The manufacturing process used to cut tooth type geometries is known as hobbing.Hobbing is an important industrial process for gear manufacturing. The process is carried out using a hobbing machine with two skew spindles, one of these spindles is mounted with the hob while the other is mounted with a blank workpiece.In this industry research report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth

prospects of the global gear hobbing machines market for 2017-2021.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

Market overview 17

Market size estimation 17

Segmentation by types of machines 17

Segmentation by geography 19

Vendor analysis 20

Top-vendor offerings 21

PART 03: Market research methodology 23

Research methodology 23

Economic indicators 23

PART 04: Introduction 24

Key market highlights 24

PART 05: Market landscape 28

Market overview 28

Market size and forecast 29

Five forces analysis 33

PART 06: Market segmentation by product 34

Market overview 34

Vertical hobbing machines 35

Horizontal hobbing machines 36

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 37

Market overview and forecast 37

APAC 38

EMEA 40

Americas 42

PART 08: Market drivers 45

Growth in automotive industry 45

Demand for superior-quality products and CNC

machines 46

Increase in deepwater and ultra-deepwater exploration 47

PART 09: Impact of drivers 49

PART 10: Market challenges 50

Growing second-hand machines market 50

Improvements in grinding technology 51

Lack of skilled labor in manufacturing sector 51

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 53

PART 12: Market trends 54

Surge in automation 54

3D printing of gears 55

Modern alternative casting processes gaining

momentum 55

PART 13: Vendor landscape 57

Competitive scenario 57

Other prominent vendors 58

PART 14: Key vendor analysis 60

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 60

Gleason 60

Liebherr 62

Premier 64

Aeromech Technologies 65

PART 15: Appendix 66

List of abbreviations 66

PART 16: Explore Technavio 67