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Vertical Lift Module (VLM)
A vertical lift module (VLM) is an enclosed system that consists of two columns of trays with an inserter/extractor in the center. The VLM inserter/extractor automatically locates stored trays and retrieves trays from both the front and back of the unit with a push of a button and delivers them to the operator at an ergonomically positioned pick window.
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A vertical lift module (VLM) is an enclosed system that consists of two columns of trays with an inserter/extractor in the center. The VLM inserter/extractor automatically locates stored trays and retrieves trays from both the front and back of the unit with a push of a button and delivers them to the operator at an ergonomically positioned pick window.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
A vertical lift module (VLM) is an enclosed system that consists of two columns of trays with an inserter/extractor in the center. The VLM inserter/extractor automatically locates stored trays and retrieves trays from both the front and back of the unit with a push of a button and delivers them to the operator at an ergonomically positioned pick window.
Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) key players include Kardex Remstar, Modula, Hanel, etc. Global top three manufacturers hold a share about 50%.
Europe is the largest market, with a share about 35%, followed by North America and Asia-Pacific, both have a share about 55 percent.
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In terms of product, Single Level Delivery is the largest segment, with a share about 60%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Industrial Manufacturing, followed by Automotive.
Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Vertical Lift Module (VLM) market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (unit) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant toVertical Lift Module (VLM).
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market by Company
Kardex Remstar
Modula
Hanel
SSI Schaefer
Ferretto Group
Mecalux
Vidmar
KSEC
Gonvarri Material Handling
Second Institute of CETGC
ICAM
Effimat Storage Technology
Weland Lagersystem
RunningSys Inc.
UN Industry
Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Segment by Type
Single Level Delivery
Dual Level Delivery
Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Segment by Application
Automotive
Industrial Manufacturing
Warehousing and Logistics
Aerospace
Others
Vertical Lift Module (VLM) 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.
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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 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) 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 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) 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 Vertical Lift Module (VLM).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: 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 3: Detailed analysis of Vertical Lift Module (VLM) manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Vertical Lift Module (VLM) in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Single Level Delivery
- Dual Level Delivery
Applications
- Automotive
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Warehousing and Logistics
- Aerospace
- Others
Companies covered
- Kardex Remstar
- Modula
- Hanel
- SSI Schaefer
- Ferretto Group
- Mecalux
- Vidmar
- KSEC
- Gonvarri Material Handling
- Second Institute of CETGC
- ICAM
- Effimat Storage Technology
- Weland Lagersystem
- RunningSys Inc.
- UN Industry
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Single Level Delivery
- 1.3.2 Dual Level Delivery
- 1.4 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Industry Trends
- 2.2 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) by Application
- 5.1 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Automotive
- 5.1.2 Industrial Manufacturing
- 5.1.3 Warehousing and Logistics
- 5.1.4 Aerospace
- 5.1.5 Others
- 5.2 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Kardex Remstar
- 6.1.1 Kardex Remstar Company Information
- 6.1.2 Kardex Remstar Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Kardex Remstar Recent Developments
- 6.2 Modula
- 6.2.1 Modula Company Information
- 6.2.2 Modula Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Modula Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Modula Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Modula Recent Developments
- 6.3 Hanel
- 6.3.1 Hanel Company Information
- 6.3.2 Hanel Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Hanel Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Hanel Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Hanel Recent Developments
- 6.4 SSI Schaefer
- 6.4.1 SSI Schaefer Company Information
- 6.4.2 SSI Schaefer Business Overview
- 6.4.3 SSI Schaefer Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 SSI Schaefer Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 SSI Schaefer Recent Developments
- 6.5 Ferretto Group
- 6.5.1 Ferretto Group Company Information
- 6.5.2 Ferretto Group Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Ferretto Group Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Ferretto Group Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Ferretto Group Recent Developments
- 6.6 Mecalux
- 6.6.1 Mecalux Company Information
- 6.6.2 Mecalux Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Mecalux Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Mecalux Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Mecalux Recent Developments
- 6.7 Vidmar
- 6.7.1 Vidmar Company Information
- 6.7.2 Vidmar Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Vidmar Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Vidmar Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Vidmar Recent Developments
- 6.8 KSEC
- 6.8.1 KSEC Company Information
- 6.8.2 KSEC Business Overview
- 6.8.3 KSEC Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 KSEC Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 KSEC Recent Developments
- 6.9 Gonvarri Material Handling
- 6.9.1 Gonvarri Material Handling Company Information
- 6.9.2 Gonvarri Material Handling Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Gonvarri Material Handling Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Gonvarri Material Handling Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Gonvarri Material Handling Recent Developments
- 6.10 Second Institute of CETGC
- 6.10.1 Second Institute of CETGC Company Information
- 6.10.2 Second Institute of CETGC Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Second Institute of CETGC Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Second Institute of CETGC Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Second Institute of CETGC Recent Developments
- 6.11 ICAM
- 6.11.1 ICAM Company Information
- 6.11.2 ICAM Business Overview
- 6.11.3 ICAM Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 ICAM Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 ICAM Recent Developments
- 6.12 Effimat Storage Technology
- 6.12.1 Effimat Storage Technology Company Information
- 6.12.2 Effimat Storage Technology Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Effimat Storage Technology Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Effimat Storage Technology Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Effimat Storage Technology Recent Developments
- 6.13 Weland Lagersystem
- 6.13.1 Weland Lagersystem Company Information
- 6.13.2 Weland Lagersystem Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Weland Lagersystem Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Weland Lagersystem Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Weland Lagersystem Recent Developments
- 6.14 RunningSys Inc.
- 6.14.1 RunningSys Inc. Company Information
- 6.14.2 RunningSys Inc. Business Overview
- 6.14.3 RunningSys Inc. Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 RunningSys Inc. Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 RunningSys Inc. Recent Developments
- 6.15 UN Industry
- 6.15.1 UN Industry Company Information
- 6.15.2 UN Industry Business Overview
- 6.15.3 UN Industry Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 UN Industry Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 UN Industry Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Distributors
- 12.2.3 Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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