World Robotics 2023 report: Asia forward of Europe and the Americas

The brand new World Robotics report recorded 553,052 industrial robotic installations in factories all over the world – a development price of 5% in 2022, year-on-year. By area, 73% of all newly deployed robots had been put in in Asia, 15% in Europe and 10% within the Americas.

“The world file of 500,000 items was exceeded for the second yr in succession,” says Marina Invoice, President of the Worldwide Federation of Robotics. “In 2023 the economic robotic market is predicted to develop by 7% to greater than 590,000 items worldwide.”

Asia, Europe and the Americas – overview

China is by far the world´s largest market. In 2022, annual installations of 290,258 items changed the earlier file of 2021 by development of 5%. This newest achieve is exceptional because it even tops the 2021 end result that was a 57% bounce in comparison with 2020. To serve this dynamic market, home and worldwide robotic suppliers have established manufacturing crops in China and constantly elevated capability. On common, annual robotic installations have grown by 13% annually (2017-2022).

Robotic installations in Japan had been up by 9% to 50,413 items, exceeding the pre-pandemic stage of 49,908 items in 2019. The height stage stays at 55,240 items in 2018. The nation ranks second to China in measurement of marketplace for industrial robots. Annual installations gained 2% on common per yr (2017-2022). Japan is the world´s predominant robotic manufacturing nation with a market share of 46% of the worldwide robotic manufacturing.

The market within the Republic of Korea rose by 1% – installations reached 31,716 items in 2022. This was the second yr of marginal development, following 4 years of declining set up figures. The Republic of Korea stays the fourth largest robotic market on the earth, following the USA, Japan, and China.

Europe

The European Union stays the world´s second largest market (70,781 items; +5%) in 2022. Germany is among the high 5 adopters worldwide with a market share of 36% inside the EU. Germany´s installations went down by 1% to 25,636 items. Italy follows with a market share of 16% inside the EU – installations grew by 8% to 11,475 items. The third largest EU market, France, recorded a regional market share of 10% and gained 13%, putting in 7,380 items in 2022.

Within the post-Brexit United Kingdom, industrial robotic installations had been up by 3% to 2,534 items in 2022. That is lower than a tenth of Germany´s gross sales.

The Americas

Within the Americas, installations had been up 8% to 56,053 items in 2022, surpassing the 2018 peak stage (55,212 items). The United States, the most important regional market, accounted for 71% of the installations within the Americas in 2022. Robotic installations had been up by 10% to 39,576 items. This was simply shy of the height stage of 40,373 items achieved in 2018. The primary development driver was the automotive trade that displayed surging installations by +47% (14,472 items). The share of the automotive trade has now grown again to 37%, adopted by the steel and equipment trade (3,900 items) and the electrical/electronics trade (3,732 items).

The 2 different main markets are Mexico – right here installations grew by 13% (6,000 items) – and Canada, the place demand dropped by 24% (3,223 items). This was the results of decrease demand from the automotive trade – the strongest adopter.

Brazil is a crucial manufacturing web site for motor automobiles and automotive elements: The Worldwide Group of Motor Automobile Producers (OICA) studies an output of two.4 million automobiles in 2022. This reveals the large potential for automation within the nation. Annual set up counts grew somewhat slowly with cyclical ups and downs. In 2022, 1,858 robots had been put in. This was 4% greater than within the earlier yr.

Outlook

The yr 2023 will probably be characterised by a slowdown of the worldwide financial development. Robotic installations in 2023 should not anticipated to comply with this sample. There is no such thing as a indication that the general long-term development pattern will come to an finish quickly: somewhat the opposite would be the case. The mark of 600,000 items put in per yr worldwide is predicted to be reached in 2024.