. In terms of productivity, the paper finds that in certain sections well-trained manual

workers produce a higher percentage of faultless parts, as highly complicated automation systems are susceptible to

faults. Even in EMs such as China, over-automation may harm productivity as a result of inexperienced domestic

system integrators and an absence of qualified maintenance personnel for the automation equipment. A Chinese local

news report stated that in Zhejiang province, where a “robot for human” shift was greatly encouraged, some

companies had to set their Japan-made industrial robots aside for two weeks while waiting for the Japanese engineers

to arrive to fix technical issues that had arisen.

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Appendix 1: Key names in the Factory of the Future competitive landscape

Exhibit 72: Key names in the competitive landscape (A-H) Non-exhaustive list of public and private companies


Manufacturing design & production simulation

Physical Maunfacturing In-factory logistics Other technologies

Company Type Location Ticker IoT PaaS PLM softwareAdditive

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robotsAGVs RFIDs

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1 3D Systems Public US DDD 2 ABB Public Switzerland ABBN.VX 3 Advantech Public Taiwan 2395.TW 4 Alien Technologies Private US n.a. 5 Alphabet (Google) Public US GOOGL 6 Amazon Public US AMZN 7 Ansys Public US ANSS 8 Arena Solutions Private US n.a. 9 Atos Public France ATO.PA 10 Autodesk Public US ADSK 11 Automata Technologies Private UK n.a. 12 Aveva Public UK AVV.L 13 Beckhoff Private Germany n.a. 14 Bosch Private Germany n.a. 15 Bruker Public US BRKR 16 CipherLab Public Taiwan 6160.TWO 17 Cisco (Jasper) Public US CSCO 18 Clearpath Private US n.a. 19 Cognex Public US CGNX 20 Cumulocity Private Germany n.a. 21 Daifuku Public Japan 6383 22 Dassault Systems Public France DAST.PA 23 Delta Electronics Public Taiwan 2308.TW 24 Dematic Private US n.a. 25 Device Insight Private Germany n.a. 26 Duerr Public Germany DEUG.DE 27 Duetsche Post (DHL) Public Germany DPW.DE 28 Efort Private China n.a. 29 EOS Private Germany n.a. 30 Epson Public Japan 6724.T 31 Estun Public China 002747.SZ 32 Fanuc Public Japan 6954.T 33 FedEx Public US FDX 34 Forcam Private Germany n.a. 35 GE Public US GE 36 GSK CNC Equipment Private China n.a. 37 Han's Laser Public China 002008.SZ 38 Harmonic Drive Systems Public Japan 6324.T 39 Hewlett-Packard Public US HPQ 40 Hexagon Public Sweeden HEXAb.ST 41 HG Tech Public China 000998.SZ 42 Hiwin Public Taiwan 2049.TW 43 Hollysys Public China HOLI 44 Hon Hai (Foxconn) Public Taiwan 2317.TW 45 Honeywell Public US HON

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Exhibit 73: Key names in the competitive landscape (I-Z) Non-exhaustive list of public and private companies

Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

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46 IBM Public US IBM 47 Impinj Private US n.a. 48 Ingenu Private US n.a. 49 INSYS Microelectronics Private Germany n.a. 50 JBT Corporation Public US JBT 51 Junghenirich Public Germany JUN3.DE 52 Kawada Public Japan 3443.T 53 Kawasaki Robots Public Japan 3045.T 54 Keyence Public Japan 6861.T 55 KION Public Germany KGX.DE 56 KUKA Public Germany KU2G.DE 57 LifeRobotics Private Japan n.a. 58 Microsoft Public US MSFT 59 MioSoft Private US n.a. 60 Misumi Public Japan 9963.T 61 MJ Intelligent System Private China n.a. 62 Nidec Public Japan 6594.T 63 Omron Public Japan 6645.T 64 Oracle Publc US ORCL 65 Oxford Instruments Public UK OXIG.L 66 PTC Public US PTC 67 Renishaw Public UK RSW.L 68 Rethink Robotics Private US n.a. 69 Rockwell Automation Public US ROK 70 Salesforce Public US CRM 71 SAP Public Germany SAP.DE 72 Savant Automation Private US n.a. 73 Schneider Public France SCHN.PA 74 Seegrid Private US n.a. 75 Shenzhen Inovance Technology Public China 300124.SZ 76 Siasun Public China 300024.SZ 77 Siemens Public Germany SIEGn.DE 78 Smartrac Public Netherlands SM7v.DE 79 SMC Public Japan 6273.T 80 Spectris Public UK SXS.L 81 STEP Public China 002527.SZ 82 Stratasys Public US SSYS

