Global Super Precision Bearing Market Research Report 2024-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2030

Global Super Precision Bearing Market Research Report 2024-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2030

Super precision bearings refer to bearings with accuracy above P4, bearings are machine components that limit relative motion to the desired motion and reduce friction between moving parts, Super precision bearings are designed for precision applications, in order to ensure cool and smooth operation at high speeds.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Super Precision Bearing market finds that the global Super Precision Bearing market reached a value of USD 8720.15 million in 2023. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 11290.86 million by 2029, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.4% during the forecast period.

Growth in demand for super precision bearings

The key characteristic that distinguishes super precision bearings from other types of bearings is the rotational accuracy, or in the case of linear bearings, the straightness of motion. In the past, in most bearing applications, this aspect of performance was not important, and the performance of bearings was usually ignored, but as more and more new technologies and emerging applications appeared, super precision bearings were manufactured industry, where accurate bearing movement is critical to product performance. These are often associated with the electronics, computer, optics, instrumentation and medical industries, where advances in microelectronics have led to the development or miniaturization of new innovative products requiring more precise manufacturing processes and measurement equipment. With the development of the times, the demand for chips is developing toward miniaturization and integration. In this industry, there is an obvious correlation between the risk of microcracks and bearing accuracy, and machine manufacturers have already shifted from precision ball bearings to air bearings. Bearing trend to achieve the highest motion accuracy of all bearing types. With the increasing demand for precision and high-performance manufacturing in the manufacturing industry, the development of the precision machining industry will drive the increase in demand for super precision bearings and will promote the development of the industry

Region Overview:

In 2023, the share of the Super Precision Bearing market in Asia Pacific stood at 47.07%

Company Overview:

SKF is one of the major players operating in the Super Precision Bearing market, holding a share of 16.85% in 2023.

SKF is a major provider of products and technology to original equipment manufacturers and industrial operations in virtually every major industry, including transportation, paper, mining, oil and gas, food and beverage, machine tool, metals, aerospace and energy, among others.

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, also known as Schaeffler Group (Schaeffler-Gruppe in German), is a German manufacturer of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace and industrial uses.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Angular Contact Ball Bearings segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2028.

Definition of angular contact ball bearings Angular Contact Ball Bearings can bear radial load and axial load at the same time. Can work at higher speeds. The larger the contact angle, the higher the axial load carrying capacity.

Cylindrical roller bearings are designed to carry radial loads while minimizing friction. They can also handle a small amount of axial loads depending on the application and internal design of the bearings. Roller bearings offer higher load capacities than ball bearings of the same size. The rollers are guided by the ribs of the inner or outer ring. The inner and outer rings can be separated to facilitate assembly. Cylindrical roller bearings are suitable for high-speed rotation due to low friction between the rollers and ring ribs.

Application Overview:

By application, the Spindles segment occupied the biggest share from 2018 to 2022.

Mechanical spindle refers to the axis on the machine tool that drives the workpiece or tool to rotate. It is usually composed of a spindle, bearings and transmission parts (gears or belt wheels). In the machine is mainly used to support transmission parts such as gears, belt wheels, transfer movement and torque, such as machine spindle; Some are used to clamp workpieces, such as mandrel. In addition to planers, broaching machines and other machine tools whose main motion is linear, most machine tools have spindle components. The motion accuracy and structural stiffness of spindle components are important factors that determine the machining quality and cutting efficiency.

High speed twist-free rolling mill group is the key equipment of high line production, its process is specific for continuous, high speed, twist-free and controlled cooling. Among them, high speed rolling is the most important technological feature. Super precision bearings can meet the high performance requirements of high speed rolling mills.

Printing machinery refers to the general term of machines and equipment used to produce printed matter. Including plate making machinery, printing machinery and post-press processing machinery. The main function of plate making machinery is to transfer the graphic information on the original manuscript through the intermediate media, so that the graphic information is obtained on the printing plate, that is, the printing plate is produced. Commonly used plate making machinery are: plate making camera, electronic color separation machine, phototypesetter, developing machine, copy machine, plate printing machine, proof press and so on. A printing press is a machine that uses machinery to print. Its main function is to continuously coat the ink on the graphic part of the printing plate, and transfer the ink layer on the printing plate to the substrate after pressure, that is, to obtain printed matter. Commonly used printing presses are letterpress printing presses, lithographic printing presses, gravure printing presses, hole printing presses, etc. Post-press processing machinery is a general term for machines and equipment used for post-press processing. According to the function can be divided into cutting machine, folding machine, page dispensing machine, stapler, cover machine, baler and laminating machine, glazing machine, calender and so on.

Precision ball screw is a common transmission component, which is widely used in various mechanical equipment. Its role is to convert rotational motion into linear motion while providing high precision and high speed motion control. The working principle of high-precision ball screw is to use the ball to roll between the screw and the nut to convert the rotating motion into a linear motion. In the ball screw, the screw is a shaft with a helix, and the size and accuracy of the thread determine the accuracy and carrying capacity of the ball screw. A nut is a part that is attached to a lead screw and is used to convert the rotating motion into a linear motion, while providing the function of supporting and carrying the ball. The ball is the most important part of the ball screw, they roll between the screw and the nut, and withstand the transmitted force and torque.

