CHINA AS A LEADING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IN AUTOMATION OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Year after year, installations of industrial robots in manufacturing processes in the world have been increasing, and especially in recent years in continents Asia/Australia. Sales of industrial robots and their application in all industry branches in 2014 have increased compared to 2013 for 29 % so that in 2014 sales and installation of industrial robots reached 229.261 units. Two industrial branches: automotive and electro/electronics are significant for industrial robot applications. Since 2010 demand for industrial robots and their installations in automation of manufacturing processes have significantly accelerated. One of the reasons is innovative technical improvement of the robots. From 2010 to 2014 average increase of industrial robot installation in automation and modernization of manufacturing processes at the annual level was 17 % (CAGRCompound Annual Growth Rate). China is a world leading country in the last two years in industrial robot installations. Almost 25 % of annual supply of industrial robots in the world belongs to China. Taking into consideration that China in the last several years is leading country in production of motor vehicles, it is easy to conclude that these industrial robot applications are aimed to automation and modernization of manufacturing processes in automotive industry.