Water-based Inks Dominate Flexographic Printing Inks Market owing to Eco-Friendly Properties

While both digital and flexo printing technologies have undergone dramatic improvements over the past few years, flexographic printing is one of most widespread methods of conventional printing. Flexography, also commonly known as flexo, is a print technology that utilizes flexible relief plates and semi-liquid inks commonly obtained in the form of water-based, solvent-based, or UV-cured solutions. Flexographic printing inks are used in several printing applications to print images on products such as papers, folding cartons, metal cans, corrugated boxes and containers, labels, tags, plastic bags, flexible packaging, milk cartons, and others (including newspapers and magazines). 

An increase in demand for flexographic printing methods from all these applications is expected to be the key driving factor for the global flexographic printing inks market in the coming years. As per a market research report by Transparency Market Research, the market for flexographic printing inks is expected to grow at a positive but modest pace between 2014 and 2020. According to this report, the market is expected to rise from a net value of US$6.41 billion in 2013 to US$9.32 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% until 2020.

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Improved Flexographic Ink Materials and Advancements in Flexo Printers to Boost Market 

Thanks to the new advancements in anilox, ink, printing presses, and plate technology, flexographic printing processes have become one of the most important label printing methods in modern times. Improvements and advancements with respective to high print speeds, outstanding color quality, and the ability of presses to achieve the finest resolutions and good printing consistency are some of the main growth factors behind the rising demand for flexographic printing methods. 

A flexographic press is used to prepare the main relief image carrier for printing. These presses are simple to operate and can be easily adapted to the use of water-based inks. Use of water-based inks only leads to a large reduction in volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. VOC contains a high number of carbon atoms and a high vapor pressure, and thus readily evaporates into the atmosphere, leading to smog. Printing inks and coatings that are used in the commercial graphic printing industry typically contain VOCs in varying amounts, depending on the type of ink and end-use requirements. Therefore, it is for this reason that government legislations to control VOC emissions have been implemented in the U.S., Europe, and several other developing countries.

The need to lower carbon emissions has resulted in several changes with respect to flexographic ink formations as well as printing technology. The use of water-based inks in the market has increased tremendously. This segment held almost 40% of the global market in 2013 due to the high demand from consumers for its use in large-scale applications. 

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New Advancements in Anilox Roller Technology 

Flexo printing depends on the controlled transfer of liquid ink, coating, or varnish, and anilox rolls are precisely designed to consistently supply a measurably uniform volume of printing ink onto the image carrier. Anilox rolls are considered to be the heart of flexographic presses and the demand for these devices has grown significantly in recent years due to their major contributions to the improvements in the flexographic printing inks industry in terms of quality and consistency. 

Cheshire Anilox Technology recently developed MaxFlo XT engraving rollers. MaxFlo XT engraving rollers are the best in the market for ink transfer and apt for high-quality print in flexible packaging applications. 

Research Reveals Pervasive Application of Chitosan in Wastewater Treatment

While applications of chitosan are myriad, recently the organic carbohydrate polymer has been in high demand in wastewater treatment. Natural polyelectrols such as chitosan are being widely examined for their effectiveness as coagulates for water treatment across several African countries that do not have access to safe and clean drinking water. Chitosan is a nontoxic and biodegradable poly N-acetyl-glucosamine that is a natural polyelectrolyte. It is derived from chitin, a structural element present in the exoskeleton of crustaceans, and is known to be produced annually as much as cellulose. Rising application of chitosan for wastewater treatment, apart from its uses in the organic cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, is the primary factor bolstering the global chitosan market. 

Recently, analysts from Transparency Market Research conducted a research study, according to which the chitosan industry will rise at an impressive 17.7% CAGR between 2014 and 2020. TMR reports the global market value of chitosan at US$1.35 billion in 2013. The market is expected to reach US$4.22 billion by the end of 2020.

