Jenelea Howell, Research Manager, IMS Research

Integrated brushless DC motors becoming major competitors for AC servo integrated motors

The DC motor market are becoming a major competitor because of their overall functionality, which was shown by reaching an estimated record high of $360.6 million in 2011.

The end of 2011 brings rising servo motor prices

Dramatically rising prices of magnets from China are going to start cutting into the consumer's wallet by the start of 2012.