[163 Pages Report] Isostatic pressing is a powder metallurgy-based process that involves applying equal pressure in all directions on powdered materials, such as metals, alloys, or ceramics, thus achieving the maximum uniformity of density and microstructure without the geometric restrictions of uniaxial pressing.
The isostatic pressing market was valued at USD 5.72 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach USD 9.22 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 8.08% during the forecast period. The growth in this market is fueled by the growing demand for high-density and low-porosity materials in 3D printed parts, growing tendency to develop low-cost products with shorter cycle times, and increasing demand for combining hot isostatic pressing with other heat treatment processes. The growing investment by aerospace and defense players in the installation of HIP units is a key opportunity for the growth of the isostatic pressing market players .
The large-sized HIP is expected to account for the largest size of the HIP system market during the forecast period. The growth of the market for the large-scale systems is attributed to the increasing need for hot isostatic pressing in the large-size products manufacturing in various industries, such as aerospace & defense, automotive, and precision machine manufacturing.
The hot isostatic pressing market for the applications in the medical segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. In the medical industry, HIP is used to improve the properties of various materials used in this industrysuch as cast cobalt chrome, titanium, and stainless-steel implantsand dental brackets. This contributes to the growth of the market for the HIP market for medical during the forecast period.
By process type in the CIP system market, dry bag pressing to hold the largest market share during the forecast period
The larger share of this segment is attributed to the availability of fully automated dry bag systems that are operated using computerized controls and user-friendly software. This is a faster method of isostatic processing of production components compared to the wet bag pressing.
APAC is expected to be the fastest-growing market for cold isostatic pressing during 20182023, and it holds a tremendous market potential for the coming future. The market in APAC mainly consists of developing economies such as China and India, which have a huge potential in terms of the CIP applications. Some of the major drivers for the spurring demand of CIP in APAC include an increase in demand for low-cost and reliable metal as well as ceramics products for various applications, rising preference toward custom implants (in medical applications) due to better and efficient recovery, and a growing number of dental restoration surgeries.
Conventional practice often has the HIP and heat treat processes performed at different facilities; thus, the parts must be loaded and unloaded into process vessels twice and shipped from one facility to another, and hence consumes more time and power. However, the combination of HIP and other heat treatment processes in a single and integrated unit benefits by reducing energy consumption and improving the delivery time of components. The persistent improvement in HIP equipment from the 1970s provides an increasingly advanced process option such as rapid cooling capability, and automatic processing. For example, processes such as HIP, additive manufacturing, and spark plasma sintering can be used as a single unit to create high-integrity, near-net-shape parts from metal powder, while decrease processing costs and energy consumption.
Some of these combined techniques are used in industries such as aerospace; however, their implementation is not yet commercialized for civil nuclear applications. The Nuclear AMRC (UK) is planning to invest in the industry-led projects to assess the potential of these processes in the civil nuclear sector; the organization has designed a strategy to commercialize such promising techniques for production processes.
The designing and development of isostatic presses, which are used for densification, casting, and manufacturing of various materials and components, are expensive processes. HIP equipment comprises 5 major components: pressure vessel, internal furnace, gas handling system, electrical system, and auxiliary systems. The pressure vessel in a HIP system holds the high-temperature furnace and retains the high-pressure gas, whereas the internal furnace provides the required heat through direct radiation, gas convection, or forced-gas convection. The HIP processing needs inert gas (mostly argon) as the pressurizing medium to apply equal force for the densification or casting part. Apart from these major components, HIP units have diaphragm compressors, non-lubricated piston compressors, etc., as the essential parts for processing. These components increase the total operating cost of a system. Moreover, the installation of these systems needs trained personnel to have a thorough knowledge of the systems, which adds to the implementation cost as well. Therefore, the cost of designing and development along with the cost of installation leads to a high initiation cost.
Automotive is one of the key industries and is also a major end-user of powder metallurgy products. Automotive manufacturers pose a huge demand for lightweight and high-density components with enhanced durability and reliability to develop comfortable, safe, and low-cost vehicles. At present, the automotive industry has accepted powder metallurgy to attain more design flexibility compared to traditional manufacturing methods, such as casting, forging, stamping, and machining. Many powder metallurgy processing techniquessuch as HIP, CIP, powder forging, and metal injection moldingare available for developing various automotive components for pressing and sintering.
