Conveyor Equipment Executives Concerned about 2016

The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reports that overall industry orders (bookings) for the first six months of 2016 decreased 0.93% compared to the same period in 2015, with total orders of $5.67 billion. CEMA estimates industry billed sales (shipments) for the first six months of 2016 increased 3.15% compared to the same period in 2015, with total shipments of $6.07 billion.  
 
Unit Handling orders were up 2.95% and shipments were up 11.65%. In the Bulk Conveying area, orders were down 8.87% and shipments were down 13.56%.
 
CEMA tracks new orders and shipped sales volume in nine classes of unit handling equipment and four classes of bulk handling equipment.   
 
The executives representing CEMA member companies who attended the Fall Meeting expressed some concern for the remainder of 2016. As a result of this concern, the forecast for flat shipments for 2016 remained unchanged from March 2016 forecast. CEMA president, Garry Abraham announced the results at the association’s fall meeting in Chicago.
 
Founded in 1933, CEMA is the trade association of leading conveyor equipment manufacturers and engineering firms in The Americas.
 
CEMA also makes available to member and nonmember companies, safety labels for all types of conveyor equipment, as well as useful technical information and manuals. For example, CEMA has available for purchase, Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials 7th Edition - “The Belt Book” and the
CEMA Application Guide for Unit Handling Conveyors 2nd Edition – “The Unit Book”. These books are authoritative technical manuals for conveyor design worldwide.

For more information on CEMA, “The Voice of the Conveyor Industry of the Americas” or its member companies, or to order safety labels or CEMA publications, visit www.cemanet.org.

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