Report Scope:
The scope of this report is specifically focused on automated industrial material handling equipment and software systems and programs in North America. The market is broken down by major equipment types, software programs and end user applications and industries. Further, regional breakdown of the markets in the United States and Canada are explored. The market is discussed with estimated values derived from available data.
This report focuses only on automated equipment. References are included for further information on traditional motive power industrial applications for material handling equipment. This report is not focused on the specialized equipment that may be automated for product manufacture. Most of that equipment is of specialized design to meet the needs of the manufacturer. However, the movement of finished goods and packaging and palletizing these goods for shipment to the attached warehouse or distribution centers is included. Material handling equipment is also used in large specialty applications such as ship cargo handling equipment, but this market was not considered.
The following are brief summaries of the chapters included in this report:
- Chapter One presents the report's scope, methodology and structure, as well as reasons for doing this study.
- Chapter Two provides an executive summary of the information presented in this report.
- Chapter Three introduces automated material handling equipment types, the basis for the classifications used in this report, trade publications, trade shows, trade organizations and major benefits of automated materials handling equipment and software systems.
- Chapter Four discusses trends in the industry, introduces the innovative developments that lie ahead and presents challenges for supply chain managers.
- Chapter Five provides a comprehensive overview of the automated material handling market and warehouse and supply chain market by equipment and software types. In forecasting the changes in this market, three scenarios are developed based upon several factors that are important for the industry. For the purposes of this report, the geographic areas studied include the United States and Canada. The scenarios developed are then applied to these two countries in Chapter Five.
- Chapter Six investigates the market for automated materials handling equipment by application, end users and geographically by regions within the United States and Canada.
- Chapter Seven looks at the changes occurring in the industry by examining recently granted patents and patent applications filed. It identifies the major innovators in this market space.
The report concludes with a special focus on the vendor landscape and includes detailed profiles of the major vendors in these markets. Further, it explains the major drivers and dynamics of the market and current trends within the industry.
This report details figures for 2018 and compound annual growth rate (CAGR) projections for 2019 to 2024. A discussion of emerging technologies describes the areas in which research is being performed and incentivized and their anticipated effects in future markets.
Note that values are expressed in millions of dollars. Totals are rounded to the nearest integer (i.e., less than $500,000 is expressed as <1) or “0” if appropriate. Values are based on the equivalent of retail, which is the price publicly advertised.
Report Includes:
- 73 data tables and 190 additional tables
- An overview of North American market for automated material handling equipment
- Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2018, estimates of 2019, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2024
- Explanation of major drivers and regional dynamics of the market and current trends within the industry
- Knowledge about Zigbee, Bluetooth, RFID integration, and bar coding and explanation of their role in enhancing automated material handling equipment industry growth
- A look into issues and costs associated with automated equipment applications
- Detailed profiles of major players in the industry, including Aagard Group LLC, BluJay Solutions Inc., C&D Skilled Robotics Inc., Dematic Corp. and Honeywell Intelligrated
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
- Study Goals and Objectives
- Reasons for Doing This Study
- Scope of Report
- Intended Audiences
- Information Sources
- Methodology
- Geographic Breakdown
- Analyst's Credentials
- Custom Research
- Related Reports
Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights
Chapter 3 Automated Material Handling Market and Technology Background
- General Background
- Supply Chain Operation
- Material Handling Equipment
- Automated Material Handling Equipment: Fundamental Types
- Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
- Automatic Guided Vehicles
- Conveyors and Sortation Systems
- Industrial Robots
- Order Picking
- Packaging/Palletizing
- Benefits of Automated Materials Handling Equipment
- Warehouse and Supply Chain Software