Titanium and its alloys are lightweight and corrosive resistant and have high strength, which makes them excellent for various automotive applications. The growing demand for developing motor vehicles and their parts to make them lightweight encourages the automotive manufacturers and designers to use titanium tubes and titanium-welded tubes while enabling them to give the desired look and style to the cars. However, the cost of titanium is the main drawback associated with the use of this metal; therefore, the manufacturers are looking forward to developing new innovative ways to produce low-cost titanium, which can be implemented for different automotive applications. Hence, the HIP processes are being used to decrease the manufacturing cost of titanium alloys and other PM superalloys by ensuring lower manufacturing time and cost compared to other conventional processes. This cost-related benefit is expected to fuel the adoption of HIP products and services in titanium alloy manufacturing for the automotive industry in the near future.
The demand for skilled technicians for implementing HIP units has been on the rise for years. However, most industries face a shortage of qualified engineers and maintenance staff for providing proper support and maintenance services for the isostatic pressing equipment. A large number of components in HIP equipment such as pressure vessel, internal furnace, gas handling system, electrical system, and auxiliary systems, necessitate highly skilled employees to mount these components, and operate different isostatic presses. Apart from the physical capabilities, the transfer of knowledge on the isostatic pressing procedure from an experienced generation of engineers to the new generation is also required. This adds the training cost to the overall expenditure of any company. According to a recent report from a manufacturing institute, the US manufacturing sector would have ~3.5 million jobs to offer by 2025. Moreover, according to the current trend, ~2 million jobs could remain vacant because of the lack of skilled workers in the material molding industry. Similarly, due to the lack of a skilled workforce, developed and developing countries also continue to struggle with the efficient implementation of isostatic pressing in manufacturing plants.
Report Metric |
Details |
Market size available for years |
20152023 |
Base year considered |
2017 |
Forecast period |
20182023 |
Forecast units |
USD million |
Segments covered |
Offering (Systems, Services), Type (Hot isostatic pressing, Cold isostatic pressing), and Region |
Geographies covered |
North America, APAC, Europe, South America, and RoW |
Companies covered |
Major companies in the isostatic pressing market includeobe Steel (Japan), Bodycote (UK), Kennametal (US), Arconic (US), Nikkiso (Japan), American Isostatic Presses (API) (US), Engineered Pressure Systems (EPSI) (Belgium), Pressure Technology (US), Shanxi Golden Kaiyuan (SXKYYC) (China), and Fluitron (US) |
The research report categorizes the market into the following segments and subsegments:
Kobelco, Bodycote, Arconic, Nikkiso, AIP
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction (Page No. - 15)
1.1 Study Objectives
1.2 Definition
1.3 Study Scope
1.3.1 Markets Covered
1.3.2 Years Considered
1.4 Currency
1.5 Limitations
1.6 Stakeholders
2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 19)
2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Primary Sources
2.1.3 Secondary and Primary Research
2.1.3.1 Key Industry Insights
2.1.3.2 Breakdown of Primaries
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.2.1.1 Approach for Arriving at Market Size By Bottom-Up Analysis
2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
2.2.2.1 Approach for Capturing Market Size By Top-Down Analysis
2.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
2.4 Research Assumption
3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 29)
4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 35)
4.1 Attractive Opportunities in Market
4.2 Attractive Opportunities in Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market
4.3 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market, By Application and Country, 2018
4.4 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Application and Country, 2018
4.5 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market, By Application, 20182023
