Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The organization said it expects the slowdown, particularly in automotive manufacturing, to continue until the second half of 2024. economy, higher interest rates, and even the over-purchasing of robots in 2022 from supply chain concerns,” said Jeff Burnstein , president of A3, in a release.

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SMMT

AUGUST 4, 2022

to 112,162 units as supply chain shortage continues to frustrate order fulfilment. up on 2021 as manufacturers prioritise private customers. market share, illustrating the volatility in the supply chain. market share, illustrating the volatility in the supply chain. SEE CAR REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

2022’s growth was sparked by a rebound in the automotive industry as companies are looking to robots to keep the supply chain going and help in the growing electric vehicle (EV) market. billion last year, representing increases of 11% and 18%, respectively, over 2021, the previous record.

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 8, 2023

“The Ontario Junior Exploration Program is part of our government’s strategic plan to secure the critical minerals needed for the made-in-Ontario supply chain that will change our world and reshape our economy,” said George Pirie, Minister of Mines.

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Dinesh Mishra

OCTOBER 20, 2022

MESHMIX MEDIA ANNOUNCE INDUSTRY SAMURAI AWARDS In Manufacturing & Supply Chain Honouring India’s Top Makers & Movers. Sustainability Samurai Organizations that implemented and promoted resource-positive manufacturing processes and supply chains. When: 09 th & 16 th December 2022. Where: Hybrid.

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SMMT

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The rise followed September’s fall, which came after four consecutive months of growth, illustrating how supply chain turbulence, in particular global chip shortages, continues to affect UK car manufacturers. on the same period in 2021. UK car production returned to growth in October, rising 7.4% Notes to editors.

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Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared to 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021. These 2023 orders were divided almost equally among automotive (15,723 robots sold) and non-automotive companies (15,436 robots sold). This resulted in an increase of 20 percent over the previous quarter (Q3 2023).

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Saudi Arabia intends on supporting this logistics advancement through its Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative, which was initiated in 2021. Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative. Impact of GSCRI on Supply Chain and Logistics.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Saudi Arabia intends on supporting this logistics advancement through its Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative, which was initiated in 2021. Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative. In addition, KSA’s 3 key ports rank amongst top 20 in the Container Port Performance Index 2021.

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SMMT

JUNE 4, 2024

New analysis reveals importance of North West to UK Automotive, responsible for 20,000 jobs with £2.8 billion invested by global brands in region since 2021. A hotspot for automotive production for more than a century, some £2.8

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SMMT

MARCH 29, 2023

Factories made an additional 8,050 cars, with volumes buoyed by an easing of supply chain shortages – notably of semiconductors – which have bedevilled the global industry since the early months of 2021. SMMT member Q1 Automotive Insights Survey conducted February 2023. UK car production rose 13.1% of exports.

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SMMT

JULY 15, 2022

The UK automotive industry’s production carbon footprint fell by -11.2% in 2021 to reach its lowest level since records began, according to the latest research from SMMT’s 23 rd Sustainability Report , released this week at a reception in Westminster attended by members and policymakers. less than their 2020 equivalents.

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SMMT

JANUARY 5, 2023

Supply chain shortages subdue new car market to 1.61m units in 2022 – a -2.0% fall on pandemic-afflicted 2021 – but UK reclaims position as Europe’s second biggest market. 2 2020 market share: 10.7%; 2021 market share: 18.6%; 3 SMMT research comparing registrations with retail prices recorded by Auto Express.

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SMMT

JANUARY 25, 2023

The annual total was 84,561 units down on 2021 and -40.5% The annual total was 84,561 units down on 2021 and -40.5% These manufacturers play an important role in the development of advanced automotive technologies such as light-weighting and electrification which, in turn, can help advance wider industry. million to £1.3

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SMMT

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The performance is set, however, against 2021 and the weakest September since 1998. below pre-pandemic levels as the industry continues to battle supply issues in trying to fulfil a backlog of orders. UK new car and van markets remain sluggish as supply chain issues continue to constrain model availability. in September.

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SMMT

JULY 28, 2022

We are facing a global supply crisis, strongly affecting the automotive sector, hindering its production chains and, therefore, its sales. Thus, we have learned that we must evolve towards more diversified supply chains, where components manufacturing sites are closer to assembly lines and consumer markets.

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E&T

MARCH 9, 2023

New global research commissioned by ABB Robotics and Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, revealed that 59 per cent of respondents believe the shift to pure EV production is not achievable within current legislative timelines. The respondents cited a variety of reasons for their opinions.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

San Antonio –July 28, 2022– The increasing complexity of global supply chains across industries, such as unreported process delays and late deliveries, necessitates shippers to have real-time visibility into the status of their freight. As a result, the global supply chain management platform market will likely reach $32.31

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E&T

JANUARY 26, 2023

per cent compared with 2021, but this failed to offset a 14 per cent decline in exports, with four out of five UK-built cars shipped overseas, the figures showed. “These figures reflect just how tough 2022 was for UK car manufacturing," said Mike Hawes, chief executive of the SMMT. The annual total for 2022 was 40.5

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

The market saw record highs in 2021, and lows in revenues and shipments in 2023. “We originally expected robot prices to decrease again in 2023, but ongoing supply chain and inflation issues resulted in prices creeping up to levels close to those seen in 2022.

