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2023-2030 年全球热敏打印机市场Global Thermal Printer Market - 2023-2030 |
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热敏打印机市场预计将实现显着增长,在预测期内(2023 年至 2030 年)以 5.0% 的复合年增长率增长。
热敏打印机利用热量在纸上形成图像。 热敏打印机因其高打印质量、速度和技术进步而广泛应用于航空、零售、食品杂货、银行、娱乐和医疗保健等行业。 与许多其他打印方法不同,热敏打印机不需要使用墨水或碳粉,而是严重依赖热敏纸来创建图像。 由于其印刷速度快,也被广泛用于标籤的製作。
与其他打印机变体相比,低支出、易于使用、各种型号和尺寸的无声可用性、效率和速度以及耐用性是热敏打印机的一些巨大优势。 由于提高了生产率、减少了文书工作并确保准确的数据收集和传输,热敏打印在 AIDC 技术中的普及程度正在提高。
对假冒商品的日益关注是全球热敏打印机市场的驱动因素之一。 然而,高投资和维护成本可能成为市场製约因素。
对假冒商品/产品的日益关注
假冒产品每年造成数百万美元的损失,许多行业都在努力克服对其产品假冒日益增长的担忧。 近年来,全球食品和饮料市场一直受到假冒商品的困扰。 假冒产品以正品销售,但原材料、包装或两者质量低劣。 购买假冒产品的消费者可能不遵守安全规定或可能含有危害健康的有害物质。
因此,随着对假冒问题的日益关注,公司正在投资智能包装技术,例如防伪标籤和印刷,运营商和製造商利用这些技术来打击这些非法活动。 例如,2020 年 3 月,总部位于英国的 Rotech Machines 宣布采用新型隐形 UV 热喷墨打印技术进行防伪紫外线 (UV) 打印。 增强产品安全性和可追溯性。 可用于工业零件、食品/酒类包装、药品、软件、高端产品等。
防伪标籤和印刷是低成本、简单的技术,可以将安全性提升到新的高度,使欺诈者几乎不可能复制。 热敏打印技术专为防伪和高安全性产品保护而设计,让各行各业的客户在他们的产品上添加安全标记和代码。 热敏打印机可以根据 ISO/IEC 15415 质量规范打印标准批次代码、二维码、序列号、品牌标籤和条形码。 此外,它可以直接应用于特定的包装组件和各种格式的标籤。 热敏打印机是经济高效的紧凑型系统,可以轻鬆集成到您的生产线中,从而增加您产品的市场份额。
投资和维护成本高
热敏打印机是一种通过将加热的打印头压在介质上,在经过化学处理的纸张上打印字符和图像的设备。 这可以在短短几毫秒内实现干净、高质量的打印。 这使得热敏打印机适用于大批量商业和工业打印。
但是,热敏打印机有各种缺点。 与墨水打印机相比,热敏打印机的最大缺点是价格高。 用于商业和工业用途的热敏打印机非常昂贵。
因此,拥有使用热敏打印机的应用程序和流程的公司必须进行大量资本投资。 因此,只有大公司和企业集团关联公司才能引进热敏打印机,中小企业完全被排除在外。 因此,高投资和维护成本是全球热敏打印机市场增长的主要障碍。
COVID-19 影响分析
在 COVID-19 疫情之前,各种因素推动了全球热敏打印机市场的强劲增长。 在大流行之前的几年里,全球假冒商品和产品贸易显着增加,经合组织估计,2019 年假冒商品占全球贸易的 3.3% 左右。 各行各业的其他公司正在实施打击产品假冒的解决方案。
预计这一趋势将持续到 2021 年以后,到 2030 年全球假冒商品和产品贸易将显着增加。 製药和化妆品製造商在认证和跟踪技术方面投入了大量资金,以确保在供应链的每一步都进行无缝监控。
COVID-19 大流行对全球热敏打印机市场的影响尤为严重。 一位最终用户发现使用量急剧下降,而另一位最终用户则看到了显着增加。 此外,政府为遏制疾病传播而实施的封锁和旅行限制影响了新热敏打印机的生产和安装。 随着新产品的开发,市场不断扩大。 新型流感病毒的流行影响了热敏打印机新技术、新产品的研发。
COVID-19 大流行严重扰乱了全球供应链,导致了物流问题,例如运输延误。 热敏打印机所需材料的供应受到限制(每个公司)。 在製造业中,由于停工等行动限制导致生产延迟,热敏打印机的使用有所减少。 在零售业,由于自动结账机的普及,热敏打印机的使用有所增加。 随着线下商店的关闭,电子商务在大流行期间也显着增加。 医疗保健行业使用热敏打印机的增幅最大,包括患者腕带、医疗记录和医疗用品标籤。 条形码标籤和标籤也广泛用于 COVID-19 疫苗的製造过程中,用于验证和质量控制。
但是,大流行期间世界面临的许多问题仍然会产生影响。 例如,供应链中断仍在持续,儘管没有大流行初期那么严重。 结果,零件供应减少,热敏打印机製造商的价格上涨。 此外,全球半导体的持续短缺导致一些高性能热敏打印机的生产受到重大挫折。 高能源价格和持续的全球通货膨胀可能会使全球热敏打印机市场的大流行后復苏复杂化。
Thermal Printer Market reached US$ XX million in 2022 and is expected to record significant growth by reaching up to US$ XX million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.0% during the forecast period (2023-2030).
A thermal printer creates an image on paper by using heat. Because of high print quality, speed and technological advancements, thermal printers are widely used in the airline, retail, grocery, banking, entertainment and healthcare industries. Unlike many other types of printing, thermal printing doesn't need to use ink or toner and instead relies heavily on thermal papers to create images. Due to the obvious speed with which they print, they are also widely used in producing labels.
