Process Controls and Equipment

Geo Strategy Partners has long experience in the process controls industry.  Global revenue  for process automation specifically is about $90 billion, with instrumentation representing another $27 billion. 

Automation, instrumentation, and process equipment manufacturers serve a fluid customer base that spans multiple industries: chemicals, water and wastewater, minerals/mining, pharmaceuticals, power, food/beverage, metals, oil and gas extraction and processing,  etc:  industries which demand high productivity, improved product quality, less downtime, lower energy expenditures, and enhanced product and worker safety.  Good Manufacturing Practices demanded by biopharma and food necessitate process automation and monitoring.

Geo Strategy Partners understands the dynamics of the process control and equipment industry and serves clients in this sector with customized research and analysis, strategy consulting, and M&A support.

We work in
Actuators Bearings
Boilers/pressure vessels Chillers
Control systems- DCS, SCADA, PLC, MES, Advance Process Control & Simulation
Heat tracing Instrumentation- flow, temperature, level, pressure
Pumps Valves
We work with
Distributors Integrators
OEMs PPE suppliers
Processing plants Third party engineering firms
Recent Process Controls and Equipment Industry Projects

Market opportunity for steam handling equipment (ejectors, eductors, thermocompressors, pressure-powered pumps) in petrochem, specialty chemicals, food & beverage,  and institutions (universities, hospitals, prisons, etc.)- US

Market opportunity for stainless steel and carbon steel pressure across 30 process industries- North America

Integrated high-horsepower industrial drive concept testing across process industries including oil & gas, power, cement, mining on behalf of a global OEM- US, Germany

Deinking concept/product test in the pulp and paper industry- US, Malaysia, Europe

Global market study focused on use of spherical roller bearings within in the pulp and paper industry

M&A support on the acquisition of a valve repair facility in the Southeastern US

Water purification market opportunity study across municipal, industrial, and agricultural segments- US

Market opportunity study involving market sizing and preferred brands of pumps, valves, actuators and control systems among public-sector water and wastewater plant decision-makers within one region of the US market

Market opportunity study (sizing and decision-drivers) for electric heat tracing cable and systems in the oil & gas, chemical/pharma, food/beverage, power. and mining industries- Brazil

Water reuse market opportunity study conducted on behalf of several divisions of a multinational conglomerate- US

Market opportunity study related to the size of the process industries instrumentation market (sales and calibration)- Southeastern US

Hand protection concept testing in the chemicals processing industry on behalf of a global PPE provider

Awareness and perception study (including validating brand/brand collapse recommendations) for a manufacturer of severe service valves- China, Korea, Japan, Europe

Brand study for a distributor of instrumentation, process control equipment and supplies for scientific/laboratory and industrial clients- US

Clients who have engaged us in projects targeting the Process Control sector:
  • Ansell
  • ChemTreat
  • Cole-Parmer
  • Control Southern
  • Davis Instruments
  • Hach
  • Kadant-Johnson
  • LONZA
  • Pentair
  • Samuel-ManuTech
  • Siemens
  • Timken
  • Trojan UV
  • Tyco
Thought leaders who have participated with us in projects related to process controls:
Airgas AkzoNobel BASF
Borealis BP Dow
DSM DuPont ExxonMobil
Honeywell Huntsman Johnson Controls
LANXESS Linde Mosaic
Nalco NewPage Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)
PPG Praxair SABIC
SCA Schneider Suez Environnement S.A
Toray Total Vale
Veolia Wacker Chemie  
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Geo Strategy Partners' project success in process industries is due to our extensive contacts in this vertical, our ability to access hard-to-reach professionals, and our long experience in these segments. To learn how Geo Strategy Partners can help you in this sector, contact us.