El mercado de máquinas de impresión braille se valoró en 332,44 millones de dólares en 2020 y se prevé que alcance los 515,90 millones de dólares en 2028; se espera que crezca a una tasa compuesta anual del 5,86 % entre 2021 y 2028.
Una máquina de impresión braille crea puntos táctiles en papel pesado para que el documento escrito sea legible o accesible a personas ciegas. Los caracteres braille creados por la máquina de impresión braille sobre papel son similares a las impresoras de tinta, lo que mejora la lectura táctil de las personas ciegas. Lo utilizan numerosos usuarios finales en oficinas y en casa. Los avances técnicos en las impresoras braille, como la impresión inmediata de contenido a través de una conectividad mejorada, muy probablemente conectividad inalámbrica, están impulsando el crecimiento del mercado. El mercado mundial de máquinas de impresión braille está creciendo a un ritmo constante debido al creciente desarrollo de soluciones de conectividad de máquinas. Por ejemplo, INDEX BRAILLE, un proveedor líder de impresoras braille, ha proporcionado conectividad móvil a nuevas impresoras, eliminando la necesidad de conexión a una computadora para las impresoras. La creciente disponibilidad de nuevos papeles y tintas de alta calidad está contribuyendo aún más al crecimiento del mercado. Además, el mercado es pequeño y tiene actores del mercado internacional limitados, lo que está creando una gran oportunidad de crecimiento para los actores del mercado nacional. En los últimos años, la implementación de IoT ha ganado fuerza entre las organizaciones, los proveedores de tecnología, los tomadores de decisiones empresariales y los consumidores; esto puede atribuirse a los continuos avances en semiconductores, tecnologías de sensores, etc. Las impresoras braille aceptan datos de dispositivos informáticos y graban la información deseada en el papel con la ayuda de solenoides que controlan los pines de estampado. Estas impresoras se utilizan normalmente para imprimir caracteres en papeles pesados y utilizan una mayor cantidad de páginas para imprimir el mismo volumen de información que se puede imprimir en una menor cantidad de páginas cuando se utilizan impresoras normales.
América del Norte dominó el mercado de máquinas de impresión braille en 2020. El crecimiento del mercado en la región se atribuye a factores como el creciente gasto del gobierno de EE. UU. en el desarrollo de la impresión braille y la presencia concentrada de muchos fabricantes destacados. en la región. American Thermoform es uno de los líderes mundiales en la producción y distribución de productos y suministros braille para personas con discapacidad visual. También es el mayor productor mundial de papeles y etiquetas braille de alta calidad. De manera similar, ViewPlus es un proveedor líder de productos y suministros braille, audiotáctiles y otros productos alternativos; Ofrece una amplia gama de impresoras braille en el mercado. HumanWare es otra empresa de América del Norte, con sede en Canadá, que está avanzando rápidamente en el mercado de la tecnología de asistencia y atiende a personas con discapacidad visual o con visión débil. La empresa tiene una amplia presencia en todo el mundo con una gran red de oficinas de ventas y distribuidores.
Impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en el mercado de máquinas de impresión Braille
América del Norte es una de las regiones más críticas para la adopción y el crecimiento de nuevas tecnologías. Esto se debe principalmente a políticas gubernamentales favorables que fomentan las innovaciones, la presencia de una vasta base industrial y un alto poder adquisitivo, especialmente en países desarrollados como Estados Unidos y Canadá. Por lo tanto, se espera que cualquier impacto en el crecimiento de las industrias afecte negativamente al crecimiento económico de la región. Estados Unidos es un mercado importante para las máquinas de impresión braille, especialmente en los sectores minorista y de comercio electrónico. El aumento masivo de los casos de COVID-19 en el país y las medidas posteriores tomadas para contener la propagación del virus están afectando la fabricación y venta de impresoras braille. Los cierres de fábricas y negocios en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México impactan la adopción del mercado de máquinas de impresión braille.
