With the increase in market demand and the large-scale use of the industrial field, global robots are about to enter a fierce battle for competition. There are many applications in robotics and they have entered people's lives. The development of robots has become a competition in the national pot. Global robots are blowing the assembly number in China, and how domestic robots should highlight the encirclement.
In recent days, thanks to the vigorous publicity of many domestic and foreign media, the name of “Chinese Robot†is world-famous. At the same time, based on the huge domestic market, it has attracted the attention of the current international industrial robot giants, and has stepped up the layout of the Chinese market in an attempt to share the “big cake†of the Chinese market.
At present, well-known industrial robot manufacturers such as KUKA, ABB and Yaskawa Robots have set up bases or factories in China.
KUKA: Target capacity will double
As early as 2013, KUKA's first plant in China was put into production in Shanghai. Recently, according to foreign media reports, German robot manufacturer KUKA will set up two new factories in China to expand production capacity in China. Specifically, KUKA will start production of its second plant in Shanghai in January 2018, and will expand its production capacity to twice the current level to 25,000 units. The third factory will be built in Guangdong in 2019, and the production capacity will be set at four times the current level, reaching 50,000 units.
ABB: Three bases in China are not enough
Similarly, ABB has built a robot production base in Qingdao and Zhuhai, China, and later established a Process Automation Business Unit Engineering Center in Chongqing to integrate the process automation system's domestically supported system resources to achieve full optimization of engineering resources. use. Li Gang, head of ABB's China robotics business, said in an interview with the media that there are not enough bases in China, and that it is necessary to open manufacturing centers in the north and other regions in the future.
Yaskawa: The third factory has completed the ceremony
Yaskawa established its first plant in Shenyang in June 2010. In November 2012, Yaskawa (Shenyang) started the construction of the second plant due to the sharp increase in demand for smartphones and robots. As of April this year, the cumulative number of production robots has exceeded 2 million sets, making it one of the most important production bases in the Yaskawa Group. In order to expand production capacity, on May 8 this year, the third plant in Yaskawa (Shenyang) began construction. At present, the ceremony of the Shangliang has been completed, and the days of official completion are not far away.
Fanuc: Baoshan Phase I and Phase II Plants Completed and Put into Operation
In November 1997, Shanghai Electric Group and FANUC jointly established Shanghai FANUC Robotics Co., Ltd. In December 2010, FANUC (Shanghai) built a new robotic system factory, various laboratories, training and educational facilities and technical service agencies in the Baoshan Phase I plant. In order to meet the expanding market demand and further enhance the ability of FANUC to serve the whole country, the second phase of the FANUC (Shanghai) plant was officially completed on December 12, 2014. The first and second phases of the plant occupy a total area of ​​nearly 60,000 square meters, of which nearly 40,000 square meters belong to the system factory for system integration research and development, installation and commissioning and factory inspection.
In addition to the world-famous "Four Big Family", there are also manufacturers such as Comau, Epson, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric, which have set up factories in China to produce and sell industrial robot products. In the future, they will also increase investment in China to consolidate Its position in the market.
Why does the Chinese market attract robot giants to pay attention to?The Chinese robot market is able to win the favor of many giants, or related to the following factors:
1. Many robot applications
The automobile manufacturing industry is currently the most widely used industrial robot in China. In the production process of stamping, die-casting, forging, processing, welding, spraying, loading and unloading, assembly, inspection and warehouse palletizing, robots are more efficient and orderly than manual labor.
In addition to the automobile manufacturing industry, other manufacturing industries mainly engaged in 3C manufacturing (computer manufacturing, communication equipment manufacturing and other electronic equipment manufacturing), due to the streamlined production lines and the huge market demand, the use of robots instead of artificial labor not only saves Cost, and more efficient, can also reduce product quality issues in the manufacturing process. In addition, more and more robots are needed in the fields of construction, defense and military, medical and health, and life services. For example, drones, guard robots, medical robots, and home robots have begun to enter people's field of vision and enter people's lives. . Such a huge Chinese application market has caused foreign robot companies to focus on this.