- Supply Chain Management
- Transportation Management Systems
- Warehouse Control Systems
- Warehouse Execution Systems
- Warehouse Management Software
- Yard Management Systems
- Automated Material Handling Industry Trade Organizations
- Association for Advancing Automation
- Association for Manufacturing Technology
- Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association
- Contract Packagers Association
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
- Institute of Packaging Professionals
- International Federation of Robotics
- Industrial Truck Association
- Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association
- Material Handling Industry
- Organization for Machine Automation and Control
- OpX Leadership Network
- Robotic Industries Association
- Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
- SME
- Warehouse Education and Research Council
- World Packaging Organization
- Automated Material Handling Trade Publications
- Automation World
- Contract Processing
- DC Velocity
- Inbound Logistics
- Logistics Management
- Material Handling & Logistics
- Material Handling 24/7
- Material Handling Network
- MHI Solutions
- Modern Materials Handling
- OEM
- Packaging World
- Parcel Magazine
- ProFood World
- Robotics Business Review
- Supply Chain Management Review
- Supply Chain 24/7
- Automated Material Handling Trade Shows
- Automate
- Automation World Conference & Expo
- Houstex
- International Manufacturing Technology Show
- Modex
- NextGen Supply Chain Conference
- Pack Expo
- ProMat
- Supply Chain Challenges
- MHEDA Survey
- Qualified Workers
- Ecommerce
- Final Mile
- Ecommerce Returns
- Cyber Security
Chapter 4 Trends in the Automated Material Handling and Software Markets
- Trends in the Automated Material Handling Equipment Market
- MHEDA Report: Trends in Supply Chain
- ProMat
- Warehouse Vision Study
- Logistics Management
- Supply Chain Digital Transformation
- Labor Market
- Traditional Fork Truck Operations
- Warehouse Automation
- 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Blockchain
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Industry 4.0
- Predictive Analytics
- Wearable/Mobile Technology
- Automatic Supply Chain
- MHI Innovation Awards 2019
- Aerial Drones
- Automation: Not for Everyone Right Now
- Trends in Warehouse and Supply Chain Management Systems
- Logistics Management
Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Automated Technology
- Automated Material Handling Product Technology Types
- Overall Automated Storage/Retrieval System Market Summary
- Overall Automatic Guided Vehicle Market Summary
- Overall Conveyor and Sortation System Market Summary
- Overall Industrial Robotics Market Summary
- Overall Order Picking Market Summary
- Overall Packaging and Palletizing Market Summary
- Overall Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market Summary
- Economic Outlook
- MHI Solutions
- Modern Materials Handling
- Peerless Media and Logistics Management
- Purchasing Managers Index
- U.S. Treasury
- Market Forecast Scenarios
- Automated Material Handling Equipment Market Forecasts
- Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market Forecasts
Chapter 6 Automated Material Handling Equipment and Software Market Breakdown
- Automated Material Handling Equipment Market by Application
- Industrial Applications
- Trends in Applications
- Automated Materials Handling Equipment Market by Application
- Automated Materials Handling Equipment Market by End User
- Wholesale Distribution and Logistics
- Food and Beverage
- Automotive
- Print and Publishing
- Medical and Pharmaceutical
- Bulk Order and Post
- Automated Materials Handling Equipment Market by End User
- Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market by End User
- Automated Materials Handling Equipment Market by Region
- North American Geography
- United States
- Canada
Chapter 7 Automated Material Handling Equipment and Software Patent Review
- Automated Materials Handling Patents
- Automated Material Handling Equipment-Related Patents
- Automated Material Handling Equipment Patents Granted by Category
- Automated Material Software Related Patents
- Automated Materials Software Patents Granted by Category
- Automated Materials Handling Patent Applications
- Automated Material Software Related Patent Applications
- Total Outstanding Automated Materials Patent Applications by Category
Chapter 8 Analysis of Market Companies
- Automated Storage and Retrieval System Suppliers
- Automatic Guided Vehicle Suppliers
- Conveyor and Sortation System Suppliers
- Industrial Robot Suppliers
- Order Picking Equipment Suppliers
- Packaging/Palletizing Equipment Suppliers
- Warehouse Software Systems Suppliers
Chapter 9 Company Profiles
- 3Gtms Llc
- 6 River Systems
- A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp.
- Aagard Group Llc
- Adco Manufacturing
- Accutech Packaging Inc.
- Aegis Sortation
- Aethon
- Agve (The Muratec Group)
- Alliedflex Technologies Inc.
