Material Handling Equipment Manufacturers NAICS 333921, 333922, 333923, 333924

Jul 30, 2025 - Airport Construction Taking Off

• 2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for construction and upgrades at US airports, Constructionview reported in July. The billions of dollars in public and private funding flowing into terminals, runways, and supporting infrastructure at 10 major US airport terminals, is driving demand for elevators, escalators, moving walkways, conveyors, and carousels in new and redesigned terminals across the country. From Newark to San Francisco terminals are being replaced, modernized, and rebuilt to improve sustainability, incorporate smarter design, and handle a growing number of passengers, according to Constructionview. Major expansions include a $12-billion capital improvement plan at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, $9 billion at Miami International, and upgrades at Chicago’s O’Hare, among many others.
• Companies are adopting robotics and automation to help offset the ongoing warehouse labor shortage and meet the demands of the booming ecommerce channel, Modern Materials Handling (MMH) reports citing data from an Intralogistics 2025 Robotics Study conducted by Peerless Research Group (PRG). Intralogistics (or internal or warehouse logistics) involves the integration of advanced technology, like AI and automation, into the internal processes that take place in a warehouse or distribution center. Intralogistics solutions include automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), robotic picking systems, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), or humanoid robots to streamline material flow, speed up throughput, and improve accuracy and workplace safety. Between its first and fourth annual surveys PRG found a 46% increase in respondents who said they are already using one or more robots in their operations, with robotic integration having transitioned from a “future possibility” to a “present day imperative” for growing DCs and warehouses.

• Persistent labor shortages, ecommerce growth, and need to optimize current space are all pushing warehouse and distribution center operators to invest in automation, experiment with robotics, and find new ways to increase speed and efficiency, according to Modern Materials Handling’s 2025 Industry Outlook Survey. The poll of managers and personnel involved in the purchase decision process for materials handling equipment found that companies making investments say they’re spending on automation and technology (64%), forklifts and lift trucks (55%), storage equipment (36%), and technology information systems like warehouse management systems (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms (32%). However, current economic uncertainty appears to be impacting spending on materials handling equipment, technologies, services and solutions, with 34% of companies saying it’s “business as usual” on the investment front, 43% of respondents taking a “wait-and-see” approach, and 23% holding off on investing altogether.
• Producer prices for material handling equipment manufacturers reached a new high in June, up 4.8% compared to a year ago, after rising 3.3% in the previous June-versus-June annual comparison, according to the latest US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Producer prices for makers of materials handling equipment have been rising steadily for four years. Employment by the industry shrank 2.1% year over year in May, while average wages at machinery manufacturers rose 2.5% YoY in June to $30.18 per hour, BLS data show.