2. Industry upgrade and transformation needs
Since the formulation of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", China's manufacturing production line has gradually moved toward industrialization and informationization, and the market for robotic automated production line equipment in China has just started, which brings huge business opportunities to foreign robot companies.
In addition, “machine substitution†and “intelligent manufacturing†are considered to be the driving factors driving the rapid development of China's industrial robot market. However, China's current robot density (the number of robots per 10,000 production workers) is relatively low, which also provides a broad space for future market development.
3. Robot gaps at home and abroad
Due to the late development of domestic robots, a foreign section has been dropped on the starting line. Foreign robots are behind in key technologies and key parts. In the key technical fields of human-computer interaction, control technology, sensing technology and artificial intelligence technology, foreign countries have taken the lead. In the field of key components, the precision reducer market is basically monopolized by Japanese robot companies, and the servo system is headed by Japanese and European robot companies.
Due to the high-end technology and sufficient resources, foreign robot companies can meet the needs of the relatively complex multi-joint robot market. In the high-end industrial robot market of six-axis or above, such as automobile manufacturing and welding, it is mainly used by Japanese and European companies. occupy. Domestic industrial robots are mostly concentrated in low-end applications, mainly low-end robots such as handling and palletizing. The application fields are mostly in the field of home appliances and basic manufacturing, and the added value is low.
The battlefield is hot, how do domestic robots break through?
Previously, reports from relevant US agencies showed that China has the world's largest and fastest growing robot market. According to the IFR (International Robot Alliance), China will dominate the global industrial robotics field and maintain a rapid growth trend in the next three years. By 2019, the sales volume of industrial robots in China will reach 160,000 units, accounting for 40% of global sales.
In recent years, China has also realized the importance of the development of the robot industry for the improvement of its comprehensive national strength. The government and enterprises have made efforts.
From the perspective of the government, in 2012, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "12th Five-Year Development Plan for Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Industry" to vigorously promote the development of the industrial robot industry; the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Development of Industrial Robot Industry" proposed in 2013 is more The measures to help improve the structure of China's robot industry; the introduction of "Robot Industry Development Plan (2016-2020)" in 2016 is to take robots as a key development area and promote the rapid, healthy and sustainable development of China's robot industry.
From the perspective of enterprises, domestic robot enterprises are divided into several factions, which play their respective advantages and bring vitality to the development of China's robot industry.
Specifically, the robot enterprise with the background of government research, headed by Xinsong, has always insisted on independent research and development, and achieved leapfrog development from production mode, marketing mode and management mode. At present, Xinsong Robot has completely broken the monopoly of similar foreign companies in this field and has a domestic market share of more than 50%.
The private robot enterprises represented by Xinshida, Tusta, Eston, etc., closely follow the policy guidelines, adhere to independent research and development, and each has a unique business operation model, which has become the mainstay of the Chinese robot market.
In addition, the home appliance industry giants and Gree have also turned their attention to the field of robotics. Comparing the two, Midea has introduced foreign advanced technology through the acquisition of KUKA, and integrated development; while Gree is taking independent innovation and diversified industries. But both focus on smart manufacturing as a future strategy.
In the field of service robots, some professional robot companies or scientific research institutions have taken a longer-term research path. For example, in the field of home robots, the Cobos robots that have been well received at home and abroad, the unparalleled humanoid robots, the unicorns, and the Xinjiang, which led the development of the world's drone industry, have developed their own fields. A piece of territory belonging to a domestic robot.
At present, China has become the world's largest demander of robots. The robot industry has great potential for development and a broad market space. Although many foreign robot companies are looking at the Chinese market, it is believed that under the two-wheel drive of China's government policy support and corporate strategy, it may be just around the corner that domestic robots will be highlighted.
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