AGV

Manufacturers

I   Current Status of AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) Market

1. Many AGV market players are not JIVA (Japan Industrial Vehicles Association) members
2. Types of products handled differ by manufacturers
3. AGV market size largely expanded in FY2015 in both volume and value, and likely to continue rising
4. Market share by manufacturer
5. Demand structure of AGV largely depends on manufacturing industry. Especially needed are those for automobile (auto parts) industry
6. Global market with existing local companies has been developed with transportation systems

II   Types of Manufacturers and AGV Technologies

1. Categorization of market players and among which key players being the type that develops new demands
2. Guidance Technologies
3. Feeding Technologies
4. In manufacturing site, they separate human beings from developing the above technologies: Ensuring safety technologies is indispensable to such development

III   Approaches Taken By Leading AGV Manufacturers

10 manufacturers

IV   Potentiality of AGV

1. It is needed for the attempts of AGV manufacturers not to be swayed by the existing demands
2. Attempts of new-entry manufacturers showing new potentiality of AGV and future market directions
3. New functions and new suggestions toward safety measures needed for expanding the application
4. Possibility of overseas business development depends on manufacturers
5. AGV market size to be on the rise gradually