VDMA Report: German robotics and automation sector expects 5 percent downturn in 2019
VDMA報(bào)告：德國(guó)機(jī)器人和自動(dòng)化行業(yè)預(yù)計(jì)2019年將下跌5％

November 25, 2019–The German robotics and automation sector cannot escape the economic slowdown in the mechanical engineering industry: For 2019, the industry expects sales to fall by 5 percent to 14.3 billion euros. "An initially high order backlog was largely reduced in the course of the year, and the autumn upturn familiar from previous years failed to materialize. After a decade of sales records, our innovation and growth sector is now also facing a significant damper due to the difficult global economic situation," says Wilfried Eberhardt, Chairman of VDMA Robotics + Automation and Chief Marketing Officer of KUKA AG.

2019年11月25日——德國(guó)機(jī)器人和自動(dòng)化行業(yè)無(wú)法逃脫機(jī)械工程行業(yè)的經(jīng)濟(jì)放緩：2019年，該行業(yè)預(yù)計(jì)銷售額將下降5％至143億歐元。“最初積壓的大量訂單在這一年大幅減少，而往年常見的秋季回升并未實(shí)現(xiàn)。在十年的銷售記錄之后，由于全球經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)嚴(yán)峻，我們的創(chuàng)新和增長(zhǎng)部門現(xiàn)在也面臨著巨大的阻力，”VDMA機(jī)器人技術(shù)及自動(dòng)化協(xié)會(huì)主席、庫(kù)卡公司首席營(yíng)銷官Wilfried Eberhardt說(shuō)道。

In 2019, this development will affect all sub-sectors of robotics and automation. For machine vision, a 7 percent decline in industry sales is expected. The largest sub-sector, Integrated Assembly Solutions, is expecting a decline of 5 percent. Robotics is currently forecasting a minus of 3 percent.

在2019年，這一態(tài)勢(shì)將影響機(jī)器人和自動(dòng)化的所有子行業(yè)。對(duì)于機(jī)器視覺，預(yù)計(jì)行業(yè)銷售將下降7％。最大的子行業(yè)集成裝配解決方案預(yù)計(jì)將下降5％。機(jī)器人技術(shù)公司目前預(yù)測(cè)為負(fù)3%。

The reasons for this downturn are a global economy that is losing momentum and saturation effects in important markets. For example, worldwide sales of smartphones are stagnating, which is also having an impact on investment in machinery. In addition, the current uncertainty in many customer industries is causing a reluctance to invest. The uncertainties resulting from the transformation of the automotive industry and the increasing number of trade disputes are having a particularly strong impact here. As a turnaround is not yet in sight, VDMA Robotics + Automation is forecasting a further decline in its sector turnover of 10 percent for 2020.

此次衰退的原因是全球經(jīng)濟(jì)在重要市場(chǎng)失去勢(shì)頭和出現(xiàn)飽和效應(yīng)。例如，智能手機(jī)的全球銷售停滯不前，這也對(duì)機(jī)械投資產(chǎn)生了影響。此外，當(dāng)前許多客戶行業(yè)的不確定性導(dǎo)致人們不愿進(jìn)行投資。尤其是汽車行業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)型帶來(lái)的不確定性和日益增多的貿(mào)易爭(zhēng)端帶來(lái)了特別強(qiáng)烈的影響。由于還看不到好轉(zhuǎn)的跡象，VDMA機(jī)器人及自動(dòng)化協(xié)會(huì)預(yù)測(cè)2020年該行業(yè)營(yíng)收將進(jìn)一步下降10%。

"As a key technology for optimizing production and guaranteeing high quality and sustainability standards, robotics and automation will continue to play a central role in the future and return to its growth course in the medium term," emphasizes Patrick Schwarzkopf, Managing Director of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association.

VDMA機(jī)器人及自動(dòng)化協(xié)會(huì)董事總經(jīng)理Patrick Schwarzkopf強(qiáng)調(diào)：“作為優(yōu)化生產(chǎn)并確保高質(zhì)量和可持續(xù)性標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的關(guān)鍵技術(shù)，機(jī)器人和自動(dòng)化技術(shù)將在未來(lái)繼續(xù)發(fā)揮核心作用，并在中期重返增長(zhǎng)軌道。”