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Instrument and information systems suppliers are a pivotal segment in the environmental industry, linked to all media and most environmental services in some way. In addition, instrument manufacturing requires significantly more capital investment and technical development than many other forms of environmental equipment that tend to be ‘engineered’ into sites more frequently—so the segment is more consolidated globally than others. The less mature market for environmental, health and safety (EHS) software, information systems and data has only fairly recently moved into the international arena, the challenge of developing packages in multiple languages finally being addressed with moderate success.
In This Issue:
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Environmental Instruments & Information Overview: Instrument companies and the data they deliver remain central to the environmental industry and 2006 was a good year in a global market. Information systems are on the front end of a growth trajectory. (Page 1-4)
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Environmental Testing: Lab productivity increases with better instruments and paperless initiatives; automation is key to production. (Page 5-7)
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Water/Wastewater: Utilities benefit from geospatial models, software and automation. (Page 8-10)
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Instrument Profiles: Thermo finds a nice match in its environmental business with the acquisition of Fisher; RAE Systems expands its emergency response and chemical detection monitoring business into China; Danaher’s long acquisition campaign moves it up in environmental instruments; Sensicore cracks the real-time water monitoring business. (Page 10-15)
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C&E Feature: The leader of Black & Veatch’s new GIS Department reflects on the growing impact of the geospatial industry. (Page 16-17)
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Environmental Information Profiles: ESS continues growth in EHS software; ESP broadens its software suites to include emissions monitoring & credits; Environmental Data Management focuses on mid-tier customers; Enverity books key partnerships; Enviance succeeds with software as a service model; Q&A with 3E CEO finds EHS IT A-OK. (Page 18-26)
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Special Feature: Locus CEO Neno Duplancic fits the environmental industry into the new world of Web 2.0. (Page 27-31)
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Good Data is the Sine Qua Non of Environmental Decision-making
EBJ estimates the instruments and information segment of the $275-billion U.S. environmental industry to be $5.1 billion in 2006. The five sub-segments are depicted on a chart on page 1 and in more detail on a table on page 2. The double-digit growth in information segments leads overall segment growth at 7% in 2006, but business for environmental instrument manufacturers cannot be accused of slowing down segment growth that much, despite bench equipment for domestic labs growing slightly less than 2%.
The enduring need for ‘good data’, and the perpetual quest for even better data— coupled with the need for better integration of data collection, information management and decision-making intelligence that environmental information systems will likely increasingly offer—will drive a more consistent market in the future. In addition the environmental information market now has a critical mass of providers of scale and capitalization that exist along with a more sophisticated customer base that doesn’t only regard advanced environmental information management as an oddity or a luxury. In all the business climate for providers of environmental instruments & information systems looks to be heating up—for the better.
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Table of Contents:
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Environmental Instruments & Information Overview: Instrument companies and the data they deliver remain central to the environmental industry and 2006 was a good year in a global market. Information systems are on the front end of a growth trajectory. (Page 1-4)
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Environmental Testing: Lab productivity increases with better instruments and paperless initiatives; automation is key to production. (Page 5-7)
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Water/Wastewater: Utilities benefit from geospatial models, software and automation. (Page 8-10)
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Instrument Profiles: Thermo finds a nice match in its environmental business with the acquisition of Fisher; RAE Systems expands its emergency response and chemical detection monitoring business into China; Danaher’s long acquisition campaign moves it up in environmental instruments; Sensicore cracks the real-time water monitoring business. (Page 10-15)
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C&E Feature: The leader of Black & Veatch’s new GIS Department reflects on the growing impact of the geospatial industry. (Page 16-17)
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Environmental Information Profiles: ESS continues growth in EHS software; ESP broadens its software suites to include emissions monitoring & credits; Environmental Data Management focuses on mid-tier customers; Enverity books key partnerships; Enviance succeeds with software as a service model; Q&A with 3E CEO finds EHS IT A-OK. (Page 18-26)
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Special Feature: Locus CEO Neno Duplancic fits the environmental industry into the new world of Web 2.0. (Page 27-31)
Exhibits Found in this Issue:
- EBJ's U.S. Environmental Instruments & Information Industry Breakdown
- The U.S. Environmental Instruments & Information Industry: 2006 Sales & Growth
- Top 30 Instrument Companies Analytical/Life Sciences in 2005
- Top EHS Software Vendors
- Environmental Lab Productivity Top Ten: 2005
- Recent Thermo Acquisitions
- IT Spending Per Employee
Companies Featured in this Issue:
Accutest Laboratories
Agilent
AMR Research
Bentley Systems
Black & Veatch
Booz Allen Hamilton
Bureau of National Affairs
Chemical Engineering
ChemWare, Inc.
Coastal Environmental Systems
Danaher Corp.
Donley Technologies
EarthSoft
Emerson Process Management
ENSR
Enverity
Environmental Support Solutions
ESP
Forrester Research
Golder Associates
Google
Gulf Coast Analytical Laboratories
Haestad Methods
IBM
Intergraph
Johnson Controls
Ke Li Heng
Locus Technologies
Microsoft
Niton
PerkinElmer
RAE Systems
Rutger’s University
SAFER Systems
Sensicore
Strategic Directions International
TechKNOWLEDGEy Strategic Group
Thermo Electron
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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