BEIJING-TheSAIC-GMautomobileproductionfloorinShanghaimightremindyouofthemovieandquot; Transformers.andquot;
Giantyellowroboticarmsarebusyweldingparts.Thewholecarbodycanbeassembledbytheseroboticarmsandhumanemployeesjustsitinfrontofcomputerscreensandtypeininstructions.
Chinaand #39; sautoindustrywasquicktotakeupautomation, butotherindustriesarerapidlycatchingup. Fromassemblingkeyboardstostickingonlabels, factoriesacrossChinaarereplacingworkerswithrobotsintheongoinggovernment-back, awtomazzjoni-drivenindustrialrevolution.
Withcostsrisingandprofitsshrinking, Chinesemanufacturershaverealizedthattheyhavetotransitionfromthecurrentlabor-orientedmodetoautomationtosurviveandthriveasthepopulationages.
Improvingquality, reducingcosts, liftingproductivityandensuringsustainablegrowtharetheeternalpursuitsformanufacturersandthekeyisintechnology. Robotscanhelpfactoriesachievethis, accordingtoGuChunyuan, headofChinabusinesswithABBGroup, agloballeaderinrobotics.
Oncetheandquot; worldand #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, madankollu, mostofthemonlymakelow-prodotti aħħarija.
Wehavenoticedtrendsoflow-techutilizationanddevelopmentofrobotsinthesector, andtheindustrymightbeflushedwithinefficientinvestment, accordingtoXinGuobin, deputyheadwithMIIT.
Chinesecompaniesaretakingactiontocatchupwithglobalpioneers.AgicCapital,theChinese-Europeanprivateequityfundlaunchedlastyear,boughtGimatic,anItaliansupplierofroboticend-of-armtools,inmidJune.Midea,aGuangdong-basedappliancemakerlauncheda4.5billioneurosofferthismonthforKuka,agloballyrenownedrobotproducerthatservescustomerssuchasAudi,BMWandBoeing.
