Faced with rising labor costs artificially, industrial robots increasingly be relied on enterprises, but also to become the next star of a highly promising industry. International Federation of Robotics (IFR), said 2014 global sales of industrial robots grew by 27%, among which China’s growth Effort most vigorous, up to 54%.
By the automotive and electronics industries, particularly China and South Korea led the industry needs, in 2014 global sales of industrial robots grew by 27%, with annual sales of approximately $ 9.5 billion. International Robot Association, said 2014 global sales of industrial robots is about 225,000 units, of which sales in Asia accounted for almost two thirds.
The association pointed out that China’s industrial robot sales rose 54 percent last year, to about 56,000 units, in the meantime, China has become the world’s largest market for industrial robots.
International Robot Association pointed out that a large market for industrial robots in 2014 immediately after China, namely South Korea, Japan, the United States and Germany, both manufacturing power traditionally, only five major market sales accounted for global industrial robot 3/4 of total sales.
In this regard, China Insiders said that China‘s industrial robots due as foreign manufacturers of similar products in the precision, speed, etc., resulting in a low level of industrialization of these products use, market share is not high, technical standards equivalent to only some products abroad level of the mid-1990s.
Director of the Center Chinese statistics robotics industry alliance Li Xiaojia noted that in 2013 China purchased and assembled nearly 37,000 sets of industrial robots, in which foreign robotics in general to high-end industrial robots mainly a virtual monopoly on high-end automotive manufacturing industry, welding; Chinese-made robot main application or in the handling and unloading pieces robot mainly in the low end of the industry.