The number of industrial robots in the market will exceed 50,000 in 2011

Affected by factors such as the spread of the US financial crisis in 2008 and the global economic downturn, automobile production in the traditional car-producing countries represented by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France declined significantly, and the impact on automobile demand in the United States, Japan, and the European Union and other economies was greater. However, the growth of emerging economies such as China, India, Russia, Mexico, and Brazil is more obvious. Although the production of cars in traditional automobile-producing countries has declined, it is only for existing models. In 2009, U.S. General Motors will list 22 new models in the three major global markets (including China) and 19 new products will be launched in 2010. With the design and production of new models, it is expected that the global automotive industry will still have a certain demand for industrial robot products.

Emerging application fields such as packaging, food, and machinery and equipment have now exhibited global technological innovations. At the same time, the constant renewal of robotics technologies, such as the new interactive control between humans and robots, and the introduction of products such as security systems, robot sensing technology systems, and robot vision application systems, have met users’ higher and more extensive needs. , to promote the increase in the amount of robot equipment.

With the continuous development of emerging applications and the demand of the traditional automotive industry, it is estimated that the annual global industrial robot robot production will increase at an average annual rate of 4% from 2009, and will reach an annual production of 134,100 units by 2011. Level.

Industrial robot technology features:

(1) Advanced industrial robots integrate advanced manufacturing technologies such as precision, flexibility, intelligence, software application development, etc. Through the implementation of process detection, control, optimization, scheduling, management, and decision-making, it is possible to increase output and improve quality. Reducing costs, reducing resource consumption and environmental pollution are the highest expressions of industrial automation.

(2) Technology Upgrades Industrial robots and automated equipments are equipped with technical features such as fine manufacturing, fine processing, and flexible production. They are the new generation of production and development tools for humans and intelligence that have emerged after power machines and computers. Digitization, automation, networking, and intelligence are important tools.

(3) Wide range of applications Industrial robots and automated equipments are key equipments in the production process and can be used in manufacturing, installation, inspection, logistics and other production processes. They are also widely used in automobile vehicles and auto parts, construction machinery, and rail transit. Low-voltage electrical appliances, power, IC equipment, military industry, tobacco, finance, medicine, metallurgy, printing and publishing industries and other industries have a wide range of applications.

(4) Technology comprehensive industrial robots and automated complete sets of technologies that focus on and integrate a number of disciplines, covering a variety of technical areas, including industrial robot control technology, robot dynamics and simulation, finite element analysis robot construction, laser processing technology, Modular program design, intelligent measurement, modeling and processing integration, factory automation and advanced logistics and other advanced manufacturing technologies, technology comprehensive.

In addition to the automotive industry, China's electronic information industry has also maintained a stable development. In recent years, under the guidance of the domestic market and industrial policies, a number of large-scale integrated circuit investment projects have been launched. In 2008, large-scale integrated circuit manufacturing projects in Shanghai, Wuxi, Wuhan, Chongqing, Dalian, Shenzhen, and other cities all started or went into production. Many companies in the packaging and testing industry continued to expand production. In 2008, China's IC design industry achieved a sales revenue of 21.74 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16%. However, due to the international financial crisis, the growth rate has dropped significantly. In order to cope with the current unfavorable situation, the state will increase its support for the IC industry, improve the industrial policy environment, and accelerate the issuance (encouraging policies to further promote the development of the software and integrated circuit industries). It is predicted that China will become the world's second largest semiconductor integrated circuit industrial country in 2010. The total demand for integrated circuits will reach more than 1,000 billion, and more than 30 new production lines will be needed to provide clean (vacuum) robots for the company. A vast market space.

In addition, the scale expansion and technological upgrading of China's construction industry, mining industry, railway and public construction, hydraulic engineering construction and construction machinery, construction machinery and other manufacturing industries will also promote the industrial robot industry. The structural parts of construction and engineering machinery are mostly welded parts. Welding through industrial robots can improve the welding quality and efficiency and meet the market demand.

In summary, it is expected that China's industrial robots will maintain a stable growth momentum in the next few years. It is estimated that China will install 9,500 new industrial robots in 2011, and the market will reach 48,600 units.