[英文調查報告書] 非破壞性測試：擴張中之市場

INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

This BCC report is designed to provide an overview of current technology developments and an assessment of the NDT equipment market within the U.S. The goals of this report are to:

Provide an overview of NDT technologies;
Identify companies that are actively engaged in the development and manufacture NDT equipment;
Assess new developments by analyzing patents granted within an 18-month period prior to the publication of this report;
Identify technological and business issues that will impact the NDT industry;
Provide an understanding of the market and technology so that decision-makers are able to evaluate and consider opportunities within this market.

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

The nondestructive testing (NDT) industry continues to play a leading role in the key industries. Core NDT technologies are evolving in important ways and are more and more user friendly. The applications in which NDT is used are also expanding rapidly. New industries that have only recently begun to use NDT techniques are becoming significant consumers of this technology. The potential market for nondestructive testing equipment continues to expand with emphasis on product quality, lean manufacturing, just-in-time inventory practices, and advances in nanomaterials and related manufacturing and testing. This report identifies the major industry movements and trends, and describes the state of the NDT industry at present and the direction in which it is headed.

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM

This report strives to provide an understanding of intelligent sensing technology, its products, and markets. As such, BCC wrote this report for the following persons:

NDT Equipment manufacturers and users
Research and development firms
Government and private laboratories
Investment and financial executives
Others interested in this technology

SCOPE AND FORMAT

This report focuses on the U.S. market for nondestructive testing equipment. The report is limited to the eight techniques widely accepted as the main nondestructive testing methods: acoustic emission, eddy current, infrared and thermal testing, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, radiography, ultrasonic, and visual/optical testing.

This report is an analytical business tool whose purpose is to examine nondestructive testing technology, its products, and applications in key markets. The report provides an overview of NDT, its developmental history, and profiles of market leaders, their new products, and consolidation trends within the industry.

The report looks at the key NDT technologies, including their individual histories and applications. Sales forecasts for each NDT technique are provided by market segment. The report then discusses five key NDT markets and forecasts sales by the technologies used within each market. Abstracts of recent patents are included in Appendix A.

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

BCC obtained the information presented within this report from interviews with manufacturers, universities, and government laboratories, as well as from review of secondary sources such as company literature, conference proceedings, and related government data. Almost 300 companies in the U.S. Were contacted for input. The cooperation from private companies was limited but sufficient to develop confident projections, trends, direction and sophistication of the NDT market. BCC based data projections on a variety of factors, including technology developments and industry issues, among other conditions, which BCC discusses where appropriate. All dollar projections are in 2003 constant dollars. The current dollars could be projected using an inflation rate for the next 5 years. However, this was considered unnecessary with the current (July 2003) small inflation rate and the talk of disinflation.

INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
SCOPE AND FORMAT
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
ANALYSTS CREDENTIALS
RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS
BCC ONLINE SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table:
U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS BY END-USER MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Summary Figure:
U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS BY END-USER MARKETS, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

OVERVIEW

DEFINITIONS
METHODS
- METHODS (CONTINUED)
HISTORY
- HISTORY (CONTINUED)
INDUSTRY
- MARKET SHARE

Table 1 ACOUSTIC EMISSION EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 2 EDDY CURRENT EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 3 INFRARED/THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 4 LIQUID PENETRANT EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 5 MAGNETIC PARTICLE EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 6 RADIOGRAPHIC FILM, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 7 FILM BASED RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 8 NONFILM-BASED RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 9 CT RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 10 ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 11 VISUAL/OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)

TECHNOLOGY

OVERVIEW
ACOUSTIC EMISSION
- ACOUSTIC EMISSION (CONTINUED)
- HISTORY
- TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
- NEW DEVELOPMENTS
- PATENTS

Table 12 ACOUSTIC EMISSION PATENTS, 2000-2003
- ACOUSTIC EMISSION SALES
Table 13 U.S. ACOUSTIC EMISSION SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 1 U.S. ACOUSTIC EMISSION SALES END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- EDDY CURRENT TESTING
  - HISTORY
  - TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  - PATENTS
Table 14 EDDY CURRENT PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 14 (CONTINUED)
Table 15 U.S. EDDY CURRENT SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 2 U.S. EDDY CURRENT SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- INFRARED AND THERMAL TESTING
  - INFRARED AND THERMAL TESTING (CONTINUED)
  - HISTORY
  - TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  - PATENTS
Table 16 INFRARED AND THERMAL IMAGING PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 17 U.S. INFRARED AND THERMAL IMAGING SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 3 U.S. INFRARED AND THERMAL IMAGING SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- LIQUID PENETRANT TESTING
  - HISTORY
  - TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  - PATENTS
Table 18 LIQUID PENETRANT TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 19 U.S. LIQUID PENETRANT SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 4 U.S. LIQUID PENETRANT SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING
  - HISTORY
  - TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  - PATENTS
Table 20 MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 21 U.S. MAGNETIC PARTICLE SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 5 U.S. MAGNETIC PARTICLE SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- RADIOGRAPHY TESTING
  - HISTORY
  - TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  - PATENTS
Table 22 RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 22 (CONTINUED)
Table 22 (CONTINUED)
Table 22 (CONTINUED)
Table 23 U.S. RADIOGRAPHY SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 6 U.S. RADIOGRAPHY SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- ULTRASONIC TESTING
  - HISTORY
  - TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  - PATENTS
Table 24 ULTRASONIC PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 24 (CONTINUED)
Table 25 U.S. ULTRASONIC SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 7 U.S. ULTRASONIC SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- VISUAL AND OPTICAL TESTING
  - HISTORY
  - TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  - PATENTS
Table 26 VISUAL AND OPTICAL INSPECTION PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 27 U.S. VISUAL AND OPTICAL SALES BY END-USER MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 8 U.S. VISUAL AND OPTICAL SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- OTHER NDT METHODS
  - IDENTIFICATION TESTING
  - LEAK TESTING
  - VIBRATION ANALYSES
  - OTHER TECHNIQUES