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Effectiveness of Chitosan as a Coagulating Agent in Wastewater Treatment

Obtaining potable water from most raw water resources entails administering coagulation or flocculation agents to remove turbidity, which is present in the form of colloidal or suspended materials. This is one of the most effective processes of treating surface water by reducing turbidity, algae, bacteria, clay particles, and organic compounds. Using aluminum salts may appear as a viable option, but it leaves behind residuals in treated water.

Whilst iron salts are a cheaper option, importing chemicals from foreign lands can prove to be a costly affair for developing countries. Hence, in recent years, there has been a significant interest in developing natural coagulants such as chitosan. Using natural coagulants helps achieve considerable savings in sludge and chemical handling costs. 

Research conducted to examine the market viability of chitosan clearly demonstrates its effectiveness as a coagulating agent for organic compounds. Hence, chitosan is increasingly used as an absorption medium for PCBs, dyes, and small concentrations of phenols present in industrial wastewater. It is also used as a chelating polymer for binding toxic heavy metals. Chitosan has proven to be more effective than alternative polymers such as activated charcoals, synthetic resins, and even chitin in the aforementioned applications. 

Research Reveals Ubiquitous Uses of Chitosan

For years, scientists have been using natural sunscreen made from algae to develop a novel shield against sunrays to protect not only people, but also outdoor materials and textiles. Existing sunblock materials perform either by physically blocking ultraviolet rays or by absorbing them. Several synthetic and natural compounds are used to achieve this. However, most of these have only a limited efficiency, and pose risks to human and environment health. To address such issues, Susana Fernandes and Vincent Bulone from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden explored natural alternatives. The researchers combined algae’s natural sunscreen molecules with chitosan. The experiment showed that the material thus formed was biocompatible and absorbed ultraviolet A and B radiations better than pure algae. 

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Furthermore, a recently conducted laboratory and animal study revealed that nanoparticles coated with chitosan and encapsulating a chemotherapy drug called doxorubicin can target and effectively exterminate cancer cells six times more effectively than doxorubicin uncoated with the oligosaccharides. 

Such studies only reveal the multi-disciplinary attribute of chitosan, which is anticipated to positively impact its market expansion across the globe

LMR Systems Market Fueled by Rising Demand in Mission-Critical Operations

Land mobile radio (LMR) systems are used mainly by first responder organizations such as police departments, emergency medical service providers, and fire departments. In addition, LMR systems are used by public work organizations and companies with vast vehicle fleets and a wide network of field staff.

According to a report by Transparency Market Research, the global land mobile radio systems market is poised to grow at a strong CAGR of 16.9% from 2014 to 2020, driven largely by their rising demand in mission-critical operations. This market is estimated to develop from a value of US$10.57 billion in 2013 to US$30.6 billion by 2020.

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U.S. Army Explores Multinational Radio Platforms for Communication

In June this year, the U.S. Army began exploring the possibility of American and other allied tactical land mobile radio systems talking to one another across countries. A proof-of-concept testing was performed in Europe during multinational exercises before developing formal requirements. The aim of the exploration was to be able to allow communication between one country and another country’s radio sets. Direct communication via land mobile radio systems with an allied military has so far been considered to be technically impossible. 

The operating concept of the U.S. Army was unveiled last year and in January 2015, 2,000 soldiers from five countries – Hungary, Canada, the U.K., the Netherlands, and the U.S. – tested a device called the tactical voice bridge with the help of 12 different kinds of radios. The exercise was conducted at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The Army hopes to overcome issues associated with interoperability and communication lapses and provide seamless radio-bridging.

Growing Shift from Analog to Digital Communication Systems 

The extreme significance of communication in efficient mission-critical operations is a major factor boosting the demand for land mobile radio systems. The integration of LMR systems with expanding long-term evolution (LTE) networks has also contributed toward the growth of the land mobile radio systems market. Apart from this, the rising adoption of LMR systems by corporate users and military as well as transportation sectors has proved to be a major growth driver for the global LMR systems market. 

