Robotic Assembly Simpler, Faster

摘要

"2008 is a very challenging year in North America for the robotics industry and other capital equipment industries," said Ake Lindqvist, Group Vice President of ABB Robotics, and Chairman of RIA's Statistics Committee. "With the economy either in a recession or on the edge of one, manufacturing companies are being quite cautious when it comes to investing in automation. This is especially true in thernautomotive industry, the largest customer for robotics," Lindqvist explained.rnRIA numbers show that orders from automotive manufacturers and their suppliers fell 43% in the first half of the year. However, non-automotive orders increased by 23% in units and 16% in dollars. Traditionally, orders from automotive related companies account for 60-70% of new robot orders. In the first half of the year, due to the decline in automotive purchases and the increase in non-automotive orders, orders between auto and non-auto were nearly equivalent.