Breath Analyzer Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018

$3700 - Single Copy or $7400 - Web Posting | Report # SH24922312 | 317 Pages | 111 Tables and Figures | 2012

Breathalyzer: Crackdown on Drinking and Driving Worldwide, even on Bicycles, Crackdown on Alcohol at Work, New Healthcare Markets

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Breath Analyzer Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018

WinterGreen Research announces that it has a new study on Breathalyzer Market Shares and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012-2018. The 2012 study has 317 pages, 111 tables and figures.

Substance abuser in control of a vehicle or heavy equipment is a menace. Demand for effective detection of alcohol impairment, or of blood alcohol content (BAC) in individuals engaged in work or driving is expanding. Alcohol plays an integral part in every society.

In the United States, alcohol plays a part in half the automobile fatalities and nearly half of all industrial accidents. For employers, alcohol abuse accounts for two thirds of all substance abuse complaints and depletes a similar percentage from the health care benefit budgets of American companies.

A breathalyzer is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. "Breathalyzer" is the brand name of a series of models made by one manufacturer National Draeger. It has become a generalized trademark for instruments. Intoxilyzer, Intoximeter, AlcoScan, Alcotest, AlcoSensor, Alcolizer, Datamaster include brand names in use.

The U.S. Government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration maintains a "Conforming Products List" of breath alcohol devices approved for evidentiary use, as well as for preliminary screening use. In Canada, a preliminary non-evidentiary screening device can be approved by Parliament as an approved screening device and an evidentiary breath instrument can be similarly designated as an approved instrument.

Alcohol related accidents kill someone every 31 minutes and injure someone every 2 minutes in the US. Alcohol and drugs cause serious disruption to the workforce when present among employees. Breath contains important markers that can be used to monitor health status of patients.

Alcohol usage can result in reduced and low quality work output, damaged customer relations, and poor company perception. Potentially critical errors can occur in computer operation. Each of these will have a negative cost impact to the company. There are the issues of increased absenteeism and sickness, more frequent lateness for work, and increased risk of theft of property and cash from the company and other staff.

Draeger "Breathalyzer" is the brand name of a series of models. It has become genericized. Breathalyzer has become a way to reference all instruments that measure alcohol consumption via analysis of the breath. Draeger Breathalyzer uses technology that filters out substances like acetone. Substances in the environment can also lead to false BAC readings. Homeostatic variables are used to make measurements.

Breathalyzer markets at $284.6 million in 2011 are anticipated to reach $3.2 billion in 2018. Market growth comes in large part from development of a new market for breath analysis as a healthcare diagnostic tool.

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Companies Profiled

Market Leaders
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA / Draeger Quest Products Intoximeters	Lifeloc Technologies MDP CMI / Lion

Market Participants
AK Solutions Alcolizer Alcovisor Applied Nanodetectors KHN Solutions LLC BACTRACK Breathalyzers	National Patent Analytic Systems (NPAS) / Datamaster Quest Products Tokyoflash TruTouch

Report Methodology

This is the 492nd report in a series of market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the internet, computer, software, and telephone equipment. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participation in the segment. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in-depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and opinion leaders in the market segment.

About the Company

WinterGreen Research, founded in 1985, provides strategic market assessments in telecommunications, communications equipment, health care, and advanced computer technology. Industry reports focus on opportunities that will expand existing markets or develop major new markets. The reports assess new product and service positioning strategies, new and evolving technologies, and technological impact on products, services, and markets. Market shares are provided. Leading market participants are profiled, and their marketing strategies, acquisitions, and strategic alliances are discussed. The principals of WinterGreen Research have been involved in analysis and forecasting of international business opportunities in telecommunications and advanced computer technology markets for over 30 years.

About the Principal Authors

Ellen T. Curtiss, Technical Director, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, conducts strategic and market assessments in technology-based industries. Previously she was a member of the staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc., for 23 years, most recently as Vice President of Arthur D. Little Decision Resources, specializing in strategic planning and market development services. She is a graduate of Boston University and the Program for Management Development at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. She is the author of recent studies on worldwide telecommunications markets and the Top Ten Telecommunications market analysis and forecasts.

Susan Eustis, President, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, has done research in communications and computer markets and applications. She holds several patents in microcomputing and parallel processing. She is the author of recent studies of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) marketing strategies, Internet software, a study of Push to Talk Equipment, Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, Digital Loop Carrier, Web Hosting, Business Process Management, Servers, Blades, the Mainframe as a Green Machine, and Application Server markets. Ms. Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College.