Robot demand rapid growth Domestic instead of imported 5-8 years

With the rapid popularization of robot applications, increasing global market demand for robot, which is especially obvious trend in China. International robot exhibition in China at present (CIROS), the industry generally believe that, with the domestic technology breakthrough unceasingly, the next 5 to 8 years of domestic robots will complete the import substitution of the robot.

CIROS compared to last year, this year, the figure of the international giant decreased significantly, while domestic manufacturer of played scenes obviously increased. This year, the securities times reporter at the scene to see the exhibition, the robot's "big four" only a yaskawa motor, ABB, library CARDS, the rest of the three companies fanuc did not attend. And domestic well-known manufacturers robot is basic on the show, including robot in, ace, and guangzhou, CNC, etc.

According to the international robot association statistics, in 2014 the global industrial robot total sales of 250000 units, up 27% from a year earlier, the application fields such as automobile, electronic, metal is robot is still the biggest market share. The Chinese market in 2014, total sales of 56000 units, ranks the world's largest market position. With imports robot sales of 40000 units, up 47%; Domestic robot sales of 16000 units, up 77% from a year earlier.

Can be seen from the above data, although the absolute market share is still lags behind that of the imported robot, but the domestic market growth rate of the robot is clearly more than imported products. Zhang Jin robot market director of the securities times reporter said that compared to last year, this year the domestic robot industry in precision control, software and hardware coordination and other technical indicators, further integrate with the international level, the expected within five years, the domestic industrial robots will complete substitute for imported products.

When the new vice chairman Yuan Zhongmin in an interview with the securities times reporter also agrees, on the realization of the length of time, just Yuan Zhongmin think or need seven to eight years. "Any domestic instead of imported products is the inevitable trend, when the industrial robot has become the new direction of transformation of the industry." Yuan Zhongmin said. In a sales staff said, according to the sales of the company's business in the first half in the robot has exceeded the total sales for all of last year.

China industry association executive director Song Xiaogang think robots, robot domestic manufacturers to form independent brands, enhance customer trust, this is must break through three technologies, three to five years there will be a major breakthrough.