Perfection of Rebirth

Chapter 808 Robots

"President Pi, what do you think of industrial robots?" Jiang Hui thought of the popularity of the robot industry in the future, so he decided to enter this field.

If Jiang Hui remembers correctly, the later Midea Group acquired most of the shares of KUKA Robotics in Germany and took the opportunity to enter the field of robotics.

With the rise of labor costs in China and the prevalence of the concept of Industry 4.0, the robot industry, especially the demand for high-end robots is very large.

Jiang Hui wanted to see if he could take the opportunity to acquire KUKA during this year's financial crisis, to provide services for various factories of the Guanghui Group in the future, and at the same time enter the promising robotics industry in the future.

"Mr. Jiang, to be honest, I only know some general market conditions for industrial robots, and I don't know much about robotics technology." After all, Pi Wei is not a professional robotics expert, so he dare not make a fool of himself in front of the boss.

"It's okay, I just want to know about the market overview of industrial robots, especially the robots in the automotive industry. As for the professional technology, I don't understand what you said," Jiang Hui said indifferently.

"Well, let me first briefly introduce the robots used by domestic automakers, first of all, KUKA, which is the earliest robot company in Germany.

In 1898, KUKA was established in Oaksburg. At the beginning, it was not an industrial robot, but focused on indoor lighting.It was not until 1995 that today's KUKA Industrial Robot Co., Ltd. was established. It is one of the world's leading industrial robot manufacturers.

Although KUKA Industrial Robot Co., Ltd. was established relatively late, KUKA’s industrial robot has a very early history. In 1973, KUKA built the world’s first six-axis electromechanical drive industrial robot FAMULUS; in 1976–, it invented the IR6/60 – A completely new type of robot with six-axis electromechanical drive with horned hands”.

"In 1989, a new generation of industrial robots was born, and the use of brushless motors reduced maintenance costs and increased technical availability.

Last year, in 2007, KUKA titan became the most powerful 6-axis industrial robot at that time and was included in the Guinness Book of Records.

The reason why KUKA is relatively famous in China is not only KUKA’s excellent technology in the field of automotive robots, but also because Volkswagen’s production lines basically use KUKA robots.”

"As the car brand with the highest domestic market share, Volkswagen is using KUKA. Naturally, KUKA's reputation in the field of robotics will not be low." Seeing Jiang Hui listening carefully to Jiang Hui, Pi Wei finished speaking in one breath General situation of Kuka.

"Well," every foreign brand likes to use its own equipment suppliers, and it's not just the general public who are doing this. Companies in island countries and South Korea are basically the same," Jiang Hui said.

"Indeed, as you said, Mr. Jiang, foreign-funded enterprises like to use domestic equipment manufacturers, especially other countries other than the United States. In fact, ABB is more powerful than KUKA, and this is the well-deserved leader in the field of industrial robots." Pi Wei said.

"ABB? I've heard of this, but it seems that it's not just a robot, right?" Jiang Hui said.

"ABB Group has a wide range of businesses, is one of the world's top 500 companies, and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

ABB was formed in 100 by the merger of two international companies with a history of more than 1988 years - Sweden's ASEA (ASEA) and Switzerland's Brown Boveri (BBC BrownBoveri).

After the merger, ABB is a global leader in power and automation technology. It is committed to providing solutions for customers in the industrial, energy, power, transportation and construction industries, helping customers improve production efficiency and energy efficiency, while reducing adverse environmental impacts... ..." Pi Wei said.

"In many automobile workshops, the noise is relatively loud, and some people think that robots are machines and metals, so the noise must be very loud. But ABB robots have a feature that the transmission is relatively quiet, and the relative noise is relatively small.

Thanks to the excellent performance of ABB robots, its market share in China's automotive industry is relatively high," said Pi Wei.

"Apart from KUKA and ABB, is there any company whose products have a relatively high market share?"

"Yes, apart from KUKA and ABB, FANUC is widely used in the domestic auto industry," Pi Wei said.

"Fanuc? The name sounds like an island company?" Jiang Hui asked.

"Yes, it is an island company. FANUC was founded in 1956. The English name is FANUC, which is transliterated as FANUC. This company is the world's most diverse manufacturer of automated factories, robots and intelligent machinery .

Since its establishment, FANUC has been leading the world in the field of robots. This year, FANUC is expected to become the world's first manufacturer to exceed 20 robots, and its market share ranks first. "

"No. [-] in the market?" Jiang Hui thought they were the strongest in the field of industrial robots when Pi Wei said that KUKA and ABB had just heard, but now he hears that FANUC is the company with the largest market share, which feels a bit strange.

"Yes, the market is number one. Like KUKA, he mainly produces industrial robots in the automotive industry or the machinery industry. The overall output is not as good as that of ABB and Fanuc. Although ABB is the largest in the robotics field However, ABB is not only engaged in robots. Robots are only part of its business, and its dominant position is mainly in the automotive industry.

But FANUC is different. Everyone knows that the automation level of factories in the island country is relatively high. Whether it is an automobile factory or other factories, FANUC produces a variety of robots. The overall output is No. 1 in the field of robots. [-]", Pi Wei said.

"The island country is too xenophobic, otherwise I would like to acquire several industrial companies in the island country," Jiang Hui said a little to himself.

"Indeed, the industrial enterprises in the island country are actually very powerful. Not to mention other things, just in the field of robotics. In addition to FANUC, Fujikoshi and Yaskawa are also very famous. They are used in Japanese and even European and American companies. A lot,” Pi Wei said.

Enterprises in South Korea and island countries are the most closed among the developed countries in the world, and they also have the fewest acquisitions and acquisitions. If there is no suitable opportunity, it is really not that you are willing to pay for it and others are willing to sell it.

For example, the companies of these two countries, especially those from the island countries, although some are not particularly large in scale, they have strong technical strength in specific fields and are relatively low in substitutability. In addition, these companies often inherit several It is really a bit troublesome to acquire a family business from the previous generation.

"It's hard to come back, Liao Yun, please remind Mr. Guan, let him also pay attention to which suitable companies in the island country can be acquired by us," Jiang Hui said to Liao Yun, the secretary on the side.

(End of this chapter)