Abstract
Overview
This report covers the North American market through 2007 of the following electric heating elements. This market study covers 28 major classes of electric heating elements used in a broad range of commercial, consumer/residential and industrial applications.
Report Highlights
- Shipments of electric heating element products to North American markets will total over $1.3 billion in 2005. Approximately 75% comprise products for industrial and other non-consumer/residential applications and 25% for consumer appliance and other consumer/residential applications.
- Most of these products are mature and the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the overall 2005-2007 market is forecast at 4.4%.
- Of the 28 electric heating element product categories under study, the
five largest are:
- - Flexible
- - Glass Top Range (Radiant)
- - Heat Trace
- - Open Coil
- - Tubular
- The five largest suppliers of the electric heating elements are:
- - Ceramaspeed
- - Chromalox
- - Emerson Heating Products
- - Tyco Thermal Controls
- - Watlow
APPLICATION COVERAGE
Product Categories Analyzed (in Units & Dollars)
Listed in Alphabetical Order
- Band:
- Ceramic Insulated
- Mica Insulated
- Mineral Insulated
- Tubular
- Cartridge:
- High Density
- Low Density
- Cast-In
- Ceramic (Radiant)
- Ceramic Fiber (Radiant)
- Circulation
- Coil/Cable
- Drum:
- Mica Insulated
- Silicone Rubber Insulated
- Duct
- Finned Tubular
- Open Element
- Standard Tubular
- Etched Foil
- Finned Tubular
- Flanged Immersion
- Flexible:
- Carbon Fiber
- Cloth
- Foil
- Kapton/Polyimide Insulated
- Mica Insulated
- Mylar Insulated
- Silicone Rubber Insulated
- Glass Top Range (Radiant)
- Glass/Quartz (Radiant)
- Heat Trace
- Metal Sheathed Panel (Radiant)
- Open Coil
- Over The Side Immersion
- Tubular
- Non-Tubular
- Screw Plug Immersion
- Strip:
- Ceramic Insulated
- Mica Insulated
- Mineral Insulated
- Ring/Disc Type
- Tubular
- Thick Film
- Thin Film
- Tubular
- Tubular Engine Pre-Heaters
- Tubular Heaters (Radiant)
- Under Floor (Radiant)
- Unitary
Geographic Focus
North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico)
Consuming Applications & Industries
OEM/Systems Integrator Applications
- Analytical/Scientific
- Commercial
- Construction Industry
- Consumer Products
- Engines & Turbines
- Manufacturing/Processing Equipment
- Medical
- Military/Aerospace
- Transportation
End-User Applications
- Appliance
- Automotive/Motor Vehicle
- Chemical
- Computer & Peripherals
- Construction
- Consumer Products
- Electrical & Electronic Products
- Electric Power
- Fabricated Metal Products
- Food & Beverage
- Glass, Clay, Ceramics
- Military/Aerospace
- Oil & Gas
- Paint & Coatings
- Petrochemical & Oil Refining
- Pharmaceutical
- Plastics
- Powder & Bulk Processing
- Primary Metals
- Printing
- Pulp & Paper
- Semiconductor
- Telecommunications
- Textile
- Waste & Waste Water Treatment
- Water Treatment
Aftermarket Applications
- Automotive Products
- Commercial
- Consumer Products
Distribution Channels Analyzed
- Sales Organizations (company field sales personnel, Internet, manufacturers' representatives/agents, and other-orders by e-mail, fax, mail, phone, etc.)
- Customer Classes (catalog houses, distributors, end users, engineering/construction firms, OEMs, private label resellers, and systems integrators)
MAJOR REPORT SECTIONS
User Requirements
User (OEM, SI and end user) survey results are presented on:
- Electric heating element product selection criteria
- Problems with electric heating elements, and recommended solutions
- Non-product or "commercial" electric heating element vendor selection criteria
- Non-product problems with electric heating element vendors, and recommended solutions
- How users learn about electric heating element products and vendors
Competitive Analysis
North American market shares are presented for the major vendors in each of the major product categories. Vendor-Identified key factors for success are identified. Profiles on 31 leading vendors are presented, which include:
- Corporate Overview
- Product Shipments-Overall & to North American Markets
- Manufacturing Locations
- Application/Industry Markets Served
- Channels of Distribution
- Strategies and Outlook
Strategies and Recommendations
- Product types
- Product characteristics and performance
- Prices & manufacturing costs
- Application/Industry markets
- Channels of distribution
- Promotion
Table of Contents
- I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- II SCOPE
- III METHODOLOGY
- IV PRODUCT TECHNOLOGIES
- METHODS OF HEAT TRANSFER
- MARKET FOCUS ON HEATING ELEMENTS
- ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT DESCRIPTIONS
- V INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION AND OTHER CHANGES
- VI MARKET SIZES, SEGMENTATIONS & FORECASTS
- PRODUCT MARKETS
- Band Heating Elements
- Cartridge Heating Elements
- Drum Heating Elements
- Duct Heating Elements
- Flexible Heating Elements
- Over The Side Immersion Heating Elements
- Strip Heating Elements
- UNIT SHIPMENTS & PRICES
- GEOGRAPHIC SOURCES
- APPLICATION & INDUSTRY MARKETS
- OEM/Systems Integrator Applications
- End-User Industries & Applications
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Sales Organizations
- Customer Classes
- VII USER NEEDS
- PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
- Selection Criteria
- Problems With Products
- VENDOR NON-PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
- Selection Criteria
- Non-Product Problems With Vendors
- INFORMATION SOURCES ON PRODUCTS AND VENDORS
- Trade Periodicals
- Trade Shows
- VIII COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- Heating Elements (for each product category analyzed)
- KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS
- IX STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS
- MARKET FOCUS
- PRODUCT FOCUS
- Largest Markets
- Expected Highest Dollar Volume Growth Markets
- Expected Highest Market Growth Rates
- ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT TYPE
- PRODUCT SUB-CATEGORIES
- OEM & SYSTEM INTEGRATOR APPLICATION MARKETS
- Largest Markets
- Expected Highest Dollar Volume Growth Markets
- Expected Highest Market Growth Rates
- END-USER MARKETS
- Largest Markets
- Expected Highest Dollar Volume Growth Markets
- Expected Highest Market Growth Rates
- PRICES AND MANUFACTURING COSTS
- PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE
- CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
- Sales Organizations
- Customer Classes
- PROMOTION
- OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
- X VENDOR PROFILES
- APPENDIX: VENDOR LIST