- Amerden Inc.
- American Industrial Systems Inc.
- Aptean
- Ascent Global Logistics
- Aspen Technology Inc.
- Autoguide
- Automated Packaging Systems Inc.
- Autostore
- Aware Innovations
- Bastian Solutions
- Beumer Corp.
- Berkshire Grey Inc.
- Blujay Solutions Inc.
- Bossa Nova Robotics
- C3 Solutions
- C. H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
- C&D Skilled Robotics Inc.
- Carter Control Systems Inc.
- Cerasis Inc.
- Cimcorp Group
- Columbia Machine Inc.
- Comau Llc
- Conveyco Technologies Inc.
- Corecon
- Corvus Robotics Inc.
- Cousins Packaging Inc.
- Creform
- Ctsi Global
- Daifuku North America
- Dane Technologies
- Dematic Corp.
- Denso Robotics
- Deposco Inc.
- Descartes Systems Group Inc.
- Distribution Technology
- Douglas Machine Inc.
- Eam-Mosca Corp.
- E2Open
- Elettric80
- Elite Storage Solutions
- Emerson
- Encompass Technologies
- Engineering Innovation, Inc.
- Epicor Software Corp.
- Epson Robots
- Exotec Solutions
- Fanuc Robotics America Corp.
- Fetch Robotics
- Fives Intralogistics
- Fmh Conveyors
- Fortigo
- Fortna
- Frazier Industrial Co.
- Generix Group North America
- Grenzebach Corp.
- Greyorange
- Hanel Storage Systems
- Highjump
- Hms Industrial Networks Ab
- Honeywell Intelligrated
- Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc.
- Iam Robotics
- IFS
- Infor Global Solutions
- Intek Integration Technologies Inc.
- Interlake Mecalux
- International Business Machines Corp. (Ibm)
- Interroll Ag
- Inther Integrated Systems
- Intralox
- Invia Robotics
- Invata Intralogistics
- Jaggaer
- Jasci Software
- JBT Corp.
- JDA Software
- Kardex Remstar
- Knapp Inc.
- Kuebix
- Locus Robotics
- Logility Inc.
- Logistyx Technologies
- Lucas Systems, Inc.
- Manhattan Associates
- Matthews Automation Solutions
- Mias Group
- Microsoft Corp.
- Millwood Inc.
- Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc.
- Modula Inc.
- Muratec (Murata Machinery Usa Inc.)
- Nachi Robotic Systems Inc.
- Nerak Systems Inc.
- Nextshift Robotics
- NPI
- Oceaneering International Inc.
- Omron Automation Americas
- Opex Corp.
- Oracle International Corp.
- Otto Motors
- Packsize International Llc
- Par Systems
- Pathguide Technologies Inc.
- Pierbridge Inc.
- Pinc
- Portable Intelligence, Inc.
- Productive Robotics Inc.
- PSI Engineering
- Quality Software Systems Inc. (Qssi)
- R2 Logistics
- Ratelinx
- Raymond Corp.
- Rethink Robotics Inc.
- Righthand Robotics Inc.
- Robopac Usa
- Robotiq
- Sap America Inc.
- Savant Automation Inc.
- Schaefer Systems International, North America
- Sealed Air Corp.
- Seegrid Corp.
- Seko Logistics
- Sencorpwhite
- Sheer Logistics
- Siemens Ag
- SI Systems
- Simbe Robotics
- Soft Robotics
- Softeon
- Staubli
- Swanleap
- Swisslog Logistics
- Symbotic Usa
- Tab Wrapper Tornado
- Tech King Operations (Trew)
- Tecsys Inc.
- Tgw Logistics Group
- Tm Robotics (Americas) Inc.
- Tompkins International
- Transbotics (Scott Automation)
- Transplace
- Transportation Impact
- Transportation Insight
- Unarcorack
- Universal Robots Usa
- Vanderlande Industries Inc.
- Vargo
- Vco Systems
- Vecna Robotics
- Viastore Systems Gmbh
- Voodoo Robotics
- Waypoint Robotics Inc.
