Study #: 1856

Published: 11/2004

Pages: 298

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Material Handling Equipment & Systems to 2008 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

The US market for material handling equipment and systems will reach $20.4 billion in 2008. Demand will be generated by technological innovations such as material handling robots, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and high-end services. Nevertheless, conventional equipment such as industrial trucks and lifts, conveyors, hoists, cranes and monorails will remain dominant.

This study analyzes the US material handling system and equipment industry. It presents historical demand data (1993, 1998 and 2003) and forecasts to 2008 and 2013 by type (e.g., forklifts, work trucks and tractors, unit and bulk handling conveying equipment, hoists, overhead cranes, unit and mini-load AS/RS, automated conveyors, automated guided vehicles); and by market (e.g., manufacturers, trade and distribution, construction, mining).

The study also examines the market environment, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 40 leading competitors including NACCO, Siemens Dematic, Toyota Industries, Crown Equipment, FKI, and Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America.

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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                                xi
         
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
         
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Environment                                    5
         Industrial Sector Outlook                                    8
           Industrial Production Trends                               9
           Capital Spending/Fixed Investment Trends                  12
         Consumer Sector Outlook                                     14
           Personal Income & Expenditure Patterns                    14
           Retail Sales Trends                                       16
         Historical Market Trends                                    19
         Pricing Patterns                                            22
         Material Handling Technology                                25
         Legal & Regulatory Issues                                   27
         International Environment                                   28
           Supply & Demand                                           29
           US Foreign Trade                                          30
              Imports                                                32
              Exports                                                33
              
 III.    OVERVIEW                                                    35
                                                                       
  IV.    CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS                            40
         General                                                     40
         Industrial Trucks & Lifts                                   43
           Forklifts & Other Lift Trucks                             47
              Electric                                               49
              Internal Combustion Engine                             51
              Hand Lifts & Trucks                                    53
           Work Trucks & Tractors                                    55
              Self-Propelled                                         56
              Hand-Operated                                          57
           Other Industrial Trucks                                   58
              Hydraulic Lift Platforms                               59
              Loading Dock Equipment                                 60
              Mobile Straddle Carriers                               61
              Pallet Loaders & Unloaders                             61
              Automatic Stacking Machines                            62
              All Other                                              62
           Parts & Attachments                                       63
         Conveying Equipment                                         64
           Unit Handling Equipment                                   68
              Powered Belts & Rollers                                69
              Overhead Trolley Systems                               70
              Gravity Conveyors                                      71
              Pneumatic Conveyors                                    72
              Other                                                  72
           Bulk Handling Equipment                                   73
              Conveyors                                              75
              Loaders & Unloaders                                    78
           Parts & Attachments                                       79
         Hoists, Cranes & Monorails                                  80
           Hoists                                                    82
              Powered Hoists                                         83
              Hand-Operated Hoists                                   84
           Overhead Cranes                                           85
              Top-Running                                            86
              Under-Running                                          87
              Gantry                                                 87
              Other                                                  88
           Monorails                                                 88
           Parts & Attachments                                       89
           
   V.    ADVANCED/AUTOMATED SYSTEMS                                  91
         General                                                     91
         Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems                       94
           Unit Load AS/RS                                           97
           Mini-Load & Other AS/RS                                   98
         Automated Conveyor Systems                                 100
         Material Handling Robots                                   102
         Automated Guided Vehicles                                  104
         Automated Monorails                                        107
         Parts & Attachments                                        108
         Material Handling Software                                 110
         Advanced/Automated Material Handling Services              111
         
  VI.    MARKETS                                                    114
         General                                                    114
         Durable Goods Manufacturers                                116
           Motor Vehicles                                           119
              Industry Outlook                                      120
              Material Handling Outlook                             121
           Industrial Machinery                                     123
              Industry Outlook                                      124
              Material Handling Outlook                             125
           Electrical & Electronic Equipment                        126
              Industry Outlook                                      127
              Material Handling Outlook                             129
           Metals Industries                                        130
              Industry Outlook                                      131
              Material Handling Outlook                             133
           Aerospace Equipment                                      134
              Industry Outlook                                      135
              Material Handling Outlook                             136
           Other Durable Goods Manufacturers                        137
         Nondurable Goods Manufacturers                             138
           Food & Beverages                                         141
              Industry Outlook                                      142
              Material Handling Outlook                             143
           Chemicals                                                145
              Industry Outlook                                      145
              Material Handling Outlook                             147
           Paper Products                                           149
              Industry Outlook                                      149
              Material Handling Outlook                             150
           Other Nondurable Goods Manufacturers                     151
         Other Industries                                           153
           Trade & Distribution                                     155
              Industry Outlook                                      156
              Material Handling Outlook                             158
           Construction                                             161
              Industry Outlook                                      162
              Material Handling Outlook                             163
           Mining                                                   164
              Industry Outlook                                      165
              Material Handling Outlook                             166
           Government/Institutional                                 167
              Industry Outlook                                      168
              Material Handling Outlook                             171
           All Other                                                172
           
