of Photonics Technologies: the European Perspective The Leverage Effect

The Leverage Effect of Photonics Technologies: the European Perspective
Scanners, Imaging Devices and Analysis
Equipment
Oil and Gas Exploration
Printing & Publishing Activities
Manufacture of Electronics and
Optical Equipment
4,0
3,5
3,0
2,5
2,0
1,5
1,0
0,5
0,0
Manufacture of Vehicles and Large
Machinery
Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals and
Pharmaceuticals
Food and Beverage Production
Manufacturing of Textiles and Clothing
Media Production and Broadcasting
2010
2020
Figure 8: Overview of added value to competitiveness of scanning and imaging devices to enabled
manufacturing industries based on Photonics survey.
The results of the survey show that the importance of scanning and
imaging for manufacturing industries is of high importance and it is
expected to increase in the coming decade. It is clear that the highest
dependency can be seen in the manufacturing of electronics and optical
equipment. As its importance is already high in 2010, the increase
is limited. Another interesting assessment is that although the use of
scanning and imaging in Food and beverage is currently limited, it is
expected to significantly increase in the coming decade. Expected developments
in automation and quality control/verification in this industry
using photonics technologies can explain this outcome. This is also the
case in textiles and clothing, although the impact will be less.
The survey shows that looking at final markets, scanning and imaging
will also increase in the coming decade.
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