- Westfalia Technologies Inc.
- Westrock
- Wildeck Inc.
- Wolf Robotics Llc
- Yale Materials Handling Corp.
- YRG Inc.
- Zaytran Inc.
- Zebra Technologies Corp.
Chapter 10 Appendix: Abbreviations
- Abbreviations
- Report Sources
List of Tables
Summary Table: North American Market for Automated Material Handling Equipment and Warehouse and Supply Chain Software (Consensus Scenario), Through 2024
Table 1: ReportLinker 2019 Top 20 AGV Companies
Table 2: RBR 2019 Top 50
Table 3: Modern Materials Handling 2019 Top 20 Software Suppliers
Table 4: ProMat: Exhibitor Categories, 2019
Table 5: ProMat: Seminar Tracks, 2019
Table 6: Review of Additive Manufacturing-Related Patents Granted, September to October 2019
Table 7: Criteria for the Intelligent Enterprise
Table 8: Consensus, Optimistic and Pessimistic Automated Material Handling Equipment Scenarios
Table 9: North American Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 10: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 11: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 12: North American Automated Material Handling Market under the Optimistic Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 13: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Optimistic Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 14: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Optimistic Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 15: North American Automated Material Handling Market under the Pessimistic Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 16: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Pessimistic Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 17: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Pessimistic Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Table 18: North American Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 19: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 20: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 21: North American Automated Material Handling Market under the Optimistic Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 22: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Optimistic Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 23: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Optimistic Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 24: North American Automated Material Handling Market under the Pessimistic Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 25: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Pessimistic Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 26: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Pessimistic Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Table 27: North American Automated Material Handling Equipment under the Consensus Scenario, by Application, Through 2024
Table 28: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Application, Through 2024
Table 29: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Application, Through 2024
Table 30: North American Automated Material Handling Equipment under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 31: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 32: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 33: North American Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 34: U.S. Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 35: Canadian Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 36: Regions of the United States
Table 37: U.S. Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Region, Through 2024
Table 38: U.S. Northeast Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 39: U.S. Southeast Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 40: U.S. Midwest Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 41: U.S. Northwest Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 42: U.S. Southwest Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 43: U.S. West Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 44: U.S. Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Region, Through 2024
Table 45: U.S. Northeast Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 46: U.S. Southeast Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 47: U.S. Midwest Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 48: U.S. Northwest Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 49: U.S. Southwest Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 50: U.S. West Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 51: Regions of Canada
Table 52: Canadian Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Region, Through 2024
