Industrial steam washer is a large machine that is used in removing dirt from various units using a steam. These steam washers can vary from 3kW power to 54 kW power. Higher wattage steam washer has high power of heating element. The industrial steam washer uses the dry steam, which is used in cleaning of furniture, rugs, and floor through suction. Industrial steam washers are further used in cleaning oil and greasiness in machines. Industrial applications include cleaning of industrial equipment in food & beverages industries, degrease the restaurant kitchen floors, and steam washing of the cars in automotive industry. Industrial steam washers are categorized into two types in terms of power that is fuel fired steam washer and electrically heated steam washer. 

Market scope and structure

COVID-19 Scenario analysis:

• The demand for the industrial steam washer is expected to decrease in the year 2020 due to lockdown imposed by the government and low demand from food and hospitality industries.
• COVID-19 pandemic has halted the production of various products in the industries steam washer , mainly owing to the prolonged lockdown in major global countries. This has hampered the growth of the industrial steam washer market significantly from last few months, as is likely to continue during 2020.
• COVID-19 has already affected the sales of equipment and machinery in the first quarter of 2020 and is likely to cause a negative impact on the market growth throughout the year. 
• The major demand for equipment and machinery was previously noticed from giant manufacturing countries, including the U.S., Germany, Italy, the UK, and China, which is negatively affected by the spread of coronavirus, thereby halting the demand for equipment and machinery.
• Further, potential impact of the lockdown is currently vague and financial recovery of companies is totally based on its cash reserves. Equipment and machinery companies can afford a full lockdown only for a few months, after which the players would have to modify their investment plans.
• Equipment and machinery manufacturers must focus on protecting their workforce, operations, and supply chains to respond toward immediate crises and find new ways of working after COVID-19 infection cases start to decrease.

Top impacting factors: market scenario analysis, trends , drivers, and impact analysis

The increase in the demand for the surface cleaning and maintaining the hygiene in the industrial environment for the workers is considered to be a major growth driver for the industrial steam washer market. The increasing demand for high level of cleaning performance during the production and assembling process is expected to boost the market growth of industrial steam washers. The use of dry steam than the chemicals and water for cleansing purposes in the industries act as the growth driver for the industrial steam washers market. The growing manufacturing industries and infrastructural developments majorly drives the market of industrial steam washers. The food safety concern by the public and the government regulation on food hygiene standards majorly drives the industrial steam washers market in this industry. The rising demand for the automatic & electric industrial steam washers in the developing countries in expected to drive the market of industrial steam washers. The U.S. has the largest market share in the North America region in industrial steam washers due to high demand for these washers in the country followed by Europe. However, the high labor cost and the high skilled labors required in the operation of these automatic industrial steam washers can hamper the growth of the market.

The global industrial steam washer market trends are:

New product launches to flourish the market

The launch of new generation technologically advanced products can boost the growth of the market. In the past few years, many such products having unique features were launched in the market. In 2018, Menkini one of the global leader in industrial sanitizing has launched a product “The steam master” in the industrial steam washer market. The steam washers works at pressure of 10 bar and at a heating temperature of 180 degree Celsius for cleaning and sanitizing of the industrial parts and surfaces. It is used in food & beverages, transportation and other such industries.

High demand from applications :

The hygiene standards and technologically advanced automated machines have increased the demand for the industrial steam washers in various industries. There are various industries like food, health-care, dairy, automotive and hospitality, that are implementing industrial steam washers. These machines serves for maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in the industrial parts and overall in industries using the dry steam technique. For example in food industries, the dry steam is used in the sanitation of food manufacturing and food preparation equipment's and surfaces. Moreover dry steam is used in the removal of oil & grease in slicers, utensils, stoves and other food preparations equipment. In automotive industries, industrial steam washers are used in cleaning of car by removing the dirt and stains from windows, doors, wheels and leather seats. Further it is used in removing of oil, grease and grime from the engines of the automobiles. Other applications include in dairy product cleaning, infection control in hospitals and other applications in hospitality industry. Thus, the industrial steam washers save a lot of time and use chemical free dry steam for cleaning and removal of dirt in the industries.

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Key benefits of the report:

• This study presents the analytical depiction of the industrial steam washer market along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.
• The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of the industrial steam washer market share.
• The current market is quantitatively analyzed from 2020 to 2027 to highlight the industrial steam washer market growth scenario.
• Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers in the market. 
• The report provides a detailed market analysis depending on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years.