Linear Motion Market

Table of Contents

1 Introduction (Page No. - 11)
    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. - 14)
    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. - 24)

4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 26)
    4.1 Attractive Opportunities in Linear Motion Market
    4.2 Market, By Industry, 2018–2024
    4.3 Market, By Industry and Region, 2018–2024
    4.4 Market, By Region, 2018–2024

5 Market Overview (Page No. - 29)
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Market Dynamics
           5.2.1 Drivers
                    5.2.1.1 Increasing Need for Quality Inspection and Automation
                    5.2.1.2 Reduce Time-To-Market
                    5.2.1.3 Growing Demand for Miniaturization of Electronic Devices in Semiconductor Industry
           5.2.2 Restraints
                    5.2.2.1 High Cost of Installation for Low-Volume Production
           5.2.3 Opportunities
                    5.2.3.1 Rising Mergers & Acquisitions Regarding Linear Motion Technology Products
                    5.2.3.2 Growing Investments in Industrial Automation and Robotics
                    5.2.3.3 Government Initiatives to Support Industrial Automation
           5.2.4 Challenges
                    5.2.4.1 Lack of Skilled Manpower to Handle Complex Processes in Automation Field
    5.3 Value Chain Analysis: Linear Motion Market

6 Linear Motion, By Components (Page No. - 35)
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Linear Guides, Tables, and Actuators
    6.3 Ball Screws
    6.4 Linear Motors and Drives
    6.5 Others

7 Linear Motion Market, By Industry (Page No. - 37)
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Medical and Pharmaceuticals
           7.2.1 Linear Motion Market has High Growth Opportunity in Medical Industry for Medicine and Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    7.3 Semiconductor & Electronics
           7.3.1 Linear Motion are Used for Constantly Changing Application Requirements in Semiconductor & Electronics Industry
    7.4 Aerospace
           7.4.1 Aerospace Industry Use Linear Motion to Deliver High-Quality High-Performance Products With Zero Failure Rate
    7.5 Food & Beverages
           7.5.1 Food & Beverage Companies Compete With Each Other to Deliver Advanced Processing, Pertaining to the High Demand for Linear Motion Products
    7.6 Machining Tools
           7.6.1 Machining Tools Utilizes Linear Motion to Achieve Repetitive Tasks for Automation
    7.7 Automotive
           7.7.1 Rapid Developments in the Automotive Industry Owing to the Fastest Growth of Linear Motion
    7.8 Others
           7.8.1 Others Including Paper and Pulp and Textile Industries Pose Moderate Demand for Linear Motion Components

8 Geographic Analysis (Page No. - 46)
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 North America
           8.2.1 North America has High Demand Regarding Factory Automation and Technological Advancements in Robotics
    8.3 Europe
           8.3.1 Increasing Awareness Regarding Precise Methods of Linear Motion for Industries, and Development of Advanced Linear Motion Drives the Market Growth
    8.4 Asia Pacific
           8.4.1 Increasing Production of Machine Tools, Smart Phones, and Automobiles Drives the Market
    8.5 Rest of the World
           8.5.1 Machining Tools Industry Accounted for the Highest Share of the Market in 2018

9 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 56)
    9.1 Overview
    9.2 Market Share Analysis of Linear Motion Market Players
    9.3 Competitive Situations and Trends
           9.3.1 Product Launches
           9.3.2 Acquisitions, Collaborations, Expansions and Contracts

10 Company Profiles (Page No. - 60)
     10.1 Introduction
(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, MnM View, SWOT Analysis)*
     10.2 Key Players
             10.2.1 THK
             10.2.2 NSK
             10.2.3 Hiwin Technologies
             10.2.4 Nippon Thompson (IKO)
             10.2.5 Robert Bosch
             10.2.6 Schaeffler Technologies
             10.2.7 Rockwell Automation
             10.2.8 Timken Company
             10.2.9 Fortive
             10.2.10 Hepcomotion
             10.2.11 Schneeberger
     10.3 Other Prominent Players
             10.3.1 SKF Motion Technologies
             10.3.2 Pacific Bearing Corporation (PBC)
             10.3.3 Beckhoff

*Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, MnM View, SWOT Analysis Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.

