Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems Market Size is forecast to reach $10.7 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.9% during 2021-2026. The growth of the semiconductor and electronics industry has spurred the demand for automated storage and retrieval systems globally. Furthermore, the growing demand for safety and control systems in the industrial and manufacturing sectors will significantly propel the market. The growing wages will also result in a shift to automation in order to reduce the compensation provided to the workers and this further propels the market. Moreover, the automotive industry is showing growth mainly due to the high demand for electric vehicles and demand for automobile parts globally. The growing automation in this sector is set to spur automated storage market.

The report: “Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems Market Report– Forecast (2021-2026)”, by IndustryARC covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems market

By Type: Vertical Lift Modules (VLM), Carousels, Unit Load AS/RS, Mini Load AS/RS, Micro Load

By Equipment: Storage Aisles, Rack Structure and Storage/Retrieval Machine

By End User: Automotive, Chemical, Food and Beverage, Semiconductors and Electronics, Life Sciences, Aerospace, E-Commerce, Logistics and Distribution, Others

By Function: Storage, Order Picking, Kitting, Assembly, Consolidation, Replenishment, Others

By Geography: North America (U.S, Canada, Mexico), South America(Brazil, Argentina and others), Europe(Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia and Others), APAC(China, Japan India, SK, Aus and Others), and RoW (Middle East and Africa)

The Vertical lift module (VLM) segment has held significant market share of 32.2% in the forecast period as it is designed to deliver stored items to the operator by eliminating walk and search time. In addition, this module also increases productivity up to 67% and saves up to 85% of the floor space. VLM is also integrated with pick-to-light technology to improve accuracy levels. Moreover, these systems can be used in collaboration with other material handling storage systems including conveyors, robotic work stations and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) to completely automate the facility. These systems make the overhead space into productive storage space. Further they have a small footprint and thus are perfect choice for point-of-use storage space in assembly operations and value-added manufacturing. Hence these factors are analysed to drive the market growth in the forecast period 2021-2026.

E-Commerce sector in automated storage systems is expected to witness a highest CAGR of 9.37% the forecast period 2021-2026. Automated storage systems with real time inventory management capabilities has exhibited high adoption as they allow enough product stocking in the warehouses. Customized automated storage and retrieval systems have been favored by e-commerce vendors for their needs. Effective supply chain management is another growing requirement for automated storage systems in this industry. The improved order fulfillment offered by these systems has resulted in their fast adoption in this industry. Moreover, multichannel automated storage and retrieval systems have gained prominence in this sector due to their impeccable order fulfilment capabilities. Warehouse automation has been on the rise as e-commerce has high penetration of automated systems in recent years. These e-commerce companies are investing in systems that can efficiently handle a high volume of small, multiple item orders. The various automated storage systems utilized include warehouse control systems (WCS), goods-to-person systems such as shuttles, pick-to-light, put-to-light and voice picking systems. Further various AS/RS manufacturers are providing significant support logistic and e-commerce companies by expanding their presence. In 2019, TGW has expanded its automation services to the north western part of Warsaw by building a distribution center for the Polish e-commerce specialist Frisco.pl. Hence this rising adoption is analyzed to witness significant growth in the forecast period 2021-2026.

Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems market in North America region held significant market share of 40% in 2020. Rise in adoption of big data technologies among organizations to enhance the consumer target marketing and risk management abilities is expected to boost the growth of the automated storage and retrieval system market. Moreover, automation has been the forefront in the countries such as U.S. and Canada manufacturing sector. The rising infrastructure and industrial development allowed the automated storage system manufacturers to expand their penetration in these countries. In addition, the growing safety and control demand in industrial and manufacturing sectors in the U.S will significantly propel the market for these systems. Further growing wages will also result in a shift to automation in order to reduce the compensation provided to the workers. Furthermore, Mexico is turning into the manufacturing hub for many manufacturers mainly accounted for its low labor costs and its proximity to the U.S. Majority of the leading manufacturing companies are establishing their plants in the region. The NAFTA agreements provide these companies an easier passage for their production to the U.S. and Canada leading to increasingly advanced manufacturing processes being employed in this region. The improved productivity and efficiency offered by the usage of automated storage systems has resulted in their growing deployment in Mexico. Hence these factors are analyzed to drive the market growth in the forecast period 2021-2026.

As businesses in the U.S. continue to increase spending on capital equipment, the leasing and financing of business equipment will observe an incessant growth. The cost of Automated Storage & Retrieval System in initial phases is generally high including installation, training and services costs. These high prices generally deter the small & medium warehouse operators from integrating the AS/RS into their centers, but the rising support for equipment leasing, evident from the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA) data has opened new ways for the operators to acquire these systems. Leasing of these equipment allow the distribution centers to reap the benefits of these systems including efficiency, quality control and lower operational costs while simultaneously realizing immediate return on investment. Hence, as the leasing of equipment in the industries becomes easily accessible, the AS/RS market will witness an up-surging market in the future.

The multichannel supply chain strategy is an increasing trend in the current times, particularly among the retail sector. Under this strategy, the companies are aiming at creating an “in-house” distributing facility for order fulfilment operations instead of outsourcing it to third part logistics (3PL). By building an in-house distribution centres, companies are aiming at handling both store and individual orders in a same facility thus saving significant costs on distribution performance. In today’s world, the retail distribution centres are not limited to as an intermediate phase for storing and shipping the goods. The rise of retail sector facilitated by the boom in electronic commerce has already witnessed major changes in the retail distribution centres including mass personalization and up surged customer services requirements which has led to an exponential growth in the stock keeping units (SKUs). As the global economy progresses gradually, the retail sector will observe a boost in the demand of goods that will require proper integration of new automation technologies to maintain demand and supply balance which will be a notable for the emergence of automated storage & retrieval systems market.

Emerging out of the high initial cost of AS/RS is the need to make profits. The costs for these systems have come down significantly in the recent years but are not enough to convince the small and medium logistic operators to compel them to install it. Also, the AS/RS return on investment (ROI) generally lies in the period of 5 to 7 years which deters market significantly. In long-term, the AS/RS prove to be a significant value addition product by providing several advantages over a manual labor in terms of operating costs and productivity but the initial skepticism associated with AS/RS ROI still looms over the strategies of operators, thus acting as a hindrance to the market emergence.

Product launches, acquisitions, Partnerships and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems market. Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems top 10 companies include Bastian Solutions, Inc., Beumer Group, Daifuku Co., Ltd., Dematic, Honeywell Intelligrated, Kardex Group, KNAPP AG, Murata Machinery, Ltd., SSI Schaefer Group, TGW Logistics Group among others.