Welding, like the "tailor" of industrial manufacturing, it will be a component that needs to be spliced together with the way of arc welding, and the perfection of the welding process plays a decisive role in the quality of the final product. In the past, the welding scene in the factory - smoke, arc light, metal splashing, welding workers in the working environment is extremely harsh, and the emergence of arc welding robots has changed this situation.
Six degrees of freedom hollow mechanical arm, wielding a welding torch, with the cooperation of peripheral equipment can be struggled day and night, in today's factory production line, the meaning of people's existence is to dominate the machine. The introduction of arc welding robots, the quality and stability of welding can be guaranteed, the working conditions of workers have improved, the production efficiency of factories will be further improved, and the industrial production mode has become more flexible...
#01 General industrial demand has exploded
Since the 1990s, with the introduction of advanced manufacturing technology and production equipment in China, China's automobile manufacturing level has taken the lead in evolving from workshop-style production to large-scale production, and foreign brand arc welding robots have taken this opportunity to start entering China in large quantities and seizing most of the market. Entering the 21st century, China began to accelerate the construction of automation, focusing on the field of robotics, and its own brand arc welding robots ushered in a period of rapid development.
Before 2017, the domestic welding market was driven by the automotive industry metal processing and other businesses to develop strongly, in all the downstream application industries of arc welding robots, the automotive industry application accounted for more than 55%, mainly used for the welding of automotive chassis, seats, body structural parts and other parts. According to MIR DATABANK data, the sales volume of China's arc welding robot market exceeded 20,000 units in 2017, an increase of 41.8% year-on-year. However, at that time, foreign brands with the customer relationship with car companies and mature technical technology, almost monopolized the market, domestic brands due to the lack of core components of self-production capacity, product costs remained high, coupled with the overall performance and stability of the product also need to run in, the service life is short, so the competitiveness in the overall market is weak, the development is relatively stable.
In 2018-2019, the domestic automotive industry boom declined, the corresponding arc welding market growth rate slowed down significantly, and a group of domestic manufacturers emerged with local resources to quickly respond to the advantages of the market, seeking opportunities in the general industry, and cultivating a group of customers to lay the foundation.
Since 2020, China's welding market has ushered in a new round of rapid growth, on the one hand, export-related hardware furniture, two- and three-wheeled vehicles, fitness equipment and other industries for welding equipment demand has increased significantly, in 2021, the general industrial arc welding robot shipments accounted for half of the total shipments. Investment in the medium and thick plate industries such as construction machinery, construction machinery, ships, containers and so on has also increased, and the demand for welding robots is strong; On the other hand, the demand for automation transformation and upgrading of enterprises has become more and more intense under the stimulation of the epidemic, and "machine substitution" has gradually changed from trend to rigid demand, and the development of the general industrial arc welding market has accelerated. According to MIR DATABANK data, the market size of Arc welding robots in China will exceed 40,000 units in 2021.