Interact Analysis

The global forklift market is seeing shipments catch up with orders as demand dips, but growth of 4-5% is still forecast out to 2032.

Following a slowdown in revenues in 2023, the global warehouse automation market will experience some growth in 2024 and return to high growth in 2025, market intelligence firm predicts.

Interact Analysis details findings on the warehouse automation market in China, including domestic warehouse automation suppliers gaining market share.

Analyst firm finds that the decline in warehouse construction has dampened demand for end-to-end automation projects, though demand for mobile robots continues to rise.

Interact Analysis study finds long-term demand for industrial robots to be fueled by the electric vehicle manufacturing sector.

Study by Interact Analysis finds that U.S. -based companies lead the market, while industries running 2-shift and 3-shift operations are showing faster adoption rates. Out of the 33 suppliers that currently serve the robotic picking market, 18 are based in the US.

Market intelligence firm forecasts the collaborative robot market will enjoy modest growth out to 2032, with annual growth rates sitting at around 20%, after red hot growth for the market in 2021.

Research finds that 6,700 warehouses will be added to the global building stock in 2023, a reduction of 35% compared with 2022, but still higher than pre-COVID levels.

Research firm predicts CAGR of 16% through 2027 for the market for software used to control, execute, and manage the operations of automated warehouses.

The long-term outlook remains strong, according to a study from research firm Interact Analysis, with the global warehouse automation expected to expand at a 19% CAGR from 2024 to 2027.

Our editor sat down with Maya Xiao to discuss the current and future lift truck industry.

Interact Analysis finds that globally by 2027, there will be 214,000 warehouses larger than 50,000 ft2, of which 20% will be fulfillment centers.

Cobot research from Interact Analysis finds the market enjoyed 45% growth in 2021 as part of a post-pandemic rebound.

Interact Analysis study finds for near future, much of the growth in the automated MFC market will come from the large incumbent grocery retailers, but rapid delivery companies may invest also invest in automated MFCs longer term.

Research firm finds nearly 60,000 mobile robots shipped in 2020, an increase of over 25% versus 2019