Doctor Blade Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Application (Flexographic Printing, Rotogravure Printing, Offset Printing), By Type (Metal, Plastic, Composite), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2019 - 2024

Published: Oct, 2019 | Pages: 59 | Publisher: Grand View Research
Industry: Electronics | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

The global doctor blade market size is anticipated to reach USD 192.90 million by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is expected to expand at a CAGR of 2.3% during the forecast period. The market is driven by rising application of doctor blade in flexography, rotogravure, and offset printing systems. The use of plastic materials, such as polyethylene and polyester for manufacturing doctor blade is expected to further fuel the growth. Plastic blades are lightweight, economical, and safer to use than their metal and composite counterparts, which is expected to bode well for the demand in near future.

The rise in demand for high-quality packaging in Asia Pacific and North America is expected to positively influence the overall demand for doctor blade. The trend of coating blades with nanoparticles has helped enhance product durability, corrosion resistance, and smoother cross-sectional edges. The companies focus on technological innovations, novel coatings, and new raw materials to cater to the specific consumer requirements for printing labels, film packaging, shopping bags, tissue papers, laminates, corrugated boxes, and books and posters.

Doctor blade is a vital component used in printing. It is used to remove excess ink from the outside surface of the gravure cylinder in gravure printing. Carbon steel is preferably used for manufacturing the product for majority of the applications, but plastic blades are also used occasionally with worn cylinder, which prolongs its life.

The availability of superior quality steel in the European countries has made manufacturing high-quality doctor blade easier. However, in terms of regional growth, Asia Pacific is expected to remain the largest market during the forecast period due to rapidly expansion of the end-use industries.

Flexography printing application segment held more than 50% of the market share in 2018, majorly used for designing flexible packaging. The offset technique is used for printing corrugated boxes, posters, flyers, legal documents, and newspapers.

The doctor blade market is consolidated with the presence of major players including Kadant, Inc.; FUJI SHOKO CO., LTD.; Allison System; PrimeBlade Sweden AB; Swedev AB; TRESU Group; Daetwyler SwissTec; AkeBoose GmbH; and R�chling Leripa Papertech Gmbh & Co. Kg. The companies are currently ramping up capacities to meet the future demand.

Further key findings from the report suggest:

• The market is expected to rise at a CAGR of 2.3%, in terms of revenue, from 2019 to 2024 due to growing demand for efficient packaging system in the emerging economies of Asia Pacific

• North America doctor blade market is anticipated to exceed 56.30 million by 2024 owing to the presence of a large number of printing companies and rapidly increasing demand for flexography in flexible packaging

• Rotogravure process is the second most popular product application, widely used for printing magazines, books, wallpapers, plastic laminates, and newspapers

• The market is comparatively concentrated in nature owing to the presence of small and medium enterprises with robust distribution channels

• In March 2019, TRESU Group appointed Vernitech as an agent to sell the products of TRESU Ancillary, a business area of TRESU Group, in the corrugated industry of France. Vernitech is now engaged in the sales of TRESU's sealed chamber doctor blades and ink supply systems for corrugated and flexo applications

