Brass Rods for Use in Lightening Rod Applications
Created at : Sep 10, 2020

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‘Nostalgic Comfort’ Restores Demand for Brass Rods for Use in Lighting Application

Apart from industrial applications, manufacturers are now tapping opportunities in contemporary interior designing. The concept of ‘nostalgic comfort’ is gaining prominence in the field of interior designing. Hence, companies in the brass rods market are capitalizing on this growing trend by increasing the availability of quality brass rods. One of the key drivers contributing toward market growth is that brass is acquiring popularity as the ‘metal of choice’ for lighting designers. Another trend that is supporting growth of the brass rods market is the growing popularity of brass as an aesthetically pleasing golden metal in various lighting applications.

Brass rods are being increasingly used to make chandeliers and other decorative home interior items. Similarly, companies are developing industrial chandeliers to meet end user requirements. For instance, Workstead-a U.S. design studio founded by Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith makes industrial chandeliers for Another Country, a furniture store in London. Thus, with rapid urbanization, companies in the market landscape are capitalizing on opportunities in the booming interior designing sector for domestic setting.

Increased Focus on Writing Instruments Helps Companies to Leverage Opportunities in Asia

Manufacturers are increasing their focus in the writing instruments industry. For instance, Lebronze Alloys Group-a company excelling metal processing technologies, has expanded its product portfolio in alloys for writing instruments. Companies in the brass rods market are producing environmental-friendly alloys. They are increasing efforts to meet end user requirements for anticorrosion alloys catering to gel-ink applications.

Moreover, companies in the brass rods market are strengthening their supply chains with small companies and worldwide leader groups in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. by acquiring expertise in writing instruments. This is evident since Asia Pacific and Europe are anticipated for exponential growth in the market for brass rods. Manufacturers are expanding their scope in incremental opportunities by boosting production capacities of brass roads used in machined pen parts. Other important applications of brass rods include mechanical components and production of pen tips.

Cost-efficiency of Free Cutting Brass Rods Increase Adoption in Close Tolerance Manufacturing Techniques

Growing demand for high-performance products has triggered the demand for quality brass rods. Likewise, free cutting brass rods are projected for exponential growth in the brass rods market and the global brass rods market is expected to reach a value of ~US$ 10 Bn by the end of 2027. This is evident since free cutting brass rods are acquiring popularity as cost-efficient solution for close tolerance manufacturing techniques.

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Companies in the brass rods market are increasing their production capabilities to develop free cutting brass rods by adding lead to reduce the wear on cutting tools. With the scalability of automated machines in almost all industrial sectors, free cutting brass rods can be rapidly processed in automatic machines. Excellent strength and ductility of these rods are gaining prominence in various industrial end markets. Manufacturers in the market landscape are increasing efforts to combine good strength and excellent corrosion resistance of these rods to boost their uptake in various industrial domains.

Lead-free Brass Rods to Overcome Limitations of Stress Corrosion Cracking and Dezincification

The brass rods market is expected to expand at a CAGR of ~3% during the forecast period. This is evident since problems of stress corrosion cracking and dezincification pose as a hurdle for manufacturers. Hence, companies should increase R&D to develop lead-free brass rods to overcome barriers of stress corrosion cracking and dezincification. Companies in the brass rods market are increasing production capabilities to manufacture brass rods with exceptional machinability and forgebility, to help end user stakeholders achieve high production levels in various end markets.