The rapid development of China has become the largest industrial robot market in the world. The wave of "substitution of robots" has profoundly changed the layout of the "four big families" of robots in China and the world. Swiss ABB, German KUKA, Japanese Fanuc and An Chuan rushed to China.
ABB: Intelligent robot Miyu was put into production in Zhuhai
Among the "four big families" of international robots, ABB was the first to come to Guangdong. 1995, ABB established the first joint venture Zhongshan ABB transformer co., ltd in Guangdong.
At present, ABB has 2,000 employees in Guangdong, 7 local enterprises in Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Sihui, Shantou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai, and a comprehensive service center in Guangzhou, which is dedicated to the research and development and production of switchgear, control systems, transformers, power system lightning arresters, photovoltaic inverters, electric vehicle charging facilities and robot solutions.
Li Gang, head of ABB's China Robotics and Motion Control Division, introduced that Hu Chunhua, then secretary of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, led a delegation to visit ABB's Swiss headquarters on October 20-0, and the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and ABB signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation in Switzerland. Two years later, ABB Robot (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. was formally established at the first Pearl River Delta West Coast Assembly Expo.
Chen Zhiyu, director of SINOMACH (Zhuhai) Robotics Science Park, said that after learning that ABB was going to set up a robotics company in Guangdong, many cities in the Pearl River Delta came to compete, but they all ended up in Zhuhai. First of all, there is a piece of land in Zhuhai that meets ABB's need to build a base in South China. Second, Zhuhai's natural environment and convenient transportation; Third, Zhuhai has talent support.
After the establishment of ABB Robot (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd., in the same year, ABB quickly launched the world's first dual-arm robot Miyu, which truly realized man-machine cooperation. As a humanized two-arm cooperative robot, Miyu has brought automation applications such as small assembly into a new era, and it can perform the same tasks side by side with human beings. From the precise parts of mechanical watches to the processing of mobile phones, tablets and desktop computer parts, Miyu can easily deal with it with its accuracy, even if it is a needle.
Today, ABB Robot (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. has developed in an orderly and good condition, and has brought considerable orders. For example, 20 16 signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tuosida, a local robot technology leader in Dongguan, which strengthened the layout of ABB 3C industry in South China.
In addition, ABB and Zhuhai High-tech Zone have established a public service platform for industrial robot application technology to provide assistance for the development of industrial robots in South China.
KUKA: China descent established an industrial base in Shunde.
KUKA is the only German enterprise in the "four big families" of industrial robots, with a history of 100 years. As a global leader in industrial robots, KUKA is regarded as one of the core enterprises of German Industry 4.0. Today's KUKA is marked with "beauty".
At the beginning of 20 17, kuka announced the completion of the transaction with the United States. Since then, KUKA has become an important part of the industrial ecology of the United States. As for the "marriage" between Midea and KUKA, people in the industry generally believe that in view of Midea Group's huge market base, perfect sales channels and good consumption viscosity in China, KUKA is expected to become one of the "four big families" with remarkable achievements in the robot market in China.
When talking about the development of KUKA in China, Till Reuter, CEO of KUKA Group, once said: "We make robots in China, because China is the largest robot producer in the world and China is also the biggest market in the next few years."
Indeed, for KUKA, China has always been its main market; In the annual report of 20 17, KUKA reported that its China market revenue accounted for about 20%. KUKA predicts that the China market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20% in the future, and automobiles and electronic products are the main demand industries.
KUKA has continuously expanded its "territory" in China. On 202 1 1 19, KUKA announced the establishment of a branch in Shenzhen. On March 22nd, Midea Group announced that Midea Group and KUKA Group will set up a joint venture company. At the same time, KUKA will build a new production base and develop new products in Shunde Science Park. By 2024, the production capacity of robots will reach 75,000 units per year. Together with the existing production capacity, the total production capacity of robots in China will reach 654.38+10,000 units per year.
It is reported that the planned land area of Midea's KUKA intelligent manufacturing industrial base is about1.200mu, including robot body manufacturing center, research center and application demonstration center, which will form an integrated industrial system in Industry-University-Research and drive the development and upgrading of intelligent manufacturing industry in Shunde and even the whole South China.
It is estimated that the output value of Midea KUKA itself and its industrial clusters may reach 1000 billion yuan.
Fanuc: Join hands with Galanz to lay out smart factories.
