BEIJING-TheSAIC-GMautomobileproductionfloorinShanghaimightremindyouofthemovieandquot; Transformers.andquot;
Giantyellowroboticarmsarebusyweldingparts.Thewholecarbodycanbeassembledbytheseroboticarmsandhumanemployeesjustsitinfrontofcomputerscreensandtypeininstructions.
Dreieckshandel #39; Sautoindustrywasquicktotakeupautomation, Butotherindustriesarerapidlycatchingup. Fromassemblingkeyboardstostickingonlabels, FactoriesacrossChinaarereplacingworkerswithrobotsintheongoinggovernment-backed, Automatisierung-Drivenindustrialrevolution.
Withcostsrisingandprofitsshrinking, Chinesemanufacturershaverealizedthattheyhavetotransitionfromthecurrentlabor-Orientedmodetoautomationtosurviveandthriveasthepopulationages.
Improvingquality, Reducingcosts, Liftingproductivityandensuringsustainablegrowtharetheeternalpursuitsformanufacturersandthekeyisintechnology. Robotscanhelpfactoriesachievethis, AccordingtoGuChunyuan, HeadofChinabusinesswithABBGroup, Agloballeaderinrobotics.
Oncetheandquot; Weltund #39; Sfactory, Andquot; Chinaisexperiencingslowergrowth, Especiallyinthemanufacturingsectoramidtepidglobaldemand. Thegovernmentrolledoutanambitiousplanlastyeartoupgradethemanufacturingsectortomoveupwardalongtheglobalindustrialchainandboosteconomicgrowth.
Theapplicationofnewindustrialsystems,includingrobotics,willhelpimproveenterprisesand#39;productivitybyupto25percent,creatingaddedvalueworth6trillionyuan($91.4million),accordingtorecentresearchbyBostonConsultingGroup(BCG).
Thecentralleadershipcalledforaandquot; Robotrevolutionandquot; Lastyearinacknowledgementofautomationand #39; Svitalroleinraisingproductivity. Authoritieshaveannouncedmeasuressuchassubsidiesandtaxincentivesoverthepastfewyearstoencourageindustrialautomationaswellasdevelopmentofthedomesticroboticsindustry.
TheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology(MIIT)inAprilreleasedadevelopmentblueprintforrobotics-marketgrowthinthenextfiveyears,whichaimstohaveabout800,000robotsinstockby2020andachievebreakthroughsinhigh-endrobotsinareassuchassurgeryornursing.
Since2013, Chinahasboughtmoreindustrialrobotseachyearthananyothercountryandisexpectedtobetheworldand #39; sbiggestoperatorofindustrialrobotsin2018, AccordingtotheInternationalFederationofRobotics.
Thereisplentymoreroomformarketgrowth.Chinahasabout36robotsforevery10,000factoryworkerscomparedwithabout478intheRepublicofKoreaand164intheUnitedStates,accordingtoMITTechnologyReview.
Chinaishometoabout800companiesproducingorassemblingrobots, aber Mostofthemonlymakelow lässt.
Wehavenoticedtrendsoflow-Techutilizationanddevelopmentofrobotsinthesector, Andtheindustrymightbeflushedwithinefficientinvestment, AccordingtoXinGuobin, DeputyheadwithMIIT.
Chinesecompaniesaretakingactiontocatchupwithglobalpioneers.AgicCapital,theChinese-Europeanprivateequityfundlaunchedlastyear,boughtGimatic,anItaliansupplierofroboticend-of-armtools,inmidJune.Midea,aGuangdong-basedappliancemakerlauncheda4.5billioneurosofferthismonthforKuka,agloballyrenownedrobotproducerthatservescustomerssuchasAudi,BMWandBoeing.
