Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)
The vertical lift module (VLM) market is expected to register a CAGR of 8% over the forecast period. Because of Industry 4.0, factories and warehouses are now more likely to use automated solutions.
Key HighlightsA significant number of food and beverage companies are tormented by older carousels to facilitate picking, which are now being replaced with vertical lift modules (VLMs). These systems have greatly increased the cube utilization of facilities by allowing these companies to run seamlessly within space constraints.
Also, to stop the COVID-19 coronavirus from spreading, almost every company was putting in place social distance, safety standards, and protocols to make sure warehouse and factory workers were safe. This got a lot of attention. Thus, organizations were reevaluating their operations in facilities with a lower workforce. The outbreak negatively impacted the hosting of expos and trade shows and was expected to affect the marketing and sales specifics of smaller regional players amid the market incumbents.
Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Industry OverviewCompanies like Kardex Group, Hanel Storage Systems, Ferretto Group S.p.A., Modula Inc., and Schaefer Systems International dominate the vertical lift module (VLM) market.With a big share of the market, these big players are focusing on growing their customer base in other countries.These companies are leveraging strategic collaborative initiatives to increase their market share and profitability. However, with technological advancements and product innovations, midsize to smaller companies are increasing their market presence by securing new contracts and tapping new markets.
Mouser Electronics, Inc., which has the largest selection of semiconductors and electronic components and is the top distributor for new product introductions (NPIs) in the industry, continued to invest in cutting-edge automation in its global distribution center in February 2022. This was done to speed up order processing, improve accuracy, and help clients shorten their time-to-market. The largest VLM installation in the history of the technology will be at Mouser, where 120 vertical lift modules (VLMs) will be placed.
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