  VII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         174
         General                                                    174
         Industry Composition                                       175
         Market Share                                               180
           NACCO                                                    181
           Siemens Dematic                                          181
           Toyota Industries                                        182
           Crown Equipment                                          182
           FKI                                                      183
           Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America                  183
         Product Development                                        184
         Manufacturing                                              185
         Marketing                                                  187
         Distribution                                               188
         Mergers & Acquisitions                                     189
         Cooperative Agreements                                     192
         Financial Issues & Requirements                            195
         Company Profiles                                           198
           Acco Chain and Lifting, see FKI                             
           Acco Systems Incorporated, see Duerr                        
           AFT Automatisierungs-und Fordertechnik GmbH, see Kardex                                               
           Alvey Systems Incorporated, see FKI                         
           American Truck Company, see Terex                           
           BEUMER Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Company KG                 200
           Brambles Group                                           203
           BT Raymond Corporation, see Toyota Industries
           Buschman Company, see FKI                                   
           CLARK Material Handling Company                          205
           Columbus McKinnon Corporation                            207
           Crisplant Incorporated, see FKI                             
           Crown Equipment Corporation                              211
           Daifuku Company Limited                                  213
           Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Company, see Tomkins             
           Demag Cranes & Components, see Siemens AG                215
           Demag Mobile Cranes GmbH & Company KG, see Terex
           Dexion Group Limited                                     216
           Duerr AG                                                 217
           EISENMANN Maschinenbau KG                                219
           Ermanco Incorporated, see Paragon Technologies
           FANUC Limited                                            221
           FKI plc                                                  223
           FMC Technologies Incorporated                            229
           Hiab, see Kone                                              
           HK Systems Incorporated                                  234
           Hytrol Conveyor Company Incorporated                     236
           Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited                           238
           Interlake Material Handling Incorporated, 
              see Brambles Group
           Invensys plc                                             240
           IR Zimmerman Ergonomic Handling Systems, see 
              Ingersoll-Rand                                           
           Kalmar Industries Oy AB, see Kone                           
           Kardex AG                                                241
           KCI Konecranes plc                                       243
           Knapp Logistik Automation GmbH                           245
           Kone Corporation                                         247
           Linde AG                                                 249
           Lockheed Martin Corporation                              251
           Mathews Conveyor, see FKI                                   
           Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Incorporated     253
           Morris Material Handling Incorporated                    254
           Murata Machinery Limited                                 256
           Muratec, see Murata Machinery                               
           NACCO Industries Incorporated                            258
           Nissan Motor Company Limited                             261
           Paragon Technologies Incorporated                        263
           Partek Corporation, see Kone                                
           Prok Group Limited, see Sandvik                             
           Rapistan Material Handling Automation, see Siemens
           Remstar International Incorporated, see Kardex
           Richards-Wilcox Incorporated                             266
           Sandvik AB                                               268
           Schaefer (Fritz) GmbH                                    271
           Siemens AG                                               272
           SI Systems Incorporated, see Paragon Technologies
           Swisslog Holding AG                                      278
           Tatra as, see Terex                                         
           Terex Corporation                                        280
           Tomkins plc                                              286
           Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Limited, see 
              Toyota Industries
           Toyota Industries Corporation                            288
           Unified Industries Incorporated, see Tomkins                
           Vanderlande Industries BV                                291
           Webb (Jervis B.) Company                                 293
           White Systems Incorporated, see FKI                         
         Other Companies Mentioned in Study                         297
  
  
    
                          LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
         Summary Table                                                3
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Macroeconomic Indicators                                     8
    2    Manufacturers  Shipments                                    11
    3    Fixed Investment by Type                                    14
    4    Personal Income & Expenditures                              16
    5    Retail Sales Trends                                         19
    6    Material Handling Equipment & Systems Market Trends         21
    7    US Material Handling Equipment & Systems Foreign Trade      32
  
         SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
    1    Material Handling Equipment & Systems Supply & Demand       38
  
         SECTION IV -- CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS
    1    Conventional Material Handling Equipment & Systems 
           Supply & Demand                                           42
    2    Industrial Truck Classifications                            44
    3    Industrial Trucks & Lifts Supply & Demand                   46
    4    Forklifts & Other Lift Trucks Demand                        48
    5    Work Trucks & Tractors Demand                               56
    6    Other Industrial Trucks Demand                              59
    7    Industrial Trucks & Lifts Parts & Attachments Demand        64
    8    Conveying Equipment Supply & Demand                         67
    9    Unit Handling Conveying Equipment Demand                    69
   10    Bulk Handling Conveying Equipment                           75
   11    Conveying Equipment Parts & Attachments Demand              79
   12    Hoists, Cranes & Monorails Supply & Demand                  81
   13    Hoists Demand                                               83
   14    Overhead Cranes Demand                                      86
   15    Conventional Monorails Demand                               89
   16    Hoists, Cranes & Monorails Parts & Attachments Demand       90
  
