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Material Handling Robots Market - Structure, Size, Trends, Analysis and Outlook 2022-2030

  • Report ID: 3669
  • Date: Sep, 2021
  • Pages: 217
  • Category: ICT & Media

Industrial robotics for material handling purpose represents the largest application segment among all the industrial robots sales and operational stock. Unit shipment as well as sales revenue in this sector are expected to see two-digit CAGRs over the coming duration of 2016-2022. With advantages of increasing productivity and reducing the occurrence of accident at works, material handling industrial robots have been replacing human workforce and keeping manufacturers competitive in the global markets.

Global Material Handling Robots Market - Structure, Size, Trends, Analysis and Outlook 2016-2022 examines the worldwide market of industrial material handling robotics through a comprehensive summary and analysis of premium information sources. On the basis of reviewing global economic environments and trends of various manufacturing industries (as they are end-users of industrial robots), this report provides an in-depth and detailed analysis of market structure, market trends, market forces, and market segments (by end-user, by application field, by robotics type, and by region). In most analysis, historical statistics together with market outlook cover the 2014-2022 period in terms of unit shipment as well as sales revenue generated from hardware and software of material handling industrial robots. The report also includes current competitive scenario and profiles of major vendors/players.

Qualitative market analyses include identification and discussion of market structure, market overview, growth drivers, restraints and challenges, emerging market trends/opportunities, Porter’s Fiver Forces as well as M&A landscape and fundraising trend (IPO and VCI).

On basis of end-user, the market is broadly segmented into automotive industry, electrical and electronics industry, metal, machinery, chemical, rubber & plastics, food & beverage, and other industrial sectors. The automotive industry consumes most of newly ordered material handling robots.

On basis of application, the market is segmented into pick & place, palletizing/de-palletizing, packing & packaging, product/part transfer, machine tending, etc. Pick and place represents the largest application among all the usage of material handling robots in industrial manufacture.

On basis of product type, the market is segmented into articulated robots, Cartesian robots, SCARA robots, and other robots (cylindrical robots, delta robots, polar robots, etc.).

Geographically, the global market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the rest of world (RoW). Specific analysis and forecast over 2014-2022 have been covered for important national markets such as U.S., China, Japan, Germany, South Korea, and Mexico. APAC region leads the global material handling industrial robots market in terms of sales volume as well as annual revenue. Strongest growth potential also exists in the vast APAC market in the future with China and Southeast Asian countries expected to be the main driving engines for the growth.

Highlighted by 5 tables and 119 figures, this 217-page report saves clients a lot of time on researching global market, and provides valuable information and a thorough understanding of the market’s emerging trends, which are needed to successfully derive critical business decisions, identify and expand business opportunities in the global industry.

Key Players:

  • ABB
  • KUKA
  • Fanuc
  • Yaskawa Motoman
  • Toshiba Machine
  • Kawasaki Robotics
  • Nachi Robotic Systems
  • Adept Technology
  • Apex Automation and Robotics
  • Daihen
  • Epson Robotics
  • Denso Wave
  • Staubli International AG

