Warehouse Robotics Market to Grow at a CAGR of 7.3% through 2020 with Demand from Increasing Number of Retail Distribution Centers Globally

The warehouse robots are just an extension of Industrial Robots intended for applications in warehouses and distribution centers. Over the years, Industrial Robots have evolved themselves from being a novel product to a commodity. Some of the prominent end-user industries deploying industrial robots include automotive, food and beverage, manufacturing, retail distribution centers, semiconductor and many others. Among all the industrial robots the gantry robots, articulated robots and Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are widely used for warehouse operations as to pick, place, palletize, and sort objects. Use of these robots together can eliminate human existence in the warehouse and perform autonomously.

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The global warehouse robotics market is classified according to the types of robots used such as fixed or mobile robots, the warehouse functions, components used in the robots, end-user industries and geographic region. The gantry and articulated robots have been segmented under Fixed Robots category while mobile robots market deal with the utilization of AGVs in warehouses. The major warehouse activities involve goods consolidation, order fulfillment and goods distribution. The increasing global competition in maintaining quality, time and customer service have led to automation. The market for warehouse robotics has also been segmented into prominent end-user industries including Automotive Aftermarket, Food & Beverage, Retail Distribution Centers and Manufacturing while other niche sectors employing these robots in warehouses have been segmented in others category. The last segment in the report consists of warehouse robotics market based on geography which includes Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Rest of the World (RoW). Each of these geographic regions is further classified into prominent countries to offer a complete overview of warehouse robotics market.

Fixed robots are more convenient for the major monotonous functions in the warehouse including palletizing, de-palletizing and material handling. For this reason, the fixed robots market will advance more than that of mobile robots during the forecast period. Also, the rise in labor cost is responsible for the growth of warehouse robots market. Mobile robots are widely used in retail distribution centers and manufacturing industries. According to IndustryARC analysis the warehouse robots market shipment will increase from 8,643 units in 2015 to 12,279 units by 2020 with a CAGR of 7.3%.

Warehouse Robotics Market Shipments, By Type of Robots, 2014-2020 (Units)

Global Warehouse Robotics Market
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The eminent players in this market include Daifuku, Dematic, JBT Corporation, Yaskawa Motoman Robotics, KUKA AG, Fanuc Corporation, Kiva Systems and Swisslog AG to name a few. All these companies with other prominent players have been profiled in the report to provide an exhaustive overview of their business overview, financials and key developments.

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Safety Sensors and Switches Sales Revenues Estimated to Cross $3 Billion Mark by 2020 Due to Growth in Manufacturing Sector

Safety Sensors and Systems as part of different equipment's play a vital role to ensure safety of employees and workers in factories and production units across industry verticals. These products act as a bridge between human and machine interaction to avoid work related hazards. Safety sensors include safety light curtains, safety mats, safety laser scanners, safety edges and anti-collision sensors. Components such as proximity sensors, fiber optic sensors, vision sensors, infrared sensors, laser sensors, magnetic sensors and ultrasonic sensors are commonly present in these products, and act as the key sensing element. The rising demand for end products in automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and semiconductor and surge in economies of emerging countries such as China, India, Brazil and Russia (BRIC) welcomes more manufacturing plants and production facilities. Manufacturing industries use heavy machines and have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries to labor, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns or blindness. Hence, the usage of safety sensors is necessary apart from safety precautions for protecting workers from these injuries.

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The Global Safety Sensors and Switches Market has some key players, which altogether hold around 80% share in the market. SICK AG is the major market shareholder of global safety sensor and switches market. Pepperl+Fuchs is the second major shareholder followed by Rockwell Automation, Ifm Electronic GmbH, Omron Corporation and Datalogic S.p.A. The companies are strengthening their product portfolio by investing more resources in R&D department for developing better safety and efficient products. For example, Omron launched robust, compact safety light curtain which has housing structure to enhance resistance against shock and vibration. K. A. Schmersal launched new safety light curtain which comes with the muting and the multi-scan function. IDEC Corp launched SE4D safety light curtain that is provided with muting control to achieve the global standard for safety and resistance to harsh environment.