Table 53: Canadian Atlantic Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 54: Quebecois Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 55: Ontario Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 56: Prairie Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 57: British Columbia Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 58: Northern Region Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 59: Canadian Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Region, Through 2024
Table 60: Atlantic Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 61: Quebecois Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 62: Ontario Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 63: Prairie Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 64: British Columbia Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 65: Northern Region Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, Through 2024
Table 66: Automated Materials Handling-Related Patents Granted, by Category, 2019
Table 67: Automated Material Equipment Patents Granted, by Assignee, 2019
Table 68: AGV-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 69: ASRS-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 70: Conveyor and Sortation-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 71: Order Picking-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 72: Packaging and Palletizing-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 73: Robotics-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 74: Automated Materials Software Patents Granted, by Assignee, 2019
Table 75: Supply Chain Management-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 76: Transportation Management System-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 77: Warehouse Control System-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 78: Warehouse Management System-Related Patents Granted, 2019
Table 79: Automated Materials Handling Equipment-Related Patent Applications, by Category, 2019
Table 80: Automated Materials Equipment Patent Application, by Assignee/Applicant, 2019
Table 81: Automated Materials Software Patents Applications, by Assignee/Applicant, 2019
Table 82: Supply Chain Management-Related Patent Applications Filed
Table 83: Modern's 2019 Top 20 Worldwide Suppliers
Table 84: AS/RS Suppliers
Table 85: AGV Suppliers
Table 86: Conveyor and Sortation Systems Suppliers
Table 87: Industrial Robot Systems Suppliers
Table 88: Order Picking Systems Suppliers
Table 89: Packaging/Palletizing Systems Suppliers
Table 90: Warehouse Software Systems Suppliers
Table 91: 3G-TMS: Products
Table 92: 6 River Systems: Products
Table 93: A-B-C Packaging Machine: Products
Table 94: Aagard Group: Products
Table 95: ADCO Manufacturing: Products
Table 96: Accutech Packaging: Products
Table 97: Aegis Sortation: Products
Table 98: Aethon: Products
Table 99: AGV Solutions: Products
Table 100: Alliedflex: Products
Table 101: Amerden: Products
Table 102: American Industrial Systems Inc.: Products
Table 103: Aptean: Products
Table 104: Ascent Global Logistics: Products
Table 105: Aspen Technology: Products
Table 106: AutoGuide: Products
Table 107: Automated Packaging Systems: Products
Table 108: AutoStore: Products
Table 109: Aware Innovations: Products
Table 110: Bastian Solutions: Products
Table 111: BEUMER Corp.: Products
Table 112: Berkshire Grey: Products
Table 113: BlueJay Solutions: Products
Table 114: Bossa Nova: Products
Table 115: C3 Solutions: Products
Table 116: CH Robinson: Products
Table 117: C&D Skilled Robotics: Products
Table 118: Carter Control Systems: Products
Table 119: Cerasis: Products
Table 120: Cimcorp Automation Ltd.: Products
Table 121: Columbia Machine: Products
Table 122: Comau: Products
Table 123: Conveyco: Products
Table 124: Corecon: Products
Table 125: Corvus Robotics: Products
Table 126: Cousins Packaging: Products
Table 127: Creform: Products
Table 128: CTSI Global: Products
Table 129: Daifuku North America: Products
Table 130: Dane Technologies: Products
Table 131: Dematic: Products
Table 132: Denso Robotics: Products
Table 133: Deposco Inc.: Products
Table 134: Descartes Systems Group: Products
Table 135: Distribution Technology: Products
Table 136: Douglas Machine: Products
Table 137: EAM-Mosca Corp.: Products
Table 138: E2open: Products
Table 139: Elettric80: Products
Table 140: Elite Storage Solutions: Products
Table 141: Emerson: Products
Table 142: Encompass Technologies: Products
Table 143: Engineering Innovation: Products
Table 144: Epicor Software: Products
Table 145: Epson Robots: Products
Table 146: Exotec Solutions: Products
Table 147: FANUC Robotics America: Products
Table 148: Fetch Robotics: Products
Table 149: Fives Intralogistics: Products
Table 150: FMH Conveyor: Products
Table 151: Fortigo: Products
Table 152: Fortna: Products
Table 153: Frazier Industrial: Products
