Optical Encoder Market Overview
The optical encoder market size is expecting to increase during the ongoing forecast period of 2022-2030. During the historic forecast period that ended in 2020, the market closed its operations by attaining a final market valuation worth USD 1.18 billion. With the rising trends and emerging opportunities, the global market is anticipated to grow at a 8.70% CAGR during the ongoing forecast period of 2022-2030 and hence, help the market reach a final market valuation worth USD 3.86 billion by the end of the forecast period in 2030. One of the major reasons for the positive attributes and market growth during the period is the developing need for high-end automation across various kinds of industries and verticals. Also, the market operations during the forecast period are likely to witness a momentous and huge growth in the adoption of
Industry 4.0 which has excellent opportunities to offer to the optical encoder market and thus, help the market grow as per the predictions laid down by the market leaders and industry experts for the ongoing period ending in 2030.
COVID 19 Analysis of Optical Encoder Market
The pandemic has introduced various kinds of struggles for companies functioning in both the regional and international markets. Hence, both the regional markets, production units, manufacturing industries, and the global economy since the initial cases were reported and to curb the growth, the governments of both the developing and developed nations had imposed temporary and permanent lockdowns. Along with the lockdown, many regulations were imposed that were related to the temporary shutting and suspension of both international and domestic travel, exports, and imports which have resulted in disrupting the supply chain mechanism that is prevalent as a part of the global optical encoder market regions. The world economies that were smoothly functioning before the pandemic and had set organizational goals and objectives to meet are now trying to get their hands on the best technology and advancements to implement in their functioning to recover the losses incurred during the pandemic year of 2021 and hence, emerge as dominant players by the end of the forecast period in 2027. The production capacity of the industries and production units have been limited as the rising cases resulted in a shortage of raw material and this unavailability is creating issues for the producers to meet the market demand and supply as per the requirement. The arrival of the pandemic has forced the companies to shut their manufacturing units as well.
The government and the key market players are collaborating to increase the investment quantum for the development of products and services that will help in enhancing the optical encoder market visibility and accomplish the demand rendered by the target audience across the global regions. Also, the market players are opening their doors to enter into mergers and collaborations to cater to the demand of the audience that is located outside the regional market to improve their global presence and generate international investments.
Optical Encoder Market Dynamics
Drivers
The market trends are expected to witness a growing inclination of the target audience that is spread across various global regions towards the availability of advanced technologies even though the pandemic is on a rise and there is a high rate at which the cases are being transmitted among people, states, countries and escaping the international borders, as well. Most of the manufacturing players and units functioning across various global regions are developing a dire need for automation and hence, this is emerging as one of the major factors that will drive the global optical encoder market growth as per the formulated predictions during the forecast period that ended in 2030. Automation for encoders helps in improving the overall effectiveness of equipment by rendering its assistance in monitoring the energy levels alongside the working conditions of machines.
Restraints
However, the global optical encoder market operations are subsequently witnessing various problems and issues that might end up forming as restraints during the growth process undertaken by the prominent market players by the end of the forecast period in 2030. Achieving and maintaining a high degree of accuracy, rising variations in the international regulations, and risks related to mechanical failures while functioning in the harsh environments is likely to present restraints for the market and thus, bar the market from expanding amongst end-users, industry verticals, and trends that are likely to prevail during the ongoing forecast period of 2022-2030.
Technology Analysis
Constant connectivity with the production lines is an important requirement that is prevailing across a series of functional units and markets like the food and beverage industry, medical, healthcare, pharmaceutical units, chemical industries, and the automotive sector. The mid-sized manufacturers are implementing the solutions at a high scale. Encoders are on their way to adopt these market services on a large scale that ensure better implementation and utilization of assets, and further, rendering support in minimizing the errors and maintaining the quality of the end-products available to the target audience.
Optical Encoder Market Segment Overview
The optical encoder market is home to various markets segments that are functional in different global regions. To help the market investors, traders, and vendors, render a better investment and return experience, it is better to understand the revenue potential possessed by the market segments. Also, the mar optical encoder market ket segments and the revenue collected by them can help in enhancing the final valuation of the global market during the forecast period that ends in 2030. The global market has been segmented based on the following:
Encoder type
The encoder type segment of the global optical encoder market includes both linear and rotary types.
Signal type
The signal type segment of the market is further, bifurcated into incremental and absolute parts.
Technology
The technology segment of the global optical encoder market includes verticals like magnetic technology, optical technology, and inductive technology amongst the others available in various regional parts of the global market and will be put to use to carry out the market operations during the forecast period that will be ending in 2030.
Application
The application segment of the global optical encoder market includes end-users like textiles, industrial, consumer electronics, power, automotive, food and beverages, aerospace, printing, and textiles amongst others, and thus, expand the area of market service during the forecast period that will be ending in 2030.
Optical Encoder Market 
Source: MRFR Analysis
Optical Encoder Market Regional Analysis
The largest optical encoder market share is likely to be enjoyed by the APAC regions amongst the rest in competition. The main reason behind this is the increasing number of manufacturing and engineering hubs that are related to various functional industries. The concept is largely present in China, as a part of the APAC region. The target audience is largely demanding energy-efficient products and is open to various kinds of feedback. These factors will help in the creation of excellent opportunities for the global growth of the optical encoder market during the forecast period that ends in 2030.
Optical Encoder Market Competitive Landscape
The optical encoder market report discusses the role of the following competitive market players:
- Sensata Technologies (US)
- POSITAL FRABA (Netherlands)
- Renishaw plc (UK)
- ifm electronics (Germany)
- Dynapar Corporation (US)
- HEIDENHAIN (US)
Recent Developments
- FORTIS is an enclosed linear absolute encoder series that was launched by one of the prominent market players - Renushaw PLC in January 2021. This series has been developed based on the RESOLUTE encoder technology available to the market operations and is known to act as a perfect fit if anyone is looking to make use of the same in harsh environments. The design is non-contact and mechanical and hence, does not require a mechanical guidance carriage.
- ECM 2400 is an absolute modular magnetic angle encoder that was launched by HEIDENHAIN in April 2021. This angle encoder is known to be a sturdy and robust encoder that is helping in providing medium accuracy to the users. It is known to be suitable for applications that require limited space, high rotational speed along with the availability of angular accelerations.
- Near about the same time, EAM300 was launched by Baumer which is the smallest CANopen interface rotary encoder that belongs to the MARGES EAM series. The nature of the encoder is compact which allows more space in the machine designs and also, offers design freedom to some of the present variants. This has mainly been designed to suit medical technology needs and back mobile automation.
Optical Encoder Market Report Overview
The global optical encoder market report helps in providing valuable market insights that will play a vital role in the expansion of the market operations during the forecast period that ends in 2030. The report helps in understanding the revenue potential in the market segments and the competitive degree that prevails amongst the market players belonging to various regions on a global scale. The report discusses the impact of the pandemic and the recent optical encoder market developments undertaken to incur the losses because of the pandemic.