Abstract
Research Overview
Global Business Environment Challenges North American HVAC&R Heat Exchangers Market
Globalization has greatly expanded the availability of new markets, while also
creating intense competition in all sectors. Innovations in product designs,
equipment, information systems and business practices are driving major
transformations in the U.S. manufacturing companies. Almost all industries in
North America depend on export markets and global economic cycles affect
industries that represent major end-users of heat exchangers. Therefore, trade
imbalances, recessions and economic growth in nations abroad eventually affect
the business of heat exchanger manufacturers in the North America. Despite the
popularity of buying from domestic manufacturers, end-users will increasingly
look on a global scale for competitive prices for heat exchangers in future
years. Companies not active or responsive to the globalization of business run
the risk of losing potential clients and contracts to the competition.
Analysis of Heat Exchangers in HVAC&R Market Delivers Opportunity for New Entrants
Most of the companies manufacturing heat exchangers find applications in
various end-user segments such as commercial buildings, healthcare facilities,
hospitality industry and find their products penetrating the HVAC&R market in
one end-user segment or the other. This study brings out the list of companies
contributing to various segments of HVAC&R market such as shell and tube type,
plate type, finned coil type and rotary wheel type of heat exchangers. The
total market revenues along with market trends in HVAC&R market is estimated
to be growing and it proves to be beneficial for various new entrants to
venture in to HVAC&R market. With Kyoto Treaty and the United States
government also expressing concerns about the environment and green house
emissions, the demand pattern for HVAC&R heat exchangers in North America is
expected to change. Various norms and standards are brought out in this study
provides opportinuty for the new entrants to know the latest about the
policies and comply their product with applicable norms.
Low Consumer Awareness About Heat Exchangers to Conserve Energy Limits Demand for Heat Exchangers
Low end-user awareness has been a traditional drawback in this market.
Facility managers and building owners are often not well updated on the
technologies/practices that can be used to conserve energy while lowering
operating costs. The task of educating the end-users on energy benefits of
heat exchangers thus falls on manufacturers or the distributors and the
integrators who may not have high budgets to accommodate investments on
end-user education. Nonetheless, companies that successfully remain
competitive and achieve target growth rates focus on educating their end-users
and making them fully aware of their products.