Palletizer Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Market Overview

• The palletizer market was valued at USD 2.37 billion in 2020 and expected to reach USD 3.27 billion by 2026 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.34% over the forecast period (2021-2026). CXOs across industries report that the COVID-19 crisis is prompting them to accelerate plans to invest in automation and robotics to better manage operations, despite facing revenue declines that will result from the pandemic. As organizations heighten their expectations of workplace safety and flexibility, the shift from manual to automated operations is growing in popularity.
• Palletizer is one of the most significant equipments among the automated material handling systems. Depending on the need, conventional palletizers or robotic palletizers are used to automate the pallet building process in a warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing facility. Depending upon the palletizer, many different technologies could also be employed to help the manufacturer make the perfect pallet.
• With the implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2011, increased focus has been placed on preventing contamination in the US food supply. SCARA robotic palletizers are typically used for food processing. Their low cost, small footprint, and high throughput rates make them attractive to manufacturers looking to increase their efficiency. SCARA robotic palletizers are generally faster than Cartesian palletizers.
• The pharmaceutical sector also plays an essential role in the palletizer industry. Fully automatic palletizers are used for unattended pharmaceutical production. Supported by the European & APAC pharmaceutical industries, the sector is booming. The growing interest and demand for Halal certified beauty products in the MEA region drive the growth of palletizer in the cosmetic industry. In APAC, the growth of palletizer in the personal care sector is fueled by the K-beauty trends with its whimsical and innovative packaging.
• Among all the regions, North America accounts for the largest market share due to the high penetration of packaging machinery in the region. According to Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), the Americas market for packaging machinery is estimated to be worth USD 16.1 billion in 2024.
• Driven by Italy and Germany, Europe is also expected to witness a moderate rate. According to the Germany's Federal Statistical Office, the approximately 250 companies, mainly medium-sized organizations produced packaging machinery worth around EUR 7.3 billion, an increase of 2% from previous year. The Italian government’s Industry 4.0 incentive scheme is also proving to be aiding the growth of packaging machinery as well as palletizers in Italy.
• Even before the COVID-19 reared its formidable spikes, the adoption of robotics, automated material handling equipment, AI, and other advanced technologies into warehouses and distribution centers (DCs) was on the rise, propelled by the need to manage high-velocity operations with limited and increasingly expensive labor resources while meeting the ever-changing demands generated by digital commerce, thereby driving the studied market growth . 

Scope of the Report

A palletizer is a machine that enables automated material handling, including sorting, transferring, and stacking goods and products onto a pallet. It also allows the depalletizing or unloading of goods. Robotic palletizers provide a viable method to reduce operational costs and improve work efficiency for industries that employ a manual workforce for repetitive tasks, such as loading/unloading goods, packaging, and palletizing. Owing to the intense growth in demand in sectors, such as food and beverage, healthcare, and others across the globe, the future scope for the market also increases.

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Key Market Trends

Food & Beverages Industry Offers Potential Growth

• The food and beverage industry has always been a key contributor to enhancing the market revenue of palletizers. As the competition between retailers continues to intensify and government regulations become more stringent, the retailer demands continue to increase. Thus, the need for palletizing robots has never been more imperative for success in the food and beverage industry.
• Among all of the machinery products in packaging, a palletizer is the most preferred and beneficial for packaging food and beverage items due to its low cost, small footprint, and high throughput rate. Palletizing systems are useful elements at the end of a packaging line, a vital task for every industry, including pharmaceutical, chemical, personal care, and cosmetics.
• Due to space limitations within the facility, the centralized palletizing concept was the most practical option. The system's requirements included a neutral to a positive return on the cost of goods sold, a reduction in the forklift traffic around the production lines, improvements in the quality of work, especially ergonomics, and the installation of a robust and reliable system.
• Considering all the trends and innovations that are taking place worldwide related to the food processing industry with the implementation of selective compliance assembly robot arm (SCARA) as well as in the manufacturing industry, contributing to the decrease in energy costs, it can be concluded that it is braced for advancements in the packaging machinery as well as palletizer sector in the near future.
• Dairy processors are indicating a requirement for processing equipment improvements. Properly implemented palletizing automation increases productivity over the labor-intensive repeated motions required of human workers. According to the PMMI report, 2 out of 3 manufacturing locations either have palletizing robots installed, plan to install, or add them to their palletizing operations.
• Further, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, various manufacturing facilities in the FMCG sector have been witnessing increased pressure for speeding up production. Hence, the market is likely to grow over the forecast period.

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