August Conveyor Orders Up 27% Year-Over-Year

August 2014 booked orders for conveyors increased 27.5% when compared to August 2013 orders, according to the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association’s latest numbers for member companies. August 2014 booked orders when compared to July 2014 booked orders were up 49.5%.

August booked orders were down 6.2% for bulk handling equipment and up 100.0% for unit handling equipment when compared to July.

CEMA’s August 2014 billed sales (shipments) increased by 6.8% when compared to August 2013 sales. August 2014 billed sales when compared to July 2014 billed sales were down 5.5%.

August billed sales were down 4.7% for bulk handling equipment and down 6.1% for unit handling equipment when compared to July.