Japanese media said that the global robot industry is unprecedented. Not only in Japan, which faces the problem of aging children and shortage of manpower, the demand for automation in emerging economies continues to grow due to rising labor costs. From large robot companies to component manufacturers are competing to increase production. With the advancement of cutting-edge technologies such as "cooperative robots" and artificial intelligence working with humans, the robot industry has evolved in both quality and quantity.
According to the "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" website reported on January 26, the statistics also revealed the strong situation of the robot industry. According to data from the Japan Robotics Industry Association, the total shipments of Japanese industrial robots from July to September 2017 (based on member company data) increased by 33.9% year-on-year to reach 195.9 billion yen (about $1.8 billion).
According to the report, the Japanese Robotics Industry predicted in the beginning of 2017 that the annual industrial robot production (total of members and non-members) will increase by 7% to a record 750 billion yen. The actual increase far exceeded the expectations at the beginning of the year. If the current production situation continues and the non-member companies are included, the annual production will exceed 800 billion yen.
In order to meet the ever-increasing demand for robots, large robot companies are stepping up production. FANUC, the world's largest industrial robot company, has invested about 63 billion yen to build a robot factory with a monthly capacity of up to 4,000 in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is expected that after the new plant is fully put into production, FANUC's industrial robot production capacity will reach 1.5 times of the current level, achieving a monthly output of 11,000 units.
Swiss ABB, which is also one of the world's top four industrial robots, is also in action. ABB plans to more than double the capacity of industrial robots in the next year or two.
On the other hand, component manufacturers are also stepping up to deal with the current situation. The precision reducer is one of the main components of the robot. The large-scale production company Hamernaco will build a new plant and increase the domestic production capacity of reducers from over 80,000 units to 200,000 units by 2020.
Why is the demand for robots so strong? The report believes that China can play a significant role in pulling. In the case of rising labor costs and shortage of manpower, the Chinese government has proposed the "Made in China 2025" industrial revitalization plan, hoping to achieve industrial upgrading and promote enterprises to actively adopt robots. Many points of view point out that the introduction of robots by electronic product foundry services has driven demand growth.
According to the report, in order to compete for Chinese demand, major robot manufacturers have expanded their production in China. Germany's KUKA, a subsidiary of Midea Group, has built two new plants in China, preparing to increase its production capacity in China by four times by the end of 2019. Mitsubishi Electric will begin production of industrial robots in China from June 2018, and production in Japan will increase its total production capacity to 1.5 times that of 2016.
It is reported that more convenient and smarter robots are favored as robot demand continues to grow. Various manufacturers have developed collaborative robots that can work with humans to promote the application of artificial intelligence to robotics. The robot-related industry has broad prospects for development, or it will significantly change Japan's industrial structure.
Profile picture: The International Robot Show held in Luoyang in May 2017, the fire robot display climbed the high ground.
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