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2024 North American robotics market demonstrates stability after volatile growth: A3

Automation Mag

According to A3, 2024 saw a notable shift as non-automotive industries captured a larger market share. Food and consumer goods emerged as the years fastest-growing sector, with robot orders surging by 65 percent. Metals and automotive components saw declines of four percent and 15 percent, respectively.

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Robot sales in North America dip 6% in Q1

Robotics Business Review

“It’s particularly encouraging to see that non-automotive customers are continuing to grow their adoption of robots, demonstrating the expanding reach and impact of automation across various industries.” economy, higher interest rates, and even the over-purchasing of robots in 2022 from supply chain concerns.

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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

The supply chain is the interconnected journey that raw materials, components, and goods take before their assembly and sale to customers. McKinsey & Company – Listen to the article: What is supply chain? What is supply chain disruption? What are some supply chain risks?

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2023 robot orders down 30% from 2022 in North America, according to A3

Robotics Business Review

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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North American robot orders decline in 2023, A3 report finds

Automation Mag

These 2023 orders were divided almost equally among automotive (15,723 robots sold) and non-automotive companies (15,436 robots sold). There was a 34 percent drop in sales to automotive OEMs and automotive suppliers over 2022 and a 25 percent total decrease in all other industries.

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What’s Holding Back Aluminum Recycling?

21st Century Tech

Even proper sorting isn’t enough for the automotive and aviation industries that require more durable alloys combining aluminum with other materials. Another alloy, aluminum 3003 can be found in consumer goods and is used in chemical and food processing. Each requires a separate recycling process.

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Weekly Roundup – Could These Risks Derail Your 2023 Engineering Projects? 3 Critical Factors for Industry’s Future, Can Robotics Solve Labor Shortages – Week of 12/05/22

HGR Inc.

Design News asked Matthew Bey, senior global analyst for RANE, a risk intelligence company, about the current supply chain risks that could impact engineering projects in 2023. Robert Cadena | Dec 6, 2022 | Supply Chain Brain. technologies discusses the evolution and impact of data and supply chain visualization tools.