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Automation Systems & Robots Among the
equipment in this sector is muscular assist
manipulators; industrial robots; automated
guided vehicle equipment; automated storage and
retrieval systems; carousels; bar
coding/scanning/data-collection equipment and
other directly related equipment and
components. This sector contains 33 equipment
groups organized within the four following
sub-sectors.
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Conveyorized Movement Equipment This sector
contains 62 equipment groups organized into two
sub-sectors: Bulk and Contained Load Handling.
Among the primary bulk handling technologies
are re-claiming equipment; bulk material
loading/unloading equipment; vibrating, screw,
apron, and steel belt conveyors; blowers;
feeders; plus a variety of lifting, separating,
and storage equipment.
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Mobile & Wheeled Handling Devices Among
the primary technologies included in this
sector are cranes; hoists; monorails; lift
tables; dock levelers; aerial platforms and
lifts; and a wide variety of accessory and
specialty equipment. This sector contains 56
equipment groups which are organized into three
sub-sectors.
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Overhead Material Handling & Lifting
Devices Among the primary technologies
included in this sector are cranes; hoists;
monorails; lift tables; dock levelers; aerial
platforms and lifts; and a wide variety of
accessory and specialty equipment. This sector
contains 56 equipment groups which are
organized into three sub-sectors.
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Packaging Equipment, Pallets, &
Containers Principle equipment groups
include pallets and skids made of wood and wood
products, metal and molded polymers, box
pallets; baskets; ocean containers; dump boxes;
barrels, drums; pails; wrapping and packaging
equipment; and a wide variety of directly
related equipment and materials.
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Storage Equipment & Shop Furniture
Among the equipment in this sector is a variety
of steel shelving; steel storage racks; flow
delivery equipment; industrial mezzanines;
portable storage racks; modular drawer storage;
shop and tool cabinets; storage cabinetry;
storage enclosures; and other directly related
equipment. This sector includes 21 equipment
groups organized in two sub-sectors.
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Warehousing Logistics Many of the
establishments in this segment operate on networks,
with physical facilities, labor forces, and
equipment spread over a large geographic territory.
Other establisments in this segment provide
consulting services related to the process,
physical distribution, and logistics of handling
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