Basic composition of arc welding robot

Overall Market Size and Forecast of Arc Welding Robots in China from 2017 to 2025 (Taiwan)

Market structure of arc welding robots in China in 2021 (Taiwan)

On the one hand, foreign leading industrial robot companies have established a solid cooperation system with domestic and foreign mainstream digital welding machine manufacturers such as Fronius, Lincoln, Megmeet, Aotai, and Kaierda; The development of application technology, such as laser positioning, 3D vision, etc., is making efforts in markets with high concentration of major customers, such as auto parts, construction machinery, containers, construction machinery and other industries, so it has a relatively large market share.

Some foreign manufacturers not only have arc welding robot body equipment, but also produce supporting welding power supply, wire feeding mechanism and welding torch of their own brands, so the stability and coordination of the equipment are good, and the difficulty of debugging is low. With product performance and first-mover advantages, it has been widely used in auto parts and general industrial fields.

Domestic manufacturers are mainly represented by STEP, and the downstream industries are mainly concentrated in metal processing markets such as two-wheelers, fitness equipment, hardware furniture, etc. After years of technical precipitation, the product performance of domestic arc welding robots and peripheral equipment manufacturers has been greatly improved. At the same time, the cost is also falling sharply, the market recognition in the civil industry has been significantly improved, and the tentative application of domestic arc welding robots by small and medium-sized enterprises has increased. And benefiting from the rapid development of new energy vehicles in recent years, the production of battery packs, motors and other components has accelerated the introduction of arc welding robots, and the application market for arc welding robots has further expanded. With the promotion of intelligent manufacturing and the rapid development of the new energy industry, small and medium-sized enterprises have increased demand for domestic brands with higher cost performance. It is expected that the market share of domestic brands will grow steadily in the next few years.

Precipitate the general industrial market  and explore more subdivided fields

In the fields of medium and thick plates such as construction machinery, steel structures, rail transit, and ships, not only the equipment accuracy and stability of welding robot manufacturers are required, but also peripheral technologies such as torque sensing, multi-layer and multi-channel, laser guidance, welding, etc. There are requirements for seam detection and polishing of welding function package. It is precisely because of the support of world-renowned manufacturers behind foreign brands, such as Xeron laser guidance, ISRA 3D vision, etc., that the overall technology is advanced. Therefore, MIR Rui Industry believes that domestic manufacturers will not only increase investment in products and develop more process packages, but also need to conduct multilateral cooperation with more peripheral suppliers to break through technology.

In the field of thick plate welding, STEP is considered to be an early and well-developed manufacturer among domestic brands . Its continuous optimization of various welding function packages has led many domestic brands in terms of functional perfection and maturity of thick plate welding. , and have been verified in a large number of practical projects. For example, the fuel tank robot welding solution launched by STEP in the construction machinery industry uses multiple advanced functions such as dual-machine collaborative welding, laser tracking, and positioner cooperation to improve welding efficiency and quality; the self-developed robot control system has realized The collaborative welding of up to 12 axes is the most among domestic robots.

In the mid-to-high-end fields such as automobiles and auto parts, especially in the traditional fuel vehicle market, the weight of price in the equipment import option is relatively low. Car companies pay more attention to the stability, precision and efficiency of equipment. At present, foreign capital "four "Everyone" has almost monopolized this market, and domestic brands are less competitive. Therefore, MIR Rui Industry believes that the follow-up new energy vehicles, especially commercial vehicles, are the opportunity for domestic arc welding robots to enter the automotive industry. First of all, the manufacturing of new energy commercial vehicles does not require as much precision as passenger cars, nor does it require as much production capacity as passenger cars. This is an opportunity for domestic arc welding robots to break through and hone their equipment. Secondly, China is the main battlefield for new energy vehicles, and domestic car companies such as Great Wall, Changan, Baojun, and Wuling will support domestic robots even more.

Just like STEP's SA series welding robot, with the three-axis positioner and low-spatter welding system, it can realize the need for secondary treatment after welding, and the efficiency can be increased by more than 1.5 times; in the single robot double station + double robot composed of its robot In the double-station closed welding workshop, the car seat brackets produced have been widely used in various models of SAIC Roewe.