MARKETS

OVERVIEW
- OVERVIEW (CONTINUED)

Table 28 U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS BY END-USER MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 9 U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 29 U.S. NDT SALES TO AEROSPACE SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 10 U.S. NDT SALES TO AEROSPACE SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 30 U.S. NDT SALES TO CHEMICAL/PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 11 U.S. NDT SALES TO CHEMICAL/PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 31 U.S. NDT SALES TO MANUFACTURING SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 12 U.S. NDT SALES TO MANUFACTURING SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 32 U.S. NDT SALES TO METALS SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 13 U.S. NDT SALES TO METALS SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 33 U.S. NDT SALES TO POWER GENERATION SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 14 U.S. NDT SALES TO POWER GENERATION SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 34 U.S. NDT SALES TO TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 35 U.S. NDT SALES TO OTHER SECTORS BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 15 U.S. NDT SALES TO OTHER SECTORS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 36 U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- NDT Technology
Figure 16 U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

APPENDIX A

PATENT ABSTRACTS
- ACOUSTIC EMISSION
- EDDY CURRENT
- INFRARED AND THERMAL IMAGING
- LIQUID PENETRANT TECHNOLOGY
- MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION
- RADIOGRAPHY
- ULTRASONIC TESTING
- VISUAL AND OPTICAL INSPECTION

APPENDIX B

U.S. BASED COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE NDT MARKET
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)
- U.S. BASED COMPANIES (CONTINUED)

LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table: U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS BY END-USER MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 1 ACOUSTIC EMISSION EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 2 EDDY CURRENT EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 3 INFRARED/THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 4 LIQUID PENETRANT EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 5 MAGNETIC PARTICLE EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 6 RADIOGRAPHIC FILM, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 7 FILM BASED RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 8 NONFILM-BASED RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 9 CT RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 10 ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 11 VISUAL/OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, U.S. MARKET SHARES, 2003 (%)
Table 12 ACOUSTIC EMISSION PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 13 U.S. ACOUSTIC EMISSION SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 14 EDDY CURRENT PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 15 U.S. EDDY CURRENT SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 16 INFRARED AND THERMAL IMAGING PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 17 U.S. INFRARED AND THERMAL IMAGING SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 18 LIQUID PENETRANT TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 19 U.S. LIQUID PENETRANT SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 20 MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 21 U.S. MAGNETIC PARTICLE SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 22 RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 23 U.S. RADIOGRAPHY SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 24 ULTRASONIC PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 25 U.S. ULTRASONIC SALES BY END-USER MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 26 VISUAL AND OPTICAL INSPECTION PATENTS, 2000-2003
Table 27 U.S. VISUAL AND OPTICAL SALES BY END-USER MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 28 U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS BY END-USER MARKETS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 29 U.S. NDT SALES TO AEROSPACE SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 30 U.S. NDT SALES TO CHEMICAL/PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 31 U.S. NDT SALES TO MANUFACTURING SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 32 U.S. NDT SALES TO METALS SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 33 U.S. NDT SALES TO POWER GENERATION SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 34 U.S. NDT SALES TO TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 35 U.S. NDT SALES TO OTHER SECTORS BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Table 36 U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

LIST OF FIGURES

Summary Figure: U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS BY END-USER MARKETS, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 1 U.S. ACOUSTIC EMISSION SALES END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 2 U.S. EDDY CURRENT SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 3 U.S. INFRARED AND THERMAL IMAGING SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 4 U.S. LIQUID PENETRANT SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 5 U.S. MAGNETIC PARTICLE SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 6 U.S. RADIOGRAPHY SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 7 U.S. ULTRASONIC SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 8 U.S. VISUAL AND OPTICAL SALES BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 9 U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS BY END-USER MARKET, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 10 U.S. NDT SALES TO AEROSPACE SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 11 U.S. NDT SALES TO CHEMICAL/PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 12 U.S. NDT SALES TO MANUFACTURING SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 13 U.S. NDT SALES TO METALS SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 14 U.S. NDT SALES TO POWER GENERATION SECTOR BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 15 U.S. NDT SALES TO OTHER SECTORS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
Figure 16 U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS, 2002-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

非破壞性測試：擴張中之市場

Nondestructive Testing: An Expanding Market

INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM

SCOPE AND FORMAT

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

OVERVIEW

TECHNOLOGY

MARKETS

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES