The DCS market was valued at USD 15.42 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach USD 20.33 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.97%, from 2017 to 2022.

ABB, Schneider, Rockwell, Honeywell, Yokogawa, and Rockwell are some of the major players in North America.

Industries majorly using DCS solutions are oil & gas, chemicals, power generation, metals and mining, pharmaceutical, paper and pulp, food and beverage, cement and glass, sugar making, and water and wastewater.

Stagnant growth of the oil & gas industry is one of the major challenge that DCS market will face.

Recent trends in DCS market includes Remote I/O Enclosures, Virtualization of HMI, Electronic Marshalling, Integration of Skid-mounted Systems, Virtualization of DCS Support Systems, and Virtualized DCS Project Development.