11 Appendix (Page No. - 89)
     11.1 Discussion Guide
     11.2 Knowledge Store: Marketsandmarkets’ Subscription Portal
     11.3 Available Customizations
     11.4 Related Reports
     11.5 Author Details

List of Tables (15 Tables)

Table 1 Linear Motion Market, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 2 Market, By Industry, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 3 Market for Medical and Pharmaceuticals Industry, By Region, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 4 Market for Semiconductor & Electronics Industry, By Region, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 5 Market for Aerospace Industry, By Region, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 6 Market for Food & Beverages Industry, By Region, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 7 Market for Machining Tools Industry, By Region, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 8 Market for Automotive Industry, By Region, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 9 Market for Other Industry, By Region, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 10 Market, By Region, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 11 Market in North America, By Industry, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 12 Market in Europe By Industry, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 13 Market in APAC By Industry, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 14 Market in RoW, By Industry, 2015–2024 (USD Million)
Table 15 Market Share of Key Players in Market, 2017

List of Figures (32 Figures)

Figure 1 Linear Motion 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 Automobile Industry to Witness Highest CAGR in Market During Forecast Period
Figure 7 APAC Expected to Hold Largest Market Share of Market in Between 2018 and 2024
Figure 8 Growing Need for Quality Inspection and Automation Drives Growth of Market
Figure 9 Machining Tools Industry Expected to Hold Largest Share of Market By 2024
Figure 10 Machining Tools Industry and APAC Expected to Hold Largest Share of Market in 2018
Figure 11 Market in APAC Expected to Grow at Highest CAGR During 2018–2024
Figure 12 DROC: Linear Motion Market
Figure 13 Value Chain Analysis: Maximum Value Added During the Manufacturing and System Integration Stages
Figure 14 Linear Motion, By Components
Figure 15 Market, By Industry
Figure 16 Market to Dominate By Machining Tools Industry During Forecast Period
Figure 17 Market for Machine Tools to Dominate By APAC Region During Forecast Period
Figure 18 Market, By Region
Figure 19 Market to Dominate in APAC During Forecast Period
Figure 20 North America Market Snapshot
Figure 21 Europe Market Snapshot
Figure 22 APAC Market Snapshot
Figure 23 Acquisitions as Key Growth Strategies Adopted By Companies During 2015–2018
Figure 24 THK: Company Snapshot
Figure 25 NSK: Company Snapshot
Figure 26 Hiwin Technologies: Company Snapshot
Figure 27 Nippon Thompson (IKO): Company Snapshot
Figure 28 Robert Bosch: Company Snapshot
Figure 29 Schaeffler Technologies: Company Snapshot
Figure 30 Rockwell Automation: Company Snapshot
Figure 31 Timken: Company Snapshot
Figure 32 Fortive: Company Snapshot

The study has involved 4 major activities to estimate the linear motion market at present. Exhaustive secondary research has been conducted to collect information on the market, peer market, and parent market. Validation of these findings, assumptions with industry experts across the value chain through primary research has been the next step. Both top-down and bottom-up approaches have been employed to estimate the complete market size. After that, market breakdown and data triangulation procedures have been used to estimate the market size of each segment and subsegment.

Secondary Research

In the secondary research process, secondary sources such as Hoovers, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Dun & Bradstreet have been referred to for identifying and collecting information for this study. Secondary sources included annual reports, press releases, research magazines, and investor presentations of companies, white papers, certified publications, articles by recognized authors, gold standard and silver standard websites, associations, regulatory bodies, trade directories, and databases.

Primary Research

The linear motion market comprises several stakeholders, such as component manufacturers, solution and service providers, associations, and regulatory organizations in the supply chain. The demand side of this market is characterized by government organizations, end users, universities, and others. The supply side is characterized by components manufacturers, OEMs, integrators, end-to-end solution providers, system integrators and concessionaires. Various primary sources from both the supply and demand sides of the market have been interviewed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information. The breakdown of primary respondents is as follows.

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Market Size Estimation

Both top-down and bottom-up approaches have been used to estimate and validate the total size of the linear motion market. These methods have also been used extensively to estimate the size of various subsegments in the market. Following is the method to estimate the market size:

• Major players in the industry and markets have been identified through extensive secondary research.
• The industry’s supply chain and market size, in terms of value, have been determined through primary and secondary research processes.
• All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns have been determined using secondary sources and verified through primary sources.

Data Triangulation

After arriving at the overall market size using the estimation processes as explained above the market has been split into several segments and subsegments. To complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics of each market segment and subsegment, the data triangulation and market breakdown procedures have been employed, wherever applicable. The data have been triangulated by studying various factors and trends from both the demand and supply sides.

Report Objectives

• To describe and forecast the global linear motion market, in terms of value, segmented on the basis of industry, and geography
• To forecast the market for various segments, in terms of value, with regard to 4 main regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (RoW)
• To provide detailed information regarding drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges pertaining to the linear motion market
• To strategically analyze the micromarkets1 with regard to individual growth trends, prospects, and contribution to the global market
• To provide the linear motion value chain analysis
• To strategically profile key players in the market and comprehensively analyze their market positions in terms of ranking and core competencies,2 along with detailing the competitive landscape for market leaders
• To analyze competitive developments such as product launches, acquisitions, collaborations, partnerships, and expansions in the linear motion market

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