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International Federation of Robotics
The global stock of industrial robots will increase from around 1.83 million units in 2016 to over 3 million units in 2020, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) in its recently published World Robotics Report 2017.

The VDMA has raised its 2017 growth forecast for the German robotics and automation industry from 7% to 11%. This means that the sector's turnover is expected to break the record of 14 billion euros for the first time this year.

In the video - SPS IPC Drives 2017
It will be the biggest SPS IPC Drives we have ever organized. With this statement, Mesago Managing Director Martin Roschkowski opened the press conference for SPS IPC Drives 2017. There were also conceptual innovations to announce. We were there with the camera.
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) assumes that China will be responsible for 40% of the global robotics market in just two years' time. What are the drivers behind this? - An on-site trend report.

Siemens has announced that it is locating its global research into autonomous robotics in China. The company is also entering into a partnership with Tsinghua University and is jointly establishing a research center for robotics in Beijing.
Artificial intelligence is becoming an important topic in more and more areas of industry and life. Mitsubishi Electric is now bundling its technology activities in this area under the new "Maisart" brand.

In addition to the SimaticManager and TIA-programmable S7-compatible controllers, Insevis offers various S7 panels with fast page changes and long availability, without Windows.

Hannover Messe is expanding: In September 2018, the first 'Hannover Messe USA' will be launched in Chicago.
To date, the level of automation in assembly has been relatively low. The potential to carry out the tasks at hand with the support of robots is therefore correspondingly high.