Hydraulic Manipulator Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Type (Standard Gripping Tools, Custom Gripping Tools), By Application (Automotive, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics, Other) And Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

An manipulator is a tool with a stiff steel manipulator arm that allows complicated pneumatic tilts and rotations even though the product is handled beyond its center of mass. The equipment is controlled by a human operator, allowing for easy and precise manipulation of the manipulator to lift, lower, and carry a product.

Hydraulics had a crucial part in the early stages of robotics development. Hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic rotary actuators were used to power several of the first high-payload manipulators. Electric motors became the primary source of actuation for robotic manipulators as their power-to-weight ratio improved, owing to their relative ease of operation, control, and maintenance, as well as their overall cleanliness. However, job demands have recently necessitated an increase in manipulator payload capacity to support higher payloads, manipulator length, and environmental-interaction forces.

General-purpose jobs like waste storage tank clean-up and facility dismantlement and decommissioning necessitate manipulator lift capacities in the hundreds of pounds rather than the tens of pounds. Manipulator designers have returned to hydraulics as a mode of actuation to satisfy the increasing payload capacities expected by today's tasks. When developing heavy-lift construction and mining equipment like bulldozers, backhoes, and tunneling machines, hydraulics has always been the actuator of choice. Complex modeling, analysis, and control experiments are frequently required to effectively design, develop, and deploy a new hydraulic manipulator (or subsystem).

Due to various its high payload-to-mass ratios compared to typical electrically actuated manipulators, hydraulically actuated manipulators play an essential role in real-world applications. Hydraulics is the most common type of actuation in many industrial applications that require a large amount of power. Hydraulics has a variety of distinct advantages. For starters, the fluid acts as a natural lubricant and coolant. There is no corresponding occurrence in hydraulic components to the saturation and accompanying losses in magnetic materials seen in electric motors.

The rise in heavy lift construction & mining activities is a major driver of the worldwide hydrualic manipulator market. The constant rise in power demand, fueled by worldwide population growth and growing industrialization, is a primary factor propelling the hydraulic manipulator industry. Additionally, a substantial increase is projected in response to the growing demand for reliable electrically actuated manipulators. Also, consequent investment is also expected in the manipulator designing to support grid development and maintain safety in industrial application.

Key Players Covered:

Key players operating in the global hydraulic insulator market are include Positech, Indeva, ATIS Srl, Movomech, Zasche Handling, Dalmec, ASE Systems, GCI, Givens Engineering, Ergonomic Partners, Unidex, Manibo, Ergoflex, Vinca, Automech Systems & others.

Regional Analysis

North America is anticipated to witness strong growth over forecast period. Market expansion will be fuelled by compelling factors such as the growing number of construction projects and infrastructure development projects in the region. Also, the rapid growth in automobile industries, particularly in the U.S. and Canada is further contributing to market growth. Owing to the introduction of new technology and safety standards into aging infrastructure, this industry is predicted to contribute to market growth, primarily in the United States. In addition, the rise in industrialization in the region is increasing demand for high-payload manipulators that will fuel hydraulic manipulator market.

Europe is expected to exhibit substantial growth in future owing to the rise in automotive & manufacturing industries. Additionally, rapid rise in the transport & logistic sector, as well as widespread adoption of advance technology in the region's industrial, commercial, and transportation sectors, is propelling the manipulator market upwards. Furthermore, due to the rising car, industrial, and power sectors, the region is predicted to increase demand for hydraulic manipulator market, particularly in Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Germany.

Asia Pacific is projected to witness the highest CAGR in the forecast period. Due to the increasing development investments in construction & mining activities. Additionally, the hydraulic manipulator industry is likely to benefit from a high rate of R&D investments in renewable power generation sources and infrastructural activities. Also expansion in end-user industries such as the automotive and electronics sectors is expected to drive the manipulator market in the area. This region, particularly China, India, Malaysia, and Japan, offers enormous market growth potential due to industrialization and real estate expansion. Furthermore, the high demand for energy expected as a result of rising population, growing living standards, and emerging economies is expected to boost market growth.

The Middle East and Africa is expected to witness strong growth. The transport & logistics companies in countries such as, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, South Africa and others have accelerated demand for hydraulic manipulator.

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Key Industry Developments

• In May 2020 - Scaglia Indeva s.p.a. launched Liftronic® Mobile which, like all other Liftronic Series Intelligent lift assistors is safe and ergonomic, but is also moveable to different workstations within the production and logistics area.


• In March 2021 – Dalmec launched new pneumatic manipulator posiplus pp with double cable, posiplus pp is a double cable manipulator with high load capacities, capable of handling loads up to 200 kg and reaching working radii up to 4500 mm.