Our very own Norm Saenz was quoted in a recent Modern Materials Handling article about the results of their 2025 Industry Outlook study. The results highlight the growing importance of warehouse automation in response to increasing e-commerce demands, labor shortages, and the need for space optimization. Norm discussed how automation and robotics remain a high priority. Use the link below to read the article!
After reviewing the survey results, Norm Saenz, partner and managing director at consulting firm St. Onge Co., says capital spend is about the same as it was last year, but with a major increase in the amount of pre-approved capital budgets going into 2025.
“Most companies plan to spend on the mainstays in the industry, including racking and lift trucks,” Saenz points out. “But there are consistent responses showing an increase in the evaluation of automation and robotics.”
Saenz says it’s also clear that labor productivity and management is a continued concern for organizations and driving the interest in automation. “Companies are also concerned about supply chain factors like maintaining suppliers, dealing with data breaches and managing natural disasters,” Saenz adds. “And, there is an encouraging trend with increasing the amount of automated data capturing being used to track and improve performance.”
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