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i4.0 today

JANUARY 13, 2023

In July 2021, the German Association of the Automotive Industry, known as Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA), cut its forecast for production growth from 13 percent to 3 percent, citing supply-chain disruptions, including a shortage of semiconductors. billion pounds ($3.30 Euros) to costs. billion pounds ($3.30

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2024

semi-trailers day and night in all weather conditions would require unique inventions to dramatically improve the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of the global supply chain.” “One of the biggest pain points we learned about was losing trailers,” he told The Robot Report at Manifest.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 30, 2024

As recently as 2021, global tech market advisory firm ABI Research also predicted that the cobot market would grow substantially over the coming decade. in 2023, despite a challenging year for manufacturing, tough economic conditions, and supply chain issues.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

North American companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared with 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021. economy, higher interest rates, and even the over-purchasing of robots in 2022 from supply chain concerns. Non-automotive customers ordered 4,096 robots in Q1 2024, which accounted for 48% of total orders.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 12, 2022

in September, so it remains to be seen if the economic bounce back will continue as strongly in Q4” said Josh Brazil, VP Supply Chain Insights at project44. In contrast to Australia’s relative shipping boom, neighbouring New Zealand is still struggling with supply chain woes and port congestion. About project44.

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Foley

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Over the last two years, the widespread shortages, stoppages, and other disruptions affecting much of the global supply chain have led manufacturers, suppliers, and buyers alike to examine their contract terms for an available excuse for nonperformance. In Drummond Coal Sales Inc. Tufco L.P. v Reckitt Benckiser (ENA) B.V.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While the industry is making efforts to bolster supply chains in Europe, it said that more time is needed to build up the scale needed to meet the new rules of origin. In 2021, 55 per cent of cars sold by UK-based manufacturers went to member states of the EU.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 27, 2023

According to a 2022 Frost & Sullivan research paper titled “Global Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturer Profiles and Growth Opportunities,” automotive sales in 2021 continued the shift to EVs that started in 2020. million EVs sold in 2021 were battery electric vehicles (BEVs). million units sold, achieving 8.9%

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 19, 2023

THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is increasing funding for the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) to help more companies find critical minerals such as nickel and cobalt, which are necessary to support the growing supply chain for electric vehicles, and create jobs for northern and Indigenous communities.

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SMMT

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Even as UK CV manufacturers have juggled turbulent global supply chains, overall production is up 45.5% While the industry looks to 2023 with some optimism, we cannot be complacent as sustained long-term growth is dependent on favourable operating conditions and a competitive framework for automotive manufacturing.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

“Today’s announcement, in which Ellesmere Port becomes the UK’s first EV-only manufacturing plant and the first Stellantis plant globally dedicated to EVs, is a very visible demonstration that this government has got the right plan for the UK’s automotive sector,” said Kemi Badenoch, secretary of state for business and trade.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Its stated goal is autonomous, general-purpose humanoid robots to address labor shortages, unsafe or undesirable jobs, and global supply chain needs. January 2024: BMW announces that it will test Figure 01 at an automotive plant. In January 2024, BMW began testing a Figure robot at its automotive factory in Spartanburg, S.C.

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Dinesh Mishra

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

China, the leading EV-making country reportedly sold more EVs in 2021, at about 52 percent of global sales, than the rest of the world combined. Europe’s biggest auto market Germany sold about 72 percent more EV cars in 2021 than the year before. Global EV sales grew 38 percent in 2020, and then more than doubled the following year.

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Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

.” And while semiconductor chips remain the main supply constraint, there are all sorts of shortages that can lead to problems. The supply chain picture, while improving, led Magna to slightly revise down its outlook for this year as it sees 200,000 fewer vehicles being produced in North America and 400,000 in Europe — but 1.1

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Dinesh Mishra

JULY 11, 2022

Next-generation automotive, imaging, IoT, 5G, computing and storage applications are driving strong demand for greater analog and mixed-signal content in next-generation SoCs. Mixed-Signal functional verification is increasingly vital for our sophisticated designs targeted for the imaging and automotive industries. 2021, the Siemens?Group

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JUNE 10, 2022

After a subdued, pandemic-affected 2020, the global automotive aftermarket bounced back in 2021. over 2021-2022. Marking a Comeback in 2021. In 2021, supply chain disruptions triggered higher raw material and finished goods prices, while pressurizing margins in the aftermarket.

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SMMT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

We acquired the Hambach factory from Mercedes-Benz in January 2021. It is one of Europe’s most modern automotive manufacturing sites with an established world-class workforce. Gary Pearson, Head of Sales & Marketing UK, MENA at INEOS Automotive. Gary Pearson, Head of Sales & Marketing UK, MENA at INEOS Automotive.

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