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Description Page Number

Figure 1-1 New Technology and Traditional Technology Flowmeters.......................... 12

Figure 1-2 Geographic Distribution of Participants: Worldwide....................................... 13

Figure 1-3 Installed Base of Flowmeters by Type: Worldwide.............................................. 14

Figure 1-4 Geographic Distribution of Participants: North America............................... 15

Figure 1-5 Installed Base of Flowmeters by Type: North America...................................... 16

Figure 1-6 Geographic Distribution of Participants: Europe.................................................. 17

Figure 1-7 Installed Base of Flowmeters by Type: Europe......................................................... 18

Figure 1-8 Geographic Distribution of Participants: Asia........................................................ 19

Figure 1-9 Installed Base of Flowmeters by Type: Asia............................................................... 20

Figure 2-1 New Technology and Traditional Technology Flowmeters.......................... 13

Figure 3-1 Geographic Distribution of Participants.................................................................... 11

Figure 3-2 Profile of Participants............................................................................................................. 12

Figure 3-3 Industry Distribution of Participants........................................................................... 13

Figure 3-4 Number of Employees at Respondent Plants.............................................................. 14

Figure 3-5 Installed Base of Flowmeters by Type........................................................................... 15

Figure 3-6 Other Types of Flowmeters Mentioned for Installed Base............................. 16

Figure 3-7 Types of Ultrasonic Flowmeters in Installed Base.............................................. 17

Figure 3-8 Types of Primary Elements Used with DP Flowmeters in
Installed Base................................................................................................................................................. 18

Figure 3-9 Flowmeter Applications by Type......................................................................................... 19

Figure 3-10 Applications for Coriolis Flowmeters...................................................................... 20

Figure 3-11 Applications for DP Flowmeters..................................................................................... 21

Figure 3-12 Applications for Magnetic Flowmeters..................................................................... 22

Figure 3-13 Applications for Open Channel Flowmeters........................................................... 23

Figure 3-14 Applications for Positive Displacement Flowmeters...................................... 23

Figure 3-15 Applications for Thermal Flowmeters....................................................................... 24

Figure 3-16 Applications for Turbine Flowmeters......................................................................... 25

Figure 3-17 Applications for Ultrasonic Flowmeters................................................................ 26

Figure 3-18 Applications for Variable Area Flowmeters......................................................... 26

Figure 3-19 Applications for Vortex Flowmeters.......................................................................... 27

Figure 3-20 Types of Fluid Coriolis Flowmeters Measure.......................................................... 28

Figure 3-21 Types of Fluid DP Flowmeters Measure......................................................................... 29

Figure 3-22 Types of Fluid Magnetic Flowmeters Measure......................................................... 30

Figure 3-23 Types of Fluid Open Channel Flowmeters Measure.............................................. 31

Figure 3-24 Types of Fluid Positive Displacement Flowmeters Measure.......................... 32

Figure 3-25 Types of Fluid Thermal Flowmeters Measure.......................................................... 33

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Figure 3-26 Types of Fluid Turbine Flowmeters Measure............................................................. 34

Figure 3-27 Types of Fluid Ultrasonic Flowmeters Measure................................................... 35

Figure 3-28 Types of Fluid Variable Area Flowmeters Measure............................................. 36

Figure 3-29 Types of Fluid Vortex Flowmeters Measure............................................................. 37

Figure 3-30 Reasons Given for Using Flowmeters of Any Type................................................ 38

Figure 3-31 Reasons Given for Using Coriolis Flowmeters...................................................... 39

Figure 3-32 Reasons Given for Using DP Flowmeters..................................................................... 40

Figure 3-33 Reasons Given for Using Magnetic Flowmeters..................................................... 41

Figure 3-34 Reasons Given for Using Positive Displacement Flowmeters...................... 42

Figure 3-35 Reasons Given for Using Thermal Flowmeters....................................................... 43

Figure 3-36 Reasons Given for Using Turbine Flowmeters......................................................... 44

Figure 3-37 Reasons Given for Using Ultrasonic Flowmeters................................................ 45

Figure 3-38 Reasons Given for Using Variable Area Flowmeters......................................... 46

Figure 3-39 Reasons Given for Using Vortex Flowmeters.......................................................... 47

Figure 3-40 What Factors are Important When Specifying or Purchasing Flowmeters 48

Figure 3-41 Why Accuracy is Important When Specifying or Purchasing Flowmeters 49

Figure 3-42 Why Price is Important When Specifying or Purchasing
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 50

Figure 3-43 Why Reliability is Important When Specifying or Purchasing Flowmeters 51

Figure 3-44 Importance of Various Factors When Specifying or
Purchasing Flowmeters........................................................................................................................... 52

Figure 3-45 Current Dollar Value of Flowmeters Purchased in 2000............................... 53

Figure 3-46 Percent of Flowmeter Purchases for New vs. Retrofit
Applications..................................................................................................................................................... 54

Figure 3-47 User Flowmeter Purchasing Expectations for 2001............................................ 55

Figure 3-48 User Flowmeter Purchasing Expectations in Terms of
Dollar Amount............................................................................................................................................... 56

Figure 3-49 Expected Growth or Decline in Coriolis Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 56

Figure 3-50 Expected Growth or Decline in Coriolis Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 56

Figure 3-51 Expected Growth or Decline in DP Flowmeter Purchases
in 2001...................................................................................................................................................................... 57

Figure 3-52 Expected Growth or Decline in DP Flowmeter Purchases
in 2001...................................................................................................................................................................... 57

Figure 3-53 Expected Growth or Decline in Magnetic Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 57

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Figure 3-54 Expected Growth or Decline in Magnetic Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 58

Figure 3-55 Expected Growth or Decline in Open Channel Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 58

