Print subscribers excluding digital edition
| One year old or less | 30,149 | 60% |
| Two years old | 14,294 | 29% |
| Three years old | 5,557 | 11% |
| 1000+ | 8,141 | 29% |
| 500 - 999 | 1,714 | 6% |
| 250 - 499 | 2,507 | 9% |
| 100 - 249 | 3,252 | 11% |
| 1 - 99 | 12,743 | 45% |
Based on responses from 57% of subscribers
Question:Do you hold a management-level position?
| I hold a management-level position with responsibility for one plant location | 7,412 | 53% |
| I hold a management-level position with responsibility for multiple plant locations. | 3,048 | 22% |
| No | 3,516 | 25% |
Based on responses from 28% of subscribers
| Discrete manufacturing/factory automation | 13,222 | 48% |
| Continuous processing | 10,119 | 37% |
| Batch/hybrid processing | 5,608 | 20% |
Based on responses from 55% of subscribers
Individuals may select more than one answer, so totals may be greater than 100% of subscribers.
| Engineering | 23,423 | 57% |
| Operations | 19,428 | 47% |
| Information technology | 8,110 | 20% |
| Integration or consulting | 7,728 | 19% |
| Procurement | 7,627 | 19% |
Based on responses from 82% 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 | 6,218 | 25% |
| We currently use or plan to use systems integration services | 8,017 | 33% |
| None of the above | 10,335 | 42% |
Based on responses from 49% of subscribers
| Metals, primary and fabricated | 4,311 | 10% |
| All Other Machinery (including material handling and conveying) | 2,851 | 7% |
| Automotive, truck, rail and marine transportation | 2,456 | 6% |
| Packaging, Printing, & Converting Machinery | 1,886 | 4% |
| Off-highway equip: Construction, agriculture, mining, etc. | 1,450 | 3% |
| Medical equipment and devices | 1,176 | 3% |
| Instrumentation, control, and measurement products | 1,053 | 3% |
| Aerospace, aircraft and defense products | 1,000 | 2% |
| Computers and related equipment, electronics, and semiconductors | 942 | 2% |
| Water and wastewater | 3,198 | 8% |
| Oil and gas including LNG | 2,700 | 6% |
| Electrical Utilities/Power Generation including transmission and distribution equipment | 2,348 | 6% |
| Chemical | 2,222 | 5% |
| Paper, Wood and Allied products | 815 | 2% |
| Food and Beverage | 5,427 | 13% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods (Everything other than Food/Beverage) | 1,501 | 4% |
| Plastics and rubber products | 916 | 2% |
| Life Sciences | 876 | 2% |
Based on responses from 82% of subscribers
| Direct request | 40,733 | 81% |
| Active Audience* | 9,267 | 19% |
*High-value automation buyers that we’ve identified to
pro-actively receive trial subscriptions.
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