Foreign carve up China's automobile manufacturing robot market

"In 2014, total sales of industrial robots worldwide is 25 million units, sales in the Chinese market of 5.7 million units, ranking first in the world. China's future robotics market is expected to increase steadily." Shanghai Co., Ltd. reached a new robot Marketing Manager Zhangzhen Kui accepted newspaper reporter interview, said industrial robot using more concentrated in the automotive industry. Globally, approximately 40% of the total application of industrial robots in the automotive industry; and in China, but accounted for 70%.

That is the core technology constraints, our R & D and manufacturing of industrial robots is difficult to enter the vehicle business. Currently, 90% of the car market is the Japanese Yaskawa, Fanuc, Kawasaki, modern Korean series, Rop wait up, ALPA, the European system of Switzerland abb, KUKA Germany, Italy and other well-known foreign companies carved up Comau .

■ "Legend of the" leading edge technology

Currently, ABB, Fanuc, Yaskawa, KUKA industrial robot industry "Legend", and occupy an important position, performance and precision is more representative of the world leading level.

ABB Robotics is a globally recognized industry leader, customers include BMW, Mercedes, Brose, Faurecia, Huizhong many other global auto and auto parts enterprises. "It has been able to manufacture six kinds of models, an average of 1 minute 1 car off the assembly line." Shanghai ABB Robotics Engineering Co., Ltd. and general manager of Applied Rui Liang said unit, ABB has been able to help the auto shop to achieve 90% automation, only 10 % need to rely on manpower. It is understood that ABB Changan Ford offers the latest in total body fight flexible positioning systems allow up to six kinds of models to complete the manufacture of the body share the same production line, 18 seconds fast switching.

Not only technology leadership, but also to be creative and is, therefore, FANUC has maintained the world top three position. FANUC Robotics in the field of automotive technology welding, stamping, assembly and other prestigious. It is reported that, Fanuc is the world's only company to do the robot by the robot company, offers the only integrated vision system robot business, is the only company to provide both intelligent robot in the world and provides intelligent machine company. "Arc spot welding is the advantage of Yaskawa products, many auto parts companies are our customers." Minister Sales (China) Co., Ltd. Robot Division Yaskawa Electric barrel Valley Shigehito told reporters, Yaskawa active in the automotive, machinery, motor and other industrial fields, occupies 20% of the Chinese market.

Volkswagen from Germany KUKA robot lot, because it has PCBASED robot control system can operate under Microsoft Windows interface, the system is coupled with the standardization of PC hardware, as well as simple to plan and set to MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures interval) over 75,000 hours. KUKA products not only have the strict German industry is also recognized by the Volkswagen, but also no shortage of fashion elements. It is reported that in 2013 the library card by Tesla reviewed again this year for the public to provide the robot automatic fast charge system.

Although smaller than the total amount of Japanese OTC top four, but it has a certain reputation in the field of welding. Greek Minister of the Electrical and Mechanical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. robot sales Yuefeng said: "OTC is the world's third-largest robot welding business, to provide customers with high-performance welding services .OTC welding system on behalf of the world's leading technology."

Hyundai, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Denso and other motor vehicles and parts enterprises in the field of robotics have achievements. For example, Denso to produce small assembly robots known. Denso Executive Director, Control Systems Division in Long Island Minister Ryoji said the higher precision requirements and flexibility requirements of the job may be an important direction for future robotic vehicle applications.

■ independent companies: "No one fully mastered the core technology."

Autonomous robot body and technology in development, but the limitation is the key component. "Our country is not completely self-developed robot, RV reducer, harmonic reducer, servo motors and drives, controllers and other core components of technology, companies can only do part of the independent localization." Pine Branch New Marketing Centre Ltd. sales engineer Xu Xiaogang told reporters, although some claim that the robot is self-developed, but its core components more or less on imports.

With the support of the national strategy, China's robot market boomed. In nearly a thousand robot production enterprises, Shenyang new song, Anhui Ai Fute, GSK, reached a new rookie in recent years began "coming to the fore." Due to higher demand for cars robot consistency, accuracy, etc., autonomous robots currently accounts for less than 5% share of the automotive market. Autonomous robot in order to develop a solid, it is necessary to gradually break the key components of technology. "The real robots capable of producing no more than 10 companies, each focused on their own, in fact, there is no competition." Zhangzhen Kui told reporters, new and up, Eston main push welding robot, new Songte long transport robots, and CNC wide in the number of motor started laying the foundation stage. It is worth noting that the assembly robot is dominated by foreign brands. "Good robot, can market the right to speak." Assistant General Manager of GSK Li Boji said GSK had just entered the car and parts market, Guangzhou Automobile Group is supporting four large robots for automotive stamping. New Song was founded in 1999, AGV strengths is the ability and peripheral integration projects. Currently, AGV comprehensive competitive products, other internationally renowned companies are common as a key procurement objectives. Xu Xiaogang said that, as a leading enterprise of domestic robots, we will use the CAS technical strength, trying to make key parts of the robot made step by step.