Global Overhead Conveyor Systems Market

Overhead conveyors help in handling, thus influencing the machine productivity located upstream or downstream, and impacting the work-in-progress and significant capital investment. Overhead conveyors help in carrying the hanged load to a chain moving continuously with a little flexibility through the whole process in the manufacturing plant.

Impact of the COVID-19

The COVID-19 interrupted markets on a worldwide scale. The material handling sector is facing an uncertain recovery timeline because of lockdown implementations in various parts of the world. Lockdowns & limited operations of manufacturing facilities and distribution centers have delayed new orders for overhead conveyor systems. Nevertheless, the increase in trend in e-commerce is likely to fuel the demand for the market.

Regional Analysis

The Overhead Conveyor Systems Market in Europe is anticipated to lead the market because of decrease in manufacturing costs, rise in adoption of SCADA based automation, adoption of smart manufacturing methods, and growth in demand for higher productivity with energy-efficient technologies are anticipated to gain attraction in the region. Moreover, Asia-Pacific is expected to witness noteworthy growth primarily because of the rise in the manufacturing segment in the region, awareness among end-use industries to make smooth movement of goods without affecting the plant performance and efficiency.

Key Development

June 2020, RJT Conveyors are fully operational after the shutdown due to COVID-19 and are spreading across North America and Europe

September 2020, SSI SCHAEFER had partnered with La Costeña, to develop a major logistics solution which aims at increasing storage capacity, picking efficiency as well as dispatch production.

October 2021, Pacline Conveyors, Inc. had announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility in North America, near Cincinnati, Ohio. The new Ohio facility is the 3rd location for Pacline as it expands its North American footprint to meet growing demand.

Key Players

Some of the key players operating in Global Overhead Conveyor Systems Market are RJT Conveyors International, Niko Ltd, SSI SCHAEFER AG, Daifuku Co., Ltd., Ferag AG, PACLINE OVERHEAD CONVEYORS, Rapid Industries, Inc, Mahindra Tsubaki Conveyor Systems (MTC), OCS Overhead Conveyor System, Allied Conveyor Systems, Inc.

Market Taxonomy

By Type

• I-Beam Trolley Conveyors
• Enclosed Track Conveyors
• Others

By Function

• Process Link
• Process Decoupling
• Buffering/Storage, Sorting
• Sequencing

By Technology

• Pouch Sorter
• Power & Free System

By Weight

• 0-3 kg
• 3-5 kg
• 5-10 kg
• 10-20 kg
• 20-50 kg

By Capacity

• Upto 1000 items/h
• 1000-10,000 items/h
• >10,000 items/h

By Sales Channel

• Direct
• Via Main Contractors

By Automation Grade

• Manual
• Semi-Automatic
• Automatic

By Application

• E-Commerce/Retail
• Logistics
• Production Processes

By Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• South America
• Middle East & Africa