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U.S. automotive industry increased robot installations by 10% in 2024

Robotics Business Review

Its manufacturing industry installed a total of about 280,000 units per year between 2021 and 2023. A3 identified food and consumer goods, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and biomedical as some of the fastest-growing industries in the U.S. This puts them in second place after Japan. for robotics.

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Robot sales reach record high in North America for third straight quarter

Control Engineering

According to the Association for Advancing Automation , of the 12,305 robots sold in Q2 2022, 59% of the orders came from the automotive industry with the remaining orders from non-automotive companies largely in the food & consumer goods industry, which saw a 13% increase in unit orders over the same period, April through June, in 2021.

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Datable Technology Corporation announces renewal with global consumer goods company

Canadian Manufacturing

VANCOUVER — Datable Technology Corporation announces that it signed an agreement on August 31, 2022, with a global consumer goods company for a two-year renewal. The customer first licensed PLATFORM3 in 2021 under a one-year agreement to host its loyalty and consumer data programs for its U.S. incontinence brand.

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Robot sales in North America dip 6% in Q1

Robotics Business Review

North American companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared with 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021. Historically, the automotive industry has been the backbone of robotics sales, but 2020 and 2021 saw huge growth in non-automotive sales. North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023 after two years of record sales.

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North American robot orders decline in 2023, A3 report finds

Automation Mag

Companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared to 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021. A recent Association for Advancing Automation (A3) report finds that robot sales in North American declined by 30 percent in 2023 after record orders in the two previous years.

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Competition watchdog to clamp down on ‘greenwashing’ by household brands

E&T

Shoppers spent over £130bn on ‘fast-moving consumer goods’ (FMCG) last year, which includes household essentials like food and drink, cleaning products, and personal care items. In 2021, the average household spent almost £70 a week on food and drink alone, and the FMCG sector as a whole is worth over £130bn annually.

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ABB Robotics unveils new AMR with Visual SLAM navigation

Robotics Business Review

The AMR T702 is a perfect match for a wide range of industries, such as automotive, consumer goods sector or logistics, especially in large, busy warehouses and fulfillment centers where the environment is constantly changing.“ ABB had invested in Sevensense in 2021, the same year it acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics for $190 million.

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