
The global Exposed Linear Encoder market size is predicted to grow from US$ 100 million in 2025 to US$ 143 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2025 to 2031.
Exposed linear encoders have zero mechanical contact between the scanning head and the scale or scale tape. Applications include production and measuring equipment in the semiconductor industry, as well as pick-and-place machines and direct drive systems.
Currently the key manufacturers of linear encoders include HEIDENHAIN, Fagor Automation, Renishaw, Mitutoyo, TR-Electronic GmbH, TR-Electronic GmbH, and Givi Misure. Among them, HEIDENHAIN is the world's largest linear encoders manufacturer, accounting for more than 50% of the global market share.
Exposed linear encoders are mainly used in semiconductor production and measuring equipment.
The global market for semiconductor was estimated at US$ 526.8 billion in the year 2023, is projected to US$ 780.7 billion by 2030. IC Manufacturing is the process used to manufacture semiconductor devices, typically integrated circuits (ICs) such as computer processors, microcontrollers, and memory chips (such as NAND flash and DRAM). According to our research, the global semiconductor manufacturing (wafer fabrication) market is projected to grow from US$ 251.7 billion in 2023 to US$ 506.5 billion by 2030, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 40.49% during the forecast period. This will drive rapid growth of global Exposed linear encoders.
The “Exposed Linear Encoder Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Exposed Linear Encoder sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Exposed Linear Encoder sales for 2025 through 2031. With Exposed Linear Encoder sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Exposed Linear Encoder industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Exposed Linear Encoder landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Exposed Linear Encoder portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Exposed Linear Encoder market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Exposed Linear Encoder and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Exposed Linear Encoder.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Exposed Linear Encoder market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Incremental Linear Encoder
Absolute Linear Encoder
Segmentation by Application:
Semiconductor Measuring Equipment
Pick-And-Place Machines and Direct Drive Systems
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
HEIDENHAIN
Fagor Automation
Renishaw
Mitutoyo
TR-Electronic GmbH
Precizika Metrology
Givi Misure
Elbo Controlli Srl
Celera Motion (MICROE)
Atek Electronic Sensor Technologies
SINO/Guangzhou Lokshun CNC Equipment
SOXIN
Changchun Yuheng Optics
Dongguan Ouxin Precision Instrument
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Exposed Linear Encoder market?
What factors are driving Exposed Linear Encoder market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Exposed Linear Encoder market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Exposed Linear Encoder break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Exposed Linear Encoder by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Exposed Linear Encoder by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Exposed Linear Encoder Segment by Type
2.2.1 Incremental Linear Encoder
2.2.2 Absolute Linear Encoder
2.3 Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Exposed Linear Encoder Segment by Application
2.4.1 Semiconductor Measuring Equipment
2.4.2 Pick-And-Place Machines and Direct Drive Systems
2.5 Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Exposed Linear Encoder Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Exposed Linear Encoder Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Exposed Linear Encoder Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Exposed Linear Encoder by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Exposed Linear Encoder Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Exposed Linear Encoder Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Exposed Linear Encoder Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Exposed Linear Encoder Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Exposed Linear Encoder Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Exposed Linear Encoder Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Exposed Linear Encoder Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Exposed Linear Encoder Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Exposed Linear Encoder by Country
7.1.1 Europe Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Exposed Linear Encoder Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Exposed Linear Encoder by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Exposed Linear Encoder Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Exposed Linear Encoder Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Exposed Linear Encoder
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Exposed Linear Encoder
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Exposed Linear Encoder
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Exposed Linear Encoder Distributors
11.3 Exposed Linear Encoder Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Exposed Linear Encoder by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Exposed Linear Encoder Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 HEIDENHAIN
13.1.1 HEIDENHAIN Company Information
13.1.2 HEIDENHAIN Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 HEIDENHAIN Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 HEIDENHAIN Main Business Overview
13.1.5 HEIDENHAIN Latest Developments
13.2 Fagor Automation
13.2.1 Fagor Automation Company Information
13.2.2 Fagor Automation Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Fagor Automation Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Fagor Automation Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Fagor Automation Latest Developments
13.3 Renishaw
13.3.1 Renishaw Company Information
13.3.2 Renishaw Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Renishaw Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Renishaw Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Renishaw Latest Developments
13.4 Mitutoyo
13.4.1 Mitutoyo Company Information
13.4.2 Mitutoyo Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Mitutoyo Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Mitutoyo Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Mitutoyo Latest Developments
13.5 TR-Electronic GmbH
13.5.1 TR-Electronic GmbH Company Information
13.5.2 TR-Electronic GmbH Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 TR-Electronic GmbH Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 TR-Electronic GmbH Main Business Overview
13.5.5 TR-Electronic GmbH Latest Developments
13.6 Precizika Metrology
13.6.1 Precizika Metrology Company Information
13.6.2 Precizika Metrology Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Precizika Metrology Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Precizika Metrology Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Precizika Metrology Latest Developments
13.7 Givi Misure
13.7.1 Givi Misure Company Information
13.7.2 Givi Misure Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Givi Misure Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Givi Misure Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Givi Misure Latest Developments
13.8 Elbo Controlli Srl
13.8.1 Elbo Controlli Srl Company Information
13.8.2 Elbo Controlli Srl Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Elbo Controlli Srl Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Elbo Controlli Srl Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Elbo Controlli Srl Latest Developments
13.9 Celera Motion (MICROE)
13.9.1 Celera Motion (MICROE) Company Information
13.9.2 Celera Motion (MICROE) Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Celera Motion (MICROE) Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Celera Motion (MICROE) Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Celera Motion (MICROE) Latest Developments
13.10 Atek Electronic Sensor Technologies
13.10.1 Atek Electronic Sensor Technologies Company Information
13.10.2 Atek Electronic Sensor Technologies Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Atek Electronic Sensor Technologies Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Atek Electronic Sensor Technologies Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Atek Electronic Sensor Technologies Latest Developments
13.11 SINO/Guangzhou Lokshun CNC Equipment
13.11.1 SINO/Guangzhou Lokshun CNC Equipment Company Information
13.11.2 SINO/Guangzhou Lokshun CNC Equipment Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 SINO/Guangzhou Lokshun CNC Equipment Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 SINO/Guangzhou Lokshun CNC Equipment Main Business Overview
13.11.5 SINO/Guangzhou Lokshun CNC Equipment Latest Developments
13.12 SOXIN
13.12.1 SOXIN Company Information
13.12.2 SOXIN Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 SOXIN Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 SOXIN Main Business Overview
13.12.5 SOXIN Latest Developments
13.13 Changchun Yuheng Optics
13.13.1 Changchun Yuheng Optics Company Information
13.13.2 Changchun Yuheng Optics Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 Changchun Yuheng Optics Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 Changchun Yuheng Optics Main Business Overview
13.13.5 Changchun Yuheng Optics Latest Developments
13.14 Dongguan Ouxin Precision Instrument
13.14.1 Dongguan Ouxin Precision Instrument Company Information
13.14.2 Dongguan Ouxin Precision Instrument Exposed Linear Encoder Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.14.3 Dongguan Ouxin Precision Instrument Exposed Linear Encoder Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.14.4 Dongguan Ouxin Precision Instrument Main Business Overview
13.14.5 Dongguan Ouxin Precision Instrument Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.