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Appendix 2: Toyota Production System and Kanban manufacturing

IoT ecosystems are not entirely new: Toyota Production System and Kanban manufacturing

Toyota Production System (TPS) already has many similarities with the emerging digital manufacturing world. TPS

achieves a just-in-time system capable of handling small-lot production of a large variety of products by using a Kanban

approach and developing multi-skilled workers. What both IoT enabled and Industrie 4.0 systems have in common is

that they allow production to be adjusted to changes in demand by using data linking media (IoT in one case and

automation based on multi-skilled workers/smart machines in the other). Both Industrie 4.0 and TPS are good at

handling changes in demand because information between factories/processes is quickly shared.

Exhibit 74: Comparison of Industrie 4.0 production flow vs. Toyota Production System production flow


Exhibit 75: Comparison of production adjustments between factories/processes




Appendix 3: Glossary of terms

Exhibit 76: Glossary of terms


Term Definition

3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing; is the formation of 3D solid objects from a digital motel, typically by laying thin layers of a material

AGV Automated Guided Vehicle ; automatic material handling equipment

CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing; the use of software to help model the manufacturing of a product.

Cloud Decentralised storage, management and processing of data

Cobot Lower-cost, smaller and more flexible robots capable of working alongside humans

EAASEverything as a Service; pay-by-usage/subscription-based models for machinery, transferring capex into opex for manufacturers and creating a perpetuation of revenue streams instead of a one-off asset sale for suppliers.

ERPEnterprise Resource Planning; business-management software that can be used to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities, including: product planning, purchase. manufacturing or service delivery.

IoT Internet of Things ; the network that connects devices and objects. Sensors and software allow for the collection and exchange of data.

IoT PaaS Internet of Things Platform as a Service; Industrial software as a service which is based on the cloud that allows machines to communicate and optimise production.

M2M Machine-to-Machine; refers to the communication and exchange of data between machines and other other devices

Machine learning or artificial intelligence; is the ability of machines to process data into information and derive knowledge from that information to act independently.

Machine visionTechnologies with imaging-based automatic inspection, gauging, counting and analysis at high speeds, reliability and with greater precision (exceeding the capabilities of the human eye).

MES Manufacturing Execution Systems; The central computational system which tracks and documents the transformation of raw materials to finished goods

PLCProgrammable logic controller; a digital computer used for automation of typically industrial electromechanical processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines, amusement rides, or light fixtures

PLM Product Lifecycle Management; using advanced computational methods to create a simulation of a product’s production and its life cycle

RFIDRadio-frequency Identification devices; technologies that use radio waves to transfer to data for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects

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Appendix 4: Price targets, methodologies and key risks

Exhibit 77: Covered companies profiled in the report

Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research (all price targets are 12-months).

Ticker Name Currency Price Rating Price target Key risks Valuation Methodology

DDD 3D Systems Corp. USD 16.63 Neutral 10.00Upside: Direct Metal Laser Sintering ("DMLS") adoption, killer app discovery; Downside: Timing of new product introductions, execution on consumer strategy, integration risk.

50/50 Weighting of DCF and 1.2x EV/Sales

ABBN.S ABB Ltd. USD 18.87 Sell 17.00 Upside risks: M&A, accelerated buyback/key shareholders raising stakes, higher earnings. 2017E EV/IC vs ROIC/WACC

2395.TW Advantech Corporation TWD 224 Neutral 200End market demand; currency volatility (greatest exposure is to Euro, USD and RMB); higher-/lower-than expected operating expenses; lower/higher than expected synergies/returns on M&A.

