Under the dual pressure of global labor shortage and manufacturing transformation and upgrading, industrial enterprises have adopted automated production, using advanced equipment and cutting-edge technologies to improve production efficiency and flexible production capacity. In recent years, the robot industry has developed rapidly, affected by the development of artificial intelligence, a new generation of information technology, advanced material technology and other developments, the scope of robot application has been deepened, and has become an important driving force to promote the digital transformation of the economy and society.

From July 12 to 14, 2023, ABB Robotics China Value Provider Conference was successfully held in Shanghai. With the theme of “Gather strength for Breakthrough, Seek win-win”, this event is not only a gathering for three years, but also a gathering for the future.

Sikang Ma, Global President of ABB Robotics, Jing Luo, Interim Head of ABB Robotics China and Chief Financial Officer of ABB China, Marina, Global Head of ABB Robotics Market and Sales and President of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) Bill, Wang Tong, head of ABB Robotics China Market and Sales and head of Consumer goods and Service robots in China, Xu Feng, acting head of ABB Robotics China R&D Platform and head of global R&D capability management, and Professor Zhang Anyuan, director of China Chief Economist Forum, delivered keynote speeches respectively. Find innovative developments and higher breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and robotics with representatives of numerous channel partners on site.

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Through keynote speeches, new product launches, technical lectures and factory visits, the event comprehensively displayed ABB’s latest development strategy of robotics, the development results of cutting-edge technological innovation in China, and the innovative technologies and solutions needed to accelerate digital and intelligent transformation. It also provides useful references for different industries and enterprises in top-level planning, route formulation and landing, and works together with the whole industry chain to create a high-quality sustainable development ecosystem.

Ma Sikang, global president of ABB’s robot business unit, said that at present, the global robot industry is in a critical period of uncertain pattern, a window period of scale expansion and a period of opportunity to seize dominance. Now the competition seems to be platform and supply chain competition, but in fact, the future robot industry competition will be around the “system competitiveness”. Innovation is the main driving force and one of the important strategies of ABB Robotics. We have been looking for new ways to cooperate with partners, promote digital and intelligent transformation with innovative business models, systematically build a good cooperation atmosphere, and strengthen the competitiveness of the system.

For the robot market, ABB sees the opportunity to further support Chinese customers and expand market share through global experience, and the robot Gigafactory officially put into operation in 2022 is ABB’s most advanced, most flexible and most automated robot factory in the world, and an important milestone in ABB’s development in China. At the conference, customers and partners from various industries were invited to visit the factory to experience ABB’s advanced technology and strength as a leader in the field of robotic automation.

ABB Robot Gigafactory visit

ABB’s robotic Gigafactory connects the physical world with the digital world, creating a digital manufacturing ecosystem that leverages virtual planning and production management systems to improve performance and productivity by collecting and analyzing data. The new plant ditches traditional, fixed assembly lines and replaces them with flexible, modular production cells that are digitally connected and serviced by intelligent, autonomous mobile robots. In the future, ABB robots will serve the Chinese robot market with larger production capacity, more advanced and flexible manufacturing processes, and further radiate the Asia-Pacific region.

ABB Robotics presented four awards on the occasion of the event: the Best Innovation Award, the Sincere Cooperation Award, the Outstanding Performance Award, and the Special Contribution Award to thank the value providers who have sincerely cooperated with ABB Robotics for their efforts and celebrate the fruits of the harvest.