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World record sales of robots achieved

By robottf | June 23, 2016

The worldwide sales of industrial robots achieved a new record number of 248,000 units in 2015. This represents a rise of 12 percent compared to the previous year of 2014 where 221,000 units were sold. This sees the continuation of the global automation boom, which commenced in the wake of the financial crisis in 2009. The sales figures for industrial robots have increased almost four-fold since that time. There is no end in sight to this growth trajectory: By 2018, some 2.3 million units will be deployed on factory floors – more than twice as many as in 2009. So says the 2016 World Robotics Statistics, issued by the International Federation of Robotics.

Within the global markets, the positive sales figures are being driven by highly automated emerging countries, and by regions that are already highly developed economically. For example, in Europe the total sales figures for industrial robots in 2015 rose by ten percent to 50,000 units compared to the previous year.

Growth in America proved even more dynamic, with sales increasing by 15 percent to a total of 37,000 units. The USA heads the list with 27,000 units sold. An extraordinarily large leap forward in automation was registered in Mexico. There, sales more than doubled within one year to around 5,500 units. The reason underlying this development is the investments made in the automotive industry, the products of which Mexico exports to the USA and South America. IFR Logo Robotics mit world3

Asia is still the world’s strongest growth market. This region saw a total of 156,000 units sold in 2015 – a rise of 16 percent. With some 68,000 industrial robots sold, China alone surpassed the total market volume for Europe.

Growth in China saw foreign-based robotic manufacturers profit with a 69 percent share of the total market. At the same time, domestic competitors have, by now, significantly expanded their market share to 31 percent. The robotics markets in South Korea and Japan continue to occupy second and third places in global sales behind China – followed by the USA and Germany. This top 5 countries account for three-quarters of the global sales of industrial robots.

Broken down into sectors, with the worldwide largest volume it is the automotive industry that holds the lead in automation using industrial robots. During 2015 some 95,000 units were sold in this segment – a rise of one percent. The sectors that posted the strongest growth in 2015 were the metal industry, the plastics and rubber industry, followed by the electronics industry.

“The wave of digital transformation and automation will continue to drive the robotics boom forward until 2018”, says Joe Gemma, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “Revolutionary developments in IT connected with all aspects of the Internet of Things, and new networked services are changing the producing industries fundamentally. Machines, logistics and production plants are merging into integrated cyber-physical systems. The aim is to use smart factories to work more flexibly, more cost-efficiently and more productively.”

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