On February 1, the latest data released by the China Robotics Industry Alliance showed that in December 2022, the industrial robots of industrial enterprises above designated size in the country completed 40000 sets of production; From January to December 2022, the total output of industrial robots of industrial enterprises above designated size in China was 443,000 sets.
At the same time, in December 2022, Chinese industrial robot equipment exports amounted to US $50 million and imports to US $180 million; From January to December 2022, Chinese industrial robot equipment exports totaled US $610 million, imports totaled US $2 billion, and trade deficit totaled US $1.39 billion.
In the just past 2022, the overall sales volume of Chinese industrial robots is expected to exceed 300,000 units, accounting for more than 50% of the global sales volume. Although the growth rate is slower than that in 2021 due to the superposition of various factors, the proportion in the global market is still growing, indicating the good development trend of China's industrial robot industry.
Chinese industrial robots will meet the demand peak in 2023
The 14th Five-Year Plan for Robot Industry proposed that by 2025, the density of robots in Chinese manufacturing industry will double that in 2020. At that time, the density of robots in Chinese manufacturing industry will be 246 units per 10,000 people, which means that it will reach about 500 units per 10,000 people by then, which means that the number of robots will be at least 1 million. There is huge room for growth in the future.
The growth rate of Chinese industrial robots in 2023 is expected to exceed that in 2022 due to the negative natural growth rate of population, policy promotion of robot application, and the urgency of employment in the manufacturing industry after the epidemic. The market is pregnant with huge opportunities.
In the middle of January this year, the National Bureau of Statistics released data that the national population at the end of 2022 was 850,000 fewer than that at the end of last year. The annual birth population was 9.56 million, and the birth rate was 6.77 ‰; The dead population is 10.41 million, the death rate is 7.37 ‰, the natural growth rate of population is -0.60 ‰, and the population growth turns negative for the first time. The change of population structure makes machine replacement become the future trend of manufacturing industry.
Shortly after the release of population data, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Security and other 17 departments jointly issued the "Robot+" Application Action Implementation Plan, which provided guidance on the application field of robots, which is obviously interrelated, and will continue to increase the promotion of robot application in the future.
For the application of industrial robots in the manufacturing industry, the Plan points out that it is necessary to promote the application of industrial robots in such industries as automobiles, electronics, machinery, light industry, textiles, building materials, medicine and other industries that have formed large-scale applications, as well as in such fine fields as sanitary ware, ceramics, photovoltaic, smelting, casting, sheet metal, hardware, furniture and other key links as glaze spraying, embryo repair, polishing, polishing, welding, spraying, handling, stacking and so on.
At present, Chinese industrial structure is accelerating its transformation. The proportion of high-end manufacturing industries with high added value, such as automobiles, is constantly increasing. It is also required to accelerate the application of robot automation. The requirements of high-end manufacturing in terms of precision and stability are exactly what robots are good at. Some experts said that China can no longer rely on the continuously expanding labor force to promote economic growth, and automation is the most reliable way to improve the productivity of existing workers.
In 2023, with the overall release of the epidemic, 3C electronics, food and beverage industries are expected to grow with the recovery of consumption, while new energy vehicles will continue to develop. In addition, emerging industries such as lithium battery, photovoltaic, semiconductor and so on will advance by leaps and bounds. Chinese industrial robot market will usher in the peak of demand. The upstream and downstream technologies of the industry will continue to break through, and the application scope and depth will be further strengthened, and the emerging segment track will continue to expand.