Less expenditure, easier use, silent availability of various models and sizes, efficiency and speed and durability are some of the major advantages of thermal printers compared to other printer variations. The popularity of thermal printing in AIDC technologies has increased due to increased productivity, reduced paperwork and ensuring accurate data gathering and transfer.
Growing concerns about counterfeiting goods and products are one of the major global thermal printer market drivers. However, High investment and maintenance costs could be a major market restraint.
Counterfeiting costs millions in lost revenue each year and many industries are striving to overcome the growing concerns related to the counterfeiting of their products. Fake goods have plagued the global food and beverage market in recent years. Counterfeit products are marketed as genuine but have poor-quality ingredients, packaging or both. Consumers who purchase counterfeit goods risk their health since they might not adhere to safety regulations or contain dangerous materials.
Therefore, to overcome the growing counterfeiting concerns, companies are investing in intelligent packaging technology, which is being utilized by operators and manufacturers, including anti-counterfeiting labels and printing, to help combat such illegal activity. For instance, In March 2020, Rotech Machines, a UK-based company, introduced anti-counterfeit ultraviolet (UV) printing, utilizing the new invisible UV thermal inkjet printing. It enhances product security and traceability. It can be used for industrial parts, food and alcohol packaging, pharmaceutical products, software and high-value goods.
Anti-counterfeit labels and printing is a low-cost, simple technology that can take security to new pinnacles and make it almost impracticable for fraudsters to replicate. Thermal printing technology is designed for anti-counterfeit, high-security product protection, enabling customers in all sectors to add secure marks and codes to products. The thermal printers can print with standard batch codes, QR codes, serial numbers, brand labels or barcodes that meet ISO/IEC 15415 quality specifications. Furthermore, it can also be applied directly to specific packaging parts or labeling in various formats. Thermal printers are cost-effective, compact systems that can be easily integrated into production lines, boosting the product's market share.
