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Just like any other industry, including healthcare services, the laboratory services industry, as well as food processing industries, rely heavily on autoclave indicator tape in sterilization processes, ensuring its effectiveness. However, it is specifically designed to indicate whether high-pressure steam sterilization, usually done using autoclaves, has been carried out on an item. The main purpose of autoclave indicator tape is to show whether or not something has been properly sterilized. When the tape comes into contact with the inside of an autoclave, it changes its color or pattern in a predetermined way. This happens when the necessary levels of temperature and pressure needed for sterilization of items have been reached. This process provides an easy visual confirmation that professionals have completed the sterilization cycle.
In hospitals, clinics, and dental offices, autoclave indicator tapes are widely used in the medical field. It is because they play a vital role in ensuring that any infections that might be spread through medical instruments and even surgical utensils are prevented. Autoclave indicator tapes are also important tools for laboratory experiments and research. They are normally placed in laboratory containers, Petri dishes, and other equipment before being autoclaved to ensure the complete elimination of biological or chemical contaminants. To this end, food processing firms use autoclave indicator tape to maintain sterility levels over their packing materials and devices lest food becomes contaminated. As far as hygiene and safety are taken into consideration, it's necessary to guarantee that all the bacteria-causing diseases in humans do not remain on the processing equipment. In this case, the manufacture of processed food requires proof that sterilization was indeed done, thus providing safety assurance for both manufacturers and consumers alike upon final products being made available to them.
For a few years now, the autoclave indicator tape market has been growing due to increasing awareness of sterilization's importance in different industries. This has led to an increased need for reliable sterilization indicators driven by the rising emphasis on infection control, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. The market offers several types of autoclave indicator tapes that have different characteristics intended to serve specific uses. Some tapes change color, while others display diagonal stripes or particular patterns after successful sterilization has taken place. Users can choose from a variety of indicator tapes that suit their needs best, thus allowing them some level of flexibility during application and interpretation.
Autoclave Indicator Tape Market Highlights:
Autoclave Indicator Tape Market Overview
Autoclave Indicator Tape Market Size was valued at USD 134.6 Million in 2023. The Autoclave Indicator Tape industry is projected to grow from USD 139.9 Million in 2024 to USD 200.4 Million by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% during the forecast period (2024 - 2032).
An Autoclave is a steel vessel for sterilizing things by circulating steam or another gas. The steam autoclave indicator tape does not contain lead or other toxic heavy metals. This tape is designed for instrument wraps, closing packages, and other items that require steam sterilization. This is also used for monitoring steam sterilization processes and immediately changes the color when the process is completed.
Like sterilizers, autoclaves can also carry all sorts of industrial processes and scientific experiments which give good results at high temperatures and pressures. Unlike sterilizing, autoclaves circulate steam, industrial, and scientific autoclaves can also circulate other gases for encouraging chemical reactions.
Autoclaves kill microorganisms and spores by creating superheated steam with the help of water, pressure, and heat. They decontaminate certain biological wastes, instruments, and labware. Generally, there are two types of sterilizing solutions. One is autoclaving and the other is sterile filtration. Autoclaves are used in various applications like medical and laboratory applications like agriculture & horticulture research, food & dairy, universities & colleges, industrial research, healthcare, water & environmental, and pharmaceuticals. These autoclaves can sterilize liquids, solids, hollows, and instruments of different shapes and sizes. Autoclaves are available in different shapes, sizes, and functionalities.
Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review
COVID-19 Analysis:
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is impacted drastically all over the world due to spread, lockdowns, manufacturing halts, supply chain disruptions, transportation bans, and many more factors. The market is positively impacted by the pandemic due to its various benefits in laboratories and medical applications. The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted the demand for autoclaving across laboratories, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices industries.
Due to the importance of sterile and infection-free medical instruments for the dental practice, surgical procedures, and the instruments used in COVID-19 treating hospitals to avoid hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). As the autoclaves can sterilize liquids, solids, hollows, and instruments related to pharmaceuticals, medical & laboratory, food & dairy, water & environmental applications which are essential in this pandemic situation, the autoclave indicator tape market is highly demandable in this pandemic.
