Print subscribers excluding digital edition
| One year old or less | 35,274 | 65% |
| Two years old | 9,447 | 17% |
| Three years old | 8,589 | 16% |
| More than 3 years old | 690 | 1% |
| 1000+ | 10,020 | 29% |
| 500 - 999 | 2,102 | 6% |
| 250 - 499 | 3,036 | 9% |
| 100 - 249 | 3,811 | 11% |
| 1 - 99 | 14,986 | 44% |
Based on responses from 63% of subscribers
Question:Do you hold a management-level position?
| I hold a management-level position with responsibility for one plant location | 15,363 | 57% |
| I hold a management-level position with responsibility for multiple plant locations. | 5,797 | 21% |
| No | 6,017 | 22% |
Based on responses from 51% of subscribers
| Discrete manufacturing/factory automation | 15,683 | 47% |
| Continuous processing | 12,021 | 36% |
| Batch/hybrid processing | 6,656 | 20% |
Based on responses from 623% of subscribers
Individuals may select more than one answer, so totals may be greater than 100% of subscribers.
| Engineering | 24,729 | 54% |
| Operations | 23,132 | 50% |
| Information technology | 8,244 | 18% |
| Procurement | 7,829 | 17% |
| Integration or consulting | 7,707 | 17% |
Based on responses from 85% of subscribers
Individuals may select more than one answer, so totals may be greater than 100% of subscribers.
| We perform systems integration services for others | 7,436 | 25% |
| We currently use or plan to use systems integration services | 9,606 | 32% |
| None of the above | 12,852 | 43% |
Based on responses from 56% of subscribers
| Metals, primary and fabricated | 4,381 | 10% |
| All Other Machinery (including material handling and conveying) | 2,942 | 6% |
| Automotive, truck, rail and marine transportation | 2,685 | 6% |
| Packaging, Printing, & Converting Machinery | 1,879 | 4% |
| Off-highway equip: Const, agric, mining, etc. | 1,604 | 3% |
| Medical equipment and devices | 1,486 | 3% |
| Instrumentation, control, and measurement products | 1,206 | 3% |
| Aerospace, aircraft and defense products | 1,133 | 2% |
| Computers and related equipment, electronics, and semiconductors | 1,034 | 2% |
| Water and wastewater | 3,524 | 8% |
| Oil and gas including LNG | 3,117 | 7% |
| Chemical | 2,668 | 6% |
| Electrical Utilities/Power Generation including transmission and distribution equipment | 2,585 | 6% |
| Paper, Wood and Allied products | 897 | 2% |
| Food and Beverage | 6,220 | 13% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods (Everything other than Food/Beverage) | 1,677 | 4% |
| Life Sciences | 1,261 | 3% |
| Plastics and rubber products | 950 | 2% |
Based on responses from 85% of subscribers
| Direct request | 45,573 | 84% |
| Active Audience* | 8,427 | 16% |
*High-value automation buyers that we’ve identified to pro-actively receive trial subscriptions.
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