There are three main technologies in the servo motor market in Europe: DC brush servo, AC/DC brushless servo and AC induction (asynchronous) servo. Among these types, AC/DC brushless servos have a market share of more than 80% in the European market.

　　Due to the emergence of AC/DC brushless motors, the DC brushed servo market has been declining for many years. Moreover, this trend will continue, and there will not be much more new designs for DC brushed servo motors. In terms of performance, the AC induction servo is between the AC brushless servo motor and the standard AC induction motor, which is cheaper in price.

        For the European sports control market, the German market dominates, mainly because Germany is a leader in many machinery industries. In 2002, Germany surpassed Japan to become the world's largest producer of machine tools, which is also the largest application industry for servo motors. As in many other industrial automation markets, the European servo motor market reached its peak in the first half of 2001, but began to decline in the subsequent 2002 and first half of 2003. This situation is about one year behind the decline in the US industrial automation market. The main reason is due to the sharp decline in the number of machinery manufacturing and sales throughout Europe, especially in Germany, which has fallen by almost half.

　　After adjustments in recent years, IMS Consulting predicts that the servo motor market in Europe will show a steady upward trend in the next two years.

　　The servo market is affected by the factors like the increase in the number of machines produced each year, the amount of capital invested in manufacturing, and technological trends.

　　For the technical development of the motion control market, it is not always a favorite for servo motors. Specifically, the growth of the European servo motor market is also affected by the direct drive of linear motors instead of servo-based indirect drive linear systems, as well as the use of servo motors with integrated drive and control capabilities.

　　IMS expects that the increase in the use of linear motors will have an inhibitory effect on the servo motor market. Linear motors offer direct driver solutions that provide high accuracy and high acceleration.

　　At present, the European industrial linear motor market is not large, but in the next few years, this market will grow at a higher growth rate. Among them, part of the growth is expected to be a replacement for the rotary servo system.

　Integrated drives are a newer product type; the drivers and configuration circuitry are integrated into the motor housing. This eliminates the need for an extended drive unit. Many users are still testing and evaluating such products. IMS expects that the European market for servo motors with integrated drives is expected to be approximately 15 million. Only 1% of the entire servo motor market.