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 Worldwide, there are one million industrial robots in operation, with 100,000 new robots installed every year.
The automotive industry once led the drive to robotize. However, today, food-producers, warehouses, power utilities, hospitals and even the postal system account for half of the world's robots.
In fact, robot investment growth is up 20% yearly, and bound to increase. What drives this growth? Prices for robots have plummeted, and quality has increased. Robots now cost 46% less than 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 andimperviousness 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.
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