Companies at the top of the thematic screen of GlobalData’s industrial automation sector scorecard all score highly in artificial intelligence (AI). Proficiency in AI typically translates to strength in related themes, such as robotics, digital twins, and smart cities. Siemens, which sits at the top of the thematic rankings, uses AI to drive productivity and enhance its digital twins and robotics products. Nvidia scores a five in the future of work theme as a leading seller of AI chips for enterprise applications. Companies that are leaders in industrial automation are investing heavily in the next generation of AI.
Most companies on the industrial automation scorecard either score negatively or are neutral on the cybersecurity theme. Many companies on this list will work on important public infrastructure and have contracts with government bodies. They also house vast amounts of sensitive client data. This makes them vulnerable to cyberattacks. Failure to invest in cybersecurity will result in significant reputational and financial damage.
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This sector scorecard provides a top-down, comprehensive outlook for the key players in the industrial automation sector over the next two years, based on the key themes set to transform their industry landscape.
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Companies that invest in the right themes become success stories. Those that miss the important themes in their industry end up as failures.
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At GlobalData, we have developed a unique thematic methodology for ranking all major companies in all major sectors based on their relative strength in the big themes that are impacting their industries.
Our thematic engine tags over 180 million data items across six alternative data sets-patents, jobs, deals, filings, social media, and news-to themes. The vast datasets within our thematic engine help our analysts to produce sector scorecards that identify the companies best placed to succeed in a future filled with multiple disruptive threats.