1 Introduction 8
1.1 Industry Definition and Report Scope 8
1.2 Research Methodology 10
1.3 Executive Summary 12
2 Market Environment 15
2.1 Prospects for the World Economy in 2015–2016 15
2.2 Outlook of the World Economy to 2030 18
3 Market Overview and Qualitative Analysis 19
3.1 Market Structure 19
3.2 Market Overview 20
3.3 Major Growth Drivers 23
3.4 Market Restraints and Challenges 27
3.5 Emerging Opportunities and Market Trends 30
3.6 Porter’s Fiver Forces Analysis 33
3.7 Key M&A Trends and Strategic Partnerships 36
3.8 IPO and VCI in Global Industrial Robot Market 40
4 Segmentation of Global Market by End-user 42
4.1 Market Overview by End-user 42
4.2.1 Outlook of the Global Automotive Industry 47
4.2.2 Material Handling Robots Market in Automotive Industry 49
4.3.1 Outlook of the Global Chemical, Rubber and Plastics Market 52
4.3.2 Material Handling Robots Market in Chemical, Rubber & Plastics Industry 59
4.4.1 Outlook of the Global Electrical and Electronics Industry 63
4.4.2 Material Handling Robots Market in Electrical & Electronics Industry 66
4.5.1 Outlook of the Global Machinery Industry 69
4.5.2 Material Handling Robots Market in Machinery Industry 71
4.6.1 Outlook of the Global Metal Industry 74
4.6.2 Material Handling Robots Market in Metal Industry 77
4.7.1 Outlook of the Global Food & Beverage Industry 80
4.7.2 Material Handling Robots Market in Food & Beverage Industry 82
4.8 Material Handling Robots Market in Other Industries 85
5 Segmentation of Global Market by Application 87
5.1 Market Overview by Application 87
5.2 Pick & Place 92
5.3 Palletizing 95
5.4 Packing & Packaging 99
5.5 Other Applications 103
6 Segmentation of Global Market by Product Type 106
6.1 Market Overview by Robot Type 106
6.2 Articulated Robots 111
6.3 Cartesian Robots 115
6.4 SCARA Robots 118
6.5 Other Types of Industrial Robots 121
7 Segmentation of Global Market by Region 125
7.1 Geographic Market Overview by Region 2015-2022 125
7.2 North America Market 2014-2022 131
7.2.1 Overview of North America Market 131
7.2.2 U.S. Market 134
7.2.3 Canadian Market 138
7.3 European Market 2014-2022 139
7.3.1 Overview of European Market 139
7.3.2 Germany 143
7.3.3 Rest of European Market 146
7.4 Asia-Pacific Market 2014-2022 148
7.4.1 Overview of Asia-Pacific Market 148
7.4.2 Japan Market 151
7.4.3 China 154
7.4.4 South Korea 158
7.4.5 Rest of APAC Region 161
7.5 Latin America Market 2014-2022 162
7.5.1 Overview of Latin America Market 162
7.5.2 Mexico 165
7.5.3 Rest of Latin America 168
7.6 Rest of World Market 2014-2022 169
7.7 Relative Availability of Industrial Robots by Country 2013-2014 172
8 Manufacturing Landscape 174
8.1 Overview of Global Manufacture 174
8.2 Company Profiles 177
RELATED REPORTS AND PRODUCTS 214


List of Tables

Table 1. Market Trend of Global Material Handling Robots, 2015-2022 12
Table 2. Average Annual Growth Rates of Global Real GDP, Outlook to 2030 18
Table 3. Major M&A Deals of Industrial Robot Industry in 2015 38
Table 4. Market Trend of Global Food & Beverage Retail Revenue, 2004-2024, $ trillion 80
Table 5. Top Ten Industrial Robot Manufacturers in 2015 176


List of Figures

Figure 1. Research Method Flow Chart 10

Figure 2. Recent Growth Trend of World Gross Product, 2008–2016 16

Figure 3. Market Structure of Global Material Handling Robots 19

Figure 4. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Unit Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 21

Figure 5. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Sales Revenue (hardware alone), 2014-2022, $ bn 21

Figure 6. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Sales Revenue (hardware and software), 2014-2022, $ bn 22

Figure 7. Global Material Handling Robots Market by End-user, 2015 and 2022, % of Unit Shipment 43

Figure 8. Global Material Handling Robots Market by End-user, 2015 and 2022, % of Revenue from Hardware 43

Figure 9. Global Material Handling Robots Market by End-user, 2015 and 2022, % of Revenue from Hardware and Software 44

Figure 10. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on Unit Shipment by End-user 45

Figure 11. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on Hardware Revenue by End-user 46

Figure 12. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on System Revenue by End-user 46

Figure 13. Global Automobile Production Trend, 2014-2022, million vehicles 48

Figure 14. Global Material Handling Robots Shipment to Automotive Industry, 2014-2022, thousand units 50

Figure 15. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Automotive Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 50

Figure 16. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Automotive Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 51

Figure 17. Market Trend of Global Chemicals Consumption, 2014-2022, $ trillion 52

Figure 18. Market Trend of Global Rubber Consumption by Revenue ($ bn) and by Volume (million metric tons), 2014-2022 54

