Global Doctor Blade Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Doctor blade Market, By Type (Metal Doctor Blade, Plastic Doctor Blade, Composite Doctor Blade), Application (Flexographic Printing, Rotogravure Printing, Offset Printing), Sales Channel (Direct Sale, Distribution Channel) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029.

Doctor Blade Market Analysis and Size

A doctor blade is an extensively used method which is used to produce thin films on large area surfaces in printers. Theoretically, a doctor blade is a metering blade which is used in all types of printing applications such as rotogravure printing, flexographic printing and offset printing. Plastic doctor blades are rarely used, but the steel is most preferred in gravure uses. Doctor blade is normally used for the same function in other coating and printing processes such as flexo and pad printing. Growth of the global doctor blade market is anticipated to be sustained by increasing the demand and use of flex printed, sinages, hoardings and other such type of products.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the doctor blade market was valued at USD 179.03 million in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 226.61 million by 2029, registering a CAGR of 2.99% during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. The market report curated by the Data Bridge Market Research team includes in-depth expert analysis, import/export analysis, pricing analysis, production consumption analysis, patent analysis and technological advancements.

Doctor Blade Market Scope and Segmentation

Market Definition

A doctor blade is a mechanical device which is used to remove excess amount of ink from a printing cylinder. Whether it removes some ink, it allows some to stay on the cylinder, thus metering the excess of ink that leaves the cylinder. Doctor blades can be made of either a metal material such as steel or plastic material. The thickness of different forms of doctor blades can differ greatly; commonly they are not above to 1/16 inches (1.6 mm) thick. A doctor blade supports to make an even print. Without a doctor blade, a printing cylinder would be expected to distribute uneven amounts of ink and damage the surface on which the printing is occurring.

Doctor Blade Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Rise the demand in offset printing

The doctor blade is mainly used in offset printing. It is generally used methods for printing stationeries, brochures, newspapers, books, magazines, and pamphlets which are high in demand and are expected to drive the growth of the doctor blade market. It is a comparatively low maintence method and economical beneficial compared to its counterparts.

• Increase the demand of plastic blade

Plastic blades are anticipated to witness the fastest growth in terms of demand during forecast period because the plastic blades are highly preferred as compared to composite and metal blades due to their light and ultra-smooth quality which safer to use.

Opportunities

Growing applications from packaging and publication industry, increasing popularity of the product due to its efficiency, increasing use of nanotechnology for the production of doctor blade, rapid industrialisation and urbanization which will expected to boost the growth of the doctor blade market during forecast period. Instead, rising number of product design innovation along with technological advancement will further create several opportunities for the growth of the doctor blade market in the forecast period.

Restraints/ Challenges

The adverse impact of COVID-19 outbreak. disrupted the supply chain of doctor blade and high price of raw materials will act as market limitation and further challenge the growth rate of the market. Alternative applications in the market as digital inkjet printers are the major market restrains which will hinder the market's growth rate.

This doctor blade market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the doctor blade market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

COVID-19 Impact on Doctor Blade Market

COVID-19 has considerably disrupted the growth of the doctor blades market. One of the main use of the doctor blade is in the printing industry. Due to the outbreak of pandemic disrupted the supply chain of doctor blade significantly which affecting the industry growth. Furthermore, due to the lockdowns, businesses are witnessing a major shift in their operations with many of them going online, thus, significantly decreasing the need for printing applications. Furthermore, offset printing is extensively used for the printing of magazine, paper, and books which is witnessing substantial decline caused by the corona virus pandemic.

Global Doctor Blade Market Scope

The doctor blade market is segmented on the basis of type, application and sales channel. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Type

• Metal Doctor Blade
• Plastic Doctor Blade
• Composite Doctor Blade

Application

• Flexographic Printing
• Rotogravure Printing
• Offset Printing

Sales Channel

• Direct Sale
• Distribution Channel

Doctor Blade Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The doctor blade market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, type, application and sales channel as referenced above.

The countries covered in the doctor blade market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

Asia-Pacific dominates the doctor blade market in terms of revenue share during the forecast period. This is due to the increasing demand for doctor blade in this region. The Asia-Pacific region leads the doctor blade market, with some countries India, Japan and China leading the way in terms of huge demand from many industries such as for pharmaceuticals, as well as food and beverage and transportation sectors.

During the projected period, North America is anticipated to be the fastest developing region due to the high adoption of doctor blade in this region.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Competitive Landscape and Doctor Blade Market Share Analysis

The doctor blade market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to doctor blade market.

Some of the major players operating in the doctor blade market are:

• MDC pharmaceutical (India)
• Kadant Inc, (US)
• Daetwyler USA (USA)
• FUJI SHOKO CO., LTD. (Japan)
• Esterlam International Ltd (UK)
• CBG Acciai (Italy)
• Bentongraphics (US)
• zhejiang jialida packing machine co. ltd (China)
• Hancheng (China)
• BOBST (Switzerland)
• Printco incorporated (US)
• TRESU (Denmark)
• Harris & Bruno International (US)
• Celmacch Group S.r.l. (Italy)
• Delpro Equipment Pvt Ltd (India)
• Sun Automation Inc (US)
• Flxon Incorporated (US)
• Blade Diagnostics Corporation (US)