Control Engineering

DECEMBER 6, 2022

China passed the United States in robot density for the first time as the nation is putting enhanced emphasis on robotics and automation to keep up with manufacturing demand. The number of operational industrial robots relative to the number of workers hit 322 units per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry. Robotics insights.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 22, 2023

“The automotive industry effectively invented automated manufacturing,” says Marina Bill, President of the International Federation of Robotics. Robotic automation helps car manufacturers manage the wholesale changes to long-established manufacturing methods and technologies.”

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2022

Historically, vendors like ABB, WEG, Siemens and Nidec have had minimal difficulty securing supply of key raw materials used in the manufacturing of their motors. Electric steel is used heavily in the manufacturing of electric motors. In 2021, 21.2 million cars were produced between these three manufacturers alone.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The mobile robot market (AGVs and AMRs) has enjoyed strong growth in 2022, driven by increasing e-commerce penetration, a lack of labor and on-going shifts to more flexible manufacturing. These include scarcity of labor, the growth in e-commerce and the shift to flexible manufacturing. A positive pandemic rebound. Final thoughts.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Industries that stand to benefit the most include food and beverage, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics and construction as companies are trying to fill labor shortages to keep operations running efficiently. to 2030 to reach a value of more than $88 billion.

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Control Engineering

MAY 4, 2023

ABB announced it has completed its acquisition of the Siemens low voltage National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) motor business. The business employs around 600 people and generated revenues of $63 million in 2021. The acquisition is intended to strengthen ABB’s position as an industrial NEMA motor manufacturer.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Major firms in China, India, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, South Korea and other ASEAN nations are concentrating their efforts on the adoption of solutions and services across the healthcare, pharma, IT and Telecom, manufacturing and retail industries. In June 2021, FPT Software announced its partnership with Sitecore, a U.S.-based

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 30, 2023

Competitive landscape During the projection period, the manufacturers in the aviation sensor market are engaging in activities that will fuel the industry’s quick growth. They are working together and forming strategic alliances with other well-known firms that are proliferating in the industry.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 31, 2023

economy and high interest rates have taken a toll on robot orders in North America, resulting in a decline for the second quarter in a row after record purchases in 2021 and 2022. This drop comes after a record 2022, where North American companies ordered 44,196 robots, up 11% over 2021, the previous record. A slow U.S.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The combined market share of the top 10 and top 20 leading vendors barely changed between 2018 and 2020 and indeed dropped in 2021. As shown in the figure below, the top 10 vendors of mobile robots, captured just 36% of total industry revenues in 2021. Overall revenue growth rates for vendors ranged from ~150% to negative 50% in 2021.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 12, 2023

The need for induction motors is expected to rise as the electric vehicle (EV) sector grows because manufacturers are turning to them for their low maintenance requirements. It is an excellent choice for the manufacturing and automotive industries because to its durability and low maintenance needs. billion in 2032. is expected.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 28, 2023

in 2022 thanks to long-term demand for industrial robots to be fueled by the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing sector. Following a slow 2020 due to the pandemic, the industrial robot market enjoyed substantial growth in 2021, witnessing a year-on-year increase of 34.9%. Robotics insights Industrial robot revenues grew by 14.9%

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Control Engineering

MARCH 5, 2023

Motion control insights Mobile automation can help manufacturers improve their safety operations, which have become more automated with the robots of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). For example, there was substantial growth in the mobile robot industry in 2021.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 10, 2022

Equinix, one of the largest data center operators, consumed 7,140 GWh of electricity in 2021. When you compare this to the nearly 20mn low voltage ac motors sold globally in 2021, this sector doesn’t appear to be particularly special.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 12, 2023

Research from Interact Analysis reveals order backlogs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic fueled the sector over the year, while most drive manufacturers also reported price increases in 2022. in APAC, the largest market for drives, boosted by order backlogs and steady growth in manufacturing output of 4.4%.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Demand for SCARA robots has been affected by the weak semiconductor and consumer electronics sectors since 2021, but this negative impact has been offset by demand from the surging new energy industry, such as lithium-ion battery manufacturing and photovoltaics. respectively.

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Control Engineering

JULY 26, 2023

Research by Interact Analysis shows the motion controls market will return to steady growth following a period of high demand for consumer products in 2021/2022 which boosted investment in automation. Siemens continues to dominate the motion controls market, with Japanese vendors seeing a small decline in market share in 2022.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 3, 2023

billion in 2021 and will reach $568 billion by 2030, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30%. Aerial or underwater drones can be adopted depending upon the project location and work requirements. . Robotics is a fast-growing industry,” Fernandes said. “According to GlobalData forecasts, it was worth $52.9

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

in 2021, with non-automotive companies in sectors such as metals, food and beverage, plastics and rubber and others accounting for 58% of the total demand. and smart manufacturing technologies. According to figures from the Association for Advancing Automation , almost 40,000 robots were sold in the U.S.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 13, 2023

Lack of skilled workers, materials and the economy are biggest threats to manufacturing. Lack of available skilled workers jumped from 37% in 2021 to 57% in 2022. Control Engineering Career and Salary Survey, 2022, May 17: Solve the workforce challenge: Automate, innovate, hire and retain great workers. See table with a breakdown.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 26, 2023

A sampling of exhibits covering automation, safety, logistics, robotics and other solutions that can be applied to motion control for manufacturing, warehousing, distribution centers and other applications. for asset-intensive industries the company serves, including manufacturing, chemicals, oil and gas, power, water and other areas.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This is a chance to showcase successful automation implementation within Canadian discrete manufacturing plants! The pandemic, Ukraine-Russia war, increasing costs and rising inflation rates have had considerable impact on the growth of the manufacturing industry. Deadline to apply is October 14. The Awards. OEM of the Year.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This is a chance to showcase successful automation implementation within Canadian discrete manufacturing plants! The pandemic, Ukraine-Russia war, increasing costs and rising inflation rates have had considerable impact on the growth of the manufacturing industry. Deadline to apply is October 14. The Awards. OEM of the Year.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 17, 2023

Arkansas is number 3, according to 2021 figures from USDA. Jeff Buhr, a USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist, will contribute his expertise in broiler physiology to guide robotic deboning of meat, Subbiah said. Georgia is the nation’s top broiler producer. The illness spread quickly among workers on the processing line.

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Control Engineering

MAY 30, 2023

Robotics insights Total robotics installations in manufacturing rose more than 10% in 2022 with the automotive industry being the main driver. The North American robotics market showed strong growth: Total installations in manufacturing rose by 12% and reached 41,624 units in 2022.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In late September, the world’s second-largest low voltage ac motor manufacturer, WEG, announced it would acquire the industrial electric motors and generators business from Regal Rexnord for $400 million. WEG’s handling post-pandemic supply chain constraints has led to a 2.5%

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Control Engineering

JULY 21, 2022

Due to staffing shortages and major supply chain issues, manufacturers are willing to emphasize automation more to meet surging demand. Worldwide, 131 billion parcels were shipped in 2020, according to the 2021 Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index. Machine vision insights.

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Control Engineering

JULY 15, 2022

We manufacture robots. Meanwhile, a 2021 report from market analysts Technavio predicts that the RaaS market will grow by $832.77 Two RaaS options. Aethon’s philosophy has always been to be a vertically integrated company. So, we do our own engineering and design,” Seiff said. “We We sell the robots. RaaS is on the rise.

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