Electric Motors - Demand to Rise 5.4% Annually Through 2018

Bharat Book Bureau presents the new report, on “Electric Motors”. US demand for AC motors will grow faster than the market for DC motors and remain the largest product category, with 2018 sales of $9.6 billion.

US demand to rise 5.4% annually through 2018

The US market for electric motors is forecast to expand 5.4 percent per year through 2018 to $16.2 billion, accelerating from the 2008-2013 period. Electric motors are key components in many durable goods, and as a result, suppliers will benefit from solid gains in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, machinery, and motor vehicle output. Rising demand for more efficient, more expensive motor products will also boost market value. However, pricing pressure from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), as well as competition from lower cost imports, will limit value gains moving forward to a certain extent.

AC electric motors to outpace DC motors

US demand for AC motors will grow faster than the market for DC motors and remain the largest product category, with 2018 sales of $9.6 billion. Motor vehicles are expected to make up approximately one-third of incremental AC motor dollar gains, the result of a rise in hybrid and electric vehicle (H/EV) production. H/EVs use integral horsepower (IHP) AC synchronous motors for motive power, and as a result, this product will register by far the fastest gains of any major type. Increased shipments of HVAC equipment and machinery, industries that are heavy users of AC motors, will provide additional support moving forward. Demand for DC motors will approach $6.7 billion in 2018. DC motors are used extensively in transportation applications, and suppliers will benefit from increases in motor vehicle output and aerospace and other nonautomotive transportation equipment shipments. Universal motors, which can run on AC or DC power and are grouped with DC motors for the purpose of this study, are widely used in HVAC equipment and machinery, and...