The shift from analog communication systems to digital communication systems is an ongoing trend that has had a positive impact on the land mobile radio systems market. Digital LMR systems offer extended battery life and reduced power consumption, making them the communication system of choice. 

Thanks to the numerous initiatives of the U.S. government to enhance communication within the armed forces and transform the military structure, North America is the largest land mobile radio systems market in the world. 

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The growing importance of LMR systems has resulted in strong competition among leading market players, who have been offering high-speed cellular networks to sustain themselves in the developing market. The prominent participants in the land mobile radio systems market include RELM Wireless Corporation, TE Connectivity Ltd., Honeywell International, Inc., Thales Group S.A., Motorola Solutions, Inc., Harris Corporation, JVC KENWOOD Corporation, Nokia Solutions and Networks, Airbus DS Communications, and Raytheon Company.

Global Attapulgite (Colloidal and Sorptive) Market Boosted by Growing Demand for Cat Litter Absorbents, to Grow at 8.3% CAGR by 2020

The global attapulgite market was valued at US$238.5 million in 2013 and is expected to be valued at US$418.8 million by 2020. The constant growth in demand for cat litter absorbents has allowed the global attapulgite market to grow at an 8.3% CAGR. By volume, the demand for attapulgite (colloidal and sorptive) stood at 1,391.8 kilo tons, globally.   

The global attapulgite market is driven by the demand for cat litter absorbents, oil rig drilling, development of the healthcare industry, and growth in construction activities globally. Cat litter absorbents, prepared by using attapulgite clay, absorb urine and leave the surface clean for further use. In 2013, the demand for attapulgite cat litter absorbent segment remained steady at 508.9 kilo tons. Attapulgite cat litter absorbents will continue to dominate the global attapulgite market during the forecast period. 

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The global attapulgite market is segmented on the basis of products, end use, and geography. By product type or chemical and physical characteristics, the global attapulgite market is segmented into colloidal and sorptive attapulgite. Based on end use, the global attapulgite market is divided into cat litter absorbents, paints and coating, oil and gas, medical and pharmaceutical, agriculture, and others. 

New Cat Litter Absorbents to Boost Global Attapulgite Market 

The growing number of pet owners has driven the global attapulgite market. The colloidal grade attapulgite segment led the global attapulgite market with a 65% market share in 2013. Cat litter absorbents led the end-use segmentation of the attapulgite market, accounting for 60% of the global attapulgite market. Most of the key market players develop cat litter absorbents. Development of cat litter absorbents with eco-friendly attributes by many market players has helped the global attapulgite market.

Geohellas S.A., a technical clays company in Greece, recently announced its plans to establish new innovations in attapulgite deposits in Europe. Geohellas discovered their attapulgite deposits in Northern Greece in 1998 and has been constantly extracting since then. Geohellas has come up with innovative methods such as dynamisation, thermal, and mechanical, to improve the anti-diarrheal properties of attapulgite. Optimization of the performance of intestinal micro flora, binding of the toxins produced by fungi, and binding of the toxinogens produced by clostridia and E. coli are some of the major actions of attapulgite. This reduces mortality in almost all young animals and improves the rate at which animals develop. The binding of zearalenone and toxins affects the overall fertility of the animals and increases the productivity. Geohellas has recently developed a range of attapulgite products used in the animal feeding industry. 

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North America to Dominate Attapulgite Market with Growing Demand for Cat Litter Absorbents

Based on geography, the global attapulgite market is divided into regions such as North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World. Key players from across all regions have started using attapulgite for cat litter absorbents. Some of the key market players, which contributed in the global attapulgite market, are Active Minerals International LLC, BASF Corporation, MinTech International, KPL International Limited, Ashwa Minerals Private Limited, Geohellas S.A., Manek Minerals, Gujarat Minechem, and Gunjan Minerals Pvt. Ltd. 