Thermal printers use a heated printhead to press against a medium to produce text or images on chemically treated paper. Therefore, they can print high-quality, smudge-free results within milliseconds. It makes thermal printers ideal for various commercial and industrial high-volume printing applications.
Despite their numerous advantages, thermal printers have various drawbacks. One of the biggest drawbacks of thermal printers is their high price relative to ink-based printers. Thermal printers used for commercial and industrial applications are extremely expensive.
Therefore, companies with applications and processes requiring thermal printers must undertake significant capital expenditure. The magnitude of expenditure required ensures that only major companies and conglomerates can afford thermal printers, completely pricing out small and medium enterprises. Thus, The high investments and maintenance costs are key impediments to the growth of the global thermal printer market.
Various factors were conducive to the favorable growth of the global thermal printer market before the COVID-19 pandemic. The global trade in counterfeit goods and products had increased substantially in years preceding the pandemic, with the OECD estimating that fake goods contributed to nearly 3.3% of global trade in 2019. Businesses across various industrial verticals were implementing solutions to combat the counterfeiting of goods.
The trend will continue beyond 2021, with the global trade in counterfeit goods and products expected to increase substantially by 2030. Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics manufacturers invested heavily in authentication and tracking technology to ensure seamless oversight at every supply chain step.
The COVID-19 pandemic unevenly impacted the global thermal printer market. Some end-users witnessed drastic decreases in usage, while others witnessed major upsurges. Lockdowns and restrictions on movement imposed by the governments to curb the pandemic spread impacted the production and installation of new thermal printers. The market relies on developing new products to generate growth. The pandemic impacted the research and development of new thermal printer technologies and products.
The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted global supply chains, which resulted in logistical issues like shipping delays. Components needed for thermal printers were in limited supply, according to companies. Manufacturing industries saw declines in the usage of thermal printers due to production disruptions caused by lockdowns and other movement restrictions enforced during the pandemic. The usage of thermal printers increased in retail, especially due to the increased usage of automated self-checkout kiosks. E-commerce activity also increased considerably during the pandemic, especially with the closure of various offline stores. Healthcare applications witnessed the biggest rise in the usage of thermal printers, especially for patient wristbands, medical records and tagging of medical supplies. The production process of COVID-19 vaccines also extensively utilized barcoded labels and tags for authentication and quality control.
However, many of the global problems faced during the pandemic are still lingering in their aftermath. For instance, supply chain disruptions are still present, although they are not as severe as during the initial phase of the pandemic. It has reduced components' supplies and increased prices for thermal printer manufacturers. Furthermore, an ongoing global semiconductor shortage has led to major rollbacks in producing some advanced thermal printers. High energy prices and persistently high global inflation is likely to complicate the recovery of the global thermal printers market in the aftermath of the pandemic.
The effectiveness of barcode printers in managing inventory, minimizing expenses, reducing shipping errors and enhancing customer service allows them to dominate the printer type segment
Barcodes assist company owners in managing inventory, minimizing expenses, reducing shipping errors and enhancing customer service. A barcode printer is a computer add-on that prints barcode tags or labels that can be adhered to or printed on real-world objects. Barcode printers are widely used to label shipping containers or print UPC or EAN numbers on retail merchandise. Regardless of the size and breadth of a business, purchasing a barcode label printer will help in return on investment and create opportunities. The options are almost endless, thanks to the adaptability of barcode and printer technologies. Manufacturing facilities and sizable warehouses both use industrial barcode printers. They last longer, work more rapidly and can hold much paper. Desktop barcode printers are the most common.
Each of the two most popular barcode printers uses a distinct process to produce barcode labels. Black barcodes are printed on paper by direct thermal barcode printers by heating the paper and starting a chemical reaction. However, printing barcodes on thermal transfer printers also produce heat. With this particular device, there is no chemical reaction, however. As a substitute, the heat melts a resin substance on a ribbon and spreads it across the paper in specific patterns. Direct thermal printers are frequently less expensive than thermal transfer barcode printers. Additionally, these gadgets probably make barcode labels simpler to read, particularly when exposed to heat, sunshine or chemicals.
