VDMA Report: German robotics and automation sector expects 5 percent downturn in 2019
VDMA報告：德國機器人和自動化行業預計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——德國機器人和自動化行業無法逃脫機械工程行業的經濟放緩：2019年，該行業預計銷售額將下降5％至143億歐元。“最zui初chu積ji壓ya的de大da量liang訂ding單dan在zai這zhe一yi年nian大da幅fu減jian少shao，而er往wang年nian常chang見jian的de秋qiu季ji回hui升sheng並bing未wei實shi現xian。在zai十shi年nian的de銷xiao售shou記ji錄lu之zhi後hou，由you於yu全quan球qiu經jing濟ji形xing勢shi嚴yan峻jun，我wo們men的de創chuang新xin和he增zeng長chang部bu門men現xian在zai也ye麵mian臨lin著zhe巨ju大da的de阻zu力li

，”VDMA機器人技術及自動化協會主席、庫卡公司首席營銷官Wilfried Eberhardt說道。

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
，這一態勢將影響機器人和自動化的所有子行業。對於機器視覺，預計行業銷售將下降7％。最大的子行業集成裝配解決方案預計將下降5％。機器人技術公司目前預測為負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ci次ci衰shuai退tui的de原yuan因yin是shi全quan球qiu經jing濟ji在zai重zhong要yao市shi場chang失shi去qu勢shi頭tou和he出chu現xian飽bao和he效xiao應ying。例li如ru
，智zhi能neng手shou機ji的de全quan球qiu銷xiao售shou停ting滯zhi不bu前qian，這zhe也ye對dui機ji械xie投tou資zi產chan生sheng了le影ying響xiang。此ci外wai，當dang前qian許xu多duo客ke戶hu行xing業ye的de不bu確que定ding性xing導dao致zhi人ren們men不bu願yuan進jin行xing投tou資zi。尤you其qi是shi汽qi車che行xing業ye轉zhuan型xing帶dai來lai的de不bu確que定ding性xing和he日ri益yi增zeng多duo的de貿mao易yi爭zheng端duan帶dai來lai了le特te別bie強qiang烈lie的de影ying響xiang。由you於yu還hai看kan不bu到dao好hao轉zhuan的de跡ji象xiang，VDMA機器人及自動化協會預測2020年該行業營收將進一步下降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機器人及自動化協會董事總經理Patrick Schwarzkopf強調：“作為優化生產並確保高質量和可持續性標準的關鍵技術

，機器人和自動化技術將在未來繼續發揮核心作用
，並在中期重返增長軌道。”