IR (Infrared) Imaging Market Size & Forecast Report, 2014 - 2020

Infrared imaging is a procedure to obtain Infrared (IR) energy released as heat by objects and produce an electronic image based on the information about the temperature variation. The Infrared imaging market is expected to witness a major demand owing to the growing adoption of linked devices across a varied range of applications. The expansion of this market is fuelled by the boost in the penetration of equipment across the military sectors and commercial.

The frequent decrease in cost of Infrared cameras is apt to remain the key growth driver behind the amplification in the acceptance of Infrared imaging technology over the forecast period. The cost of Infrared cameras is expected to decrease by 12–15% per annum for the last five years and the drift is expected to carry over the forecast period, ultimately resulting in an amplified commercial adoption. Employment of Infrared cameras in functionality such as automotive, smart phones, automation and CCTV cameras, are accepted to continue being another reason behind the enlargement in adaption of Infrared imaging technology. Services offered by utilizing Infrared cameras such as for tank inspection surveys, building diagnostics, radiology and several others are expected to be the, one among the major areas of growth for the start-ups over the forecast period owing to the factors like growing need, rising awareness and the demand for lower initial investments.

The expansion of the micro bolometer and former detect or-based equipment has also led to the growing commercialization of Infrared imagers, which in roll is expected to spur the demand of Infrared imaging industry. Conventionally, dependent on the U.S. defence spending, the, market is now trailing its dependence in a frequent manner and is expected to be determined by commercial applications such as automotive, predictive maintenance, personal vision. In spite of the reduction in orders from the U.S. defence market owing to budget impounding, the industry is thriving at a rapid pace owing to increase in adoption via straight manner.

On the basis of region, the market can be segregated into Asia Pacific, North America Europe and Rest Of World. North America is expected to capture largest revenue over the forecast period owing to continuous technical advancements in the U.S. coupled with technological development in Mexico and Canada. Two Critical Infra-red Camera application areas in this region are military & defence and commercial. Commercial section is expected to see a rapid growth which in turn is expected to fuel the growth of infrared market over the forecast period. On the basis of end user industry, the market can be segregated into security & Surveillance, automotive applications, aerospace, industrial and military & defence. Security and Surveillance sector is expected to see the maximum growth over the forecast period owing to increased implementation of video analytics, increased utilization of real time monitoring.

Increasing commercial installation of surveillance system coupled with increasing utilization of HD cameras and  increasing requirement of physical security is also expected to drive the growth of this section of market over the forecast period. On the basis of types of Infrared camera this market can be segregated into mid wavelength camera, long wavelength camera and short wavelength camera. The long wavelength camera section of this market is expected to see the highest growth over the forecast period owing to their ability of not demanding any external light source to produce an image and to provide details about the atmospheric absorption of heat. Its ability to provide better vision through smoke and mist makes it suitable for passive vision enhancement and thermography. The use of cameras is expected to increase rapidly over all the end user industries which include military & defence, automotive application, homeland security and industrial.

Some of the key players in this market are Fluke Corporation (U.S.), DRS Technologies (U.S.), FLIR Systems, BAE systems, Testo AG, Sofradir Group (France) and Axis Communications (Sweden). . Additionally, the industry is expected to remain be competitive with the entrance of niche players. These players offer hardware thereby growing their market bargain potential among the large companies. On the contrary, the overall implementation of thermographic cameras into turnkey application in the industrial atmosphere is clearly one of the significant driving factors for the Infrared imaging market. FLIR Systems and Fluke Corporation are well known players focussed on thermography applications. The market for infrared imaging is expected to be highly competitive and price sensitive over the forecast period owing to entry of new players in the market. Since they will be offering their products at a low price in comparison to other established player which in turn is expected to give birth to price reduction.