Competitive Landscape
List of the prominent companies in the autoclave indicator tape market are:
- Spectrum Chemical Manufacturing Corp (U.S)
- VWR (U.S)
- Narang Medical Limited (India)
- Anqing Yiren Medical Material Co., Ltd (China)
- 3M (U.S)
- Guangzhou Maidi Medical Co., Ltd (China)
- Medline Industries, Inc. (U.S)
- Komal Health Care Pvt. Ltd. (India)
- Thomas Scientific (U.S)
Autoclave Indicator Tape Market Dynamics:
Drivers:
Easy maintenance of ready-to-use and easy-to-use sterile instruments and their long life are the major driving factors of the autoclave indicator tape market growth. Rising regulations and the need for proper sterilization in private clinics are rising the demand for sterilizers. This is a highly reliable technique used for sterilization, easy maintenance, and convenient application are the driving factors which propel the market growth.
Growing applications of autoclave indicator tape in pharmaceutical and healthcare facilities are accelerating the growth of the market. Strong regulations and strict protocols related to sterilization of medical devices and hospital instruments coupled with growing emphasis to avoid hospital-acquired infections are escalating the growth of the market.
According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence report, approximately 300,000 patients are suffering from hospital-acquired infections in England within the NHS facilities, annually. Among all, 15.7% of patients suffer from surgical site infections, 22.8% of patients suffer from respiratory infections, and 17.2% of patients acquire urinary tract infections.
Restraint:
The large capacity and other conventional sterilization methods of this autoclave indicator tape are very expensive which is restraining the market growth.
Opportunities:
The introduction of advanced technology products and increasing penetration of these products in emerging country’s industries may escalate the growth of the market.
Challenges:
Awareness among the people regarding the benefits of the autoclave indicator tape market is low in emerging countries like India, China, and Brazil.
Study Objectives -
- To provide detailed information about the autoclave indicator tape Industry structure along with various forecast segments and sub-segments for the next 10 years.
- To provide the factors that are affecting the growth of the market value.
- To analyze the market industry analysis based on porter’s five force analysis, factors-price analysis, supply chain analysis, etc.
- To provide history and forecast revenue segments and sub-segments of the market revenue for the main geographies.
- To provide the country-level analysis of the current market size and future prospective.
- To provide country-level analysis of the market industry growth by region, form, and application.
- To provide a strategic profile of the prominent key players in the market, analyze their core competencies, and draw a global market growth landscape.
- To track and analyze new product developments, strategic alliances, and global market research.
Segment Overview:
The global autoclave indicator tape market has been divided into segments based on method, backing material, and region.
Based on Method
The global market based on the method is classified into two types as gravity discharge and vacuum autoclave.
Based on Backing Material
The global market by backing material is bifurcated into few types such as paper, plastic, woven, and others.
Based on Region
The global autoclave indicator tape market is divided into four main geographies such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World. Among them, North America is dominating the largest market share for the significant investments in research facilities from Brazil, Chile, and Colombia.
Regional Analysis -
Geographically, the market is segmented into four main regions like Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the world. Out of these regions, North America is accounting for the largest share for the autoclave by 2023. The investments in research facilities from Brazil, Chile, and Colombia are driving the market growth in this region.
In terms of revenue share, Asia-Pacific is dominating the market. This market is predicted to reach USD 247.1 million and can be attributed to the rapid migration of R & D companies in this region by the end of 2023. Moreover, the international companies from both Europe and North America are going to shift their R & D laboratories in this region. Europe is holding a significant market share for the growing number of surgical procedures and strict sterilization norms.
Recent Developments
- In February 2020, the parent company of Crosstex, Cantel Group acquired Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC. Further to the acquisition, the new dental division of Cantel Medical Group offers services to various brands like SPSmedical, Crosstex, Accutron, J & J Instruments, Palmero Healthcare, and Hu-Friedy.
- In December 2020, the two gigantic companies, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) collaborated, and their researchers introduced a state-of-the-art system for sterilizing medical instruments using solar heat. This system includes a standard autoclave indicator tape that changes color as per the requirement of the minimum exposures.
- In October 2019, one of the leading key players, Cantel Medical Corporation acquired the renowned manufacturer of instrument reprocessing workflow systems and instruments, mainly for the dental industry, Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., This acquisition helps Cantel company to improve the dental division's supply chain efficiency and make them cater to the surging concerns of training, technology, and education.
Report Overview:
This global autoclave indicator tape market research includes the Market Overview, COVID-19 analysis, Market Dynamics, Study Objectives, Segment Overview, Regional Analysis, Competitive Landscape, Recent developments, Segmentation Table, and FAQs. The market scenario includes the autoclave indicator tape market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities. The market forecast segments are the method, backing material, and region.
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