Tooling Board Market Overview
Tooling board
market size is forecast to reach US$12.6 billion by 2027 after growing at a
CAGR of 4.8% during the forecast period 2022-2027. Tooling boards are made from
filled polymer materials, the most common being epoxy and polyurethane. When
bonded together they form larger blanks and blocks are used to create
models of CNC-machined tooling. Tooling board is also known as modeling board
and styling foam. On account of their extensive applications in design,
modeling, tooling, and prototyping, there is a high demand for tooling boards. The
precision board is a high-density polyurethane tooling board specifically
designed to meet a vast spectrum of tooling and tool-making applications that are
used in the aerospace, automotive, wind energy industries. Increasing demand
for the use of prototypes in motorsports is one of the major driving factors of
the tooling board market.
COVID-19 Impact
The COVID-19
pandemic severely impacted the core industries such as automotive, aerospace
& defense, and packaging. To flatten the curve of the infections,
governments worldwide announced lockdowns, travel bans, and social distancing
policies. Factories and manufacturing units were shut and economies came to a
standstill for the first half of 2020.
The automotive industry was severely affected. For instance, in
China, sales of new vehicles fell by 92% in February 2020. In European
countries, the total vehicle sales dropped by nearly 8% when compared to that
of the sales in 2019. In India, many automotive manufacturers such as TVS,
Mahindra, etc. stopped their production due to lockdown. The automotive
industry is regarded as one of the largest employers. According to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, automakers and their suppliers employ more than one
million people in the United States. With the infection rate skyrocketing and concerns
over the health of employees, OEMs and factories were shut across the world. Supply
chain shortages caused due to shortage of semiconductors and local restrictions
also severely hit the automotive industry once economic activities resumed. For
instance, Maruti Suzuki India
posted a pandemic-fuelled 75% decline in domestic wholesales at 35,293 units in
May 2021 compared to 1,42,454 units in April 2021. This in turn also affected
the tooling board industry.
Report Coverage
The report: “Tooling Board Market – Forecast (2022-2027)”,
by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the
tooling board industry.
By Product: Epoxy Tooling
Board, Polyurethane Tooling Board, and Others
By Density: Low Density, Medium Density, and High Density
By Application: Styling, Modelling, Master
Tooling, Light Metal Bending, Prototyping, Fixtures, and Others
By End-Use Industry: Aerospace & Defense, Marine, Wind Energy,
Automotive, Industrial, Packaging, and Others
By Geography: North America (USA, Canada, and Mexico), Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Russia, Belgium, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Rest of APAC), South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Rest of South America), Rest of the World (the Middle East, and Africa)
Key
Takeaways
- Europe dominates the tooling board
market, owing to the number of aerospace and defense companies in the region.
According to ASD Europe, in 2020, the European Defence industry generated a
revenue of €119 billion, and
civil aviation generated €99.3 billion.
- Polyurethane tooling boards are used in lower-temperature applications. They are stable and easy to mold and produce an excellent surface finish. They are lightweight and versatile, suitable to be styled via CNC machining or by hand.
- Precision boards are ideal for soft tooling and quick prototyping because it can be quickly machined and is more economical than using alternatives. They produce less dust and are eco-friendly.
- The major opportunity for this market is high research spending and its increasing usage in 3D- printing prototypes.
Figure: Europe’s Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2021-2027 (US$ Billion)
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Tooling Board Market
Segment Analysis – By Type
The polyurethane
segment held the largest share of more than 30% in the Tooling Board Market in
2021. Polyurethane tooling boards are more
economical compared to their epoxy counterparts. They are suitable for lower-temperature
use. With polyurethane, a stable, easy-to-cut material is obtained that can
handle up to 65?C or slightly more.
