May 21, 2024

Emerging Digitalization In Manufacturing Facilities Is Expected To Fuel Growth Of The Industrial Burner Market

Industrial burners are combustion devices used in various industrial processes such as production of cement, steel, petrochemicals, glass and others. They are used to ignite and control the combustion of fuel and air mixture. The global industrial burner market exhibits a wide application scope across various end use industries where heat treatment and drying processes are involved. Some key use cases include burners used for preheating furnaces in steel mills, drying processes in textiles, preheating boilers in power plants and heating processes for manufacture of ceramics, bricks and tiles among others.

The global Industrial Burner Market is estimated to be valued at Us$ 11291.33 Mn in 2023 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR Of 5.5% over the forecast period 2023 To 2030, as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights.

Market Dynamics:

Industrial automation through digitalization of manufacturing processes presents significant opportunities for growth of the industrial burner market over the forecast period. Emerging technologies such as IoT, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence and cloud computing are enabling faster innovation in burner design to improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and optimize combustion processes. For instance, artificial intelligence is being used to continuously monitor and control fuel-air mixing for optimal combustion. Further, IoT enables remote monitoring of burner performance via sensors to predict maintenance needs as well as enable preventive maintenance through predictive diagnostics. These factors are expected to fuel demand for technologically advanced industrial burners. Another major driver for the market is stringent regulations regarding reduction of carbon emissions from industries. Burners with low NOx designs compliant with emission norms are gaining increasing preference.

Segment Analysis

The global industrial burner market is dominated by the natural gas sub segment. Around 65% of industrial burners are used to combust natural gas, as it is relatively cheap and readily available compared to other fuels such as coal. Natural gas offers significant cost advantages for industrial processes that require heat. It is economically viable for most large scale industrial applications such as food processing, chemical processing, primary metals manufacturing etc.

PEST Analysis

Political: Regulations around emission standards are becoming more stringent globally, pushing industries to adopt more efficient and less polluting burner technologies. This is driving innovation.

Economic: With rising energy costs, industries are under pressure to reduce fuel consumption and increase energy efficiency. Burners with advanced control and monitoring systems that optimize fuel-air ratio are gaining traction.

Social: Growing awareness about environmental protection has made industries more responsible towards reducing their carbon footprint. Burners with lower NOx emissions are preferred.

Technological: Advanced sensor technologies, digitalization and IoT are enabling smarter burners. Features like predictive maintenance, remote monitoring and diagnostics are improving performance and uptime.

Key Takeaways

The Global Industrial Burner Market Demand is expected to witness high growth over the forecast period supported by rising energy demand from process industries and stricter emission norms. The global industrial burner market is estimated to be valued at US$ 11291.33 Mn in 2023 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 5.5% over the forecast period 2023 to 2030.

Regional analysis:

 

The Asia Pacific region dominates the market currently owing to presence of a large manufacturing base and rapid industrialization. China and India are fastest growing burner markets in the region.

Key players operating in the industrial burner market are Baker Hughes Inc., Drill Master Inc, Ulterra Drilling Technologies, National Oilwell Varco Inc., Halliburton Inc., Schlumberger, Atlas Copco AB and Scientific Drilling International Inc.

Key players are focusing on product innovation and bringing smarter burner solutions integrated with advanced technologies. adoption of IoT and connectivity is enabling remote monitoring and predictive maintenance of burners.

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1. Source: Coherent Market Insights, Public sources, Desk research
2. We have leveraged AI tools to mine information and compile it