Global Gear Measuring Machine Market Insights, Trends & Future Development

Posted by Arslan on March 5th, 2019

Gear measuring machines are equipment used to inspect gear tooth profiles, pitch circle diameter, roughness of gear surface and gear module. Gear measuring machines are used to inspect various gears such as bevel gears, external and internal gears, helical gears, spur gears, worm gears, planetary gears and hypoid gears. Gear measuring machines are a vital tool that facilitate enable gear manufacturing as per set standards as well as ensure efficient power transmission using gears. Gear measuring machines are widely used across various industries such as automotive, aviation, agriculture, wind power generation and metal & mining.

The report on gear measuring machines market is a comprehensive compilation of key facets circling the gear measuring machines marketplace. Various key aspects influencing the demand and sales of gear measuring machines, such as drivers, restraints and trends, are covered in the gear measuring machines market report. The gear measuring machines market report offers vital insights on the use of gear measuring machines across various industrial applications along with regional assessment. Historical data, current gear measuring machines demand scenario and future projections on sales of gear measuring machines is provided in the gear measuring machines market report.

New Gear Geometry Standards to Regulate the Gear Measuring Machines Marketplace

Standards for gear geometry have been laid by regulatory bodies which have been impacting the gear measurement market. Standards laid by various associations including AGMA, ISO, JIS and DIN apropos to gear development have indirectly influenced the manufacturing of gear measuring machines, designed as per gear geometry. For instance, AGMA (American Gear Manufacturer’s Association) has announced new standards for hypoid and bevel gear geometry – ANSI/AGMA ISO 23509-B17. Manufactures of gear measuring machines are required to design equipment with parameters that are in alignment with such standards in order to make gear measuring machines compatible with the workpiece.

Gear Measuring Machines Manufacturers Focusing on Leveraging Opportunities in Asia Pacific

Automotive industry continues to play a significant role in driving the demand for gear measuring machines on the back of rising adoption of automotive gears in vehicle manufacturing. Automotive gear manufacturers make use of gear measuring machines, either with direct purchase or using third party inspections, to ensure accurate gear geometry and compatible gear structure and surface. Increasing production of vehicles and growing number of vehicle parc is likely to have a positive influence on the demand and sales of gear measuring machines, in turn contributing to their market’s growth. Rise of vehicle manufacturing, particularly in the emerging economies of Asia Pacific, such as India and China, is expected to offer potential avenues of growth of gear measuring machines manufacturers in the forthcoming years.

Online Sales Growing, yet Direct Sales Reign Supreme

Growing proliferation of e-commerce has transformed the retail sector and is permeating in the gear measuring machines marketplace. B2B sales through online platforms were low in the past. However, popularity of indirect channels in terms of discounts, availability of several variants of gear measuring machines and higher convenience has translated into increasing preference for online channels. Yet, direct channel, being a traditional selling platform, remains a leading sales funnel for manufacturers, accounting for a major share in the gear measuring machines market.  

Gear Measuring Machines Market Structure

The gear measuring machines market report covers an in-depth segmentation covering all vital aspects of gear measuring machines. The gear measuring machines market is segmented on the basis of max workpiece diameter, sales channel, application and region. The gear measuring machines with respect to max workpiece diameter are classified into less than 650 mm, 650-1500 mm and more than 1500 mm.

Gear measuring machines find their applications across industries such as agriculture, aviation, automotive, metal & mining, wind power generation and others. Sales channel assessment for gear measuring machines covers analysis on direct sales channels and online/indirect sales channel. The gear measuring machines market is analyzed across key regions including North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS & Russia, Japan, Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) and Middle East and Africa (MEA).