Figure 19. Market Trend of Global Plastics Consumption by Revenue ($ bn) and by Volume (million metric tons), 2014-2022 57

Figure 20. Global Material Handling Robots Shipment to Chemical, Rubber & Plastics Industry, 2014-2022, thousand units 61

Figure 21. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Chemical, Rubber & Plastics Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 61

Figure 22. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Chemical, Rubber & Plastics Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 62

Figure 23. Global Material Handling Robots Shipment to Electrical & Electronics Industry, 2014-2022, thousand units 67

Figure 24. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Electrical & Electronics Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 67

Figure 25. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Electrical & Electronics Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 68

Figure 26. Market Trend of Global Machinery Industry by Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn 69

Figure 27. Global Material Handling Robots Shipment to Machinery Industry, 2014-2022, thousand units 72

Figure 28. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Machinery Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 72

Figure 29. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Machinery Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 73

Figure 30. Global Metal Industry by Output Value, 2014-2022, $ bn 74

Figure 31. Global Material Handling Robots Shipment to Metal Industry, 2014-2022, thousand units 78

Figure 32. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Metal Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 78

Figure 33. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Metal Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 79

Figure 34. Global Material Handling Robots Shipment to Food & Beverage Industry, 2014-2022, thousand units 83

Figure 35. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Food & Beverage Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 84

Figure 36. Global Material Handling Robots Sales to Food & Beverage Industry, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 84

Figure 37. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Application, 2015 and 2022, % of Unit Shipment 88

Figure 38. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Application, 2015 and 2022, % of Revenue from Hardware 88

Figure 39. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Application, 2015 and 2022, % of Revenue from Hardware and Software 89

Figure 40. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on Unit Shipment by Application 90

Figure 41. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on Hardware Revenue by Application 91

Figure 42. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on System Revenue by Application 91

Figure 43. Global Pick & Place Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, thousand units 93

Figure 44. Global Pick & Place Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 93

Figure 45. Global Pick & Place Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 94

Figure 46. Global Palletizing Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, thousand units 97

Figure 47. Global Palletizing Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 97

Figure 48. Global Palletizing Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 98

Figure 49. Global Packing & Packaging Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, thousand units 101

Figure 50. Global Packing & Packaging Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 101

Figure 51. Global Packing & Packaging Industrial Robots Market, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 102

Figure 52. Global Market of Material Handling Robots for Other Applications, 2014-2022, thousand units 104

Figure 53. Global Market of Material Handling Robots for Other Applications, $ bn (hardware alone) 104

Figure 54. Global Market of Material Handling Robots for Other Applications, $ bn (hardware and software) 105

Figure 55. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Robot Type, 2015 and 2022, % of Unit Shipment 107

Figure 56. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Robot Type, 2015 and 2022, % of Revenue from Hardware 107

Figure 57. Global Material Handling Robots Market by Robot Type, 2015 and 2022, % of Revenue from Hardware and Software 108

Figure 58. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on Unit Shipment by Robot Type 109

Figure 59. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on Hardware Revenue by Robot Type 110

Figure 60. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on System Revenue by Robot Type 110

Figure 61. Global Articulated Material Handling Robots Market by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 113

Figure 62. Global Articulated Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue (hardware alone), 2014-2022, $ bn 114

Figure 63. Global Articulated Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue (hardware and software), 2014-2022, $ bn 114

Figure 64. Global Cartesian Material Handling Robots Market by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 116

Figure 65. Global Cartesian Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue (hardware alone), 2014-2022, $ bn 117

Figure 66. Global Cartesian Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue (hardware and software), 2014-2022, $ bn 117

Figure 67. Global SCARA Material Handling Robots Market, 2014-2022, thousand units 119

Figure 68. Global SCARA Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue (hardware alone), 2014-2022, $ bn 120

Figure 69. Global SCARA Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue (hardware and software), 2014-2022, $ bn 120

Figure 70. Other Types of Industrial Material Handling Robots by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 123

Figure 71. Other Types of Industrial Material Handling Robots by Revenue (hardware alone), 2014-2022, $ bn 124

Figure 72. Other Types of Industrial Material Handling Robots by Revenue (hardware and software), 2014-2022, $ bn 124