Global LiDAR Market Driven by Demand for 3D Imagery Technology, to Touch US$605.5 Million at 15% CAGR by 2020

The global LiDAR market had a value of US$225 million in 2013 and is expected to be valued at US$605.5 million by 2020. The global LiDAR market is forecast to grow at a 15% CAGR in the period between 2014 and 2020.

                                                                         

Growth in demand for 3D imagery and 3D mapping in the recent past has resulted in fast development of the global LiDAR market. At present, the demand for 3D imagery is high in consumer, government, and commercial applications. Orthodox mapping is being rapidly replaced by LiDAR technology in many regions across the globe, thus boosting the global LiDAR market.

                                                       

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Aerial LiDAR in Coastal Application Leading the Global Market

The global LiDAR market is segmented based on technology, application, and regions. By technology, the global LiDAR market is divided into two types, namely aerial and terrestrial. In 2013, aerial LiDAR mapping grabbed a larger share of the global LiDAR market. By application, the global LiDAR market was led by coastal LiDAR, which includes applications such as coastal habitat mapping and ocean floor mapping. Some other LiDAR applications that contributed to the growth of the global market include forestry, infrastructure, transmission lines, transportation, defense, and aerospace. 

By geography, the global LiDAR market is segmented into North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Rest of the World. North America dominated the global LiDAR market in 2013 thanks to high acceptance of 3D imagery and 3D mapping technologies, especially in the U.S. Europe emerged as the second largest regional market for LiDAR technologies with a share only slightly lower than that of North America. A large number of market players producing as well as adopting 3D imagery technology are based in Europe. 

Booming 3D Imagery Technology Leading to Growth of Global LiDAR Market

Key market players are steadily coming up with innovations in 3D imagery, thus boosting the global LiDAR market. 

Magic Leap, a startup in the United States, recently announced that they will offer a platform for game developers, artists, and filmmakers to use 3D imagery technology to showcase their creative vision. With bigger plans, Magic Leap has put big money on 3D mapping and 3D imagery technology. 

The Dania Beach Company, which specializes in new 3D imagery technologies, is willing to welcome developers who have the potential to utilize their SDK. Dania Beach Company is willing to spend US$592 million to build a 300,000 square foot manufacturing area in Florida for its photonic light field chip. The photonic light field chip will be responsible for powering the company’s enlarged reality headset, which directly projects the display at a user’s eye, instead of on a screen. 

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Many such advanced 3D imagery technologies being introduced by key market players have boosted the development of the global LiDAR market. Some of the leading participants of the global LiDAR market are Avent Lidar Technology, FARO Technology Inc.n 3D Laser Mapping Ltd., Firmatek 3D Mapping Solutions LLC, Mosaic 3D, Leica Geosystems AG, INtermap Technologies Corp., Optich Incorporated, DigitalWorld Mapping Inc., and Aerometric Inc.

Widespread Applications across Industries Fuels Demand from Laser Processing Market

Few scientific discoveries of the 20th century have demonstrated a range of industrial applications as wide as lasers, or more accurately, LASERs – an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Lasers make for a powerful source of light, exhibiting extraordinary properties absent in conventional sources of light. The unique attribute of lasers lies in the way their light waves travel long distances with little divergence. Concentration of energy at an extremely high intensity, which remains almost constant through the long distance it travels due to low divergence, is the remarkable feature of lasers.

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Compared to conventional arc or a flame, it is easier to control a laser beam and locate it more precisely. The intense heat generated by laser absorption in various metal surfaces is used for industrial purposes such as welding, precision cutting, marking and engraving, and drilling without damaging the material. Owing to such qualities, the application of laser processing has exponentially increased across several industries

Transparency Market Research recently conducted a survey to study the growth trajectory of laser processing across industries. The research revealed that the global laser processing market, which stood at US$8.76 billion in 2013, is anticipated to reach US$17.26 billion by 2020. If the figures hold true, the global market for laser processing will rise at a positive 10.2% CAGR between 2014 and 2020.