Live centers are used to hold or support a workpiece in a lathe or other machine tools, often between the headstock and tailstock. Live centers revolve with the work.

A turbocharger consists of a compressor wheel and exhaust gas turbine wheel coupled together by a solid shaft and that is used to boost the intake air pressure of an internal combustion engine. The turbine impeller is connected to the compressor impeller through the turbocharger shaft, which is called the turbocharger rotor. The turbocharger rotor is fixed in the turbocharger by floating bearings. When the engine is working, the exhaust gas strikes the turbine impeller at a certain Angle at a high speed, making the turbocharger rotor rotate at a high speed. The compressor impeller rotates at high speed, which increases the air pressure in the engine intake pipe and achieves the supercharging effect. In this way, in the intake process, the air will be subjected to greater pressure, so that the pressure of more air into the cylinder, improve the combustion efficiency, but also improve the engine power. High Speed Turbochargers are mainly used in engine engines, used in high-end cars, racing cars, etc.

A vacuum pump is a type of pump device that draws gas particles from a sealed volume in order to leave behind a partial vacuum. Vacuum pumps use a high-speed rotating rotor to transfer energy to gas molecules to compress and exhaust them.

A racing car is a vehicle designed and built for speed, performance and competition. Compared to other vehicles, the engines required by racing cars require higher speeds and power, and the key is the operation of the camshaft, the CAM regulating the fuel/air mixture that the engine can pull in and out. The amount of power an engine produces depends on the amount of fuel it can efficiently burn for additional airflow and peak engine performance. Therefore, the camshaft performance affects the performance of the car.

A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or disc in which the axis of rotation is free to assume any orientation by itself. When rotating, the orientation of this axis is unaffected by tilting or rotation of the mounting, according to the conservation of angular momentum.

A semiconductor is a substance or material with an electrical conductivity between an insulator and a conductor, usually consisting of silicon. Its electrical conductivity and other properties can be changed by introducing impurities (called doping) to meet the specific needs of the electronic components in which it resides. Also known as semiconductors or chips, semiconductors can be found in thousands of products, such as computers, smartphones, devices, gaming hardware, and medical devices. In the semiconductor processing industry, circuits containing millions of transistors have been shrunk to a few square centimeters and built or etched onto silicon wafers. Wafers with a diameter of 300 or 400 mm are cut from single crystal billets and ground thin to 50 microns thick. Because silicon is a brittle material that is prone to micro-cracks during processing, silicon grinding machines, known as back grinders, rely on super precision bearings to rotate the grinding wheel and silicon wafers.

Textile machinery is mechanical equipment used to produce any type of fabric, rug, or carpet. Machines are used to collect or make fibers that will be turned into textiles. Other machines spin fibers into thread and weave thread into cloth.

Medical treatment refers to the examination, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and preventive care of patients by medical services, as well as the provision of medicines in connection with these services. Dentistry is a practical, comprehensive and intersecting clinical medical science that studies the occurrence and development of teeth and the soft and hard tissues around oral and maxillofacial region, as well as the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Super precision bearings are mainly used in medical and dental applications, such as ball bearings, which are important components in miniature blood pumps, robot-assisted surgical tools in brain and eye surgery, in the manufacture of prosthetics and exoskeletons, and medical equipment.

Measuring machines are widely used in machinery, electronics, instruments, plastics and other industries. Measuring machines are one of the most efficient ways to measure and obtain dimensional data. With the advances described in the previous paragraphs and the extremely low motion errors achieved by modern super precision bearings, there is a clear need for metrology equipment that can provide super precision measurement capabilities, such as roundness testers and coordinate measuring machines. Since these machines need to move shafts to perform measurements, they also require super precision bearings. In the most accurate CMM, aerostatic bearings have always been the bearings of choice for linear shafts and are now widely used in roundness testers, taking precedence over hydrodynamic bearings. Other instruments that require super precision motion include goniometers for X-ray or light science experiments.

The Aerospace and Defense Industry (A&D) comprises of manufacturers who develop spacecraft and aircraft for the military aircraft, commercial aircraft, tanks, missiles, and another weapon related equipment. It is a high-tech industry that produces aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, aircraft engines, propulsion devices and related components."

Key Companies in the global Super Precision Bearing market covered in Chapter 3:

Schaeffler
MinebeaMitsumi
GMN
NTN
Timken
NSK
SKF
GRW
JTEKT
Nachi-Fujikoshi

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Super Precision Bearing market from 2019 to 2030 is primarily split into:

Angular Contact Ball Bearings
Cylindrical Roller Bearings
Others

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Super Precision Bearing market from 2019 to 2030 covers:

Spindles
High Speed Rolling Mills
Printing Machinery
Precision Ball Screw
Live Centers
High Speed Turbochargers
Vacuum Pumps
Race Car
Boat Gyrostabilizers
Semiconductor Industry
Textile Machinery
Medical and Dental
Measuring Machines
Aviation and Defense
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2019-2030) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)