Market Trends of Middle East and Africa Proximity Sensors Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the MEA Proximity Sensors Market according to our research experts:
Consumer Electronics to Drive the Market Growth
- The use of sensors bring intelligence and awareness to consumer electronics devices. These developments have promoted their use in portable devices (smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices), gaming, home automation, and home appliances.
- Electronic gadgets observe high adoption rate across the world. Smartphones and wearables, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, are experiencing high growth across the world. This is expected to drive the demand for proximity sensors over the forecast period.For instance, in smartphones, a proximity sensor detects how close the phone is to an outside object, like an ear. This sensing is done to minimize display power consumption on a call by turning off the backlight. It also disables the touch screen to avoid accidental touches by the cheek.
- Capacitive proximity sensors are finding varied applications in devices, such as wearables. These sensors are used to wake the device up from sleep to light up the user interface. Power consumption can be lowered by using a capacitive sensor to only turn the device on when it is worn by the user.
- Proximity sensors are adopted in the appliance markets where they are used for smart touchpads, where electrodes embedded in the body of a product can detect finger or hand positions, thus, replacing mechanical keys. The ability to detect proximity can be applied to the gaming sector, where system designers are starting to be comfortable with the device and its capabilities.
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Saudi Arabia Holds Significant Market Share
- Saudi Arabia is working to introduce electric vehicles in the country in the next few years. In 2018, the country's state-owned Saudi Electricity Co. signed a deal with Japanese Tokyo Electric Power Co., Nissan Motor, and Takaoka Toko. These companies may collaborate to launch the country’s first EV pilot project. Thus, the growing concept of electric vehicles may further create a scope for the demand for proximity sensors in the automotive sector of Saudi Arabia.
- The proximity sensors have been increasingly finding its applications in automated assembly lines, weld cells, and stamping processes. They have become an essential and indispensable part of automation systems. The end-user industries in Saudi Arabia are expected to adopt them to streamline operations and enhance industrial automation.
- Notably, Saudi Arabia's 2030 vision calls for leveraging the country’s location, strategic partnerships, energy sources, and logistics to stimulate a new phase of industrialization and automation in the country.
- In 2018, Emerson inaugurated a new technology and innovation center in Saudi Arabia. The technology and collaboration focus of the company’s new automation facility aligns with Saudi Arabia's national transformation plan and the Saudi vision 2030 development agenda that focus on revolutionizing the manufacturing by automation.
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