The global automotive industry is experiencing a period of high profitability and strong growth, with annual sales reaching the pre-recession peak. This is mainly due to the rise in globalization and urbanization that have improved the living standard of people, which, in turn, is increasing their purchasing capacity. The global automobile market is at present dominated by the US, but market projections predict that the market will see a shift toward China, with the Chinese automobile market expected to grow at the rate of 12.6%. On the other hand, the US automobile market is projected to grow at a rate of 6.1% during the forecast period.The forecast period is likely to be a real game changer for the software associated with waterjet cutting machines. Though the software is used in the main cutting models, the trend is now shifting toward machine intelligence. For instance, OMAX has developed a new software Intelli-CAM that helps to generate 2D and 3D paths of the tools. This helps to create the tool path and attributes of 3D cutting before it is fed to the waterjet cutting machine.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report ............................................ 7

Market overview 7

Top-vendor offerings 9

PART 03: Market research methodology ......................... 11

Research methodology 11

Economic indicators 11

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 12

Key market highlights 12

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 19

Market overview 19

Market size and forecast 20

Five forces analysis 24

PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user ................... 25

Global waterjet cutting machine market by end-user 25

Automotive 25

Aerospace 28

Metal fabrication shops 30

Woodwork 31

Others 33

PART 07: Geographical segmentation ............................. 35

Global waterjet cutting machine market 2015-2020:

Geographic segmentation 35

Americas 35

EMEA 38

APAC 41

PART 08: Market drivers ................................................... 44

Robotic waterjets: Enhancing efficiency 44

Benefits of waterjet cutting in textile industry 45

PART 09: Impact of drivers ............................................... 47

PART 10: Market challenges ............................................. 48

Lack of precision 48

Safety issues in five-axis machines 48

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 50

PART 12: Market trends .................................................... 51

3D waterjet cutting gaining popularity 51

New concept of micro-waterjet cutting technology 52

PART 13: Vendor landscape ............................................. 53

Competitive scenario 53

Other prominent vendors 54

PART 14: Key vendor analysis ......................................... 55

Bystronic 55

Colfax 56

Huffman 58

KMT Waterjet 60

OMAX 62

PART 15: Appendix ........................................................... 64

List of abbreviations 64

PART 16: Explore Technavio ............................................ 65