IFR presents World Robotics Report 2022 #WorldRobotics
Frankfurt, Oct 13, 2022 — The brand new World Robotics report exhibits an all-time excessive of 517,385 new industrial robots put in in 2021 in factories around the globe. This represents a development price of 31% year-on-year and exceeds the pre-pandemic file of robotic set up in 2018 by 22%. Immediately, the inventory of operational robots across the globe hits a brand new file of about 3.5 million items.”
“The usage of robotics and automation is rising at a wide ranging velocity,” says Marina Invoice, President of the Worldwide Federation of Robotics. “Inside six years, annual robotic installations greater than doubled. In response to our newest statistics, installations grew strongly in 2021 in all main buyer industries, though provide chain disruptions in addition to completely different native or regional headwinds hampered manufacturing.”
Asia, Europe and the Americas – overview
Asia stays the world’s largest marketplace for industrial robots. 74% of all newly deployed robots in 2021 have been put in in Asia (2020: 70%).
Installations for the area´s largest adopter China grew strongly by 51% with 268,195 items shipped. Each different robotic put in globally in 2021 was deployed right here. The operational inventory broke the 1-million-unit mark (+27%). This excessive development price signifies the speedy velocity of robotization in China.
Japan remained second to China as the most important marketplace for industrial robots. Installations have been up 22% in 2021 with 47,182 items. Japan’s operational inventory was 393,326 items (+5%) in 2021.
After two years of declining robotic installations in all main industries, numbers started rising once more in 2021. Japan is the world´s predominant robotic manufacturing nation: Exports of Japanese industrial robots achieved a brand new peak stage at 186,102 items in 2021.
The Republic of Korea was the fourth largest robotic market when it comes to annual installations, following the US, Japan and China. Robotic installations elevated by 2% to 31,083 items in 2021. This adopted 4 years of declining set up figures. The operational inventory of robots was computed at 366,227 items (+7%).
Europe
Robotic installations in Europe have been up 24% to 84,302 items in 2021. This represents a brand new peak. Demand from the automotive business was regular, whereas demand from the final business was up by 51%. Germany, which belongs to the 5 main robotic markets on this planet, had a share of 28% of complete installations in Europe. Italy adopted with 17% and France with 7%.
The variety of put in robots in Germany grew by 6% to 23,777 items in 2021. That is the second highest set up rely ever recorded, following the height brought on by huge investments from the automotive business in 2018 (26,723 items). The operational inventory of robots was calculated at 245,908 items (+7%) in 2021. Exports of commercial robots from Germany have been up 41% to 22,870 items, exceeding the pre-pandemic stage.
Italy is the second largest robotic market in Europe after Germany. The primary development driver between 2016 and 2021 was the final business with an annual common development price of 8%.
The operational inventory of robots was computed at 89,330 items (+14%) in 2021. The 2021 outcomes have been pushed by catch-up results and earlier purchases because of a discount of tax credit in 2022. This created a 65% improve of robotic installations to a brand new file stage of 14,083 items in 2021.
The robotic market in France ranked third in Europe in 2021 concerning annual installations and operational inventory, following Italy and Germany. In 2021, robotic installations elevated by 11% to five,945 items. The operational inventory of robots in France was calculated at 49,312 items, a ten% improve over the earlier yr.
Within the United Kingdom, industrial robotic installations have been down by 7% to 2,054 items. The operational inventory of robots was calculated at 24,445 items (+6%) in 2021. That is lower than a tenth of Germany´s inventory. The automotive business decreased installations by 42% to 507 items in 2021.
The Americas
In 2021, 50,712 industrial robots have been put in in the Americas, 31% greater than in 2020. This can be a exceptional restoration from the pandemic dip in 2020 and the second time that robotic installations within the Americas exceeded the 50,000-unit mark, with 55,212 items in 2018 setting the benchmark.
New installations within the United States have been up by 14% to 34,987 items in 2021. This exceeded the pre-pandemic stage of 33,378 items in 2019 however was nonetheless significantly decrease than the height stage of 40,373 items in 2018. The automotive business continues to be by far the primary adopter with 9,782 items put in in 2021. Nevertheless, demand had been repeatedly declining for 5 years (2016-2021). In 2021 installations have been down 7% in comparison with 2020. Installations within the steel and equipment business surged by 66% to three,814 items in 2021, placing this business into second place when it comes to robotic demand. The plastic and chemical merchandise business had 3,466 robots (+30%) newly put in in 2021. The meals and beverage business put in 25% extra robots, reaching a brand new peak stage of three,402 items in 2021. The robotics business affords hygienic options that skilled rising demand through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Outlook
Rising vitality costs, intermediate product costs and shortage of digital elements are difficult all branches of the worldwide financial system. However order books are full and demand for industrial robots has by no means been increased. In complete, international robotic installations are anticipated to develop by 10% to nearly 570,000 items in 2022. The post-pandemic growth skilled in 2021 is anticipated to fade out in 2022. From 2022 to 2025, common annual development charges within the medium to higher single-digit vary are forecast.
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