The global industrial robotics market
valued around USD11.156 billion in 2012, but the value slumped by 17% to
USD9.249 billion in 2013 because of the yen depreciation and a
significant decline in the average price of industrial robotics.
In 2013, the global shipment of
industrial robotics slightly rose by 2%. Japan’s industrial robotics
shipment fell by 7.3% to 106,225 sets, and the average selling price
dropped from JPY4.72 million in 2012 to JPY4.52 million in 2013. Thanks
to the strong recovery in Europe, the U.S. and Japan, their demand for
industrial robotics will not be less than China in 2014. The global
market value is expected to increase by 3.5% to USD9.569 billion in the
same year.
Although Japan’s industrial robotics
shipment declines, Japanese companies still act as the global overlord,
enjoying the estimated 52.0% market share in 2013, whilst German
companies were expected to occupy approximately 21.7% market share.
Welding robots account for 50% of
industrial robotics, requiring high precision. In this point, even
Germany can not compete with Japan. For example, only two Japanese
companies in the world can produce robot reducers; one is Nabtesco with
the global market share of approximately 90% and the annual sales
revenue of about USD500-600 million, the other is Harmonic Drive System
with the annual sales of roughly USD55-65 million.
36% of the global and 50% of China's
demand for industrial robotics stems from the manufacturing of
automobiles and related parts. Joint ventures which play a main role in
China automobile industry like to introduce production lines from
abroad. The robotics under foreign brands flow to China in the form of
supporting complete automobile production line. However, it is difficult
for Chinese local brand robotics to enter joint ventures, especially
welding and painting sectors. In the automobile industry, robotics work
on Stamping, Powertrain, Body-in-white, as well as Paint and Sealing.
The automotive industrial robotics
market is split by European and Japanese companies. Japanese companies
serve the Japanese market and hold absolute dominance in electronics,
assembly, metalworking, plastics and food fields. European counterparts
show overwhelming advantages in the automotive sector, occupying most of
the markets in China, the U.S. and Europe. In the field of
Body-in-white, ABB, KUKA, COMAU, FANUC and KAWASAKI rank top
successively by market share. As for the Stamping aspect, ABB, KUKA,
FANUC and KAWASAKI are the leaders by market share. Germany Durr seizes
about 50% share in the paint market and 45% share in the sealing market.
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