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 Worldwide, there are well over a million industrial robots in operation, with over 100,000 new robots installed every year, representing some $19 billion annually, if software, peripherals and systems engineering are included.
The automotive industry once led the drive to robotize. However, today, food and beverage producers ; the electrical/electronics industry; chemical, rubber and plastics; and the metal products and machinery industries are continuing to robotize operations.
What drives this growth? Prices for robots have plummeted, and quality has increased. Robots now cost half of what they did in 1990.
Meanwhile, automation systems and process control have radically changed. Today's machines are electronically-driven, and control systems have much improved through Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Distributed Control Systems (forheavy process, large-scale applications), and new PC-based Control Systems.
What robotic and machine tool manufacturers expect of a cable supplier
- High performance for efficient integration and distributed control
- Quality, reliability and durability to avoid costly stoppages
- Availability and fast delivery for production line flexibility
- Resistance to harsh environments and imperviousness to EMI
- Safety for personnel, e.g. lead- and cadmium-free,and easy recycling
- Conformity to international standards, and crossindustry compatibility
- Excellent service, from testing to support and maintenance
Assembly lines require a complete range of high-performance robotic cables for production efficiency and process control.
To answer these challenges, Nexans provides a complete range of cables and accessories for automation market.
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