Increasing demand for smart high-end safety solutions
高端智能安全解决方案需求上升

Safety components alone are not enough to satisfy customer needs. Safety solution packages are becoming popular, as the demand for services and data is increasing. Smarter safety solutions meet safety requirements but also benefit other aspects of production. The idea is that the more data that can be analysed, the greater efficiency, the shorter the downtime, the lower the risk of equipment failure, and the better management of maintenance.

单单配备安全组件已无法满足客户的需求。随着对服务和数据需求的增加，安全解决方案包遍地开花。更智能的安全解决方案不但可以满足安全要求，而且也有利于生产的其他方面。这一想法是，可分析的数据越多，效率越高，停机时间越短，设备故障的风险越低，维护的管理也越好。

Industrial networking is part of safety solutions and connectivity. Some older fieldbus technologies are inherently safe; but it has taken some time to ensure that some Ethernet technologies are fully safe. There are still opportunities for newer technologies with great potential for high-end solutions.

工业网络是安全解决方案和连接的一部分。一些较旧的现场总线技术本质上是安全的，但需要一定的时间来确保某些以太网技术的完全安全。潜力巨大的高端解决方案新技术，机会犹在。

According to the latest research from the Discrete Machine-Safety Components Annual Service, revenues from safety I/O are projected to grow faster than those from standard I/O. Digital modules in safety I/O remain the most popular globally; and most likely to remain so, as analogue costs more and can be seen as unnecessary.

根据《离散机器安全组件年度报告》的最新研究，安全I/O的收入预计将比标准I/O的收入增长更快。安全I/O中的数字模块仍然是全球最受欢迎的，并极有可能保持这样，因为模拟模块成本更高，而且非必要。

Basic drives are the most common and becoming commonplace in emerging countries since they cost less and there is less stringent legislation on implementing safety practices in manufacturing. However, in EMEA, sales of advanced drives are starting to grow quickly.

基本驱动器是最常见的，在新兴国家同样随处可见，因为它们的成本较低，而且这些国家在制造业安全实践的立法方面不太严格。不过，在在欧洲、中东和非洲市场，先进驱动器的销售开始快速增长。

The focus on machine-safety components in mature markets is shifting from price to providing more features, benefits and connectivity. This shift means the mature market tends to use high-end components. Globally, IHS Markit predicts that revenues of laser scanners will surpass those of Type 2 light curtains in 2018; and revenues from safety PLCs will surpass those from safety relays in 2019. Neither of these trends is predicted to occur in the Asia-Pacific machine-safety markets, where price pressure remains high.

成熟市场对机器安全组件的关注正在从价格转向功能更多、效益和连接性。这种转变意味着成熟市场倾向于使用高端组件。IHS Markit预测，从全球来看，到2018年激光扫描仪的收入将超过2级光幕，2019年安全PLC的收入将超过安全继电器。但这些情况在亚太机器安全市场不大可能发生，因为该市场的价格压力仍然很高。

The requirement for -- and the use of -- safety PLCs are gradually increasing every year. Mature markets are seeking advanced solutions. With this need in mind, there will be a push on the prices of high-end PLCs, and so the ASP will decrease.

安全PLC的需求和使用每年都在逐渐增加。成熟市场正在寻求先进的解决方案，考虑到这一需求，这将会推高高端PLC的价格，而平均售价则会下降。