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Market Analysis

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 goods.