Robot market is vast

In recent years, the demand for the Chinese robotics industry has been booming. The latest news shows that the “Made in China 2025” plan is about to be introduced. In this programmatic document similar to “German Industry 4.0”, the hot robotic industry is ranked in the next key promotion field. Two people.

In fact, the booming robot market in China has already been smelled by related companies. As one of the symbols of the level of transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industries, the attraction of industrial robots to Chinese companies is not obvious. Because the Chinese market has a lot of high-quality cheap labor, the cost savings from using industrial robots are not enough to make up for the cost of buying these devices.

It is reported that in terms of machine use, Korea is the country with the highest density of industrial robots in the world, with 347 robots per 10,000 workers; followed by Japan with 339 units; Germany is ranked third with 251 units; China is only 21% Taiwan is less than half the international average of 55 stations.

In recent years, Chinese manufacturing companies have become increasingly sophisticated in the procurement of industrial robots.

The reason is that with the development of China's economy and changes in the financial environment at home and abroad, the increase in labor costs and the flow of people have created huge challenges for manufacturing companies. In particular, labor-intensive enterprises need to replace machinery with machinery. To increase productivity and production efficiency, strengthen the stability of quality and reduce labor costs.

According to data from the International Federation of Robotics, global sales of industrial robots were 225,000 last year, and China purchased about 56,000 of them. Being the nation’s largest buyer of robots is only the first step. The report also predicts that by 2017, the number of industrial robots in China will become the largest in the world.

Business quietly layout

Not only is Epson and other foreign brands popular, but in the past two years, the performance of Chinese brands has also drawn attention. The market value of Shenyang Xinsong Robot, which is known as the "domestic robot first share," has reached a record high. The stock price was once as high as 60 yuan per share and the market value was over 30 billion yuan. And successfully entered the top three market value of the world's robotics companies.

The data also shows that the local brand has a significant increase in market share. It is reported that in 2012, sales of domestic robots were only 1,112, while sales of wholly-owned and joint venture brands were as high as 25,790 units, with market share of 4% and 96% respectively; by 2014, The market share of domestic robots and robots has risen to 13%.

Increased industrial applications

Behind the expansion of the overall market is the gradual penetration of industrial robots in the Chinese market. As an industry with high single product value and high overall informationization requirements, auto parts production and vehicle assembly have always been the main markets for industrial robots.

Nowadays, in the context of increasing demand for automation equipment and gradual decline in procurement costs, the downstream applications of robots have continued to expand. Despite the slow pace in the automotive and consumer goods industries, in the field of home appliances, Midea, Skyworth, Galanz, Gree, Hisense, Chigo, Omar et al. are using a large number of automation devices or robots.

At present, Shanghai, Guangdong, Chongqing, Shenyang and other places have proposed complete plans for the robot industry. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also proposes to form a relatively complete system of industrial robots by 2020. According to industry insiders, "the forthcoming China Manufacturing 2025 Plan will focus on the promotion of the robotics industry and will inevitably further promote the healthy and orderly development of this new industry."

Relevant persons said: "In addition to industrial robots, service robots are an important direction for the Chinese robot market. In fact, the Korean market with the highest penetration rate of robots is mainly composed of service robots. In terms of robot development, China needs a comprehensive development plan. ."