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Programas y proyectos para la educación de ciegos impulsan el crecimiento del mercado de máquinas de impresión Braille
El braille se utiliza en todo el mundo en diferentes idiomas. En Canadá, la Federación Nacional de Ciegos (NFB) proporciona recursos y programas para ayudar a adultos y niños a aprender utilizando el sistema de escritura braille; El alcance del programa también incluye hacer que el aprendizaje sea agradable. "El monitor Braille" de la NFB cubre todas sus actividades y eventos centrándose en las preocupaciones que enfrentan las personas con discapacidad visual durante la lectura. El Monitor Braille está disponible en línea y también se puede suscribir por correo electrónico, en impresión con tinta de catorce puntos y en una unidad flash USB que se ofrece a través del programa NFB-NEWSLINE y mediante podcast. Además, la Unión Europea (UE) financió el "Proyecto Especial KW" para el desarrollo del proyecto. en el marco de la iniciativa Horizonte 2020 para desarrollar una impresora digital de escritorio para Braille y supone una colaboración transfronteriza con la UE. Recientemente, el gobierno de Pakistán aprobó un proyecto por valor de 5,50 millones de dólares para establecer una imprenta Braille moderna en Peshawar. Dichos proyectos y programas tienen como objetivo capacitar a los estudiantes, escritores y poetas con discapacidad visual para que realicen su trabajo de manera efectiva, además de mejorar las tasas de alfabetización en los países. Por lo tanto, la creciente inversión en la planificación e implementación de diferentes programas y proyectos está impulsando el despliegue de sistemas de escritura braille.
Perspectivas del mercado basadas en la conectividad
Basado en la conectividad, el mercado mundial de máquinas de impresión braille se segmenta en cableado e inalámbrico. Los fabricantes de impresoras con cable ofrecen servicios de instalación a los usuarios para ayudarlos a evitar problemas relacionados con las mismas. La preferencia por los productos cableados es mayor que por los productos inalámbricos debido a la falta de conectividad de red eficiente en muchos países, especialmente en los países en desarrollo.
Mercado de máquinas de impresión Braille, por Conectividad - 2020 y 2028
Perspectivas del mercado basadas en el tipo de producto
Según el tipo de producto, la máquina de impresión braille El mercado se segmenta en impresoras, impresoras + tinta monocromática y impresoras + tinta de color. Las impresoras son las impresoras que se utilizan para crear braille en relieve; las impresoras reciben comandos y archivos de programas de traducción braille basados en computadora. Las impresoras braille son más costosas que las impresoras tradicionales debido a la tecnología subyacente que se utiliza. El alto costo es uno de los factores que desalientan el montaje de versiones DIY de impresoras.
Información estratégica
El desarrollo de productos es una estrategia comúnmente adoptada por empresas para ampliar su cartera de productos. American Thermoform, Baumer hhs GmbH, Blista-Brailletec, Electronic Brailler LLC., HARPO, HumanWare Group e INDEX BRAILLE se encuentran entre los principales actores del mercado. Los principales actores esperan ampliar su base de clientes y ganar una participación significativa en el mercado mundial de máquinas de impresión braille, lo que, a su vez, les permitirá mantener su marca. Por ejemplo, en 2021, la asociación entre HumanWare y Tecnovisao permitiría a HumanWare compartir sus soluciones innovadoras para la ceguera y la baja visión con un mayor número de clientes en Brasil.
Braille Segmentación del mercado de máquinas de impresión:
Por conectividad
- Cableada
- Inalámbrica
- Repujadoras
- Repujadoras + Tinta Monocromática
- Repujadoras + Tinta de Color
Perfiles de Empresas
- American Thermoform
- Baumer hhs GmbH
- Blista-Brailletec
- Electronic Brailler LLC.
- HARPO
- HumanWare Group
- ÍNDICE BRAILLE
- Kanematsu EE. UU. (TactPlus)
- Nippon Telesoft Co., Ltd.
- ViewPlus
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Braille is being used across the world among different languages. In Canada, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is providing resources and programs to support adults and children learn using the braille writing system; the scope of the program also includes making learning enjoyable. “The Braille Monitor†by the NFB covers all its activities and events focusing on the concerns faced by visually disabled people while reading. Therefore, growing investment in the planning and implementation of different programs and projects is boosting the deployment of braille writing systems.
Additive manufacturing/3D printing technology is emerging as one of the most significant technique of producing electronic devices and components. It can decrease the investment needed to attain economies of scale and enhance the flexibility of electronic components; consequently, the 3D manufacturing consist of fully functional electromechanical parts is anticipated to offer lucrative opportunities for the growth of braille printed electronics technology, which is projected to create ample opportunities for braille printing machine market players.
The braille printing machine market is led by embossers segment with highest share and is expected to dominate in the forecast period. Embossers are the printers used to create embossed braille; the printers receive commands and their files from computer-based braille translation programs. The braille embossers are costlier than traditional printers owing to the underlying technology being used. The technical components required to emboss braille dots in the paper at a reasonable rate of speed.
The List of Companies - Braille Printing Machine Market
- American Thermoform
- Baumer HHS GmBH
- Humanware Group
- Index Braille
- Nippon Telesoft Co. Ltd.
- Harpo Sp. Z.O.O
- ViewPlus
- Kanematsu USA
- Electronic Brailler LLC
- Blista Brailletec
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