According to the report presented by the International Federation of Robotics, the demand for industrial robots has increased in Europe by up to 7%, with an increase from 67,000 to 71,000 units in the last year. The prediction is that 1.7 million industrial robots will be installed worldwide in 2020.
One of the European countries, where the use of robotic technology has greater demand in the market, is Spain. It occupies the fourth position after Germany, Italy, and France. Just like in other fields, legislation and ICT don’t always develop at the same rate. Ana Díaz Ramos, a consultant for the Process Safety Business Unit at TÜV SÜD, a German certification and authoring company, says that “there is still a lot to do from the point of view of the regulatory framework in order to guarantee the quality and safety of industrial processes in which these technologies are involved.” In her opinion, “The industrial revolution 4.0 is a great challenge for machine safety consultants, as there is still a long way to go until reaching a perfect synergy between automated machines and people when it comes to safety.”
The industrial market that makes the greatest use of industrial robotics developments is the automotive sector which has benefitted from high productivity and increased competitiveness by using collaborative industrial robots (Cobots) and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs).
Industrial robots are designed to improve work in the production chain since they have a safety system that can detect a collision and limit the power and/or strength of the robot through its sensors. This allows for efficient use of space and time, without the need to use perimeter protection fences.
In collaboration with human staff, the industrial robot takes on its role as a tool for performing repetitive tasks that are difficult to access, herby, improving working conditions between them.
Its integration in the automotive industry has allowed for the automation of non-ergonomic or repetitive processes, providing automation that is adaptable to different environments and restricted work areas due to a lack of factory space—thus, generating optimal assembly lines.
The use of AGVs has also grown as they are enabled with a scanner system that makes it easier to catch obstacles by slowing down or stopping automatically, thus achieving improvements in the distribution of materials between the production areas or warehouses.
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