Intralogistics in Germany – numbers, data, statistics and facts

Konrad Wolfenstein

4 years ago

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The conveyor technology and intralogistics industry is part of mechanical engineering and deals with the organization, implementation and optimization of internal material flows using technical systems and services. The intralogistics industry includes manufacturers of hoists and cranes, forklifts and warehouse technology as well as software providers and complete system providers.

In 2019, the German conveyor technology and intralogistics industry had a turnover of around 23 billion euros and employed 128,000 people.

The industry information refers to the following sub-areas: cranes and hoists, industrial trucks, continuous conveyors, logistics software and electrical automation, series hoists, storage facilities as well as assembly, installations and repairs.

The three most important customer countries for the German intralogistics industry are the USA, France and the Netherlands. In 2019, Germany exported products from the conveyor technology and intralogistics sector worth around 1.7 billion euros to the USA.

Germany's total export value was 14.8 billion euros. This makes Germany the largest export country for products from the conveyor technology and intralogistics industry in the world.

Two important global players in the intralogistics industry in the area of industrial trucks come from Germany. In terms of sales, the KION Group and Jungheinrich AG ranked second and third among the largest manufacturers of industrial trucks worldwide in 2018; First place has belonged to the Japanese giant Toyota for years. Industrial trucks include means of transport for the horizontal transport of goods, which are mostly used internally at ground level. These include forklifts, pallet trucks, order pickers and tractors. Sales of industrial trucks make up almost a fifth of the sales of the German intralogistics industry.

The frontrunner among the largest intralogistics suppliers is DAIFUKU from Japan (Automated Material Handling), followed by the Schäfer Group from Germany.

Largest suppliers in the intralogistics industry – Image: xpert.digital

Intralogistics in Germany

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