Among the "four big families", Fanuc robots have always been in the leading position in sales. In 20 15, Fanuc robots sold more than 400,000 units worldwide, all-electric injection molding machines sold more than 50,000 units worldwide, and China sold more than 1 10,000 units. In 20 17, the cumulative output of Fanuc robots reached 500,000 units, ranking first in the world in market share.
Data show that Fanuc's sales in China market continue to soar, which also makes Fanuc pay special attention to the China market. While accelerating the local production and construction in China, Fanuc Robot has also cooperated with manufacturing enterprises in China. 2065438+0610125 October, Galanz and Fanuc Japan signed a strategic cooperation in Shunde to speed up the layout of smart factories and promote the in-depth application of industrial robots in microwave ovens, electric cookers and other fields.
"The strategic cooperation with Fanuc is an important measure for Galanz manufacturing system to implement quality strategy and first-class." Liang Zhaoxian, president of Galanz Group, said this at the signing ceremony. He said that the strategic cooperation between the two parties is a leap-forward breakthrough in the entire manufacturing field, including improving the accuracy and reliability of core components of household appliances and a fine manufacturing system that meets the needs of users in the new era.
Liang Zhaoxian revealed that in February, 2065438+2006, he met with Yoshinoya Inaba, president of Fanuc Japan. The two sides spent less than ten days communicating and signed a series of cooperation agreements in the fields of precision machining equipment for electrical accessories and automatic welding of microwave oven cavities.
Previously, Galanz had deep cooperation with first-class equipment manufacturing enterprises in Italy and Germany. On 20/0/4, Italian automatic dishwasher production equipment was introduced, and on 20/0/5, automatic drum washing machine production line was introduced. The world's first automatic assembly line for microwave ovens was put into operation in the middle of 20 16, and the production efficiency was increased by 38.89%.
Shen Gang, executive deputy general manager of Fanuc Robot Co., Ltd., told the media that there are also many robot companies in China, but what is most lacking is the technology of core components. "Now many enterprises in Foshan have intelligent needs. Fanuc attaches great importance to Foshan's market and cooperates with many industrial companies in Foshan. At present, a training center has been set up in the Central European Center. "
The cooperation between the two sides is deepening. Last year, Dr. Qing Ye Dian, the third generation successor of Fanuc and a rice expert, led a team to visit Galanz, and held talks with Galanz's intelligent core team on how to deepen cooperation, especially the construction of the highest standard automation integrated factory in Galanz's Shunde headquarters.
An Chuan: Full bloom and multi-party cooperation.
In addition to industrial robots, China is still in its infancy in the field of service robots, with broad prospects, and An Chuan and Midea have clearly seen the future.
2065438+In August, 2005, Yaskawa Electric (China) Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement with Midea Group, and each party invested 200 million yuan to set up two robot joint ventures. Last year, the two sides announced that they would produce and sell nursing rehabilitation robots in the China market. They will make use of An Chuan's cutting-edge automation control technology and American sales channels, and plan to launch the 10 ~ 15 model 20 19 years ago.
An Chuan has more plans: From 2065438 to July 2006, Yaskawa Electric Guangzhou Branch moved the sales and service business of mechatronics products such as robots to Yunping Square of Radio and Television, increased the exhibition center and customer-oriented education and training business in South China, and fully radiated the South China market.
2065438+April 2007, Yaskawa Electric and Chang Ying Precision formally signed a contract in Songshan Lake, Dongguan, and established a joint venture company-Guangdong Tianji Robot Co., Ltd. Chen Qixing, chairman of Chang Ying Precision, once said that Chang Ying Precision's plan is to cut into the field of industrial robots, make Tianji Robot a first-class robot supplier in China and build a new Chang Ying.
A person in charge of Guangdong Tianji Robot Co., Ltd. said, "We invited the person in charge of An Chuan to visit Chang Ying precisely. There are yellow robots in the workshop, which belong to Fanuc. There are orange robots, which are Kuka's; There are white robots, which are ABB's; There is no blue An Chuan. " This may have inspired An Chuan's cooperation.
The person in charge said, "Yaskawa Electric holds the core technologies of robots such as servo motors and motion control systems. From the perspective of An Chuan, it is more important to choose Chang Ying Precision as the partner of the small six-axis robot, and its accumulation in the 3C industry and the huge market that can be pried open. "
Less than half a year after its establishment, Tianji Robot launched its first product-the small six-axis robot "TR8". With the technical advantages of Yaskawa Electric, this product was the fastest and most protected robot of the same level and specification in the world at that time, and it was a major innovation and breakthrough in the field of small and lightweight six-axis robot.