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1. World Robotics 2011 Industrial Robots
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1. World Robotics 2011 Industrial Robots
2010: Strong comeback of the robotics industry
In 2010, robot sales almost doubled compared to 2009 to 118,337 units. The automotive industry and the electronics industry were the main drivers of the strong recovery.
In 2009, the worldwide economic and financial crisis caud a significant slump in the sales of industrial robots. Compared to 2008, considered one of the most successful years, 2009 had a decline of 47% (60,000 units). This is the lowest level reported since 1994. Robot installations had never decread so heavily.
Various regions experienced different rates of recovery in robot sales in 2010. Asia (including Australia and New Zealand) was on top with an increa of 132% to about 70,000 units, the highest level ever re
corded. The most dynamic markets were China, the Republic of Korea and the ASEAN countries. Sales to the markets almost tripled. In 2010, the Republic of Korea topped the list with some 23,500 robots sold, up from 7,800 units in 2009. Huge investments made by the electronics industry and the motor vehicle industry were mostly responsible for this large increa in robot sales. Robot sales to Japan recovered by 72% to about 21,900 units. For the first time, Japan was the cond largest robot market in the world. The strong increa in 2010 could not compensate for the slump of sales in 2009. In 2010, the motor vehicle suppliers continued to reduce robot investments while the electrical/electronics industry considerably incread robot purchas. 15.000 new robots were supplied to China. It became the fourth largest robot market following North America. Robot investments in China took off like never before. Not only the increa of production capacities were the reason for this, but also an increasing trend towards automation in order to meet the demand for quality.香皂能洗脸吗
About 17,100 units were shipped to the Americas, 90% more than in 2009, reaching almost the level of 2008. In the United States robot shipments incread by 111% to 14,380 units in 2010 compared to 2009. The main drivers of the growth were the electronics industry and the metal industry, which incread their robot investments considerably in 2010. The automotive industry still remained the m
ain customer, but the increa of robot orders was below average. In Canada, shipments surged by 110% to 1,076 units. Between 2007 and 2009 the annual supply decread form 3,025 units to 513 units. There were almost no investments taking place in the automotive industry. This changed in 2010 when the automotive industry ordered considerably more robots. However, the volume of shipments was still only one third of that of 2007. About 16% fewer robots than in 2009 were delivered to Mexico (900 units). Most of the robots were shipped to the automotive industry. Despite the decline in robot supply in 2010, Mexico started to gain importance as a production site for the automotive industry due to lower costs. In 2010, 640 industrial robots were supplied to Brazil, 29% more than in 2009.
About 30,600 units were sold in Europe, 50% more than in 2009. This is still about 13% lower than the peak levels of 2007 and 2008. Between 2005 and 2008, a strong trend towards automation boosted robot sales. But, the economic downturn in 2008/2009 put a halt to this upward trend .
In 2010, 14,000 new industrial robots were supplied to Germany, 65% more than in 2009. After the strong decrea in 2009, this was the third highest number of units ever recorded. Particularly, the motor vehicle industry was the main driver of the strong recovery with 172% more industrial robots than in 2009. Also, other big customers, i.e. the automotive parts suppliers, the metal industry and th
e rubber and plastics industry ordered almost 50% more than in 2009. The food and beverage industry reached a new peak level as well.
In 2010, total robot sales to Italy were up by 57%, to about 4,500 units after decreasing two years in a row. This was the result of a strong increa of robot sales to the automotive industry. Sales to all other industries only grew below average. From 2007 to 2009, robot sales fell from about 5,800 units to 2,900 units. In 2010, about 2,000 industrial robots were sold in France, 41% higher than in 2009. However, sales in 2009 reflect the cond lowest number of installations since 1995. Sales of industrial robots to Spain recovered by 41% compared to 2009 to 1,900 units, but did not reach the level of 2007 and 2008. Shipments to the UK also incread by 38% to some 900 units. All three countries are important automotive production sites with decreasing number of robot installations between 2006/2007 and 2009.
The economic downturn as well as the decreasing or stagnating car market in Western Europe in the past few years revealed the existing overcapacities in the region. While Germany was hardly affected by the restructuring of the automotive industry, all other production sites in Western Europe saw a continued decline of investments by the automotive industry as a whole between 2006/2007 and 2009.
Robot sales to the Central/Eastern European countries surged by 73% in 2010. Thereof, shipments to the Russian Federation decread.