12m EV/GCI vs. CROCI/WACC (cash return multiple at 13.8X)

CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. USD 27.64 Neutral 32Primary risks include macro, service provider capex, commoditization, competition, and execution around the recent executive transitions

14X our CY16 non-GAAP EPS

DAST.PA Dassault Systemes EUR 69.84 Buy 89.00 M&A integration; sales execution; higher investments; and FX exposure 29x CY17E PF EPS

2308.TW Delta Electronics TWD 138 Buy 208 Global economic slowdown, lower-than-expected synergies from Eltek acquisition, higher-than-expected operating expenses12m EV/GCI vs. CROCI/WACC (cash return multiple at 13.8X)

6954.T Fanuc JPY 18235 Buy 19500 Greater-than-expected decline in FA demand and weak autos/general industry demand in Europe, US, and China FY3/17-18avg. EV/GCI v CROCI/WACC

GE General Electric Co. USD 30.81 Neutral 28.00Upside: Further capital deployment, greater industrial cost‐outs; Downside: Execution missteps, O&G weakness, softer orders/pricing.

P/E (19.0x 2016 EPS)

6324.T Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. JPY 2976 Buy 3100 Yen appreciation, weaker-than-expected cobot demand, stiffer competition spurred by new entrants FY3/21E EV/GCI vs. CROCI/WACC

002008.SZ Han's Laser Technology Industry Group CNY 22.95 Buy 31.50 Downside risk: uptick in competition from local/foreign peers; less-than-expected smartphone capex2017E EV/GCI vs CROCI/WACC with cash return multiple of 3.1x with 35% discount

HON Honeywell International Inc. USD 113.03 Buy 126.00 Slower non res/aero/O&G growth; execution missteps P/E (19.0x 2016 EPS)

300124.SZ Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd CNY 38.39 Buy 50.92Downside risk: Further shrinking margins caused by competition or weaker-than-expect cost control; less favorable government support on NEV industry

2017E EV/GCI vs CROCI/WACC with cash return multiple of 3.1x with 5% premium

6861.T Keyence JPY 61800 Neutral 66000 Forex fluctuations, FA demand trends in all regions, particularly Japan, Europe, the US, and China FY3/17E-FY3/18E average CROCI/WACC vs. EV/GCI,

6594.T Nidec JPY 7437 Buy 10000 Sharper than expected HDD decline, yen appreciation. FY3/17-18avg. EV/GCI v CROCI/WACC

ROK Rockwell Automation Inc. USD 112.99 Neutral 101.00Upside: Acceleration in US/Process; better productivity; accretive M&A; Downside: O&G project delays; weaker pricing; softer industrial backdrop

P/E (17.1x CY2016 EPS)

SAPG.DE SAP EUR 68.45 Buy 95.00 Macro headwinds; lack of traction in HANA or cloud; integration/execution issues with M&A; management changes. 21x 2017E PF EPS

SCHN.PA Schneider Electric EUR 53.69 Neutral 57.00Downside: greater-than-expected weakness in China, deteriorating oil & gas demand, delays with Invensys’ integration, lower volume/price, FX headwinds, large value-destructive M&A. Upside are the reverse of these.

2017E EV/IC vs ROIC/WACC

300024.SZ Siasun Robot&Automation Co., Ltd CNY 27.56 Neutral 22.49 Upside risks: Better-than-expected orders from new industry other than auto/auto parts; Downside risk: local/foreign competition 2017E EV/GCI vs CROCI/WACC with cash return multiple of 3.1x with 70% premium

SIEGn.DE Siemens AG EUR 89.81 Buy 102.00Downside: (1) slower restructuring of underperforming businesses; (2) execution risks; (3) value-dilutive M&A; (4) weaker FCF and volume/price.

2017E EV/IC vs ROIC/WACC

6273.T SMC JPY 26805 Neutral 30000 Fluctuations in FA demand, forex FY3/17-18avg. EV/GCI v CROCI/WACC

SSYS Stratasys Ltd. USD 27.27 Neutral 21.00Upside: Direct Metal Laser Sintering ("DMLS") adoption, killer app discovery; Downside: Timing of new product introductions, execution on consumer strategy, integration risk.