4.6 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Application, 20182023
4.7 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market, By Region, 20182023
4.8 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Region, 20182023
5 Market Overview (Page No. - 43)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.1.1 Growing Demand for High-Density and Low-Porosity Materials in 3D Printed Parts
5.2.1.2 Growing Tendency to Develop Low-Cost Products With Shorter Cycle Times
5.2.1.3 Increasing Demand for Combining HIP With Other Heat Treatment Processes
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.2.1 High Initial Cost of Isostatic Press
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.3.1 Growing Investments By Aerospace and Defense Players in Installation of HIP Units
5.2.3.2 Growing Need for Low-Cost Titanium and Its Alloys in Automotive Applications
5.2.4 Challenges
5.2.4.1 Lack of Skilled Workforce to Operate Isostatic Pressing Equipment
6 Market, By Offering (Page No. - 48)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Systems
6.3 Services
7 Market, By Type (Page No. - 52)
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Hot Isostatic Pressing
7.3 Cold Isostatic Pressing
8 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Capacity (Page No. - 55)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Small-Sized HIP
8.3 Medium-Sized HIP
8.4 Large-Sized HIP
9 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Process Type (Page No. - 58)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Wet Bag Pressing
9.3 Dry Bag Pressing
10 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market, By Application (Page No. - 61)
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Automotive
10.3 Aerospace & Defense
10.4 Medical
10.5 Energy & Power
10.6 Electronics & Semiconductor
10.7 Precision Machine Manufacturing
10.8 Research & Development
10.9 Others
11 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Application (Page No. - 81)
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Automotive
11.3 Aerospace & Defense
11.4 Medical
11.5 Energy & Power
11.6 Electronics & Semiconductor
11.7 Precision Machine Manufacturing
11.8 Research & Development
11.9 Transportation & Logistics
12 Geographic Analysis of Hot Isostatic Pressing Market (Page No. - 90)
12.1 Introduction
12.2 North America
12.2.1 US
12.2.2 Canada
12.2.3 Mexico
12.3 Europe
12.3.1 UK
12.3.2 Germany
12.3.3 France
12.3.4 Netherlands
12.3.5 Russia
12.3.6 Rest of Europe
12.4 Asia Pacific
12.4.1 China
12.4.2 Japan
12.4.3 India
12.4.4 South Korea
12.4.5 Rest of APAC
12.5 South America
12.5.1 Argentina
12.5.2 Brazil
12.5.3 Chile
12.5.4 Rest of South America
12.6 Rest of the World
12.6.1 Middle East
12.6.2 Africa
13 Geographic Analysis of Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market (Page No. - 109)
13.1 Introduction
13.2 North America
13.2.1 US
13.2.2 Canada
13.2.3 Mexico
13.3 Europe
13.3.1 UK
13.3.2 Germany
13.3.3 France
13.3.4 Netherlands
13.3.5 Russia
13.3.6 Rest of Europe
13.4 Asia Pacific
13.4.1 China
13.4.2 Japan
13.4.3 India
13.4.4 South Korea
13.4.5 Rest of APAC
13.5 South America
13.5.1 Argentina
13.5.2 Brazil
13.5.3 Chile
13.5.4 Rest of South America
13.6 Rest of the World
13.6.1 Middle East
13.6.2 Africa
14 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 121)
14.1 Overview
14.2 Market Ranking Analysis: Isostatic Pressing Market
14.3 Competitive Situation & Trends
14.3.1 Agreements, Contracts, Collaborations, and Mergers
14.3.2 Acquisitions
15 Company Profiles (Page No. - 125)
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Key Playres
(Business Overview, Products/Services Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View)*
15.2.1 Kobe Steel
15.2.2 Bodycote
15.2.3 Kennametal
15.2.4 Arconic
15.2.5 Nikkiso
15.2.6 American Isostatic Presses (AIP)
15.2.7 Engineered Pressure Systems (EPSI)
15.2.8 Pressure Technology
15.2.9 Shanxi Golden Kaiyuan
15.2.10 Fluitron
15.3 Other Prominent Players
15.3.1 Sandvik Powder Solutions AB
15.3.2 Crystal Technologies
15.3.3 Insmart Systems
15.3.4 Tianjin Taipingyang Mecha-Electronic Technique & Equipment
15.3.5 Abra Fluid
15.3.6 Frey & Co.
15.3.7 Dorst Technologies
15.3.8 Kittyhawk Products
15.3.9 Ilshin Autoclave
15.3.10 Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML)
*Details on Business Overview, Products/Services Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.
