BEIJING — TheSAIC — GMautomobileproductionfloorinShanghaimightremindyouofthemovieandquot; Transformers.andquot;
Giantyellowroboticarmsarebusyweldingparts.Thewholecarbodycanbeassembledbytheseroboticarmsandhumanemployeesjustsitinfrontofcomputerscreensandtypeininstructions.
Chinaand #39; sautoindustrywasquicktotakeupautomation, butotherindustriesarerapidlycatchingup. Automatización respaldo ar factoriesacrossChinaarereplacingworkerswithrobotsintheongoinggovernment, Fromassemblingkeyboardstostickingonlabels, — drivenindustrialrevolution.
Withcostsrisingandprofitsshrinking, Chinesemanufacturershaverealizedthattheyhavetotransitionfromthecurrentlabor — orientedmodetoautomationtosurviveandthriveasthepopulationages.
Improvingquality, reducingcosts, liftingproductivityandensuringsustainablegrowtharetheeternalpursuitsformanufacturersandthekeyisintechnology. Robotscanhelpfactoriesachievethis, accordingtoGuChunyuan, headofChinabusinesswithABBGroup, agloballeaderinrobotics.
Oncetheandquot ya jä'i ne #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, hinda embargo, mostofthemonlymakelow — productos finales.
Wehavenoticedtrendsoflow — techutilizationanddevelopmentofrobotsinthesector, andtheindustrymightbeflushedwithinefficientinvestment, accordingtoXinGuobin, deputyheadwithMIIT.
Chinesecompaniesaretakingactiontocatchupwithglobalpioneers.AgicCapital,theChinese-Europeanprivateequityfundlaunchedlastyear,boughtGimatic,anItaliansupplierofroboticend-of-armtools,inmidJune.Midea,aGuangdong-basedappliancemakerlauncheda4.5billioneurosofferthismonthforKuka,agloballyrenownedrobotproducerthatservescustomerssuchasAudi,BMWandBoeing.