50/50 Weighting of DCF and 1.2x EV/Sales

TER Teradyne Inc. USD 20.65 Neutral 22.00 Semi test growth, cycle trajectory, and Universal Robots execution 12m 10x normalised EPS

6506.T Yaskawa Electric JPY 1336 Buy 1560 Yen appreciation, product mix improvement below our expectations, far lower-than-expected FA demand FY3/17-18avg. EV/GCI v CROCI/WACC



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Coverage group(s) of stocks by primary analyst(s)

Daniela Costa: Europe-Machinery & Elec Equip. Yuichiro Isayama: Japan-Machinery. Joe Ritchie: America-Capital Goods: Multi-Industry. Tian Lu,

CFA: Asia Pacific Infrastructure, China Capital Goods. Mohammed Moawalla: Europe-IT Services, Europe-Software. Jacqueline Du: Asia Pacific

Infrastructure, China Capital Goods. Samuel H. Eisner: America-Additive Manufacturing, America-Building Products, America-SMID Capital Goods.

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Simona Jankowski, CFA: America-Consumer Hardware & Mobility, America-IT Hardware, America-Telecom Equipment. Wei Chen: Asia Pacific

Technology. Heather Bellini, CFA: America-Software. Matthew Cabral: America-IT Hardware.

America-Additive Manufacturing: 3D Systems Corp., Stratasys Ltd..

America-Building Products: A.O. Smith Corp., Apogee Enterprises Inc., Armstrong World Industries Inc., BMC Stock Holding Inc., Fortune Brands

Home & Security Inc., Lennox International Inc., Masco Corp., Mohawk Industries Inc., Owens Corning, Watsco Inc., Whirlpool Corp..

America-Capital Goods: Multi-Industry: 3M Co., Colfax Corp., Dover Corp., Eaton Corp., Emerson Electric Co., Flowserve Corp., General Electric Co.,

Graco Inc., HD Supply Holdings, Honeywell International Inc., Illinois Tool Works, Ingersoll-Rand Plc, ITT Corp., Parker Hannifin Corp., Pentair Plc,

Rockwell Automation Inc., Roper Technologies Inc., Tyco International Plc, W.W. Grainger Inc..

America-Consumer Hardware & Mobility: Apple Inc., BlackBerry Ltd., BlackBerry Ltd., Corning Inc., Garmin Ltd., GoPro Inc., Qualcomm Inc..

America-IT Hardware: Aerohive Networks Inc., Arista Networks Inc., Brocade Communications Systems, CDW Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp.,

F5 Networks Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., HP Inc., Motorola Solutions Inc., NetApp Inc., Nimble Storage Inc., Pure Storage Inc., Ruckus

Wireless Inc., Xerox Corp..

America-SMID Capital Goods: Kennametal Inc., Milacron Holdings, RBC Bearings Inc., Regal Beloit Corp., Rexnord Corp., ServiceMaster Global

Holdings, Timken Co., TriMas Corp., Wabtec Corp..

America-Semiconductor Capital Equipment: Applied Materials Inc., Keysight Technologies Inc., Lam Research Corp., SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd.,

Teradyne Inc..

America-Semiconductors: Broadcom Ltd., Intel Corp., NXP Semiconductors NV, Qorvo Inc., Skyworks Solutions Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., Xilinx

Corp..

America-Software: Adobe Systems Inc., Akamai Technologies Inc., Alarm.com Holdings, Alphabet Inc., Atlassian Corp., Autodesk Inc., Citrix Systems

Inc., Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mimecast Ltd., MobileIron Inc., Oracle Corp., Rackspace Hosting Inc., Red Hat Inc., RingCentral, Salesforce.com

Inc., VMware Inc., Workday Inc..

America-Telecom Equipment: ADTRAN Inc., ARRIS International Plc, Ciena Corp., Finisar Corp., Infinera Corp., Juniper Networks Inc., Lumentum

Holdings.

Asia Pacific Autos & Auto Parts: Amara Raja Batteries Ltd, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto, Cheng Shin Rubber, Eicher Motors, Exide Industries, Hankook

Tire, Hero MotoCorp, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Motor Co., Hyundai Wia, Kenda Rubber Industrial Co., Kia Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti

Suzuki India, Nexen Tire, Tata Motors, TVS Motor.

