The Global Market for Glove Boxes is Projected to Reach US$171.4 Million by 2020

Demand for Contamination-Proof Sealed Enclosures in Research Applications Drives the Glove Boxes Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA launches comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market share, size and demand forecasts on the global Glove Boxes market. The global market for Glove Boxes is projected to reach US$171.4 million by 2020, driven by expanding research and laboratory applications that require manipulation of research material in a controlled chamber, along with technological developments aimed at enhancing the efficiency of glove boxes.

The global market for glove boxes continues to witness steady growth, led by increasing demand in laboratory applications that require environment-controlled chambers. Glove boxes provide inert environments, rarefied atmospheres, and vacuum conditions for performing experiments by maintaining the required level of temperature, humidity, and process gas. These devices enable the operator to manipulate product samples inside the chamber through ports fitted with gloves. Thus, glove boxes eliminate the need for expensive clean rooms and their stringent apparel requirements.

Glove boxes are now used in myriad industries including defense industry, forensics, drug manufacturing, biochemistry, biotechnology research facilities, animal science research, waste management research, micro-electronics assembly, chemical labs, industrial/contract research, plasma welding applications, and all other industries which require potentially hazardous materials to be isolated from the users or environment. The basic design of glove box depends on the laboratory space, intended application, and ergonomics. The range includes small PVC glove boxes employed in space shuttles to large multi-port glove boxes used in pharmaceutical research facilities. The recent increase in funding for large R&D projects, following the recovery in economy in some of the developed economies is expected to drive sales for more sophisticated glove boxes. An important factor driving the market for glove boxes is efforts of government authorities aimed at prevention of epidemic disease outbreaks by performing hazardous material/pathogenic material R&D in controlled chambers. Growing security concerns are also driving the need to equip law enforcement agencies and mail order companies with the best of technologies to curb the risk of biological attacks. Also driving market growth is the establishment of new laboratories and the replacement of aging glove boxes by existing labs.

New applications of glove boxes in production of lithium batteries, OLEDs, photovoltaic cells, and thin layer deposition greater have resulted in development of new technologies, modern materials and design features. These include automation of glove box operations through programmable logic control (PLC) systems, graphical interfaces and touch screens that list humidity, oxygen, pressure and gas composition, and user-friendly software that eliminates the risk of human error. Glove box manufacturers often offer custom-made solutions for a wide range of applications. Custom glove boxes are high-priced and hence generally recommended for high demanding applications.

As stated by the new market research report on Glove Boxes, Europe represents the largest market worldwide. The United States represents the fastest growing market with a CAGR of 6.4% over the analysis period, led by expanding use in pharmaceutical R&D, biosafety applications during pandemic outbreaks. NASA's Microgravity Research Program also bodes well for growth in the market. 

Major players covered in the report include Cole-Parmer Instrument Company LLC, Coy Laboratory Products, Inc., Glove Box Technology Ltd., Inert Technology, Inc., Labconco Corporation, Laminar Flow Inc., LC Technology Solutions Inc., MBRAUN GmbH, Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc., Terra Universal, T-M Vacuum Products, Inc., and Vacuum Atmospheres Company, among others.

The research report titled “Glove Boxes: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of the market trends, market issues, growth drivers, and strategic industry activity of global companies.  The report provides market estimates and projections for major geographic markets, including the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, Rest of Europe), and Rest of World.

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