Global 3D Scanner Market – Size, Outlook, Trends and Forecast (2024 – 2032)

3D scanning results in enhanced quality, and improved fitting parts which require less cost for production. By utilising 3D scanning, the cost of a typical manufacturing design cycle can be reduced by 75%. Increasing demand for the technology in all industrial sectors includes aerospace and defence, automotive is estimated to propel the market growth.

Global 3D Scanner Market Segments Size & Growth:

Global 3D Scanner Market is expected to increase by a $ 5.90 billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 7.8%. Rising focus on quality control, increasing the need to capture large volumes of 3D data for modelling and analysis and growing awareness about advanced medical treatments are the key drivers for the 3D scanner market growth. Technical advancements, development of handled 3D scanners is estimated to drive the market growth. Reverse engineering services are witnessing high adoption due to increasing industrial applications in sectors such as an automobile, defence, aerospace, and manufacturing.

Global 3D Scanner Market Segments Share:

Global 3D Scanner market is segmented into a type which includes hardware, software, and service. The larger market size of the hardware and software offerings accounted for the increasing adoption of new software upgrades for 3D scanners. Both hardware and software in this segment are expected to drive the market growth. Based on the product, Global 3D Scanner is divided into Laser scanner, Structured light scanner, and Optical scanner. The laser 3D scanner market is projected to propel the market growth as they are easy to use and easily available. Laser 3D scanner is being used in industries such as architecture & construction, automotive, healthcare, and energy & power.

 By range, Global 3D Scanner is further divided into short range, medium range, and long range. Short range 3D scanner holds the largest share as they are widely used in aerospace & defence, automotive and healthcare. Short range 3D scanners are mainly used for inline 3D scanning, and automated solutions are projected to boost the demand for this scanner in transportation and automotive industry. Application segment includes Quality Control & Inspection, Virtual Simulation, Reverse Engineering and Others.

Quality control & inspection holds the largest share of these applications are widely carried out in many aerospace & defence and automotive industries. However, reverse engineering applications are projected to grow over the forecasting period. Based on end-user, Global 3D Scanner is further divided into Automotive, Healthcare, Aerospace & Defence, Architecture & Engineering, Energy & Power, Artifacts and others. Based on geography, Asia Pacific 3D scanning market is anticipated to witnessed high penetration of 3D scanners due to the growing adoption rate in infrastructure projects and rising disposable incomes in economies such as China, and India.

 Europe emerged as the dominant region in the industrial sector and is anticipated to impact positively regional growth over the forecast period. North America held a share of around 32.6% in 2015 and had become one of the prominent markets in the 3D scanning vertical. Rising R&D spending coupled with the high adoption of 3D scanning technology in the automotive sector and environmental scanning and modelling operations are the major drivers for the growth of 3D scanners in this region.

Global 3D Scanner Market Trends:

• Next generation FARO design ScanArm was designed to address challenges and requirements faced by the product design and product engineers.
• Innovative solutions for geospatial, constructional industries were presented by Hexagon at INTERGEO in 2017.
• New SL-D301 slit lamp with three magnifications, photo and video capability and an affordable price was introduced by Topcon Corporation.
• Nikon metrology NV introduced CMM-Manager 3D metrology software added support for Renishaw UCC server, reporting and vision enhancement and improved CAD graphics display.

Global 3D Scanner Market Research Report:

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To have complete market analysis, industry value chain analysis, Porter’s Five Force Analysis, PESTLE, SWOT analysis, and Y-o-Y analysis were carried to understand the market more comprehensively.

Regional and global diversity is analysed with the major countries and the unions. Scrutinizing the revenue generation on Year-On-Year

Identifying DROC in the current market and their impact in altering the market dynamics.

Competitive landscape analysis to identify the mergers and acquisitions which will have a comparative financial study with significant competitors.

Expertise investment opportunities by an analyst to the individual and organisation to have a better foothold in the market.

• Hexagon Ab
• Topcon Corporation
• Faro Technologies Inc.
• Nikon Metrology NV
• Creaform, Inc.