Asia Pacific Chemicals: China Steel Chemical, Far Eastern New Century Corp., Formosa Chemicals & Fibre, Formosa Plastics, Hanwha Chemical,

Kumho Petro Chemical Co., LG Chem, Lotte Chemical, Nan Ya Plastics, Petronas Chemicals Group, PTT Global Chemical, Taiwan Synthetic Rubber

Corp..



Asia Pacific Energy: Bangchak Petroleum PCL, Bharat Petroleum, Cairn India Ltd., China Petroleum & Chemical (A), China Petroleum & Chemical

(ADS), China Petroleum & Chemical (H), CNOOC, CNOOC (ADR), Formosa Petrochemical Corp., Gas Authority of India, Gujarat State Petronet,

Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil Corp., Indraprastha Gas Ltd., IRPC PCL, OCI Co., Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Oil India, Perusahaan Gas, PetroChina (A),

PetroChina (ADR), PetroChina (H), Petronet LNG, PTT Exploration and Production PCL, PTT Public Co., Reliance Industries, Reliance Industries (GDR),

Thai Oil.

Asia Pacific Infrastructure: China Communications Construction (A), China Communications Construction (H), China Machinery Engineering Corp.,

China Railway Construction (A), China Railway Construction (H), China Railway Group (A), China Railway Group (H), China State Construction Intl,

Sinopec Engineering Group.

Asia Pacific Technology: AAC Technologies, Acer, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, ASUSTeK Computer, Casetek Holdings, Catcher

Technology, Compal Electronics, Hon Hai Precision, Largan Precision, Lenovo Group, Pegatron, Quanta Computer, Siliconware Precision Industries,

TPK Holding, Wistron.

China Capital Goods: China Railway Signal & Communication, CRRC Corp. (A), CRRC Corp. (H), Estun Automation Co., Guangxi Liugong, Haitian

International Holdings Limited, Han's Laser Technology Industry Group, Heli, Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd., Huagong Tech Co., Lonking

Holdings, Sany Heavy, Sany Heavy Equipment International, Shanghai STEP Electric Corporation, Shantui, Shenzhen Inovance Techology Co., Ltd,

Siasun Robot&Automation Co., Ltd, Tian Di Science & Technology, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable, Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery, Zhuzhou

CRRC Times Electric Co., Zoomlion (A), Zoomlion (H).

Europe-Autos & Auto Parts: Autoliv Inc., BMW, CNH Industrial, CNH Industrial, Continental, Daimler AG, Faurecia, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Fiat

Chrysler Automobiles NV, GKN, Hella KGaA Hueck, Michelin, Nokian Renkaat, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Valeo, Volkswagen, Volvo.

Europe-IT Services: Atos, Capgemini, Indra, Wirecard, Worldline, Worldpay Group.

Europe-Machinery & Elec Equip: ABB Ltd., Alfa Laval, Alstom, Assa Abloy B, Atlas Copco, Fincantieri SpA, FLSmidth & Co. A/S, Geberit Holding,

KONE Corp., Legrand, Metso OYJ, Nexans, Outotec, Philips, Prysmian, Sandvik, Schindler Holding, Schneider Electric, Siemens AG, SKF, Wartsila,

Weir Group.

Europe-Software: Aveva, Dassault Systemes, Hexagon AB, Sage Group, SAP, SAP, Software AG, Temenos.

Japan-Electronic Components: Alps Electric, Hirose Electric, Ibiden, IRISO Electronics, Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Japan Display Inc.,

Kyocera, Mabuchi Motor, Minebea, Mitsumi Electric, Murata Mfg., NGK Insulators, NGK Spark Plug, Nichicon, Nidec, Nippon Ceramic, Nippon

Chemi-Con, Nitto Denko, Pacific Industrial, Shinko Electric Industries, Taiyo Yuden, TDK.

Japan-Machinery: Aida Engineering Ltd., Daikin Industries, Fanuc, Harmonic Drive Systems Inc., Hitachi Construction Machinery, JTEKT, Keyence,

Komatsu, Kubota, Makita, NSK, NTN, Okuma Corp., SMC, THK, Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Yaskawa Electric.

Taiwan Machinery: Advantech Corporation, Airtac International Group, Delta Electronics, Hiwin Corporation.

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