Client description: PPE manufacturer

Practice area: Market Research and Analysis

Geographic scope: US

Industries served: PPE, automotive, metal fabrication, chemicals, general manufacturing, aerospace, oil and gas, etc.

Services applied: Qualitative in-depth interviews (IDIs), secondary research, market modeling.

Business challenge: Manufacturer of PPE needed to forecast the future of manufacturing, specifically to determine the potential threat to sales of PPE.

Methodologies: We completed approximately 35 qualitative in-depth interviews (IDIs) with thought leaders and conducted exhaustive secondary research.

The result: Our research and analysis revealed that the PPE business would experience relatively flat growth for the next five to ten years but in 7-10 years the proliferation of robotics in manufacturing will have a direct impact on PPE sales. Alternative business models were also explored.