Figure 73. Geographic Spread of Worldwide Material Handling Robots Market, 2015 and 2022, % of Shipment 126

Figure 74. Geographic Spread of Worldwide Material Handling Robots Market, 2015 and 2022, % of Revenue from Hardware 128

Figure 75. Geographic Spread of Worldwide Material Handling Robots Market, 2015 and 2022, % of Revenue from Hardware and Software 128

Figure 76. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on Unit Shipment by Region 129

Figure 77. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on Hardware Revenue by Region 130

Figure 78. Comparison of 2015-2022 Growth Rates Based on System Revenue by Region 130

Figure 79. North American Material Handling Robots Market by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 132

Figure 80. North American Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 132

Figure 81. North American Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 133

Figure 82. U.S. Industrial Material Handling Robots Market by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 135

Figure 83. U.S. Industrial Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue (hardware alone), 2014-2022, $ mn 136

Figure 84. Comparison of Robot Density in U.S. Manufacturing Industries with World Average, 2013 and 2014 137

Figure 85. European Material Handling Robots Market by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 140

Figure 86. European Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 140

Figure 87. European Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 141

Figure 88. Industrial Material Handling Robots Market in Germany, 2014-2022, thousand units 144

Figure 89. Industrial Material Handling Robots Market in Germany, 2014-2022, $ mn (hardware alone) 144

Figure 90. Comparison of Robot Density in Manufacturing Industries of Germany with World Average, 2013 and 2014 145

Figure 91. Asia-Pacific Material Handling Robots Market by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 149

Figure 92. Asia-Pacific Material Handling Robots Market by Sales Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 149

Figure 93. Asia-Pacific Material Handling Robots Market by Sales Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 150

Figure 94. Japan Material Handling Robots Market by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 152

Figure 95. Japan Material Handling Robots Market by Revenue (hardware alone), 2014-2022, $ mn 152

Figure 96. Comparison of Robot Density in Manufacturing Industries of Japan with World Average, 2013 and 2014 153

Figure 97. Material Handling Robots Market in China, 2014-2022, thousand units 156

Figure 98. Material Handling Robots Market in China, 2014-2022, $ mn (hardware alone) 156

Figure 99. Comparison of Robot Density in China Manufacturing Industries with World Average, 2013 and 2014 157

Figure 100. Material Handling Robots Market in South Korea, 2014-2022, thousand units 159

Figure 101. Material Handling Robots Market in South Korea, 2014-2022, $ mn (hardware alone) 159

Figure 102. Comparison of Robot Density in Manufacturing Industries of South Korea with World Average, 2013 and 2014 160

Figure 103. Latin America Material Handling Robots Market by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 163

Figure 104. Latin America Material Handling Robots Market by Sales Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 163

Figure 105. Latin America Material Handling Robots Market by Sales Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 164

Figure 106. Material Handling Robots Market in Mexico, 2014-2022, thousand units 167

Figure 107. Material Handling Robots Market in Mexico, 2014-2022, $ mn (hardware alone) 167

Figure 108. Material Handling Robots Market in Rest of World by Shipment, 2014-2022, thousand units 169

Figure 109. Material Handling Robots Market in Rest of World by Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware alone) 170

Figure 110. Material Handling Robots Market in Rest of World by Revenue, 2014-2022, $ bn (hardware and software) 170

Figure 111. Industrial Robot Density in Automotive Industry and Other Manufacturing Industries of Selected Countries, 2013 and 2014 172

Figure 112. Segmentation of ABB Group's Revenue by Divisions in FY 2014, % 177

Figure 113. Segmentation of ABB Group's Revenue by Region in FY 2014, % 179

Figure 114. KUKA Revenue by Business Segment, 2013 and 2014, million euros 183

Figure 115. KUKA Revenue by Region in 2014, % 184

Figure 116. Yaskawa Revenue by Business Segment, 2013 and 2014, % 186

Figure 117. Yaskawa Revenue by Region in 2015, % 187

Figure 118. Toshiba Machine Revenue by Business Segment, 2015, % 192

Figure 119. Toshiba Machine Revenue by Region in 2015, % 192

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