Global Inline Metrology Growth Opportunities

Global Inline Metrology Growth Opportunities


The Road to Achieving Quality 4.0 Boosts the Need for Inline Metrology Solutions

This study provides insights into market metrics (base year revenues), market revenue projections until 2027, and the latest trends that will drive growth in the global inline metrology industry. It offers a detailed landscape of industry drivers, restraints, and segments conducive to growth.

The inline metrology industry has been growing steadily, with demand predominantly coming from automotive, aerospace, and machine shop verticals. Despite current economic uncertainty, the shift towards electric vehicles is one of the key drivers for inline metrology solutions. Frost & Sullivan expects this market to witness steady growth during the forecast period (2023–2027). The integration of digital technologies across different facets of manufacturing, from design to production and delivery, will play a key role in driving the need for inline metrology solutions.

The study analyzes the global inline metrology market, including the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and the Rest of the world (RoW). Product segmentation includes coordinate measuring machines (CMM), optical digitizers and scanners (ODS), and vision measuring machines (VMM). The analysis covers the market share of the top competitors at the total market level and a discussion of the prominent distribution channels. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for 2021 through 2027. The study provides revenues for the base year 2022 and revenue projections up to 2027. Additional market metrics such as CAGR (2022 to 2027), average pricing, and market concentration are also provided. The study identifies and analyzes growth opportunities emerging in the inline metrology market, providing insight into how to leverage them.


  • Strategic Imperatives
    • Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
    • The Strategic Imperative 8™
    • The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Inline Metrology Industry
    • Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
  • Growth Opportunity Analysis
    • Scope of Analysis
    • Segmentation
    • Key Competitors
    • Growth Metrics
    • Distribution Channels
    • Growth Drivers
    • Growth Driver Analysis
    • Growth Restraints
    • Growth Restraint Analysis
    • Forecast Assumptions
    • Revenue Forecast
      • Table Inline Metrology Market: Revenue Forecast, Global, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Product
      • Table Inline Metrology Market: Revenue Forecast by Product, Global, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Region
      • Table Inline Metrology Market: Revenue Forecast by Region, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Industry Vertical
      • Table Inline Metrology Market: Revenue Forecast by Industry Vertical, Global, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast Analysis
    • Revenue Forecast Analysis by Region
    • Revenue Forecast Analysis by Industry Vertical
    • Pricing Trends and Forecast Analysis
    • Competitive Environment
    • Revenue Share
    • Revenue Share Analysis
  • Trends & Opportunities
    • Value Proposition—Inline Metrology
    • Evolution of Quality
    • Quality 4.0
  • Growth Opportunity Analysis: CMM
    • Growth Metrics
    • Revenue Forecast
      • Table CMM: Revenue Forecast, Global, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Region
      • Table CMM: Revenue Forecast by Region, Global, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Industry Vertical
      • Table CMM: Revenue Forecast by Industry Vertical, Global, 2021–2027
    • Forecast Analysis
  • Growth Opportunity Analysis: ODS
    • Growth Metrics
    • Revenue Forecast
      • Table ODS: Revenue Forecast, Global, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Region
      • Table ODS: Revenue Forecast by Region, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Industry Vertical
      • Table ODS: Revenue Forecast by Industry Vertical, Global, 2021–2027
    • Forecast Analysis
  • Growth Opportunity Analysis: VMM
    • Growth Metrics
    • Revenue Forecast
      • Table VMM: Revenue Forecast, Global, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Region
      • Table VMM: Revenue Forecast by Region, Global, 2021–2027
    • Revenue Forecast by Industry Vertical
      • Table VMM: Revenue Forecast by Industry Vertical, Global, 2021–2027
    • Forecast Analysis
  • Growth Opportunity Universe
    • Growth Opportunity 1: Closed-loop Quality Control
    • Growth Opportunity 2: Artificial Intelligence
    • Growth Opportunity 3: Digital Twin
    • Growth Opportunity 4: Absolute Measurement
  • Next Steps
    • Your Next Steps
    • Why Frost, Why Now?

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