Market Reports

The prospects for five machinery markets in 2025
When analysing machinery market performance, two key factors have driven the short-term forecasts in our Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) Tracker. ...

Global industrial robot shipments declined in 2024
The global shipment volume of industrial robots in 2024 totalled just over 505,000 units, reflecting a 2.4% decrease compared with ...

The takeoff of AI software to return growth to the machine vision market in 2025
The global Machine Vision market generated revenue of $5.6 billion in 2024, down 3.9% from 2023. However, growth is expected ...

The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation warns CBM president
One of the UK’s leading manufacturing figures has called on the government to focus on reindustrialisation rather than deindustrialisation – ...

ITSA UK connector market Q1 2025 report
Headline performances: –• Revenues up 11% yoy and orders flat yoy• Order intake in Q1 of 2025 was the second ...

Global geared products market contracted 3.7% in 2024
• Global revenues from geared products contracted by 3.7% in 2024• Decline driven by sluggish demand in APAC and over-stocking ...

A promising path to recovery: Growth forecast for global manufacturing in 2025, but challenges remain.
The outlook for the global manufacturing industry looks uncertain in 2025, with political and economic events hampering growth. These include ...

global lithium-ion battery recycling equipment market decreased from around $1.7 billion in 2023 to approximately $1.5 billion in 2024
According to market intelligence specialist, Interact Analysis. In 2024, the slowdown in the construction of lithium-ion battery recycling projects caused ...

2024 is worst year in a decade for motion controls, but brighter days to come
• The global motion controls market contracted by -7.0% in revenue terms during 2024• A period of over-ordering in 2021 ...

Global machinery production declined -2.1% in 2024; 2025 expected to be much brighter
• The global machinery production output declined by -2.1% in 2024• Machinery production expected to take a turn halfway through ...