Increasing Use of Robots in Machinery Industry

There are 19% of the investigated machine-builders intend to change the use of robots at the machines this year according to the research in Germany.

Three sectors are focused on the first application of robots in 2011,  rubber/plastics machines, food processing machines and printing/paper handling machines. The robots are to substitute manual activities which means for the machine-builders in these sectors partly uncharted waters as statements confirm.

Six sectors are expanding the current uses of robots in 2011. These sectors are building/glass/ceramic machines, conveyer, wood processing machines, robotics + automation, packaging machines, machine tools.