Table 154: Generix Group: Products
Table 155: Grenzebach: Products
Table 156: GreyOrange: Products
Table 157: Hanel Storage Systems: Products
Table 158: HighJump: Products
Table 159: HMS Industrial Networks: Products
Table 160: Honeywell Intelligrated: Products
Table 161: Hytrol Conveyor Co.: Products
Table 162: IAM Robotics: Products
Table 163: IFS: Products
Table 164: Infor Global: Products
Table 165: Intek Integration Technologies: Products
Table 166: Interlake Mecalux: Products
Table 167: IBM: Products
Table 168: Interroll: Products
Table 169: Inther Integrated Systems: Products
Table 170: Intralox: Products
Table 171: InVia Robotics: Products
Table 172: Invata Intralogistics: Products
Table 173: JAGGAER: Products
Table 174: JASCI Software: Products
Table 175: JBT Corp.: Products
Table 176: JDA Software: Products
Table 177: Kardex Remstar: Products
Table 178: Knapp Inc.: Products
Table 179: Knapp Inc.: Products
Table 180: Locus Robotics: Products
Table 181: Logility: Products
Table 182: Logistyx: Products
Table 183: Lucas Systems: Products
Table 184: Manhattan Associates: Products
Table 185: Matthews Automation Soilutions: Products
Table 186: MIAS: Products
Table 187: Microsoft: Products
Table 188: Millwood: Products
Table 189: Mitsubishi Electric Automation: Products
Table 190: Modula: Products
Table 191: Muratec Machinery USA: Products
Table 192: Nachi Robotic Systems: Products
Table 193: NERAK Systems: Products
Table 194: NextShift Robotics: Products
Table 195: NPI: Products
Table 196: Oceaneering AGV Systems: Products
Table 197: Omron Automation Americas: Products
Table 198: Opex Corp.: Products
Table 199: Oracle: Products
Table 200: OTTO Motors: Products
Table 201: Packsize International: Products
Table 202: PaR Systems: Products
Table 203: Pathguide Technologies: Products
Table 204: Pierbridge: Products
Table 205: PINC: Products
Table 206: Portable Intelligence: Products
Table 207: Productive Robotics: Products
Table 208: PSI Engineering: Products
Table 209: QSSI: Products
Table 210: R2 Logistics: Products
Table 211: RateLinx: Products
Table 212: Raymond Corp.: Products
Table 213: Rethink Robotics: Products
Table 214: RightHand Robotics: Products
Table 215: ROBOPAC: Products
Table 216: Robotiq: Products
Table 217: SAP: Products
Table 218: Savant Automation Inc.: Products
Table 219: Schaefer Systems International North America: Products
Table 220: Sealed Air Corp.: Products
Table 221: Seegrid: Products
Table 222: SEKO: Products
Table 223: SencorpWhite: Products
Table 224: Sheer Logistics: Products
Table 225: Siemens Industry: Products
Table 226: SI Systems: Products
Table 227: Simbe Robotics: Products
Table 228: Soft Robotics: Products
Table 229: Softeon: Products
Table 230: Staubli: Products
Table 231: SwanLeap: Products
Table 232: Swisslog: Products
Table 233: Symbotic: Products
Table 234: TAB WRAPPER TORNADO: Products
Table 235: Tech King Operations: Products
Table 236: Tecsys Inc.: Products
Table 237: TGW Systems: Products
Table 238: TM Robotics: Products
Table 239: Tompkins Robotics: Products
Table 240: Transbotics: Products
Table 241: Transplace: Products
Table 242: Transportation Impact: Products
Table 243: Transportation Insight: Products
Table 244: Unarco Rack: Products
Table 245: Universal Robots: Products
Table 246: Vanderlande Industries: Products
Table 247: VARGO: Products
Table 248: VCO Systems: Products
Table 249: Vecna Robotics: Products
Table 250: Viastore Systems: Products
Table 251: Voodoo Robotics: Products
Table 252: Waypoint Robotics: Products
Table 253: Westfalia Technologies: Products
Table 254: WestRock: Products
Table 255: Wildeck: Products
Table 256: Wolf Robotics: Products
Table 257: Yale: Products
Table 258: Yamaha Robots: Products
Table 259: Zaytran: Products
Table 260: Zebra Technology: Products
Table 261: Abbreviations Used in Material Handling Equipment Market
Table 262: Report Sources
List of Figures
Summary Figure: North American Automated Material Handling Equipment and Warehouse and Supply Chain Software (Consensus Scenario) Market, 2018-2024
Figure 1: Mini-Load AS/RS
Figure 2: AS/RS Shuttle System
Figure 3: Vertical Carousel
Figure 4: Benefits of AR/RS Systems
Figure 5: Traditional AGV/Autonomous Mobile Robot
Figure 6: AGV Automated Charging
Figure 7: AGV System Benefits
Figure 8: Split Tray Sorter
Figure 9: Conveyor and Sortation System Benefits
Figure 10: Industrial Robots
Figure 11: Collaborative Robot (Cobot)
Figure 12: Pick-to-Light
Figure 13: Put Wall
Figure 14: Packaging Systems
Figure 15: Case Packer Palletizer System
Figure 16: Palletizing System
Figure 17: Expected Benefits from Automation
Figure 18: Warehouse Execution System
Figure 19: Supply Chain Management
Figure 20: Warehouse Management System