         SECTION V -- ADVANCED/AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
    1    Advanced/Automated Material Handling Equipment & Systems
           Supply & Demand                                           93
    2    Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems Demand                96
    3    Unit Load Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems Demand      98
    4    Mini-Load & Other Automated Storage & Retrieval 
           Systems Demand                                            99
    5    Automated Conveyor Systems Demand                          101
    6    Material Handling Robots Demand                            104
    7    Automated Guided Vehicles Demand                           107
    8    Automated Monorails Demand                                 108
    9    Advanced/Automated Material Handling Systems Parts &
           Attachments Demand                                       109
   10    Material Handling Software Demand                          111
   11    Advanced/Automated Material Handling Services Demand       113
  
         SECTION VI -- MARKETS
    1    Material Handling Equipment & Systems Demand by Market     115
    2    Durable Goods Manufacturing Material Handling Equipment &
           Systems Demand                                           118
    3    Motor Vehicle Market Indicators                            121
    4    Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Material Handling Demand       123
    5    Industrial Machinery Shipments                             125
    6    Industrial Machinery Manufacturers Material 
           Handling Demand                                          126
    7    Selected Electrical & Electronic Products Shipments        129
    8    Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers Material 
           Handling Demand                                          130
    9    Primary & Fabricated Metals Shipments                      133
   10    Primary & Fabricated Metals Manufacturers Material 
           Handling Demand                                          134
   11    Aerospace Equipment Shipments                              136
   12    Aerospace Equipment Manufacturers Material 
           Handling Demand                                          137
   13    Other Durable Goods Manufacturers Material 
           Handling Demand                                          138
   14    Nondurable Goods Manufacturing Material Handling 
           Equipment & Systems Demand                               140
   15    Food & Beverage Shipments                                  143
   16    Food & Beverage Manufacturers Material Handling Demand     144
   17    Chemical Product Shipments                                 147
   18    Chemical Products Manufacturers Material Handling Demand   148
   19    Paper Product Shipments                                    150
   20    Paper Products Manufacturers Material Handling Demand      151
   21    Other Nondurable Goods Manufacturers Material 
           Handling Demand                                          153
   22    Other Industries Material Handling Equipment & 
           Systems Demand                                           154
   23    Trade & Distribution Indicators                            158
   24    Trade & Distribution Material Handling Demand              161
   25    New Construction Expenditures                              163
   26    Construction Material Handling Demand                      164
   27    Mining Materials Handled                                   166
   28    Mining Material Handling Demand                            167
   29    Government & Institutional Market Indicators               170
   30    Government & Institutional Material Handling Demand        171
   31    All Other Industries Material Handling Demand              173
  
         SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    US Material Handling Equipment & Systems Revenues for 
           Selected Companies, 2003                                 177
    2    Capital Spending Patterns:  Selected Material Handling 
           Equipment & Systems Manufacturers                        186
    3    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       191
    4    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            194
    5    Composite Financial Ratios:  Selected Material Handling
           Equipment & Systems Firms, 2003                          198
  
    
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                           LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Material Handling Equipment & Systems Market 
           Trends, 1994-2003                                         22
    2    Material Handling Equipment & Systems Pricing 
           Patterns, 1993-2013                                       24
    3    US Material Handling Equipment & Systems Imports 
           by Source, 2003                                           33
    4    US Material Handling Equipment & Systems Exports by
           Destination, 2003                                         34
  
         SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
    1    Material Handling Equipment & Systems Demand by 
           Technology, 1993-2013                                     39
  
         SECTION IV -- CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS
    1    Conventional Material Handling Equipment & Systems Demand 
           by Product, 2003                                          43
    2    Industrial Trucks & Lifts Demand, 2003                      46
    3    Conveying Equipment Demand, 2003                            67
    4    Hoists, Cranes & Monorails Demand, 2003                     82
  
    1    SECTION V -- ADVANCED/AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
         Advanced/Automated Material Handling Equipment & Systems
           Demand, 2003                                              94
  
         SECTION VI -- MARKETS
    1    Material Handling Equipment & Systems Demand 
           by Market, 2003                                          116
    2    Durable Goods Manufacturing Material Handling Equipment &
           Systems Demand, 2003                                     119
    3    Nondurable Goods Manufacturing Material Handling 
           Equipment & Systems Demand, 2003                         141
    4    Other Industries Material Handling Equipment & Systems 
           Demand, 2003                                             155
  
         SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    US Material Handling Equipment & Systems 
           Market Share, 2003                                       180

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