Abstract
Research Overview
Global Business Environment Challenges North American HVAC&R Heat Exchangers Market
Globalization has greatly expanded the availability of new markets, while also creating intense competition in all sectors. Innovations in product designs, equipment, information systems and business practices are driving major transformations in the U.S. manufacturing companies. Almost all industries in North America depend on export markets and global economic cycles affect industries that represent major end-users of heat exchangers. Therefore, trade imbalances, recessions and economic growth in nations abroad eventually affect the business of heat exchanger manufacturers in the North America. Despite the popularity of buying from domestic manufacturers, end-users will increasingly look on a global scale for competitive prices for heat exchangers in future years. Companies not active or responsive to the globalization of business run the risk of losing potential clients and contracts to the competition.
Analysis of Heat Exchangers in HVAC&R Market Delivers Opportunity for New Entrants
Most of the companies manufacturing heat exchangers find applications in various end-user segments such as commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, hospitality industry and find their products penetrating the HVAC&R market in one end-user segment or the other. This study brings out the list of companies contributing to various segments of HVAC&R market such as shell and tube type, plate type, finned coil type and rotary wheel type of heat exchangers. The total market revenues along with market trends in HVAC&R market is estimated to be growing and it proves to be beneficial for various new entrants to venture in to HVAC&R market. With Kyoto Treaty and the United States government also expressing concerns about the environment and green house emissions, the demand pattern for HVAC&R heat exchangers in North America is expected to change. Various norms and standards are brought out in this study provides opportinuty for the new entrants to know the latest about the policies and comply their product with applicable norms.
Low Consumer Awareness About Heat Exchangers to Conserve Energy Limits Demand for Heat Exchangers
Low end-user awareness has been a traditional drawback in this market. Facility managers and building owners are often not well updated on the technologies/practices that can be used to conserve energy while lowering operating costs. The task of educating the end-users on energy benefits of heat exchangers thus falls on manufacturers or the distributors and the integrators who may not have high budgets to accommodate investments on end-user education. Nonetheless, companies that successfully remain competitive and achieve target growth rates focus on educating their end-users and making them fully aware of their products.
Table of Contents
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Market Overview and Definitions
- Overview
- Definitions
- Competitive Analysis
- Summary of Major Findings
- Market Forecasts and Opportunities
- Market Segment Analysis
- Conclusion
2 TOTAL HVAC&R HEAT EXCHANGERS MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA
- Market Overview and Definitions
- Market Overview
- Product Definition
- End-user Definitions
- Definition of Revenues
- Market Engineering Measurements
- Market Dynamics
- Industry Challenges
- Market Drivers
- Market Restraints
Market Forecasts Revenues Forecasts Unit Shipment Forecasts Pricing Trends Geographic Trends End-user Trends Distribution Channel Trends Competitive Analysis Competitive Structure
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3 HVAC&R ROTARY WHEEL TYPE HEAT EXCHANGERS MARKET
- Market Overview and Definitions
- Market Overview
- Product Definition
- Market Engineering Measurements
- Market Forecasts
- Revenues Forecasts
- Unit Shipment Trends
- Pricing Trends
- Demand Analysis
- Market and Technology Trends
- Competitive Analysis
- Market Share Analysis
4 HVAC&R PLATE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGERS MARKET
- Market Overview and Definitions
- Market Overview
- Product Definition
- Market Engineering Measurements
Market Forecasts Revenues Forecasts Unit Shipment Trends Pricing Trends Demand Analysis Market and Technology Trends
Competitive Analysis Market Share Analysis
5 HVAC&R FINNED COIL TYPE HEAT EXCHANGERS MARKET
- Market Overview and Definitions
- Market Overview
- Product Definition
- Market Engineering Measurements
- Market Forecasts
- Revenues Forecasts
- Unit Shipment Trends
- Pricing Trends
- Demand Analysis
- Market and Technology Trends
- Competitive Analysis
- Market Share Analysis
6 HVAC&R SHELL AND TUBE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGERS MARKET
- Market Overview and Definitions
- Market Overview
- Product Definition
- Market Engineering Measurements
- Market Forecasts
- Revenues Forecasts
- Unit Shipment Trends
- Pricing Trends
- Demand Analysis
- Market and Technology Trends
- Competitive Analysis
- Market Share Analysis
7 ECONOMETRICS
- Decision Support Database tables - North America
- Value of New Construction in United States:1999-2004
- U.S. Non-residential Buildings Construction Floor Space: 2001-2004
- Number of Universities and Colleges in North America: 1999-2009
- Thermal Electricity Installed Capacity in North America: 1999-2004
- Number of Retail Stores in North America: 1999-2009