Laser Technology Applications in Materials Processing and Environmental Processes

Laser technology has already emerged as an essential tool for materials processing in industries and environmental processes. Laser technology offers high efficiency and better brightness compared to conventional sources of light. The process also enables the processing and monitoring of remote non-contact materials and visibly shortens the time consumed for processing.

Many consumers use laser processed products on a daily basis without even realizing it. Be it the cars we drive, the cellphones we use, or even the food we eat, a wide variety of products are nowadays controlled and processed with the help of lasers.

Since its discovery, laser technology has offered revolutionary solutions in the field of environmental monitoring. Some of the most common examples of the atmospheric deployment of laser technology are profiling of temperature, humidity, and density of air, observing stratospheric aerosols, detecting hazardous greenhouse gases, and monitoring of pollutants.

The most common applications of laser technology in industries include:

• Owing to its diverse applications, laser technology is increasingly used to engrave permanent markings on electronic equipment, consumer goods, and other products.                                              
• Governments in various nations have imposed stringent regulations to ensure clear markings on consumer products such as pharmaceuticals, food, and others, which significantly boosts the demand for laser processing across industries.                                                                                               
• High power pump diode lasers are used in several industrial applications such as printing, marking, plastic wielding, or scanning. The demand for high power diode laser solutions has handed the segment a competitive position in the global laser processing market due to its cost efficiency and compactness.                                                                                                                      
• Lasers have also been widely deployed in test and measurement applications in several industries. 

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Spurred by such widespread applications across industries, the laser processing market is likely to register exponential growth in the next four to five years. 

Industrial Robotics Market Driven by Demand from Food and Beverages Industry, High Initial Costs Deter Investors

Right from the revolutionary assembly line popularized by Henry Ford to the massive socioeconomic change brought about by the invention of the cotton gin, mankind has always sought to make every process easier, safer, and more efficient. Industrial robotics are the latest in a long line of tools and technologies developed in order to make industrial processes smoother.

Industrial robotics are employed in a wide variety of tasks in a range of industries. From assembling to painting and from food and beverages to automobiles, the range of applications of industrial robotics is immense. The global market for industrial robotics, rising on the back of the rise in most if not all of its end-use industries, was worth close to US$29 billion in 2013 and will grow to US$44.48 billion in 2020. This jump represents a robust CAGR of 6.2% from 2014 to 2020.

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Here is a lowdown on the major factors expected to influence the global industrial robotics market:

Rising Labor Costs: When the Western World started to have issues regarding high labor costs, they came upon an easy solution: outsourcing to the East. The low-income population in several Southeast Asian countries benefited from this. However, the rising economic status of some of these countries, such as India and China, is resulting in slowly growing problems of labor cost. This will lead to companies turning to a solution that doesn’t require payment at all: industrial robotics.

Rise in Innovation and Adoption of the Same: Technological innovation is always necessary in any field to keep it ahead of the game, and the field of industrial robotics is no exception. Rising government support to research in industrial robotics has led to a high volume of new robotics innovations being produced. The cost efficiency and often-higher efficacy of new models has also convinced manufacturers to employ advanced versions of industrial robotics tools and keep upgrading them regularly. This will lead to robust demand from the global industrial robotics market.

High Initial Cost: Though the nascent technology holds promise for the industrial sector, its relatively recent emergence also means that investing in it is resource-intensive. Due to the high technological sophistication they provide and the magnitude of the leap they provide offer conventional manufacturing tools and technologies, industrial robotics is expensive, which can be a turn-off for both potential investors and buyers.

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Rising Automation in Food and Beverages Industry: Of all the end-use sectors of the global industrial robotics market, the food and beverage industry emerges as a leader in 2013, along with metals and precision and optics. The processed food industry is on a roll these days, due to the growing working female population in Asia Pacific and elsewhere, and would bank heavily on industrial robotics to fulfill the steadily rising demand.