Flow Research and Ducker Worldwide are proud to announce the release of six new studies:

• Volume I: The Market for Coriolis Flowmeters Worldwide

• Volume II: The Market for Magnetic Flowmeters Worldwide

• Volume III: The Market for Ultrasonic Flowmeters Worldwide

• Volume IV: The Market for Vortex Flowmeters Worldwide

• Volume V: The Market for New Technology Flowmeters Worldwide

• Volume VI: Worldwide Survey of Flowmeter Users

This is the dawn of a new era in market research. Flow Research has created a new market research paradigm. We’ve looked at the market from every point of view to bring you the most complete analysis ever made of the worldwide flowmeter markets.

Instead of just doing a handful of interviews with the top suppliers, we’ve contacted every single supplier we could identify worldwide. We’ve identified 53 suppliers of ultrasonic flowmeters and 33 magnetic flowmeter suppliers. And we’ve done over 200 supplier interviews for Worldflow™.

Instead of just talking to suppliers, we interviewed users. But we didn’t just interview users in the US and generalize to the world; we interviewed 300 users in the US, Canada, France, Germany, the UK, Japan, China, and Singapore. We took our 14-page questionnaire and did 300 interviews by phone in the native language to find out what users in every region of the world are thinking and planning when it comes to flowmeters.

Instead of spending three months updating previous studies, we spent over a year doing the research and writing six brand new studies. These studies build on available data going back to1993. Because we’ve been tracking the market for eight years, we know the track record of each type of flowmeter we are studying. We used this perspective to create informed forecasts that take the past performance of each flowmeter type into account.

Why did we do this research? We wanted to find the answers to some very important questions about the worldwide flowmeter market. Here is some of the information we have uncovered on Coriolis, ultrasonic, vortex, magnetic, and DP flowmeters:

· Market size worldwide and by region

· The leading suppliers for each type of flowmeter by region

· Which is the fastest-growing flowmeter

· How users decide what flowmeter to use

· What flowmeters the faster growing meters are replacing

· Differences in flowmeter use by geographic region

· The prospects for Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus in the US, Europe, and Asia

 

Project Leader: Jesse Yoder. Dr. Yoder has written over 40 market research studies, including the following studies in flow and related areas:

World Market for Industrial Process Control Equipment (1994)

Michael Kirsch, Market Analyst, has 28 years of consulting experience in the chemical and plastics industries. He has a BSChE and an MBA.

Nick Limb, Partner at Ducker Worldwide, has overseen the publication of many reports in areas such as adjustable speed drives and flat glass. He has a Masters Degree in economics.

Scott Shober, Project Manager at Ducker Worldwide, has extensive experience in technology-driven markets. He specializes in market sizing and forecasting. He has a B.S. in engineering.

Josiah Waxman, Market Analyst at Ducker Worldwide, has research experience in the building & construction industry. He specializes in size and segmentation studies and has a B.A. in Marketing.

Jeff Soohoo serves as research assistant and Lorena Ferrari serves as production coordinator.

What’s in these studies? Here’s an outline of volumes I through IV. These are the individual studies covering Coriolis, Magnetic, Ultrasonic, and Vortex flowmeters worldwide:

Chapter One: Executive Summary

Chapter Two: Introduction

Chapter Three: Product and Technology Analysis

Chapter Four: Market Size and Forecast through 2005

Chapter Five: Market Shares by Region and Industry

Chapter Six: Strategies for Success

Chapter Seven: Company Profiles

Appendix A: Worldwide Flowmeter Study Proposal

Appendix B: Supplier Input Form

Appendix C: End-user Questionnaire (16-page form used for end-user survey)

Appendix D: Directory of Flowmeter Suppliers (Lists 252 suppliers & contact info.)

Chapter One-Executive Summary: Concisely presents the main conclusions of the study.

Chapter Two-Introduction: Presents the methodology and key definitions of terms used in the study. Defines the countries included in the five geographic regions used: North America, Europe, Japan, Asia without Japan, and Rest of World.

Chapter Three-Product and Technology Analysis: Presents the theory of operation of the flowmeter in question (Coriolis, magnetic, ultrasonic, or vortex). Provides a detailed analysis of the products by model name. Specs listed include applications, diameter range, connection type, flow range, temperature range, approvals, pressure range, and flowtube material. This is a new feature in these studies, and provides a complete overview of the available products on the market.

Chapter Four-Market Size and Forecast Through 2005: By compiling together the sales data from the individual companies contacted, we have been able to determine actual market size. Market is forecast by geographic region, and in terms of various market segments specific to each type of meter. This chapter tells you the dollar amount of each type of flowmeter sold in each geographic region, and the number of units sold.

Chapter Five-Market Shares by Region and by Industry: Provide market share analysis for each type of flowmeter by geographic region and by industry. Industries covered include oil & gas, refining, chemical, food & beverage, pulp & paper, pharmaceutical, metals & mining, power, water & wastewater, and other.

Chapter Six-Strategies for Success: Contains strategies that flowmeter suppliers can use to gain market share, and to expand their presence in the market.

Chapter Seven-Company Profiles: Contains detailed information on the suppliers of the type of flowmeter in question. Includes detailed information on company history and the products supplied by each company.

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Flow Research is conducting a series of studies on the worldwide flowmeter market. In cooperation with Ducker Worldwide, we are publishing a series of studies on Coriolis, magnetic, ultrasonic, vortex, and DP flowmeters. All studies will be available in April 2001, and are part of a 12-volume series of flowmeter studies called Worldflow™. Please let us know which of these studies you would like more detailed information on.

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