With the Western European industrial market for Factory Automation Technology reaching maturity Automation technology companies are looking towards Central and Eastern Europe for opportunities. Central and Eastern Europe has a long Industrial history which has tended to be focused on heavy industry and labour and energy intensive manufacturing process. CEE offers excellent growth opportunities for automation and control technology as Central and Eastern Europe looks to move from the labour intensive processors to fully automated solutions. In 2008 the market for Factory Automation Technology and Control technology in CEE is estimated at over € 800 millions euros and by 2012 CeeIndustrial.com forecasts the market to be worth € 1.25 billion. Four counties from the CEE region account for over 60% of the market for automation and control technology these are Poland, Czech republic, Hungary and Slovakia as these counties have been the fastest to implement Western European standards after there accession to the EU. Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia have also been the largest receivers of Foreign Investment therefore investing the funds in up to date industrial technology. One of the key factors for investment from the West is not just the money but also the adoption of western management practices and the know how to meet modern manufacturing standards and the standards of the EU. One of the key industry’s and drivers of fully automated industrial and control technology into Central and Eastern Europe factories is the Automobile industry this process started in 1990’s with the purchase of skoda by VW and fiats purchase of FMS in 1992. The heavy and light industries of the pre communist days are all in private hands and are now looking to implement western standards and modernize with high quality automated technology to help them upgrade and less labour intensive in the manufacturing processes. Other key industries for the need of automation and control technology is the Power ,chemical and oil and gas industries and the key demand here is for distribution control systems (DCS) for these industries across there manufacturing processors. The demand will more like be for typical distribution control systems rather then a hybrid version because of there solid reliability. The demand for automated control systems is likely to triple by 2016 with in the power industry so that Central and Eastern Europe can meet EU environmental and safety standards. Sellers of Factory Automation and Control Technology need to provide automation technology that will be compatible with existing CEE factory processors and more importantly provide the after sale support to ensure the efficient integration of this technology into there manufacturing processes. A seller of Factory Automation and Control Technology will be only as strong as its distribution network and system integrators and this is were CeeIndustrial can ensure that we put in touch and on the desk of key decision makers across the Central and Eastern European region. CeeIndustrial works with leading companies of suppliers of Factory Automation and Control Technology and helped companies developed there Central and Eastern Europe business for over 20 years. Some companies who are working in the Central and Eastern European market are :- Mitsubishi electric has established a branch office for its automated division in Poland in Krakow and a subsidiary office in Warsaw and Wroclaw to help accelerate its growth in Poland and across central and Eastern Europe. Seiki Sakume, President of Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. commented: "Amidst continuing uncertainty in the global economy, we see Poland as a market with great potential for our businesses, including factory automation, living environment systems, visual information systems, and semiconductors. By combining Poland’s well educated workforce and talented engineers with our technological capabilities we hope to contribute to the country’s success and expand our presence in the region." Mitsubishi has established itself as the leading supplier to the Polish market and looks to continue this success across Central and Eastern Europe Flexlink supplies Conveyor and pallet components, controls and software solutions, chain Conveyor integrated packaging, filling, machining and assembly systems and looks to reinforce its position and increases its market share across Central and Eastern Europe. Flexlink has open up offices in Poland, Czech, Hungary and Slovakia and through these offices they are able to follow support the CEE region and provide excellent after service to the Central and Eastern European customers. Fastems helps you achieve your production goals with its 8760 concept for factory automation and unmanned production. The product portfolio extends from flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), machine tools and industrial robots. Fastems looks agents and systems integrators across the Central and Eastern European region.