Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Size, Share & Forecast (2019-2024)

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Insights

Blind fasteners are the most talked subjects among the family of fasteners deployed in aircraft manufacturing/assembly. These fasteners have been gaining a fair share in the overall aircraft fasteners market, owing to changing preferences of OEMs’ from permanent fasteners to blind fasteners. Blind fasteners are gradually replacing traditional fasteners on account of rapid automation, which is of paramount importance as it reduces the lead time of the aircraft assembly.

Blind fasteners currently represent less than 12% of the total aircraft fasteners market and projected to grow at an impressive rate over the next five years to reach US$ 698.8 million in 2024. Increasing production rates of the next-generation composite-rich aircraft A350XWB, B787, and F-35; introduction of fuel-efficient variants of the best-selling aircraft with a greater composites content: A320neo and B737 max; upcoming aircraft programs, such as C919 and MC21; increasing preference of blind fasteners for assembling critical aerospace parts; and superior benefits of blind fasteners including ease of installation over the permanent fasteners are giving an impetus to the growth of blind fasteners in the aerospace industry.

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Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Share Analysis

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Share by Aircraft Type

The global aircraft blind fasteners market is segmented based on the aircraft type as commercial aircraft, regional aircraft, helicopter, military aircraft, and general Aviation. Commercial aircraft is likely to remain the growth engine of the market during the forecast period. Increasing production rates of the key programs, such as B737, B787, A350XWB, and A320 family; market entry of new players, such as COMAC and Irkut; and introduction of variants of existing and upcoming aircraft programs, such as B737 max, A320neo and B777x, are likely to create a strong demand for blind fasteners in the commercial aircraft segment. Further, Boeing in its commercial market outlook anticipated that there would be total deliveries of 42,730 commercial and regional aircraft worth US$ 6.3 trillion in the global marketplace during 2018-2037. All these factors are likely to provide sustainable demand for blind fasteners in the commercial aircraft segment in the foreseeable future.

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Share by Application Type

Based on the application type, the aircraft blind fasteners market is segmented as airframe, engine, flight control surfaces, interiors, and others. Airframe is likely to remain the most dominant segment during the forecast period, whereas flight control surfaces are likely to remain the fastest-growing segment during the same period. Airframe is the largest structure in the aircraft, where blind fasteners are used in a wide array of applications including wings and fuselage, leading to their dominance in the market.

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Share by Material Type

Based on the material type, the aircraft blind fasteners market is segmented as titanium fasteners, steel fasteners, aluminum fasteners, and other fasteners. Titanium is projected to remain the most dominant as well as fastest-growing material type in the global aircraft blind fasteners market over the next five years. Titanium blind fasteners offers a host of advantages over competing fasteners including good compatibility with composite parts, good corrosion resistance, excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance and high strength-to-weight ratio; leading to its widespread usage in the aircraft.

Regional Insights

In terms of region, Europe is projected to remain the largest market for aircraft blind fasteners during the forecast period, driven by the world’s leading aircraft OEM, Airbus. The company has constantly been raising the production rates of key aircraft programs, such as A320 and A350XWB, to meet huge order backlog which stands at 7,287 jets on 30th April 2019. Airbus has a massive plan for its newly launched A350XWB program. The company is likely to raise the production rate from 6 aircraft per month in 2017 to 13 aircraft by 2019. Similarly, the company is also likely to raise the production rate of its best-selling program (A320 family including neo) from 46 aircraft per month in 2017 to 63 aircraft by 2019. The company is in process of contemplation to further raise the production rate to 70 aircraft per month in future.

Asia-Pacific is expected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period driven by opening of assembly plant of Boeing and Airbus in China for B737, A330, and A320; upcoming indigenous aircraft program i.e. COMAC C919 and Mitsubishi MRJ; and offset policies in military aircraft programs in countries such as India and South Korea. Further, key economies in the region are incessantly increasing their defense budget with the purpose to acquire the latest military aircraft to solidify their defense capabilities. All these factors are like to contribute significantly towards the growth of blind fasteners market in the region

Key Players

The supply chain of this market comprises raw material suppliers, blind fastener manufacturers, distributors, tier player, aircraft OEMs, and MRO companies. Some of the key players in the aircraft blind fasteners market are TriMas Corporation; Arconic Fastening Systems; PCC Fasteners; Lisi Aerospace; Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; and Kwikbolt Limited. The key aircraft OEMs include Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, COMAC, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Dassault Aviation, and Gulfstream Aerospace.

Research Methodology

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Market Scope & Segmentation

The market is segmented in the following ways:

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Size, Share & Forecast by Aircraft Type:

• Commercial Aircraft (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Regional Aircraft (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Helicopter (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Military Aircraft (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• General Aviation (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Size, Share & Forecast by Application Type:

• Airframe (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Engine (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Flight Control Surfaces (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Interiors (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Others (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Size, Share & Forecast by Fastener Type:

• Blind Bolts (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Blind Rivets (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Others (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Size, Share & Forecast by Material Type:

• Titanium Blind Fasteners (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Aluminum Blind Fasteners (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Steel Blind Fasteners (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Others (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Size, Share & Forecast by End-User Type:

• OE (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Aftermarket (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Aircraft Blind Fasteners Market Size, Share & Forecast by Region:

• North America (Country Analysis: The USA, Canada, and Mexico)
• Europe (Country Analysis: France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (Country Analysis: China, Japan, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific)
• Rest of the World (Sub-Region Analysis: Latin America, the Middle East, and Others)

Report Features

This strategic assessment report, from Stratview Research, provides a comprehensive analysis that reflects today’s aircraft blind fasteners market realities and future possibilities for the forecast period 2019 to 2024. The report segments and analyzes the market in the most detailed and comprehensive manner to provide panoramic view of the market. The vital data/information provided in the report can play a crucial role for market participants as well as investors in the identification of low-hanging fruits available as well as formulate growth strategies.

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• Market structure: Overview, industry life cycle analysis, supply chain analysis.
• Market environment analysis: Growth drivers and constraints, Porter’s five forces analysis, SWOT analysis.
• Market trend and forecast analysis.
• Market segment trend and forecast.
• Competitive landscape and dynamics: Market share, product portfolio, product launches, etc.
• Attractive market segments and associated growth opportunities.
• Emerging trends.
• Strategic growth opportunities for the existing and new players.
• Key success factors.