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Actuators in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
An actuator is a type of motor for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. These motors can be divided into four different types, depending on their power source: hydraulic (liquid pressure), pneumatic (air pressure), electric, or mechanical. Actuators have applications in various industries, including heavy machinery and industrial equipment manufacturing, aerospace, and automobile production.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Actuators procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Actuators market in the United States includes Hydraulic Actuators, Pneumatic Actuators, Electric Actuators, Mechanical Actuators and Thermal and Magnetic Actuators. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-8501-Electric Motors And Generators (Excluding Generating Sets), ISIC-2812-Manufacture of fluid power equipment, NACE-28.12-Manufacture Of Fluid Power Equipment, NAICS-333990-All other general-purpose machinery manufacturing and UNSPSC-31251500-Actuators.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Actuators procurement coverage includes Steppers (Electric motors or other devices that move or rotate in a series of steps.), Servo (A motor that uses error-sensing feedback to correct the performance of a mechanism.), Electric Actuator (An actuator powered by electrical energy.), Hydraulic Actuator (An actuator powered by a fluid motor.), Pneumatic Actuator (An actuator powered by compressed air.) and Mechanical Actuator (An actuator powered by gears, rails, pulleys, chains, and other mechanical devices.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Actuators procurement report as suppliers are Schlumberger Limited, Moog Inc., Pentair plc, Flowserve Corporation and Emerson Electric Co..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Actuators market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per unit, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Actuators market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Actuators procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Actuators market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Actuators market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Actuators?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Actuators is $1134 per unit. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.3 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Actuators market?
The top vendors in the Actuators market include Schlumberger Limited, Moog Inc., Pentair plc, Flowserve Corporation and Emerson Electric Co..
What industries supply the Actuators market?
The top industries supplying the Actuators market are Electrical Equipment Manufacturing in the US, Wire & Spring Manufacturing in the US, Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US, Petroleum Refining in the US, Valve Manufacturing in the US and Screw, Nut & Bolt Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Actuators?
Low market share concentration enhances competition and buyer leverage. The actuators market is relatively fragmented, with a broad range of regional and global suppliers competing across industrial, automotive, aerospace, and energy applications. This low concentration reduces supplier pricing power and fosters competitive dynamics that buyers can exploit through structured RFPs, benchmarking, and multi-supplier sourcing strategies. Buyers benefit from the ability to negotiate favorable terms while accessing a wide variety of technical specifications and product innovations tailored to their application needs.
What factors affect the price of Actuators?
Quality certifications, such as ISO 9001 or CE marking, can increase actuator prices by assuring customers of product reliability and regulatory compliance. For example, electric actuators with ISO certification often command a premium due to their perceived superior performance and reduced failure risk.
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