There are high-temperature products (precision board, high-temperature
hybrid-polyurethane tooling board, and others) that can handle more than 120?C. The higher temperature polyurethane boards have a higher
coefficient of thermal expansion than epoxy boards of similar density. Polyurethane
tooling boards are extensively used in the automotive industry as well as other
industries where prototyping and modeling work is required. The precision board
is a high-density polyurethane tooling board that is designed to meet a broad
range of tooling and tool making applications so it is widely used in the
aerospace, automotive, and wind energy industries. Polyurethane tooling boards
provide numerous benefits such as ease of machining, stability, fine edge
definition, and low levels of residual particles for easy cleanup. Based on the
above-mentioned advantages, the polyurethane segment is set to dominate the
tooling board market over the forecast period.
Tooling Board Market
Segment Analysis – By End-Use Industry
The aerospace
and defense segment held the largest share in the tooling board market at 33%
in 2021. Tooling boards or modeling boards are the most preferred material for
several industries such as the aerospace and automotive industries as they are
used to make prototype models and designs. During the prototyping phase, design
engineers and program managers have to keep the costs low and turnaround times
fast while still producing accurate models. The demand for tooling board
prototypes is high as they provide the opportunity for process development and
verification early in the project thus, shortening the approval process
resulting in timely delivery of the final product. The wide usage of tooling boards for making
composite tools, parts, and molds for the aerospace industry has led to a huge
dominance of this segment in the tooling board market. According to the 2021 Boeing Market Outlook
(BMO), the BMO projects a $9 trillion market
over the next decade for aerospace products and services. The demand for
domestic travel is leading to the recovery in the commercial sector. The
Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) projects 10-year global demand for 19,000
commercial airplanes valued at $3.2 trillion. Boeing's 20-year commercial
forecast through 2040 projects demand more than 43,500 new airplanes valued
at $7.2 trillion, an increase of about 500 planes over the forecast of
2020. Thus, with the increased demand for new airplanes, the demand for tooling
boards for prototypes is also expected to rise and thereby resulting in the
aerospace and defense industry dominating the tooling board market over the
forecast period.
Tooling Board Market Segment Analysis – By Geography
The European
region held the largest share in the tooling board market in 2021 up to 35%,
owing to the presence of large aeronautical enterprises in France, Germany
Italy, and Spain. According to the European Commission, the European industry
is a world leader in the production of civil aircraft, including
helicopters, aircraft engines, parts, and components. The civil branch of the
industry constitutes the backbone of the European aerospace and defense
ecosystem. It represents 50% of its annual turnover, generating high-skilled
jobs and innovation. According to AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association
of Europe (ASD Europe), despite a challenging environment in 2020, the European
aerospace and defense industry generated a total turnover of €229.7 billion and managed to maintain its role as a global market
leader in 2020. There are a large number of wind farms in the region. The
European Union (EU) is a global leader in using wind power. According to the
European Commission, the EU currently has the largest floating wind energy
capacity in the world, about 70% of the total. By 2030 the total installed wind
energy capacity could reach 350GW, supplying up to 24% of electricity
demand. Manufacturers offer epoxy tooling boards for wind turbines to streamline
the fabrication of models and tools. With the growing number of large wind
turbines, epoxy resins are quickly replacing polyester and are emerging as the
matrices of wind blade composites. Polyurethane
tooling boards are used to develop prototypes for Formula One (F1) cars,
aerospace applications, and lightweight vehicles. The European Grand Prix is an
annual series of tournaments within the European Federation. Europe has some of
the world’s best F1 tracks. Even though the 2020 F1 season had
four fewer races than 2019, Formula 1 maintained a strong audience position,
according to Formula One statistics. There were strong results in several key
markets with +28% YoY in the Netherlands, +10% YoY in the UK, + 71% YoY in
Russia, and +5% YoY in Germany. With rapid innovation in motorsports, there is
a need for prototyping which drives the market for the tooling board industry. Therefore,
Europe is set to be the region holding the largest share in the tooling board
market during the forecast period.
