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European Robotics for Materials Handling Markets
Frost & Sullivan, Jan 2006
New End Users Change Demand Structure for Industrial Robots in Europe Creating Opportunities
Consumer markets such as food and beverage (F&B) along with life sciences and the plastics industry in Europe are increasingly using robotics in materials handling, signifying a paradigm shift in its end-user distribution. Though the automotive sector is still the single largest customer, suppliers of industrial robots are starting to focus on these developing sectors. This change in end users is expected to be further altered due to reduced automotive sales in 2005, and the resulting decrease in investments in robots from automotive original equipment manufacturers. Booming growth in the F&B sector has created a high demand for materials handling robots in packaging applications. Emerging sectors that are increasing their share of the total materials handling robot installations include foundry production, palletising systems, parts transfer and machine tending systems.
This Frost & Sullivan research service addresses the European Robotics for Materials Handling Markets. It provides expansive forecasts and analysis based on different end-user groups, which can help participants understand the evolution of the market over the years as well as changes in end-user preferences. The in-depth trend analysis provided in the study helps to optimise profitability based on the needs and expectations of the market.
Shifting Product Volumes and Product Variations Demand Flexibility in Manufacturing Processes
The use of robotics in materials handling is expected to grow significantly, primarily due to the need for flexibility, aided by positive trends across non-automotive sectors, states the analyst of this research.
With globalisation, product lifetimes are decreasing, emphasising the need for manufacturers to be flexible and manage different product types. Changing product volumes is another dimension to the flexibility requirement. Robots are the ideal solution as they can be reprogrammed to handle frequent product changes as well as product volumes with minimal change over time.
Developing Markets Appreciate the Value-addition of Robotics - Lower Costs and Quality Maintenance
Due to low-profit margins, F&B companies have traditionally been extremely conservative and are slow to invest in automation and control solutions. However, increasing labour costs, strict worker safety regulations and hygiene requirements compel these manufacturers to invest in flexible automation. With increasing focus on answerability to the consumer, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EU regulations are also expected to have a positive impact on the demand of robots.
Innovative and cost-effective solutions combined with efforts made by manufacturers to educate end users of return on investment from using robots has brought about increased confidence among F&B processing companies in making flexible automation investments says the analyst.
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