Today’s warehouses are dealing with an increasing array of items that must be conveyed and sorted, thanks to the acceleration in e-commerce activity over the past several years. The complexity comes from dealing with packages of different sizes and types, from polybags to padded envelopes to boxes of varying dimensions—all of which wend their way through the warehouse at the same time, bound for multiple destinations.It’s a far cry from the days when facilities managed a more uniform flow of cases and boxes that would be delivered in bulk to a handful of outlets. As a result, today’s conveying and sortation equipment must be flexible enough to handle that ever-growing array of items—and do so quickly and efficiently. The trend is driving the adoption of advanced automated sortation systems that can help warehouses keep up with demand.“The growth of the conveyor sortation system market is primarily driven by the booming e-commerce industry, which has necessitated faster and more efficient logistics operations,” according to a March 2026 report on sortation systems from Core Market Research. “Retailers are focusing on enhancing their supply chain management to meet the growing customer demand for quick delivery, thus propelling the adoption of automated solutions like sortation systems.”DEMAND ACCELERATESRon Roth, business development manager at industrial automation solutions provider Regal Rexnord, is witnessing the trend up close. Roth says demand for flexible automated sortation solutions is translating to more projects and that he expects strong growth to continue.“I think in general terms we’re seeing a lot of…
