What's driving this growth?
Electric mobility as catalyst
The EV battery supply chain is becoming the largest growth driver. New regulations like China’s GB38031-2025 make non-destructive testing mandatory. BMW is already piloting inline CT with 30-second cycles for prismatic cells. Electronics and semiconductors are growing fastest at 11.1% CAGR – driven by miniaturization requiring sub-micron resolution.
Asia-Pacific leads
With 37.3% market share and 11.9% CAGR, Asia-Pacific is the most dynamic region. China, Japan, and South Korea are investing heavily in manufacturing quality – from EV batteries to 3D NAND memory.
Automotive remains the core market
27.6% of total market revenue comes from automotive. The shift toward lightweight construction, composites, and additive manufacturing continuously increases demand for volumetric validation.
Assembly analysis as growth segment
Assembly analysis is growing at 10.1% CAGR – a sign that CT is evolving beyond pure defect detection toward complete dimensional verification.
What does this mean in practice?
The technology is democratizing. Desktop systems under $100,000 make CT accessible to smaller manufacturers. At the same time, AI-powered automated defect recognition (ADR), dual-energy sources, and faster detector technology are advancing high-end applications.
At Microvista, we see this development every day: customers who sent samples to labs three years ago now inspect 100% of their serial parts on-site – with our mobile CT system ScanExpress. The combination of hardware, software, and cloud platform makes the difference.
The report confirms what we’ve been driving for years: CT is transforming from a specialized testing method into an integrated quality platform.
Which development do you see as most critical for your industry? Looking forward to the discussion in the comments.
Source: https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/computed-tomography-testing-market