16 Appendix (Page No. - 155)
16.1 Discussion Guide
16.2 Knowledge Store: Marketsandmarkets Subscription Portal
16.3 Available Customizations
16.4 Related Reports
16.5 Author Details
List of Tables (67 Tables)
Table 1 Market, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 2 Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Type, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 3 Isostatic Pressing Service Market, By Type, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 4 Market, By Type, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 5 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Capacity, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 6 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Process Type, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 7 Market, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 8 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 9 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 10 Market for Automotive, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 11 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Automotive, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 12 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Automotive, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 13 Market for Aerospace & Defense, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 14 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Aerospace & Defense, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 15 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Aerospace & Defense, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 16 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market for Medical, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 17 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Medical, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 18 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Medical, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 19 Market for Energy & Power, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 20 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Energy & Power, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 21 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Energy & Power, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 22 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market for Electronics & Semiconductor, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 23 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Electronics & Semiconductor, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 24 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Electronics & Semiconductor, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 25 Market for Precision Machine Manufacturing, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 26 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Precision Machine Manufacturing, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 27 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Precision Machine Manufacturing, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 28 Market for Research & Development, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 29 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Research & Development, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 30 Hot Isostatic Pressing Services Market for Research & Development, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 31 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market for Others, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 32 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Others, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 33 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Others, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 34 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 35 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Automotive, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 36 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Aerospace & Defense, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 37 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Medical, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 38 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Energy & Power, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 39 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Electronics & Semiconductor, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 40 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Precision Machine Manufacturing, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 41 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Research & Development, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 42 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Transportation & Logistics, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 43 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 44 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 45 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 46 Market in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 47 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 48 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 49 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 50 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 51 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 52 Market in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 53 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 54 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 55 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market in South America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 56 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market in South America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 57 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market in South America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 58 Market in RoW, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 59 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market in RoW, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 60 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market in RoW, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 61 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 62 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 63 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 64 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 65 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market in South America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 66 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market in RoW, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 67 Ranking of Key Players in Market, 2017
List of Figures (55 Figures)
Figure 1 Isostatic Pressing Market Segmentation
Figure 2 Market: Research Design
Figure 3 Market Size Estimation Methodology: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 4 Market Size Estimation Methodology: Top-Down Approach
Figure 5 Data Triangulation
Figure 6 Market for Hot Isostatic Pressing to Grow at Higher CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 7 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Large-Sizede to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 8 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Dry Bag to Grow at Higher CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 9 Market for Medical to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 10 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Medical to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 11 North America to Hold Largest Share of HIP Market By 2018
Figure 12 North America to Hold Largest Share of Overall Cip System Market By 2018
Figure 13 Growing Need for HIP Products in Aerospace and Defense Industry Drives Growth of Market
Figure 14 Growing Preference for Low-Cost Products With Shorter Cycle Times Drives Growth of Cold Isostatic Pressing Market
Figure 15 Precision Machines Manufacturing to Hold Largest Share of Hot Isostatic Pressing Market in North America By 2018
Figure 16 Automotive to Hold Largest Share of Market in North America By 2018
Figure 17 Precision Machine Manufacturing to Hold Largest Size of Market By 2023
Figure 18 Aerospace & Defense to Hold Largest Size of Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market By 2023
Figure 19 Market in APAC Expected to Grow at Highest CAGR During 20182023
Figure 20 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market in APAC Expected to Grow at Highest CAGR During 20182023
Figure 21 Droc: Isostatic Pressing Market
Figure 22 Defense Expenditure, By Region, 20102017 (USD Billion)
Figure 23 Market, By Offering
Figure 24 Market, By Type
Figure 25 Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Capacity
Figure 26 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Process Type
Figure 27 Market, By Application
Figure 28 Precision Machine Manufacturing to Hold Largest Size of Hot Isostatic Pressing Market By 2018
Figure 29 Europe to Hold Largest Size of Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Automotive By 2018
Figure 30 Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Aerospace & Defense in RoW to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 31 APAC to Hold Largest Size of Market for Energy & Power By 2018
Figure 32 North America to Hold Largest Size of Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market for Electronics & Semiconductor By 2018
Figure 33 North America to Hold Largest Size of Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market for Precision Machine Manufacturing By 2023
Figure 34 Europe to Hold Largest Size of Market for Others By 2018
Figure 35 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Application
Figure 36 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Medical to Grow at Highest CAGR During 20182023
Figure 37 APAC to Dominate Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market for Electronics & Semiconductor By 2018
Figure 38 Hot Isostatic Pressing Market, By Geography
Figure 39 Market in APAC to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 40 North America: Hot Isostatic Pressing Market Snapshot
Figure 41 US to Hold Largest Size of Hot Isostatic Pressing System Market By 2018
Figure 42 Europe: Hot Isostatic Pressing Market Snapshot
Figure 43 UK to Hold Largest Size of Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market By 2018
Figure 44 APAC: Market Snapshot
Figure 45 Brazil to Hold Largest Size of Hot Isostatic Pressing Service Market By 2018
Figure 46 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market, By Geography
Figure 47 Cold Isostatic Pressing System Market in APAC to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 48 North America: Cold Isostatic Pressing Market Snapshot
Figure 49 Europe: Market Snapshot
Figure 50 Acquisitions as Key Growth Strategies Adopted By Companies During 20152018
Figure 51 Kobelco: Company Snapshot
Figure 52 Bodycote: Company Snapshot
Figure 53 Kennametal: Company Snapshot
Figure 54 Arconic: Company Snapshot
Figure 55 Nikkiso: Company Snapshot
Benchmarking the rapid strategy shifts of the Top 100 companies in the Isostatic Pressing Market
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Information on the isostatic Pressing Market in Mexico and LATAM. Also, hot and cold isostatic pressing in Mexico and LATAM.