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What do you think 2025 holds for our sector?

This year has seen an enormous increase in the level of automation, digitisation, AI, robotics and even humanoids in the materials handling sector. On December 26 we publish our year in review piece where we take a look at the product launches, announcements and investments which mark 2024 while also asking experts their views on what we should expect in 2025.
But we also want to hear from you. What do you think the materials handling sector should expect in 2025?
  • Posted 19 Dec 2024 08:22
  • Discussion started by Angie_Kay
  • Queensland, Australia
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Greetings!

I can primarily comment from a European perspective, specifically from Hungary.
It can be observed, and perhaps this will become clearer or even be decided, that the forklift sector is competing in three major areas, and may become divided along these lines. Of course, this is just one perspective, but there is some truth to it:

1 - Software and Control Systems
2 - Manufacturing and Parts
3 - Energy and Batteries

I previously wrote an article in my native language about this topic, focusing on the situation in Hungary. However, if I were to summarize my answer to the question very, very briefly, it's no longer about one large continent or country trying to conquer a large market. Instead, the competition is, or has perhaps already been, focused around the three points mentioned above.

This is what I see for 2025.
  • Posted 16 Mar 2025 20:23
  • Reply by MECHEPIT
  • Hungary

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