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The safety sensors and switches are estimated to have significant market potential in coming years, owing to the increasing demand from end user industries. For the period of 2014 to 2020, the global safety sensors and switches market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3.1% to reach $3.3bn by 2020. Every geographic region set down their respective standards, certifications and guidelines for machine safety and this is a key driver for the global market growth. The International Electro-technical Commission (IEC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) jointly prepared the IEC/ISO Guide 51 as a criterion for establishing standards concerning machinery safety. Europe set down Machinery Directive which deals with machinery and safety components; the regulatory bodies in North America region include Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); China Compulsory Certification (CCC) is a mandatory certification system pertaining product safety in China and Japanese products are checked under the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law.


Global Safety Sensors and Switches Market, By End-User Verticals, 2014 (%)


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Manufacturing industry applications are the major end-user segment, where safety sensors and switches has a broad spectrum of applications in manufacturing processes such as material handling, robot cells, packaging, palletizers, conveyor systems, assembly, machine tools, transport systems and so on. The end-user verticals that have manufacturing as the central part include Aerospace industry, Automotive, food and beverages, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and so on. Safety sensors are used for presence detection application in the above manufacturing plants. The safety sensors and switches also have significant applications in power and energy industries, such as chemical industry, oil and gas, mining, nuclear and so on.

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Development of New Technologies Set to Propel Flow Sensor Market to $8.49 Billion By 2020

Flow Sensors are devices used to measure the flow rate of the fluid either directly or indirectly. The Flow Sensors Market has been segmented based on the type of parameter the sensors measure, the technology utilized in the flow sensor and the end use application of the flow sensor along with geographic analysis. Flow sensors can be classified by the fluid parameter which they measure such as: Differential Pressure, Positive Displacement, Mass, Open channel and Velocity flow sensors and so on. Flow sensors are classified based on the type of technology into electromagnetic, ultrasonic, orifice plate, coriolis, open channel and pitot tubes and others. Flow sensors are used in various industries including oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage as well as consumer applications such as HVAC. The Global Flow Sensors Market revenue is estimated to reach $8.49 billion exhibiting a growth of 7.1% through 2020

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The growth in demand for flow sensors is primarily due to development of new technologies and applications. New flow sensor technologies are projected to slowly replace the older technologies in the next few years spurring the flow sensor market. Newer technologies such as: Mass Flow Sensors and Velocity Flow Sensors have resulted in increased adoption of flow sensors due to their high accuracy and reliability. New applications such as monitoring of pulp slurries and flow monitoring in partially filled pipes have been established for flow sensors in the paper and pulp industry. Such new applications have raised the potential market for flow sensors, thereby leading to increased revenue generation as penetration increases. The growth in related industries such as shale oil refining, paper and pulp as well as waste water management are set to propel the flow sensor growth, particularly in APAC region.

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The APAC region is forecast to exhibit high growth due to increase in number of installations and applications of flow sensors in this region. The growing governmental regulations are forecast to propel the flow sensor adoption ratewhich is driving demand. The high growth rate is accredited to the investments in various process industries such a soil and gas, chemical, pulp and paper and so on.  The growing threat of global warming is fuelling the need for monitoring the effluents from industries, which is proving a huge impetus to the flow sensor market. The growth in shale oil refineries in China is also set to drive the market for flow sensors.

APAC Flow Sensor Market, By Country, 2013-2020 ($m)

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The flow sensor market is dominated by few key players. The top five companies in this market include ABB AG (Switzerland), Honeywell International Ltd.(U.S.), Emerson Electric Ltd.(U.S.), Siemens AG (Germany) and G.E (U.S.) and they account for nearly 60% of the total market share. The dominant companies are finding it difficult to further consolidate their market presence due to strong competition from emerging small companies such as Krohne Inc. (Germany), and Floe line (U.S.)for rapidly penetrating into the market. Hence, the big players are acquiring the smaller companies, to augment their product portfolio and to develop innovative products by leveraging core competencies. Growth in flow sensor market is estimated to lead to increased competition among the competitors.

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