Figure 21: Retail Ecommerce Sales Worldwide
Figure 22: Share of Consequences of a Cyberattack on Automation
Figure 23: Adoption Trends
Figure 24: Supply Chain Digital Consciousness Overview
Figure 25: Change in Processes
Figure 26: Technologies That Matter Most
Figure 27: Digital Initiatives
Figure 28: Barriers to Digital Transformation
Figure 29: Order Fulfillment Operation
Figure 30: Adoption Rates
Figure 31: Adoption of Automation Innovations
Figure 32: Share of Non-AI User Concerns
Figure 33: Deployment of IIoT
Figure 34: The Intelligent Enterprise Index
Figure 35: The Intelligent Enterprise Index-Adoption
Figure 36: The Intelligent Enterprise Index-Security
Figure 37: Industry 4.0
Figure 38: Aerial Drone
Figure 39: Percentage of Establishments, by Number of Employees
Figure 40: Economy vs. Spending
Figure 41: Investment Spending, 2018 vs. 2019
Figure 42: U.S. Purchasing Managers Index, 2018 and 2019
Figure 43: U.S. Treasury Yield Curve
Figure 44: North American Automated Material Handling Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Automated Technology, Through 2024
Figure 45: North American Warehouse Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Software, Through 2024
Figure 46: Omni-Channel Commerce
Figure 47: Trends in Facility Design
Figure 48: North American Automated Material Handling Equipment Market under the Consensus Scenario, by Application, 2018-2024
Figure 49: North American Automated Material Handling Equipment Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, 2018-2024
Figure 50: North American Warehouse and Supply Chain Software Market under the Consensus Scenario, by End User, 2018-2024
Figure 51: Total Warehouse and Distribution Establishments in the U.S., by Region
Figure 52: Regions in Canada
Figure 53: Employment in Warehouse and Transportation, by Region and Establishment Size
Figure 54: Number of Equipment Companies with Patents
Figure 55: Number of Equipment Companies with Applications
Figure 56: Number of 2019 Applications vs Total Active Applications
Executive Summary
North America’s automated material handling industry is a highly innovative and aggressively changing landscape. The author recently ordered lumber online for home delivery. This is a significant departure from typical operations just a few years ago. While airborne drone delivery of lumber is not in the foreseeable future, drones for product delivery have recently been approved and are in operation in certain sectors.
This rapidly changing industry has many reasons for its significantly shifting nature. While many changes are being driven by suppliers seeking a competitive advantage with faster, more accurate delivery of a wider selection of products, change is also driven by a labor market in which it is increasingly difficult to recruit, train and retain competent workers. Very few in the industry see automation as a means of reducing the workforce; rather, it is partly as a necessity for dealing with fewer operators and as a means of improving conditions for their employees.
The growth of automated equipment also means that information on the equipment and its operation is now available in huge quantities. Working with big data, sophisticated computer programs have been developed to not only control this equipment but also to use the data for numerous beneficial features. The growing interest in the Industrial Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, blockchains and numerous other features are made possible by this automation.
An analysis of the significant number of patents granted and patent applications filed reveal important insights into the direction the automated material handling market is taking.
This report will show that not all suppliers are adopting these newer innovations. There are a significant number of smaller providers who find that their current operations are sufficient to meet their customer’s needs. However, failure to understand and adapt to consumer changes and expectations developed in other industries may be a snare for some latecomers to this technology. Suppliers who may not see an immediate need for automated equipment can still benefit from software programs that are in development. Indeed, some suppliers will need to adopt these systems to be retained in the increasingly sophisticated supply chain management systems of others.
Companies Mentioned
- 3Gtms Llc
- 6 River Systems
- Aagard Group Llc
- A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp.
- Accutech Packaging Inc.
- Adco Manufacturing
- Aegis Sortation
- Aethon
- Agve (The Muratec Group)
- Alliedflex Technologies Inc.
- Amerden Inc.
- American Industrial Systems Inc.
- Aptean
- Ascent Global Logistics
- Aspen Technology Inc.
- Automated Packaging Systems Inc.
