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Extensive research carried out by the analysts at Technavio has shown that the global robot controllers market will witness impressive growth and will post a CAGR of more than 7% over the forecast period. The increasing adoption of Chinese robots and robot controllers is one of the major factors driving this market’s growth. Global sales of industrial robots, including material handling, welding, painting, assembling/disassembling, logistics, machine tending has increased considerably over the past few years. In 2014, the majority of units were sold in China, of these indigenous Chinese companies had manufactured nearly 25,598 units, which were sold domestically. The government of China has been instrumental in creating a favourable environment for the robotic industry with policies, such as investment credits. These policies endorse the sales of indigenous industrial robots, robot controllers, and robot peripherals, leading to rapid growth of local vendors. Moreover, the country has adopted industrial robots for material handling, machine tending, packaging, foundry and forging, and other applications on a large scale to address issues of growing labor costs and inflation, which will also contribute to this market’s growth over the next four years.
One of the recent trends gaining significant traction in the market is the increasing adoption of compact and small-sized robot controllers. To stay competitive and increase the utility of robot controllers, vendors such as ABB are increasingly focussing on reducing the size of robot controllers. The shrinkage is possible as robot controllers now contain fewer components inside due to consolidation. Incorporating amplifier and controls within a robot’s system eliminates the need for extra cabinets, making the controllers more compact. By creating small and compact controllers, end users can now place controllers into the robot cage or mount them above the robots. This has led to their augmented adoption in semiconductor and electronics industry, and for research laboratories and life science installations.
The global robot controllers market is characterized by the presence of several well-established international vendors such as ABB, KUKA, and Yaskawa. The competition among the vendors is anticipated to increase on the basis of product features, price, customized solutions, and services offered. The leading players are making significant investments in R&D activities, which will result in the development of modern industrial robots with highly robust reliable robot controllers. The market is experiencing mergers and acquisitions by large vendors, such as ABB, to enhance their offerings and services in the global robotics market. This should revolutionize the market in the future.
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Other prominent vendors in the market include Alfa Robot, Arburg, Engel, Epson Robots, Hans Hundegger, Harmo, iRobot, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, NACHI-FUJIKOSHI, Omron Adept Technologies, Sepro Group, Stäubli Robotics, TecnoMatic Robots, WITTMANN, and Yamaha Robotics.
The OEM proprietary robot controllers market was the highest revenue contributing region and will continue to dominate the market until the end of 2020. The growth of this segment is attributed to the excessive incorporation in process-driven robotic applications in industries such as automotive. Additionally, vendors are developing robot controllers with advanced ARM processor that enables superior performance such as vision capabilities and precise motor control. Rapid advancements in technology are helping designers to build robot controllers with innovative features and enhanced functionalities. Moreover, OEM proprietary robot controllers are ideal for point-to-point repetitive process-intensive applications, which will boost this segment’s growth over the next four years.
During 2015, the APAC region dominated the global robot controllers market and will continue to lead the market until the end of 2020. Factors such as the increasing demand from strong automotive, electrical and electronics, semiconductor, and chemical and petrochemical industries will drive this market’s growth in the region. In 2014, China was leading the industrial robotics market globally with the highest production rates and sales figures. The sales of robots have increased significantly, indicating augmented sales for robot controllers in the country. Furthermore, APAC is a major global manufacturing hub that has registered significant investments in major industries, which will also aid in this market’s growth in the region.
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PART 01: Executive summary
PART 02: Scope of the report
PART 03: Market research methodology
PART 04: Introduction
PART 05: Market landscape
PART 06: Market segmentation by type
PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user
PART 08: Geographical segmentation
PART 09: Market drivers
PART 10: Impact of drivers
PART 11: Market challenges
PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 13: Market trends
PART 14: Vendor landscape
PART 15: Key takeaways
PART 16: Appendix
PART 17: Explore Technavio
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