China Has Become the Most Potential Robot Industry Market

tly, the Wall Street Journal published an industrialis currently available to invest in advanced equipment
research at Nomura Securities head of Asiawhich is not too much lower profit.
KatsushiSaito entitled "robot armed with a ChineseFinally, take the initiative to promote car
dragon," the article. Kat Juan sushiSaito that Chinesemanufacturing plant automation in order to maintain
manufacturing companies are beginning to climb highquality is also a major cause of growing popularity of
up the value chain, not just the finished product Zairobots. Industrial robot maker Yaskawa Electric
Gai Bian Sheng Chan, the factory's workshop also(YaskawaElectric) plant in Shanghai using the welding
Suizhao manufacturing business more advancedrobot to the circuit board. For the automotive,
techniques that replace expensive of the Lao Donglielectronics and other products components Omron
in Fa Sheng Yue Laiyue changing.(Omron) Shanghai plant has a sensor system installed,
Paper to three factories in China's investment tothe system detects a failed product line workers
upgrade the industrial structure of Japanesemay ask for notification. More and more auto
companies as the point of view of the proof:assembly line welding robot was used to make the
Recently, the Japanese manufacturer of pneumaticquality level of welding machine manual soldering is
components research and development facility inmore reliable than ever.
Beijing, SMC Corporation, is introducing a number ofRobots bring automation equipment manufacturing
product will not transfer between machines roboticindustry favored a market boom. Japan's machine
equipment; manufacturing of industrial bearings andtool industry exports to China than the most serious
other precision instruments and components Seikofinancial crisis, there has been significant recovery. It
NSK plant in Shanghai also plans to introduce betweenis understood that under the China Electronic
the transmission components in the assembly linecomponent orders the company has been very
robot equipment; also produce hydraulic motor instable. China's demand for such machines in
Japan Nabtesco company also is considering install aDecember 2009 of an act that exceeded the
finished painting for the automation equipment. Priordemand in Japan, the Japanese machine tool orders
to this, in the three workshops in the factory were innow account for about 30%.
operation by the human.Meanwhile, the article also pointed out that China is
KatsushiSaito that this automated process tonot just the potential market, is also a competitor.
promote a number of factors: First, China's laborChina's machine tool production in 2009 over Japan
costs rise. While the provincial minimum wage set byand Germany ranks first in the world. However, low
the global financial crisis last year, not adjusted, butlevels of Chinese companies specialized in this field,
this year has been raised. Monthly minimum wage inChinese manufacturers still can not constitute a
Guangzhou is expected to rise about 20% in;non-Chinese companies in direct competition. Even
Shanghai is 15%; while other areas are up 10% rateChina's largest machine tool manufacturer Shenyang
to 20%. Many manufacturers can afford to pay shortMachine Tool (Group) Co., Ltd. under the various
term gains, as sales staff costs only about 5% tofactories, are still widely used automated machinery
10%. However, labor costs may continue to rise,maker Fanuc (Fanuc) and Siemens (Siemens) to
manufacturers are now beginning to considercontrol the production of CNC production process;
automation is justified.they THK is also used in Japan to control the
Meanwhile, despite continuously rising wages, manyimportation of machinery production line linear guide
factories still face manpower shortage. Initiated byand ball screw with Seiko.
the Government, the inland areas of China WesternHowever, manufacturers in Japan and Europe is still
Development to create more jobs need to reducethe automation market leader in high-end products.
coastal wage migrant workers, and most factoriesHigh-end customers more value than the price of
are located in coastal areas. Workers in coastal areasquality machine tools. Japan and Europe, the average
also increase the cost of living increase this trend.accuracy of machine tool production is the product of
Second, economic growth itself is driving thefive times, in addition, the company also offers a
development of capital-intensive of the manufacturingwide range of technical support. Several years to
sector. For example, the recent production ofbuild a reputation is also important. All of these new
automobile and electrical machinery increasedentrants to the market for Chinese companies are
dramatically, in addition to growing economicvery high barriers.
recovery, the Government's stimulus measures areFrom the automation level of manufacturing, China
also important factors. 2009 China car sales morenow representing Japan in the first half of the 80's
than 13.6 million, making China the world's best-sellinglevel. With the industry growing use of advanced
car market. Car ownership is still low by the inlandtechnology, China will increase the demand for
areas support sales growth, after 2010 China's vehicleautomation equipment, therefore, KatsushiSaito Zhi
production will continue to grow. The medium term,Chu, foreign manufacturers of automation equipment,
China's annual auto output may reach 20 million isthe challenge should be how to take advantage of
almost twice the output in Japan. Production andthis opportunity.
revenues so high, making automobile production plant