Chemical or bio-fogging has been prevalent in the market for decades and plays a crucial role in sanitation and disinfection. The progression made in chemical treatment has propelled the growth of fogging machines in the recent past as well. Further, advancements in biocidal technology have helped bypass the challenges and health hazards posed by traditional chemicals and disinfectants. The significance associated with the cleanliness of the business environment has been a major concern for facility managers, where the attention has mostly been on periodic cleaning and disinfection services. Facility managers are also enhancing their capabilities to make the workplace safe and healthy for people.

The escalator cleaning machine market has been witnessing consistent growth over the last few years, and the growth is expected to continue during the forecast period. The growth of automation and robotics in commercial cleaning is reshaping the market, with rising adoption in shopping centers, malls, airports, public utilities, and other high-traffic areas. This professional equipment provides highly efficient cleaning across all sectors. With the increasing adoption of automation, end-users are significantly using technology for cleaning. The use of escalator cleaning machines can greatly reduce the time and manual labor required for cleaning. Moreover, it reduces the downtime for escalators significantly.

In the 1840s, the introduction of ether, a surgical anesthetic, made surgical procedures more common. Initially, general anesthesia was given through a device that covered the nose and mouth of the patient. The concern for aspiration of gastric content was not appreciated, and postoperative pneumonia became a common problem. Trendelenburg (1869) designed the first inflatable cuff, a thin rubber bag that was fitted over the end of a tracheostomy tube. It created a tight seal to prevent aspiration during anesthesia. As an alternate method for tracheostomy, Macewen (1880) suggested passing an oral tube into the trachea to relieve an obstruction. Later, anesthesiologist Franz Kuhn used metal tubes and preferred the oral route over tracheostomy and popularized orotracheal anesthesia.

Advances in technology have led to the development of several tools and machines used across industries. Power tools are outpacing traditional hand tools in the professional and residential segments due to the demand for efficiency. For example, the construction industry experiences high pressure to launch innovative tools that reduce human effort. The surge in the infrastructure and the construction market is a boon to the power tools market that will also enforce innovations in the future. The rise in manual labor costs and home improvement activities, and DIY has pushed the demand for user-friendly tools.

Infectious diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Healthcare facilities across the world are at significant risk of cross-contamination, which can lead to hospital-associated infections (HAIs) in patients. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that around four million patients acquire HAI annually, which leads to around 40,000 mortality cases in patients. However, several advancements in surface treating technologies can help reduce patient exposure to harmful microorganisms.

The global autonomous floor scrubber market is gaining momentum due to the rising demand for effectiveness and efficiency by various commercial and industrial users. Also, high labor costs in developed countries and stringent cleanliness norms in various end-user industries are driving the growth of the market. The popular trend of automation, rising dependence on productivity-enhancing technologies, developments in advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and sensors provide significant growth opportunities for vendors in the market. An autonomous floor scrubber minimizes human intervention in laborious cleaning tasks and saves numerous manual hours, which enables organizations to enhance their overall productivity. In several industries, these machines provide a more ergonomic method of cleaning, thereby ensuring the safety of sanitation workers. Autonomous floor scrubbers are majorly used for cleaning hard floors in various sectors, such as healthcare, warehouse & logistics, manufacturing, retailing, and airports. The continuous expansion of these industries across various countries provides tremendous growth opportunities to vendors in the global autonomous floor scrubber market.

Data center operators are adopting fire suppression systems to offer maximum protection to the facility. In a data center, fire protection can be distinguished by rack level, room level, and building level. The National Fire Protection Association has defined some standards for data center operators across the world. These standards help a variety of facilities with different designs to gain protection for their systems from the threat of a fire.

The commercial scrubbers and sweepers market has been witnessing consistent growth over the last few years, and the growth is expected to continue during the forecast period. It is also one of the fastest-growing floor cleaning equipment markets in the world. The growth of automation and robotics in commercial floor cleaning is reshaping the market, with rising adoption in industries such as warehouses and distribution, airports, and other high traffic areas. This professional equipment provides highly efficient cleaning across all sectors. With the increasing adoption of automation, consumers are using technology in many daily chores, including cleaning. The use of equipment such as commercial sweepers and scrubbers can greatly reduce the time and manual labor required for cleaning. In industries, these machines provide a more ergonomic method of cleaning, thereby ensuring the safety of workers. Commercial sweepers and scrubbers thus precisely make the job of cleaning easier, faster, and safer for workers.

The considerable growth of the global beltdriven starter generator market is attributable to the unprecedented consumer shift from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles to Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicles (MHEVs). The growing awareness of the environmental impact of carbon emissions among consumers has accelerated the demand for technologies that minimize their carbon footprint. Moreover, the rising fuel costs are also encouraging consumers to minimize their fuel usage and focus on adopting solutions that improve fuel efficiency. Thus, all these factors are driving the demand for belt-driven starter generators in the market.

The global commercial hand dryer market mainly includes two product segments: hot air and jet air hand dryers. Hot air dryers use the traditional technology of evaporating water to dry hands, whereas the jet drying system is capable of blowing the water away from the hands within a few seconds. Further, the hot air system has also undergone numerous technological advancements with due course of time. Taking demand into consideration, both products are widely popular among endusers. In the present scenario, the market is dominated by hot air hand dryers in terms of unit sales and revenue. However, jet air dryers accounted for almost the same revenue generation. One of the key reasons for this is the pricing difference between hot air and jet air dryers.