Both the demand for Chinese robots and the increase in sales of industrial robots have fueled the growth of the robot controllers market. According to analysts at Technavio, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 7% by 2020. One major market trend is the consolidation of parts in order to produce compact and small-size controllers. Expect to see increased competition and mergers and acquisitions occurring amongst the big players in the market.

In this blog, we identify the key vendors in the global robot controllers market, as identified by Technavio’s analysts.



ABB

ABB is a pioneering technology leader that is writing the future of industrial digitalization. For more than four decades, the company has been at the forefront, innovating digitally connected and enabled industrial equipment and systems. ABB focuses on driving efficiency, safety and productivity in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure globally. With a heritage spanning more than 130 years, ABB operates in more than 100 countries and employs around 135,000 people.



FANUC

Headquartered in Japan, FANUC is the global leader in automation for manufacturing. Its innovative CNC, Robot and ROBOMACHINE product lines are world renowned for driving customers to be more efficient, reliable and, most importantly, profitable.



KUKA

As a pioneer in robotics and automation technology, KUKA Robotics is one of the leading manufacturers of robotic systems worldwide. KUKA offers a unique and wide range of industrial robots and robot systems, covering all common payload categories and robot types. The matching controllers and software for a variety of scenarios round out KUKA’s product portfolio.



Yaskawa Electric

Yaskawa America, Inc. is a U.S. corporation, created to provide Automation Solutions and Support to its customers in North America, Central America, and South America. Yaskawa is the world’s largest manufacturer of AC Inverter Drives, Servo and Motion Control, and Robotics Automation Systems. Since 1915, Yaskawa Electric has served the world needs for products to improve global productivity through Automation.



Alfa Robot

Alfa is the sub-company of Alfa Auto. Machinery Co., Ltd specialized in manufacturing the robots used for IMM and other periphery equipment which have two big factory sites in Dongguan and Suzhou. Alfa Auto. Machinery Co., Ltd was built in 1988 in Taiwan, which is specialized in the robots used for IMM and other periphery equipment, and is a large high-tech enterprise with a sale volume of 15000 robots.



Arburg

ARBURG, based in Germany, is a leading global manufacturer that customers worldwide trust for series production of their plastic parts. Robotic systems, turnkey solutions and peripherals complete its modular ALLROUNDER range. The company’s portfolio consists of six-axis robots, linear robotic systems, and pickers.



Epson Robots

Over the past 32 years, EPSON Robots has been leading the industry for small parts assembly applications and has introduced many industry firsts including PC based controls, compact SCARA robots, and much more. Its focus is to build robots and automation products to help benefit the global manufacturing strategies put in place by many of the top worldwide manufacturers. EPSON Robots are now busy at work in thousands of manufacturing facilities throughout the world.



Omron Adept Technologies

OMRON Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation based on its core technology of sensing and control. OMRON’s business fields cover a broad spectrum, ranging from industrial automation and electronic components to automotive electronic components, social infrastructure systems, healthcare, and environmental solutions. Omron Adept Technologies, Inc. is a global, leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics systems and services. Joining Omron Corporation in October 2015, Adept is now a part of the acceleration of OMRON’s “Complete Automation Solution” strategy for its Industrial Automation Business.



Sepro Group

Sepro Group is a French Company with 8 subsidiaries and 50 distributors representing the brand in North America, South America, Asia and Europe. The company offers 3-axis, 5-axis or 6-axis robots with the same man-machine interface and robots to equip all existing and new IMMs. Sepro is a quality label that global and regional press manufacturers integrate into their range of imm and robot packages under the Sepro brand or under their own brand.



Stäubli Robotics

The Stäubli Group has brought its renowned engineering expertise and technological ingenuity to the forefront of robotics. Since 1982, the company has built a highly regarded robotics business, and more significantly, transformed the way thousands of manufacturing operations perform. Today Stäubli Robotics is a leading player in robotics around the world.



TecnoMatic Robots

Established in 1987 with main activity in the field of automation and handling, TecnoMatic has steadily grown into a leading manufacturer of robots for the enslavement of presses for injection molding of thermoplastics and automation. Designing with CAD techniques and software realization is done internally by highly experienced technicians.



Yamaha Robotics

Since 1976, Yamaha has provided to the industrial marketplace assembly robots that are unsurpassed for payload, speed and dependability. Yamaha Robotics offers a wide range of single axis models providing up to 4 m travel, with a max payload of 160 kg and +/- 0.005 mm positional accuracy. In addition, they also offer a broad selection of SCARA models with reaches from 120 mm to 1.2 m and a max payload of 50 kg. Yamaha offers seamless AB, Siemens integration tools, comprehensive software and 3D CAD files to simplify installation.

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