Magazine BEAST #16 2019
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#Technology | Robots<br />
THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL<br />
ROBOT TECHNOLOGY<br />
BY ALBERT BARTHOLOMÉ<br />
+16%<br />
+12%<br />
+10%<br />
Annual installations<br />
of industrial robots<br />
2013-2022*<br />
‘000 of units<br />
2013<br />
2014<br />
2015<br />
2016<br />
2017<br />
+6%<br />
2018<br />
+0%<br />
<strong>2019</strong>*<br />
2020*<br />
2021*<br />
2022*<br />
‘000 of units<br />
2017<br />
Europe<br />
46<br />
55 54<br />
67 76 74<br />
280 283 285<br />
2018<br />
Asia/Australia<br />
<strong>2019</strong>*<br />
59<br />
79<br />
320<br />
2020*<br />
America<br />
64<br />
83<br />
368<br />
2021*<br />
69<br />
87<br />
420<br />
2022*<br />
* forecast<br />
* forecast<br />
Robots installed per 10,000 employees :<br />
China<br />
Japan<br />
United States<br />
Rep. of Korea<br />
Germany<br />
Chinese Taipei<br />
Italy<br />
France<br />
Mexico<br />
Spain<br />
India<br />
Singapore<br />
Canada<br />
Thailand<br />
Czech Republic<br />
154<br />
55,2<br />
40,4<br />
37,8<br />
26,7<br />
12,1<br />
9,8<br />
5,8<br />
5,7<br />
5,3<br />
4,8<br />
4,3<br />
3,6<br />
3,3<br />
2,7<br />
Annual installations<br />
of industrial robots<br />
15 largest markets 2018<br />
‘000 of units<br />
99<br />
#1 Average Europe : 114<br />
#2 Average America : 99<br />
#3 Average World : 99<br />
#4 Average Asia : 91<br />
114<br />
Robot density<br />
in the manufacturing<br />
industry 2018<br />
91<br />
«International productivity gains in industry,<br />
compared to other sectors, are one of the<br />
causes of the decline in the number of jobs<br />
at European level.»<br />
According to an ING Luxembourg survey:<br />
robots are going to eliminate 52% of on jobs<br />
CARLO THELEN<br />
Director General of Luxembourg<br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
Sources : IFR - International Federation of Robotics - World Robotics <strong>2019</strong><br />
Industrial Robots - ifr.org<br />
www.carlothelenblog.lu/<strong>2019</strong>/08/08/pro-industrial-luxembourg/<br />
<strong>BEAST</strong> MAGAZINE <strong>#16</strong><br />
99.807 threatened jobs =