Automated Material Handling Market Size
                     Market Highlights 
Automation in material handling facilitates the shifting of commodities from one place to another 
with little or no human intervention. The technology is relatively newer and is likely to gain traction 
over the next couple of years. Market Research Future (MRFR) has recently stated in its observation 
that the global automated material handling market is expected to expand at a healthy pace during 
the forecast period. The market is also projected to scale a decent valuation by the end of the 
evaluation period.  
The technology helps in reducing human labor; thus, is proven to be cost-effective. It is expected to 
witness high demand in the years to come. The growth of the manufacturing industry is likely to 
boost the expansion of the automated material handling market in the foreseeable future. Also, its 
rising application across industries such as healthcare, automotive, etc. is anticipated to open 
growth avenues for the market players during the assessment period. 
With the intervention of technology, these equipments have significantly evolved, over the past few 
years, undergoing some notable transformations. Evidently, manufacturers are the driving force for 
bringing up these transformations. Keeping the three goals in mind, they have developed a range of 
automated equipment like conveyors, elevators, cranes, track cranes hoist and lift trucks, stacker, 
bridge cranes and monorails, gantry cranes and lever hoists and so on. 
Technological advancement transpired in this industry have increasingly availed efficient and cost-
effective solutions leading to the automation of these equipment. These advancements have 
escorted its market value to an unparalleled level, making these equipment popular and widely 
adopted. 
Segmentation: 
By operation, the global automated material handling market size has been segmented into 
packaging & distribution, assembly, waste management, storage & transportation, and others. 
On the basis of software and services, the segmental analysis of the automated material handling 
market is as follows - Software (WMS- Warehouse management system and TMS- Transportation 
management system), Services- (training, maintenance & repairs, and software upgradation. 
The global automated material handling market, based on application, has been segmented into 
automotive, healthcare, chemicals, aviation, foods & beverages, e-commerce, semiconductors and 
electronics, and others. 
On the basis of automated equipment, the automated material handling market has been 
segmented into automated storage and retrieval system, automated guided vehicles, automated 
cranes, conveyors, robotics system, and others. 
Regional Analysis: 
Currently, Asia-Pacific is dominating the market of automated material handling due to increase in 
the number of manufacturing plants in various countries of this region. Most of the countries in 
Asia-Pacific is in the developing phase and as a result open to the foreign investment which is 
allowing the foreign players of multiple domain to open the manufacturing unit in these countries. 
Europe is the second big market for the automated material handling followed by North America is 
accounts for XX% of market share.  
Competitive Dashboard: 
Schaefer Holding International (Germany), Dematic (U.S.), Daifuku Co. Ltd (Japan), Murata 
Machinery (Japan), Vanderlande Industries (U.S.), Mecalux (Spain), BEUMER Group (Germany), 
Kardex (Switzerland), Swisslog AG (Switzerland), and Intelligrated (U.S.) are some of the major 
players in the global automated material handling market. The market participants are investing in 
technological innovations to gain an edge over others. This, in turn, is anticipated to encourage 
robust competition in the global market place over the next couple of years.