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Methodology and Scope
1.1. Market Segmentation & Scope
1.2. Market Definition
1.3. Information Procurement
1.3.1. Purchased Database
1.3.2. GVR's Internal Database
1.3.3. Secondary Sources & Third-Party Perspectives
1.3.4. Primary Research
1.4. Information Analysis
1.4.1. Data Analysis Models
1.5. Market Formulation & Data Visualization
1.6. Data Validation & Publishing
Chapter 2. Executive Summary
2.1. Market Outlook
2.2. Segmental Outlook
2.3. Competitive Insights
Chapter 3. Doctor Blade Market Variables, Trends & Scope
3.1. Penetration & Growth Prospect Mapping
3.2. Industry Value Chain Analysis
3.2.1. Upstream Raw Materials Trends
3.2.2. Downstream Industry
3.3. Manufacturing Technology
3.3.1. Production Methods Overview
3.4. Market Dynamics & Policies
3.4.1. Market Driver Analysis
3.4.2. Market Restraint Analysis
3.4.3. Company Market Share Analysis
3.4.4. Industry News
3.4.5. Challenges & Opportunity Analysis
3.5. Trade Analysis, 2014 - 2018
3.5.1. Trade Balance Assessment, by country/region
3.5.2. Key Import Statistics
3.5.3. Key Export Statistics
3.6. Economic Environment Analysis
3.6.1. Macroeconomic Environmental Analysis
3.6.2. Microeconomic Environmental Analysis
3.6.3. Effects on Doctor Blade Market
3.7. Proposals for New Project
3.7.1. Market Entry Strategies
3.7.2. Countermeasures of Economic Impact
3.7.3. Market Channelizing Strategies
3.7.4. Feasibility Studies on New Project Investment
Chapter 4. Doctor Blade Market: Type Estimates & Trend Analysis
4.1. Type Movement Analysis & Market Share, 2018 & 2024
4.2. Market size & forecasts and trend analysis, 2014 to 2024 for the following:
4.2.1. Metal Doctor Blade
4.2.2. Plastic Doctor Blade
4.2.3. Composite Doctor Blade
Chapter 5. Doctor Blade Market: Application Estimates & Trend Analysis
5.1. Application Movement Analysis & Market Share, 2018 & 2024
5.2. Market size & forecasts and trend analysis, 2014 to 2024 for the following:
5.2.1. Flexographic Printing
5.2.2. Gravure Printing
5.2.3. Offset Printing
5.2.4. Others
Chapter 6. Doctor Blade Market: Regional Estimates & Trend Analysis
6.1. Regional Market Snapshot
6.2. Market Size, & Forecasts and Trend Analysis, 2014 to 2024
6.2.1. North America
6.2.1.1. U.S.
6.2.2. Europe
6.2.3. Asia Pacific
6.2.3.1. China
6.2.4. Latin America
6.2.5. Middle East & Africa
Chapter 7. Company Profile
7.1. Allison Systems Corporation
7.1.1. Company Overview
7.1.2. Financial Performance
7.1.3. Product Benchmarking
7.1.4. Strategic Initiatives
7.2. TRESU Group
7.2.1. Company Overview
7.2.2. Financial Performance
7.2.3. Product Benchmarking
7.2.4. Strategic Initiatives
7.3. Fuji Shoko Co., Ltd.
7.3.1. Company Overview
7.3.2. Financial Performance
7.3.3. Product Benchmarking
7.3.4. Strategic Initiatives
7.4. PrimeBlade Sweden AB
7.4.1. Company Overview
7.4.2. Financial Performance
7.4.3. Product Benchmarking
7.4.4. Strategic Initiatives
7.5. Kadant., Inc.
7.5.1. Company Overview
7.5.2. Financial Performance
7.5.3. Product Benchmarking
7.5.4. Strategic Initiatives
7.6. Swedev AB
7.6.1. Company Overview
7.6.2. Financial Performance
7.6.3. Product Benchmarking
7.6.4. Strategic Initiatives
7.7. Rochling Leripa Papertech GmbH
7.7.1. Company Overview
7.7.2. Financial Performance
7.7.3. Product Benchmarking
7.7.4. Strategic Initiatives
7.8. Daetwyler SwissTec
7.8.1. Company Overview
7.8.2. Financial Performance
7.8.3. Product Benchmarking
7.8.4. Strategic Initiatives
7.9. AkeBoose GmbH
7.9.1. Company Overview
7.9.2. Financial Performance
7.9.3. Product Benchmarking
7.9.4. Strategic Initiatives
Chapter 8. Doctor Blade Market Conclusions

List of Tables

Table 1 Applications of doctor blade industry
Table 2 Type of doctor blades
Table 3 Doctor blade market production value, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 4 Doctor blade market import statistics value, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 5 Doctor blade market export statistics value, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 6 Doctor blade market revenue, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 7 Global doctor blade market revenue, by application, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 8 Global doctor blade market revenue, in flexographic printing, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 9 Global doctor blade market revenue, in gravure printing, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 10 Global doctor blade market revenue, in offset printing, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 11 Global doctor blade market revenue, in other applications, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 12 Global doctor blade market revenue, by type, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 13 Global doctor blade market revenue, in metal, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 14 Global doctor blade market revenue, in plastic, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 15 Global doctor blade market revenue, in composite, by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
Table 16 Products printed with different printing process
Table 17 Factors affecting the market of doctor blade
Table 18 Projected annual operating cost allocation for metallic doctor blade industry

List of Figures

Fig. 1 Market driver analysis
Fig. 2 Global flexible packaging market, by value 2010 - 2020 (USD Million)
Fig. 3 Market driver analysis
Fig. 4 Market restrain analysis
Fig. 5 Company market share analysis, 2018
Fig. 6 Doctor blade market: Industry chain Structure
Fig. 7 Distribution of share in end use industries of offset printing process (%)
Fig. 8 Distribution of share in end use industries of flexographic printing process (%)
Fig. 9 Distribution of share in end use industries of rotogravure printing process (%)
Fig. 10 Global trade landscape
Fig. 11 World GDP Growth (2015 - 2021)