Figure 3-56 Expected Growth or Decline in Open Channel Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 58

Figure 3-57 Expected Growth or Decline in Positive Displacement
Flowmeter Purchases in 2001................................................................................................................ 59

Figure 3-58 Expected Growth or Decline in Positive Displacement
Flowmeter Purchases in 2001................................................................................................................ 59

Figure 3-59 Expected Growth or Decline in Thermal Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 59

Figure 3-60 Expected Growth or Decline in Thermal Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 60

Figure 3-61 Expected Growth or Decline in Turbine Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 60

Figure 3-62 Expected Growth or Decline in Turbine Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 60

Figure 3-63 Expected Growth or Decline in Ultrasonic Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 61

Figure 3-64 Expected Growth or Decline in Ultrasonic Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 61

Figure 3-65 Expected Growth or Decline in Variable Area Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 61

Figure 3-66 Expected Growth or Decline in Variable Area Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 62

Figure 3-67 Expected Growth or Decline in Vortex Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 62

Figure 3-68 Expected Growth or Decline in Vortex Flowmeter
Purchases in 2001............................................................................................................................................ 62

Figure 3-69 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Coriolis
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 63

Figure 3-70 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of DP Flowmeters........................... 64

Figure 3-71 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Magnetic
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 65

Figure 3-72 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Open Channel
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 66

Figure 3-73 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Positive
Displacement Flowmeters...................................................................................................................... 66

Figure 3-74 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Thermal
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 67

Figure 3-75 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Turbine
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 67

Figure 3-76 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Ultrasonic
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 68

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Figure 3-77 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Variable Area Flowmeters 68

Figure 3-78 Reasons for Expected Changes in Usage of Vortex
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 69

Figure 3-79 Flowmeter Purchasing Channel for New Applications................................... 70

Figure 3-80 Flowmeter Purchasing Channels for Retrofit
Applications..................................................................................................................................................... 70

Figure 3-81 Reasons Given for Purchasing Flowmeters from the
Manufacturer.................................................................................................................................................. 71

Figure 3-82 Reasons Given for Purchasing Flowmeters from Stocking Distributors 72

Figure 3-83 Reasons Given for Purchasing Flowmeters from
Independent Sales Reps.............................................................................................................................. 73

Figure 3-84 Reasons Given for Purchasing Flowmeters from Systems Integrators 74

Figure 3-85 Reasons Given for Purchasing Flowmeters From More
Than One Source............................................................................................................................................. 75

Figure 3-86 Who Specifies Brand of Flowmeter for New Applications............................ 76

Figure 3-87 Which Department within a Company Specify the Brand of Flowmeters for New Applications.................................................................................................................................................................................... 77

Figure 3-88 Who Specifies Brand of Flowmeter for Retrofit
Applications..................................................................................................................................................... 78

Figure 3-89 Which Department in a Company Specifies Brand of
Flowmeter for Retrofit Applications.......................................................................................... 79

Figure 3-90 What Medium Flowmeters are Measuring................................................................... 80

Figure 3-91 Percent of Flowmeters Used to Measure Volumetric
Flow vs. Mass Flow..................................................................................................................................... 81

Figure 3-92 Which Units are Used When Measuring Volumetric Flow
For Gases............................................................................................................................................................. 81

Figure 3-93 Safety Approvals Required on Flowmeters............................................................. 82

Figure 3-94 Other Safety Approvals Mentioned as Being Required on Flowmeters 83

Figure 3-95 Are Other Approvals Required Besides Safety Approvals
on Your Flowmeters?................................................................................................................................. 84

Figure 3-96 Other Approvals Besides Safety Approvals Mentioned
as Being Required on Flowmeters..................................................................................................... 85

Figure 3-97 Importance of Redundancy for Flowmeter Applications............................. 86

Figure 3-98 Have You Every Experienced Any Problems with Your
Flowmeters?..................................................................................................................................................... 87

Figure 3-99 Degree of Accuracy that Users Require in their
Flowmeters....................................................................................................................................................... 88

Figure 3-100 Would You Pay More for a Higher Degree of Accuracy?................................ 89

Figure 3-101 How Much More in Percentage Terms Would You Pay Per
Flowmeter for a Higher Degree of Accuracy?......................................................................... 89

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Figure 3-102 Level of Satisfaction with Service and Training from
Flowmeter Suppliers.................................................................................................................................. 90

Figure 3-103 Do You Purchase Multivariable Flowmeters?...................................................... 91

Figure 3-104 Applications that Multivariable Flowmeters are
Used for................................................................................................................................................................ 92

Figure 3-105 Do You Anticipate Purchasing Multivariable
Flowmeters in the Future?...................................................................................................................... 93

Figure 3-106 In the Past Two Years, Have You Substituted One
Flowmeter Technology for Another?.......................................................................................... 94

Figure 3-107 What Flowmeters Did You Substitute for Coriolis
Flowmeters?..................................................................................................................................................... 95

Figure 3-108 Why Did You Substitute These Meters for Coriolis
Flowmeters?..................................................................................................................................................... 95

Figure 3-109 What Flowmeters Did You Substitute for Differential
Pressure Flowmeters?.............................................................................................................................. 96

Figure 3-110 Why Did You Substitute These Meters for DP Flowmeters?.......................... 97

Figure 3-111 What Flowmeters Did You Substitute for Magnetic
Flowmeters?..................................................................................................................................................... 98

Figure 3-112 Why Did You Substitute These Meters for Magnetic
Flowmeters?..................................................................................................................................................... 99

Figure 3-113 What Flowmeters Did You Substitute for Positive
Displacement Flowmeters?................................................................................................................. 100

Figure 3-114 Why Did You Substitute These Meters for Positive
Displacement Flowmeters?................................................................................................................. 100