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Automated Material Handling Equipment
Automated Material Handling Equipment (or short as AMHE) can play an essential role in modern factories for work-in-process storage and offer the advantages of improved inventory control and cost-effective utilization of time, space and equipment.
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Automated Material Handling Equipment (or short as AMHE) can play an essential role in modern factories for work-in-process storage and offer the advantages of improved inventory control and cost-effective utilization of time, space and equipment.
Warehouse material handling approaches are very commonly adopting Automated Material Handling Equipment, in which mainly includes: automated storage retrieval system, automatic guided vehicle, conveyor and sorter system.
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Automated Material Handling Equipment Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Automated Material Handling Equipment (or short as AMHE) can play an essential role in modern factories for work-in-process storage and offer the advantages of improved inventory control and cost-effective utilization of time, space and equipment.
Warehouse material handling approaches are very commonly adopting Automated Material Handling Equipment, in which mainly includes: automated storage retrieval system, automatic guided vehicle, conveyor and sorter system.
Global Automated Material Handling Equipment key players include Daifuku, Schaefer, KION GROUP(Dematic), Murata Machinery, Vanderlande, etc. Global top five players hold a share about 35%.
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Europe is the largest market, with a share about 40%, followed by North America and China, having a total share about 35 percent.
In terms of product, Robotic Systems is the largest segment, with a share about 30%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Food and Beverage, followed by Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Airport, etc.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Automated Material Handling Equipment market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (Units), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/Units) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to Automated Material Handling Equipment.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Automated Material Handling Equipment Market by Company
Schaefer
Daifuku
Dematic
Murata Machinery
Vanderlande
Mecalux
Beumer group
Fives group
Swisslog AG
Intelligrated
Knapp
Kardex AG
TGW Logistics
Grenzebach
Witron
Viastore
System Logistics
Automated Material Handling Equipment Segment by Type
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
Automated Conveyor and Sortation Systems
Automated Guided Vehicle Systems
Robotic Systems
Automated Material Handling Equipment Segment by Application
E-commerce and Retail
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
Airport
Others
Automated Material Handling Equipment Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Automated Material Handling Equipment market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Automated Material Handling Equipment and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Automated Material Handling Equipment.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Automated Material Handling Equipment manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Automated Material Handling Equipment by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Automated Material Handling Equipment in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
- Automated Conveyor and Sortation Systems
- Automated Guided Vehicle Systems
- Robotic Systems
Applications
- E-commerce and Retail
- Food and Beverage
- Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Airport
- Others
Companies covered
- Schaefer
- Daifuku
- Dematic
- Murata Machinery
- Vanderlande
- Mecalux
- Beumer group
- Fives group
- Swisslog AG
- Intelligrated
- Knapp
- Kardex AG
- TGW Logistics
- Grenzebach
- Witron
- Viastore
- System Logistics
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Automated Material Handling Equipment by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
- 2.2.3 Automated Conveyor and Sortation Systems
- 2.2.4 Automated Guided Vehicle Systems
- 2.2.5 Robotic Systems
- 2.3 Automated Material Handling Equipment by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 E-commerce and Retail
- 2.3.3 Food and Beverage
- 2.3.4 Manufacturing
- 2.3.5 Pharmaceutical
- 2.3.6 Airport
- 2.3.7 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Schaefer
- 4.1.1 Schaefer Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.1.2 Schaefer Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Schaefer Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Schaefer Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Schaefer Recent Developments
- 4.2 Daifuku
- 4.2.1 Daifuku Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.2.2 Daifuku Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Daifuku Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Daifuku Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Daifuku Recent Developments
- 4.3 Dematic
- 4.3.1 Dematic Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.3.2 Dematic Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Dematic Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Dematic Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Dematic Recent Developments
- 4.4 Murata Machinery
- 4.4.1 Murata Machinery Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.4.2 Murata Machinery Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Murata Machinery Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Murata Machinery Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Murata Machinery Recent Developments
- 4.5 Vanderlande
- 4.5.1 Vanderlande Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.5.2 Vanderlande Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Vanderlande Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Vanderlande Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Vanderlande Recent Developments
- 4.6 Mecalux
- 4.6.1 Mecalux Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.6.2 Mecalux Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Mecalux Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Mecalux Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Mecalux Recent Developments
- 4.7 Beumer group
- 4.7.1 Beumer group Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.7.2 Beumer group Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Beumer group Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Beumer group Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Beumer group Recent Developments
- 4.8 Fives group
- 4.8.1 Fives group Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.8.2 Fives group Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Fives group Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Fives group Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Fives group Recent Developments
- 4.9 Swisslog AG
- 4.9.1 Swisslog AG Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.9.2 Swisslog AG Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Swisslog AG Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Swisslog AG Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Swisslog AG Recent Developments
- 4.10 Intelligrated
- 4.10.1 Intelligrated Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.10.2 Intelligrated Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Intelligrated Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Intelligrated Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Intelligrated Recent Developments
- 4.11 Knapp
- 4.11.1 Knapp Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.11.2 Knapp Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Knapp Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Knapp Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Knapp Recent Developments
- 4.12 Kardex AG
- 4.12.1 Kardex AG Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.12.2 Kardex AG Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Kardex AG Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Kardex AG Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Kardex AG Recent Developments
- 4.13 TGW Logistics
- 4.13.1 TGW Logistics Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.13.2 TGW Logistics Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.13.3 TGW Logistics Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 TGW Logistics Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 TGW Logistics Recent Developments
- 4.14 Grenzebach
- 4.14.1 Grenzebach Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.14.2 Grenzebach Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Grenzebach Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Grenzebach Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Grenzebach Recent Developments
- 4.15 Witron
- 4.15.1 Witron Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.15.2 Witron Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Witron Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Witron Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Witron Recent Developments
- 4.16 Viastore
- 4.16.1 Viastore Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.16.2 Viastore Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Viastore Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Viastore Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Viastore Recent Developments
- 4.17 System Logistics
- 4.17.1 System Logistics Automated Material Handling Equipment Company Information
- 4.17.2 System Logistics Automated Material Handling Equipment Business Overview
- 4.17.3 System Logistics Automated Material Handling Equipment Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 System Logistics Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 System Logistics Recent Developments
5 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Automated Material Handling Equipment Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production by Type (2021-2032) & (Units)
- 7.1.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production by Application (2021-2032) & (Units)
- 8.1.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Automated Material Handling Equipment Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Automated Material Handling Equipment Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Automated Material Handling Equipment Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Automated Material Handling Equipment Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Automated Material Handling Equipment Distributors
- 9.2.3 Automated Material Handling Equipment Customers
10 Global Automated Material Handling Equipment Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Automated Material Handling Equipment Industry Trends
- 10.2 Automated Material Handling Equipment Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Automated Material Handling Equipment Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Automated Material Handling Equipment Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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