The use of barcodes has grown significantly due to the automation and streamlining of manufacturing processes by many manufacturers around the world to reduce waste and improve output efficiency. Each product or part in the assembly has a barcode, which is repeatedly signed and recorded at each workstation. Further, barcodes have made it easier for consumers to use various products and commodities. Information about products is now stored and labeled in a common format. The product's manufacturing date, date of delivery to the retailer, number of units and selling price, among other data, can all be stored on a barcode label attached to the product. The data is retrieved and shown on the monitor during the product scanning. Since the entire procedure takes a few seconds, efficiency increases while the errors decrease, retailers can also use barcodes to keep track of their inventory and items.
The need for barcode printers has increased due to the growing manufacturing process across the globe and the ability of barcodes to reduce production time significantly. Further, barcode printer sales have rapidly increased in recent years due to their growing use across various industrial verticals. For individual identification and various events, barcode printers can be employed. The widespread use of e-commerce and the need to abolish human error will increase demand for thermal barcode printers.
Asia-Pacific is a rapidly industrializing region with a high economic growth rate. The development and expansion of various sectors are creating a growing demand for thermal printers. The primary engines of economic growth in the Asia-Pacific are India and China. Both populous countries are undergoing major economic transformation and industrialization. China is a major global manufacturing hub, producing everything from electronics, consumer goods, automobiles and industrial equipment. Thermal printers are used for printing barcoded labels for labeling and tracking applications. Countries such as India, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea and Malaysia also have major domestic manufacturing industries. Due to rising costs in China, many multinational and regional companies are shifting production to these countries to preserve their competitive advantage.
Cheap internet data plans and economical smartphone models have heralded the growth of the e-commerce industry in Asia-Pacific. It has led to the emergence of local e-commerce giants such as Flipkart and Alibaba while global companies such as Amazon Inc. rapidly expand in the region. E-commerce operations require barcoded labels for labeling and tracking applications, which is one of the key factors behind the growing demand for thermal printers in Asia-Pacific. With their large domestic e-commerce markets, India and China are driving the demand. South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are some other countries experiencing rapid growth in their e-commerce industries.
The global thermal printer market is huge and is becoming increasingly competitive due to the presence of major players such as Zebra Technologies Corporation, SATO HOLDINGS CORPORATION, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Star Micronics Co., Ltd., Honeywell International Inc., Brother Industries, Ltd., BIXOLON CO., LTD., Fujitsu, Toshiba Corporation and TSC Auto ID Technology Co., Ltd. The market is fragmented and market players employ market tactics such as mergers, acquisitions, product launches, contributions and collaborations to gain a competitive advantage and recognition.
Overview: Honeywell International Inc. invents technologies that address critical challenges around energy, productivity, safety, security, air travel and global urbanization. The company manages its business operations through 4 reportable segments: Aerospace, Performance Materials and Technologies, Honeywell Building Technologies and Safety and Productivity Solutions. Honeywell has established its employees across 82 countries globally. The company's magnetic sensors are reliable solutions in the aerospace industry. The company's line of magnetic sensors includes Linear and angle sensor ICs, Position sensor ICs, speed sensor ICs, Speed and direction and Value-added packaged sensors.
PC42D Desktop Direct Thermal Barcode Printer: P242D printer is simple to use with a sturdy double-layer housing, an easy paper-loading system, media auto-centering and auto-sensing for printing languages.
On December 24, 2021, Honeywell launched a 4-inch desktop printer for small and medium-sized businesses at the Eros Hotel in Nehru Place, Delhi. The "Make in India" initiative of Honeywell, a market leader in the AIDC sector, has seen the launch of its Impact series barcode printer. Specifically designed for light-duty label printing needs, the new launch is a 4-inch desktop barcode printer.
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