APC 2001 Annual Report Download - page 16

Our Markets - Our Businesses
Our Markets
Satisfying customers’ expectations and
expanding our positions in our key markets
with increasingly comprehensive, innovative
and distinctive solutions.
Residential
Optimizing safety, comfort
and voice-data-image (VDI) applications
• This market covers our entire product lineup
in electrical distribution (protection and installation
systems), monitoring and safety and home
automation data exchange (VDI, power line carrier
technology, radio) for single-family homes
and apartment buildings.
• It is a dependable, steady market in which
renovation accounts for 50% of demand.
The strong potential created by new technologies
offers substantial growth opportunities, as does
the emerging economies’ rapid development.
Our main customers, specifiers and distribution
channels are architects, building owners,
developers, building contractors, electricians,
electrical equipment distributors
and DIY superstores.
Industry
Optimizing productivity, flexibility, safety
and traceability
• This market covers our entire product lineup
in machine control, process automation, electrical
supply and distribution and single-site or multi-site
production data management. Schneider Electric
provides solutions for all industries around
the world, including agrifoods, chemicals,
automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals
and electronic components.
• Major growth paths include global partnerships
with large industrial accounts and OEMs
and solutions based on the Transparent ReadyTM
concept.
Our main customers, specifiers and distribution
channels are engineering firms, systems
integrators, OEMs, large industrial companies,
panelbuilders and electrical equipment distributors.
Commercial
and Industrial Buildings
Optimizing safety, communication
and operating costs
• This market covers our entire product lineup
in electrical supply and distribution, utilities
management (lighting, air conditioning, elevators,
access control, etc.), data exchange (VDI, power
line carrier technology, radio), multi-site remote
management for office buildings, industrial
buildings, ships, hotels, hospitals and schools.
• It offers significant growth potential in the areas
of comprehensive building management using
Transparent ReadyTM solutions and operating
and maintenance contracts.
Our main customers, specifiers and distribution
channels are developers, engineering offices,
contractors and panelbuilders, electrical equipment
distributors, systems integrators
and operating companies.
Energy and Infrastructure
Optimizing availability, safety
and operating costs
• These markets cover our entire product lineup
in electrical supply, electricity metering and quality,
process control, utilities management (lighting,
ventilation, elevators, intrusion control, etc.),
multi-site remote management for power generation
and distribution infrastructure, telecommunication
networks, passenger and freight transportation,
water, oil, and gas transport and water
and waste treatment.
• They are enjoying strong growth driven
by the massive expansion of Internet-related
infrastructure, the privatization of public
infrastructure, the development of renewable
and distributed energy, stricter environmental
legislation, heightened safety requirements
and the extensive outsourcing of services.
Our main customers, specifiers and distribution
channels are public-sector investors, supervisory
authorities, systems integrators, OEMs,
electric companies, large industrial companies
and service firms.