Automotive industry and electrical/electronics industry were the drivers of the strong recovery
In 2010, the automotive industry – the most important purchar of industrial robots - restarted to invest in industrial robots after continuously reducing robot installations since 2006 and was one of the main drivers of the strong recovery of robot shipments. In 2009, robot installations hit rock bottom. In 2010, about 70% more robots were sold to the automotive industry, 32,700 units. With regard to Australia, China, India, Thailand, Taiwan and other Asian countries the distribution by various industries is not complete. Given the distribution by application, it can be concluded that the supply to the automotive industries in China, Thailand, Malaysia and India also incread considerably in 2010.
The electrical/electronics industry (including computers and equipment, radio, TV and communication devices and equipment and medical, precision and optical instruments) was the cond main driver of the recovery of robot sales in 2010. The worldwide shipments of industrial robots almost tripled in 2010 to 30,745 units up from 10,855 units in 2009. The share of the total sup
ply was about 26%. After strong investments in robots in 2004 and 2005, installations slowed down between 2006 and 2009.
After years of continuing growth, the rubber and plastics industry reduced robot investments in 2008 and 2009 from the peak level of about 14,800 units to 5,800 units. In 2010, sales incread by 54% to 8,940 units which is still far below the peak level. Share of the total supply was about 8%. The food and beverage industry incread robot orders by 32% to almost 4,350 units, accounting for a share of 4% of the total supply. About 58% of the worldwide robot sales to this industry were made in Europe.
In 2010, sales to the metal products industry recovered by 63% to about 4,500 units which was only half of the volume of 2008. In 2009, only about 2,700 robots were ordered by this industry. Regarding the machinery industry, there were no parate data available for North America. The data for North America for this ctor are included in metal products. Sales to all other countries recovered just moderately by 37% to about 2,900 units which was only about 70% of the volume of 2007 and 2008. Until 2008, robot supplies to the metal and machinery industry as well as to the food and beverage industry were continuously growing.
Operational stock of industrial robots incread in 2010
Total accumulated sales, measured since the introduction of industrial robots at the end of the 1960s, amounted to more than 2,142,000 units by the end of 2010. The units include the dedicate
d industrial robots installed in Japan up to and including 2000 (e the tables in annex A). Most of the early robots, however, have by now been taken out of rvice. Bad on the assumptions made in chapter I, the IFR estimates:
the total worldwide stock of operational industrial robots
at the end of 2010 was in the range of 1,035,000
and 1,300,000 units.
The minimum figure above is bad, as was discusd in chapter I, on the assumption that the average length of rvice life is 12 years. A UNECE/IFR pilot study has indicated that the average rvice life of an industrial robot might in fact be as long as 15 years, which would then result in a worldwide stock of 1,300,000 units.
Due to the tremendous decrea of robot installations in 2009, for the first time the minimum stock of 1,021,000 units in 2009 was about 1% lower than the stock of the year before. In 2010, the stock incread by 1% to the level of 2008.
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Value of the market was up to US$ 5.7 billion
In 2010, sales recovered by 50% to US$ 5.7 billion, which is still below the value of 2008, one of the most successful years. It should be noted that the figures cited above generally do not include the cost of software, peripherals and systems engineering. Including the mentioned costs might result in the actual robotic systems market value to be about three times as high. The worldwide market value for robot systems in 2010 is therefore estimated to be $17.5 billion.
High potential for robot installations in many countries
When comparing the distribution of multipurpo industrial robots in various countries, the robot stock, expresd in the total number of units, can sometimes be a misleading measure. In order to take into account the differences in the size of the manufacturing industry in various countries, it is preferable to u a measure of robot density. One such measure of robot density is the number of multipurpo industrial robots per 10,000 persons employed in manufacturing industry or in the automotive industry or in the “general industry” (which is all industries excluding the automotive industry).
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The most automated countries in the world – include: Japan, the Republic of Korea and Germany. In 2010, the three countries had robot densities of 306, 287 and 253 respectively. While the density i
月华沉梦n Germany and the Republic of Korea incread continuously up to 2010, it was more or less stagnating in Japan between 2006 and 2009 and had a considerable decline in 2010. 9 countries of the 45 surveyed countries have a robot density between 103 (Austria) and 161 (Italy), 7 countries from 50 to 100, 5 countries from 20 to 49 and all others (21 countries) have less than 20 robots in operation per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry. The estimated average robot density in the world is about 50 industrial robots in operation per 10,000 employees in manufacturing industry.
