Industrial robot is a multi-joint manipulator or multi-degree of freedom machine device widely used in the industrial field. It has certain automaticity and can realize various industrial processing and manufacturing functions depending on its own power and control ability. Industrial robots are widely used in various industrial fields, such as electronics, logistics, and chemical industry, among which the following five fields are the most widely used.
1. Robot handling application (38%)
At present, handling is still the largest application field of robots, accounting for about 40% of the total robot application. Many automatic production lines need to use robots for loading and unloading, handling, stacking and other operations. In recent years, with the rise of cooperative robots, the market share of mobile robots has been growing.
2. Robot welding application (29%)
Robot welding applications mainly include spot welding and arc welding used in the automobile industry. Although spot welding robots are more popular than arc welding robots, arc welding robots have developed rapidly in recent years. Many processing workshops have gradually introduced welding robots to realize automatic welding operations.
3. Robot assembly application (10%)
Assembly robots are mainly engaged in the installation, disassembly and repair of parts and components. Due to the rapid development of robot sensor technology in recent years, the application of robots is becoming more and more diversified, which directly leads to the decline of the proportion of robot assembly applications.
4. Robot spraying application (4%)
The robot spraying here mainly refers to painting, dispensing, painting and other work. Only 4% of industrial robots are engaged in the application of spraying.
5. Machining application (2%)
The application of robots in the machining industry is not high, accounting for only 2%, probably because there are many automation equipment on the market that can be used for machining tasks. Machining robots are mainly engaged in application fields including parts casting, laser cutting and water jet cutting.