Tooling Board Market
Drivers
- Increasing Demand for Prototypes of Vehicles
A prototype is a vehicle made to show off new developments. Prototypes are not designed for large-scale production. Instead, they are meant to gauge the practicality and popularity of implementing new designs and technologies. Automotive prototypes are integral parts of the entire automotive engineering process that allow engineers to decipher how to make new automotive products that appeal to customers and to ensure that a vehicle will be safe for end-users. The advent of e-mobility has enabled many companies to make their way into the automotive industry. Electric Vehicle (EV) companies have to showcase their designs and prototypes before a final decision is made. There is a big push from governments for the adoption of EVs as they are a greener alternative. For instance, the US President Biden’s executive order required the government’s fleet of nearly 645,000 federal vehicles to switch to electric. According to the?Edison Electric Institute, EV sales are expected to surpass 3.5 million per year by 2030, and more than $2.6 billion is being invested in ensuring the infrastructure exists to enable mass adoption for EVs by consumers. Moreover, the institute predicts an almost tripling in the number of fully electric models available by 2023. Therefore, there is an increased demand for prototypes from the EV industry which drives the market for the tooling board industry.
- Increasing Applications of Precision Board
The
precision board is a rigid, closed-cell, high-density polyurethane material. Precision
tooling board is specifically engineered to meet the demands of a broad range
of tooling and tool-making applications. Both Precision Board Low Temperature
(PBLT) tooling board (<200?F) and Precision
Board High Temperature (PBHT) tooling board (<300?F), possess excellent machining characteristics and dimensional
stability for tool making. Precision tooling board is ideal for soft tooling
and rapid prototyping because it can be more rapidly machined and it is more
economical than alloy or epoxy-based alternatives. Geometric growth in the use
of composites in aerospace, automotive, wind, energy, and other industries has
opened up new markets for this versatile tool-making substrate. The precision
board is designed for prototype machining, water jet cutting, pattern making,
thermoforming, prepreg composite layup tooling, vacuum form tooling, tool path
proofing, lost wax casting masters, master model making, artistic carving
blocks, indoor and outdoor signage. Precision Board Plus PBLT-20 from Coastal
Enterprises is formulated with eco-friendly green urethane components. The new
material has a certified carbon footprint of 3 to 1 and a certified rapidly
renewable green resource content of 23.9%. This means each 3”x 4’x8’ sheet of
PBLT-20 saves 38.5 pounds of plastic material which assists meeting in LEED
requirements for green buildings. Thus, the increasing applications of
precision boards drive the tooling board market.
Tooling Board Market
Challenges
- High Production Cost
Tooling
boards are made from filled polymer materials. When bonded together, these
boards form larger blanks and blocks that are used to create models of
CNC-machined tooling. The tooling board market is capital-intensive and
requires significant investments in the initial stages. Tooling board materials
are useful for creating durable, reusable tools, prototypes, models, and
patterns for use in the motorsport, automotive, aerospace, and marine
industries. The raw materials required for the production of tooling boards
made of polyurethane and epoxy are expensive. Epoxy resins are used for the
production of epoxy tooling boards. In the US in September 2020, epoxy resin
prices were around US$3011 per ton and in June 2021, the prices of epoxy resins
were US$4610 per ton owing to a shortage of feedstock chemicals. Such factors
can prove to be a challenge for the market.
Tooling Board Market
Landscape
Technology launches, acquisitions,
and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Tooling
Board Market. Tooling Board Market top 10 companies include:
- RAMPF Group
- Trelleborg AB
- Sika Group
- Huntsman Corporation
- PolyTek Development Corp.
- CFP Composites
- BCC Products Inc.
- Base Group
- Curbell Plastics
- General Plastics
Recent Developments
- In May 2021, Trelleborg launched its new TC350 castable epoxy tooling solution. TC350 is a specialized high-temperature, low-density syntactic epoxy tooling board, supporting the creation of parts for use in a range of industries, such as aerospace, automotive and marine. The tooling board is compatible with carbon fiber, polypropylene, and glass fiber-reinforced plastics used in the manufacturing of electric vehicles
- In November 2020, RAMPF Tooling Solutions, the world’s largest producer of high-performance board materials, entered a sales partnership with MODELCO, a Swedish supplier of a premium model- and mold-making materials to the car, truck, and maritime industries in the Nordic markets.
