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This report is intended to give a general overview of the machine tool and automation market − which includes primarily industrial, and to a lesser degree, service and personal robotics − and to provide information about how Nexans is serving this diverse and growing sector.
The paper opens with a definition of the role automation plays in the world economy, and outlines recent trends in machine tool technology and robotics. New challenges and opportunities are presented in six key areas, each of which has important repercussions on cables and cabling. The expectations of customers are outlined. The second section presents Nexans’ overall solutions in the five key areas that apply to industrial automation, and then briefly reviews other non-manufacturing capabilities applicable to new automation markets. Finally, it explains how customers benefit from the Nexans’ product and service approach.
This report is followed by an Appendix containing a list of recent Nexans success stories, innovations and references.
Contents
I. Introduction : From the factory floor to the service industry
1.  The place of automation in the world economy
2. Types and trends in machine tools and robotics
3. New challenges and opportunities
3.1 Mobility
3.2 Intelligence
3.3 Internet networking
3.4 Compactness
3.5 Standardization
3.6 Safety
4. Customer expectations of cable suppliers
II. Nexans: Global experts in machine tools and automation
1. Cable solutions for manufacturing
2. Cable solutions beyond manufacturing
3. Local service, innovation and reliability
III. Appendix
Some recent Nexans success stories, innovations and references
Tables from VDMA (machine tools) and UNECE Report: 2004 Robotics Survey
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