The considerable high rate of automation of the automotive industry compared to all other ctors is demonstrated in the evaluation of the number of industrial robots in operation per 10,000 employees in automotive industry and in all other industries.
Japan has by far the highest robot density in the automotive industry. 1,436 industrial robots are installed per 10,000 persons employed in the automotive industry and 191 in all other industries. In Germany 1,130 robots per 10,000 employees were installed in the automotive industry. But in all other German industries the robot density is 134, which is significant compared to all the other countries. Only Japan and the Republic of Korea had a higher rate, 191 and 215 respectively. The higher rates are mainly due to robot installations in the electronics industry. The comparatively high r
ate in Germany is due to a more diversified distribution of industrial robots in all industries, especially in the metal industry, the chemical industry and the food industry as well as in the electronics industry. Regarding the robot density in the automotive industry, Italy ranked number 3 with a robot density of 1,229. In other ctors the robot density was increasing and reached 114 robots operating per 10,000 employees in 2010. In 2010, 1,112 industrial robots per 10,000 employees were installed in the automotive industry in the United States, but only 69 in all other ctors.
In China, the huge robot investments in the recent years resulted in a substantial increa in the robot density of the automotive industry. Between 2006 and 2010, it was up from 37 to 105 robots per 10,000 employees. Also all other ctors incread their robot density considerably from 30 to 86 during the same period. However, the potential for new installations in this market is still tremendous.
The overall conclusions indicate that in almost all the surveyed countries, not only the potential for robot installations in the non-automotive industries is still tremendous, but it is also considerably high in the automotive industry among the emerging markets and in some traditional markets as well. This is mostly due to the necessary modernization and retooling that is needed in the markets.
显卡更新>中药泡脚的功效与作用Another strong increa in 2011, continued growth between 2012 - 2014 Another strong increa of robot installations of about 18% to a new peak of about 139,300 units is estimated for 2011. The main impuls are coming from North America, China and other South-east Asian countries. Investments in Japan will gain momentum as reconstruction and new projects are carried out in the coming months. Japan is likely to return at the top of the robot market in 2011. As a conquence of the disaster in Japan, Japane companies have been trying to diversify their production geographically. This will result in considerable investments in robot installations in Asian markets as well as in Europe and in North America. The robot supply to the Republic of Korea will only slightly increa after the huge investments in 2010. Robot supply to China will surge and finally at least in 2014 China will be on top of the robot markets. The robot sales in Europe will increa below average becau of a rather moderate increa in investment by the western European countries. The robot installations in the eastern and central European countries will surge in 2011. However, it is still possible that due to a shortage of components and capacity problems a part of the expected robot installations will have to be shifted to 2012.
The automotive industry is continuing to be the main driver of the growth in worldwide robot installations with investments in new technologies, further capacities and renovation of production sit
说勤奋阅读答案es. Investments of the General Industry - all other industries, except automotive – are gaining momentum. The trend towards automation which was interrupted by the economic crisis in 2008/2009 will further boost robot installations.
The success story of industrial robots will continue also after 2011. Huge consumer markets are opening up in China, India, Brazil, Russia, and in Southeast Asia. All industries will increa capacities and modernize existing production sites in the years to come in the markets. The necessary increa of automation of the industrial production will continue in the United States. The companies are forced to make the investments in order to be competitive on the world market. Rising wages and the increasing standard of living will also push automation in still low-wage countries in Eastern and Central Europe as well as in Asia and in South America. The Middle Eastern countries are becoming new markets for automation.
Apart from any economical development, the robotics industry is confronted with the modification of production process due to the individualization of consumer products. The handling of robots has to become much easier, ever greater flexibility is necessary, and rapidity and accuracy have to be incread. The robotics industry is on track to meet the challenges.
A further increa will resume in the period between 2012 and 2014 about 6% per year on average attaining a level of about 167,000 units. In the Americas sales will be up by 31% in 2011, in Asia/Australia by 16% and in Europe by 13%. Between 2012 and 2014, robot shipments will increa by about 6% per year on average: about 6% in the Americas, about 7% in Asia/Australia, and about 4% in Europe.
Certain risks are involved with regard to this rather optimistic forecast, i.e. weakening growth of the world economy or even a new recession caud by financial problems of major markets.
Table 1
Estimated annual shipments of multipurpo industrial robots in lected countries. Number of units
Sources: IFR, national robot associations.
*forecast
**including sales which are not specified by countries
Table 2
Estimated operational stock of multipurpo industrial robots at year-end in lected countries. Number of units
*forecast
**including stock data which are not specified by countries