- Autostore
- Aware Innovations
- Bastian Solutions
- Berkshire Grey Inc.
- Beumer Corp.
- Blujay Solutions Inc.
- Bossa Nova Robotics
- C&D Skilled Robotics Inc.
- C. H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
- C3 Solutions
- Carter Control Systems Inc.
- Cerasis Inc.
- Cimcorp Group
- Columbia Machine Inc.
- Comau Llc
- Conveyco Technologies Inc.
- Corecon
- Corvus Robotics Inc.
- Cousins Packaging Inc.
- Creform
- Ctsi Global
- Daifuku North America
- Dane Technologies
- Dematic Corp.
- Denso Robotics
- Deposco Inc.
- Descartes Systems Group Inc.
- Distribution Technology
- Douglas Machine Inc.
- E2Open
- Eam-Mosca Corp.
- Elettric80
- Elite Storage Solutions
- Emerson
- Encompass Technologies
- Engineering Innovation, Inc.
- Epicor Software Corp.
- Epson Robots
- Exotec Solutions
- Fanuc Robotics America Corp.
- Fetch Robotics
- Fives Intralogistics
- FMH Conveyors
- Fortigo
- Fortna
- Frazier Industrial Co.
- Generix Group North America
- Grenzebach Corp.
- Greyorange
- Hanel Storage Systems
- Highjump
- HMS Industrial Networks Ab
- Honeywell Intelligrated
- Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc.
- Iam Robotics
- IFS
- Infor Global Solutions
- Intek Integration Technologies Inc.
- Interlake Mecalux
- International Business Machines Corp. (Ibm)
- Interroll Ag
- Inther Integrated Systems
- Intralox
- Invata Intralogistics
- Invia Robotics
- Jaggaer
- Jasci Software
- JBT Corp.
- JDA Software
- Kardex Remstar
- Knapp Inc.
- Kuebix
- Locus Robotics
- Logility Inc.
- Logistyx Technologies
- Lucas Systems, Inc.
- Manhattan Associates
- Matthews Automation Solutions
- Mias Group
- Microsoft Corp.
- Millwood Inc.
- Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc.
- Modula Inc.
- Muratec (Murata Machinery Usa Inc.)
- Nachi Robotic Systems Inc.
- Nerak Systems Inc.
- Nextshift Robotics
- NPI
- Oceaneering International Inc.
- Omron Automation Americas
- Opex Corp.
- Oracle International Corp.
- Otto Motors
- Packsize International Llc
- Par Systems
- Pathguide Technologies Inc.
- Pierbridge Inc.
- Pinc
- Portable Intelligence, Inc.
- Productive Robotics Inc.
- Psi Engineering
- Quality Software Systems Inc. (Qssi)
- R2 Logistics
- Ratelinx
- Raymond Corp.
- Rethink Robotics Inc.
- Righthand Robotics Inc.
- Robopac Usa
- Robotiq
- Sap America Inc.
- Savant Automation Inc.
- Schaefer Systems International, North America
- Sealed Air Corp.
- Seegrid Corp.
- Seko Logistics
- Sencorpwhite
- Sheer Logistics
- SI Systems
- Siemens Ag
- Simbe Robotics
- Soft Robotics
- Softeon
- Staubli
- Swanleap
- Swisslog Logistics
- Symbotic Usa
- Tab Wrapper Tornado
- Tech King Operations (Trew)
- Tecsys Inc.
- TGW Logistics Group
- TM Robotics (Americas) Inc.
- Tompkins International
- Transbotics (Scott Automation)
- Transplace
- Transportation Impact
- Transportation Insight
- Unarcorack
- Universal Robots Usa
- Vanderlande Industries Inc.
- Vargo
- VCO Systems
- Vecna Robotics
- Viastore Systems Gmbh
- Voodoo Robotics
- Waypoint Robotics Inc.
- Westfalia Technologies Inc.
- Westrock
- Wildeck Inc.
- Wolf Robotics Llc
- Yale Materials Handling Corp.
- YRG Inc.
- Zaytran Inc.
- Zebra Technologies Corp.
