Pillow packing is a common method used for packaging of the products. It provides shock absorption and prevents the breaking and damaging of the products during shipping and delivery. Vertical and horizontal are the types of pillow packing machines available in the market. Pillow packaging machines have strong continuous packaging capabilities for food and non-food items. These are used for sealing, positioning and cutting according to requirements.  Chemical industry, medical industry, food & beverage industry, and machinery industry are the end users of pillow packing machines as these offer stable and simple transmission system, flexibility with wide packaging range, positioning stop function, high degree of automation, low waste rate, energy saving, and increased efficiency. Pillow packaging machines are reliable and hygienic. Horizontal pillow packing machines are preferred by the customers due to less operational time.

Market Scope and Structure Analysis

COVID-19 Impact analysis

• COVID-19 pandemic has shut-down the production of various products in the pillow packing machine industry attributed to the lockdown in countries worldwide. This has hampered the growth of pillow packing machines market in 2020 and, is likely to revive in 2021.
• COVID-19 has already affected the sales of pillow packing machines in the second and third quarter of 2020 and is reviving in 2021.
• The major demand for pillow packing machines was previously noticed from countries including the U.S., Germany, Italy, UK, and India, which are negatively affected by the spread of the corona virus, thereby declining the demand for pillow packing machines.
• Further, potential impact of the lockdown is currently vague and financial recovery of companies is totally based on its cash reserves. Pillow packing machines manufacturers can afford a full lockdown only for a few months, after which the players have to modify their investment plans. For instance, various players in the market halted their production activities for several weeks to reduce the expenses. Whereas few players also adopted employee lay-offs to sustain during the COVID-19 health crisis.
• Pillow packing machines manufacturers are expected to focus on protecting their workforce, operations, and supply chains to respond toward immediate crises and find new ways of working after COVID-19. For instance, provision of sanitizers, maintaining social distancing, as well as ensuring the vaccination of every employee in the company can assist in promoting the health & safety of the workforce.

Top Impacting Factors

 Increase in demand for door to door delivery boost the growth of the packaging industry.  Pillow packing is the enhanced product for packaging market. Shock resistance and ability to protect the product during the time of shipping and delivery is a key factor driving the market growth. Rise in demand for packaged food & medicines during pandemic, fosters the growth of the market . Use of plastic as packaging material and lack of professional and technical knowledge about pillow packing machines hamper the market growth.

Market Trends

• Wide range of pillow packing is offered by pillow packing machines. This include window pouch, stand up pouch, re- sealable pouch and zipper pouch, in turn boosting the demand for pillow packing in the market.
• Art ware and glass manufacturing industry is a dominant customer of pillow packing. Rise in demand in packaging motivates the vendors for in-house packaging, which boosts the market growth

Key Segments Covered

Type

• Vertical
• Horizontal

End Users

• Chemical Industry
• Medical Industry
• Food and Beverage Industry
• Machinery Industry

Region

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
• LAMEA
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • GGC
  • South Africa
  • Rest of LAMEA

Key Benefits of the Report

• This study presents the analytical depiction of the pillow packing machines 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 pillow packing machines market share.
• The current market is quantitatively analyzed from 2020 to 2030 to highlight the pillow packing machines market growth scenario.
• Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers in the market.
• The report provides a detailed pillow packing machines market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years.