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LIST OF TABLES
1.Global Tooling Board Market:Product Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)1.1 Product Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Global Industry Research
1.2 Polyurethane Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Global Industry Research
1.2.1 Market Estimate Forecast Market 2019-2024 ($M)
1.3 Epoxy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Global Industry Research
2.Global Tooling Board Market:Application Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
2.1 Application Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Global Industry Research
2.2 Aerospace Defense Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Global Industry Research
2.3 Automotive Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Global Industry Research
2.4 Marine Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Global Industry Research
2.5 Wind Energy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Global Industry Research
3.Global Tooling Board Market:Product Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units)
3.1 Product Market Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
3.2 Polyurethane Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
3.2.1 Market Estimate Forecast Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units)
3.3 Epoxy Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
4.Global Tooling Board Market:Application Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units)
4.1 Application Market Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
4.2 Aerospace Defense Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
4.3 Automotive Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
4.4 Marine Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
4.5 Wind Energy Market 2019-2024 (Volume/Units) - Global Industry Research
5.North America Tooling Board Market:Product Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
5.1 Product Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
5.2 Polyurethane Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
5.2.1 Market Estimate Forecast Market 2019-2024 ($M)
5.3 Epoxy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.North America Tooling Board Market:Application Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
6.1 Application Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.2 Aerospace Defense Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.3 Automotive Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.4 Marine Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
6.5 Wind Energy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.South America Tooling Board Market:Product Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
7.1 Product Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.2 Polyurethane Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
7.2.1 Market Estimate Forecast Market 2019-2024 ($M)
7.3 Epoxy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
8.South America Tooling Board Market:Application Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
8.1 Application Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
8.2 Aerospace Defense Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
8.3 Automotive Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
8.4 Marine Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
8.5 Wind Energy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
9.Europe Tooling Board Market:Product Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
9.1 Product Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
9.2 Polyurethane Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
9.2.1 Market Estimate Forecast Market 2019-2024 ($M)
9.3 Epoxy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
10.Europe Tooling Board Market:Application Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
10.1 Application Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
10.2 Aerospace Defense Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
10.3 Automotive Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
10.4 Marine Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
10.5 Wind Energy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
11.APAC Tooling Board Market:Product Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
11.1 Product Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
11.2 Polyurethane Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
11.2.1 Market Estimate Forecast Market 2019-2024 ($M)
11.3 Epoxy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
12.APAC Tooling Board Market:Application Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
12.1 Application Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
12.2 Aerospace Defense Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
12.3 Automotive Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
12.4 Marine Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
12.5 Wind Energy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
13.MENA Tooling Board Market:Product Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
13.1 Product Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
13.2 Polyurethane Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
13.2.1 Market Estimate Forecast Market 2019-2024 ($M)
13.3 Epoxy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
14.MENA Tooling Board Market:Application Estimate Trend Analysis Market 2019-2024 ($M)
14.1 Application Market Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
14.2 Aerospace Defense Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
14.3 Automotive Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
14.4 Marine Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
14.5 Wind Energy Market 2019-2024 ($M) - Regional Industry Research
LIST OF FIGURES
1.US Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)2.Canada Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
3.Mexico Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
4.Brazil Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
5.Argentina Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
6.Peru Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
7.Colombia Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
8.Chile Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
9.Rest of South America Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
10.UK Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
11.Germany Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
12.France Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
13.Italy Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
14.Spain Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
15.Rest of Europe Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
16.China Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
17.India Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
18.Japan Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
19.South Korea Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
20.South Africa Tooling Board Market Revenue, 2019-2024 ($M)
21.North America Tooling Board By Application
22.South America Tooling Board By Application
23.Europe Tooling Board By Application
24.APAC Tooling Board By Application
25.MENA Tooling Board By Application
26.Huntsman Corp, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
27.Axson Technology, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
28.Coastal Enterprise, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
29.General Plastic Manufacturing Co, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
30.Obo-Werke Gmbh Co. Kg, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
31.Trelleborg Ag, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
32.Curbell Plastics, Inc, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
33.Alro Tooling Board Corp, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
34.Base Group, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
35.Rampf Holding Gmbh Co. Kg, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
36.Sika Ag, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)
37.Alchemie Limited, Sales /Revenue, 2015-2018 ($Mn/$Bn)