Case Study  ·  Market Assessment

Sizing a market full of tiny pores.

A leader in sintered, fiber and foam solutions wanted to understand the market for its custom porous components. We built and validated a market model, then delivered deep dives with addressable market estimates, trends and competitors.

The Client

The client is a leader in sintered, fiber and foam solutions. Its custom components help customer products apply, absorb, filter, vent, wick and diffuse.

The Challenge

Many functions.
How big is the market?

Prescouter was asked to understand the market for custom sintered and fiber components that solve functional needs in customer products, across current and future segments.

  • Segments

    Market segmentation

    Where porous parts are used today.

  • Trends

    Future demand

    How segments may shift ahead.

  • Rivals

    Competitor suppliers

    Who else sells porous materials.

Our Approach

Building a model, then testing it in the field.

Internal interviews
5 to 6client stakeholder interviews

Start from within

We interviewed client stakeholders and gathered internal data to frame the current segmentation.

Market model
TAMaddressable market model

Quantify the market

We added secondary research to draft a high-level quantification of each porous product market.

Validation
4research methods combined

Validate the model

Expert interviews, secondary data, IP review and competitor analysis tested each market.

The Outcome

Deep dives into the best submarkets.

Prescouter validated its market model and delivered deep dive investigations into the submarkets of interest. Each included estimates of total addressable and obtainable markets for porous components, along with future trends, potential customers and competing suppliers of porous materials.

  • Sizing

    TAM and SAM estimates

    For each submarket of interest.

  • Customers

    Potential customers

    Targets in each submarket.

  • Competition

    Competitor suppliers

    Who sells porous materials today.

Functional components hide inside many products. Sizing them means following each function to its market.

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Where could your components find new customers?

Model the market, validate it with experts and focus on the best submarkets. Wherever you’re starting from, we’ll help you get there.

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