We highlight market forecasts, the latest trends and the speed of adoption for industrial robotics worldwide.

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In the September 2023 issue of ISMR, Alexander Veidt (CFO, CLOOS Group), outlines the company’s strategic priorities and latest innovations as well as trends in global welding markets. The welding, robot and automation specialist, Carl Cloos Schweißtechnik GmbH (CLOOS), is focused on global growth and opening new markets.

The use of industrial robots in factories around the world is accelerating at a high rate: 126 robots per 10,000 employees is the new average of global robot density in the manufacturing industries. This is nearly double the number in 2015 (2015: 66 units) according to the 2021 World Robot Report.

Robot orders in the second quarter of 2021 in North America were up by 67% over the same period in 2020, showing a return to pre-COVID 19 pandemic demand for automation as manufacturers and other North American companies return to business.

Robot orders in the first quarter of 2021 were up 20% over the same period in 2020, with substantial increases in purchases coming from companies in metals (up 86%); life sciences/pharmaceutical/biomed (up 72%); food & consumer goods (up 32%) and other non-automotive industries (12%).