Universal Robots advises Vietnam’s manufacturers to deploy cobots
Universal Robots (UR), Denmark-based collaborative robots (cobots) manufacturer, has advised Vietnam’s manufacturing industry leaders to implement cobots to address skills and labour shortage as well as achieve higher productivity.
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - Universal Robots (UR), Denmark-based collaborativerobots (cobots) manufacturer, has advised Vietnam’s manufacturing industryleaders to implement cobots to address skills and labour shortage as wellas achieve higher productivity.
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“Safetyis imperative and has become the cost of entry into the cobot market now. URbelieves in developing affordable, lightweight, and flexible robots that coulddeliver a rapid return on investment for the manufacturing industry,”says James McKew, Regional Director of Asia-Pacific in Universal Robots.
“Bylowering the automation barrier within the reach of manufacturers who neverthought that they could deploy robots due to cost and complexity, we hope tohelp Vietnam’s industries realise higher productivity and maintain effectiveutilisation of their plants," added McKew.
Accordingto the 'Collaborative Robot Market by Payload, Component, Application,Industry, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2026' report by market researchfirm MarketsandMarkets, cobots are increasingly being adopted by various industriesdue to advantages such as increased productivity and effective employeeutilisation.
Thecobots’ market in the APAC region is expected to surpass that in Europe by 2021due to large scale manufacturing industries especially automotive, electronics,and metals sectors which are increasingly deploying cobots.
Today,UR’s cobots allow employees to move from repetitive, low-value tasks tohigh-value activities that increase work productivity and quality. Vietnammanufacturing industry stands to benefit most from robotics as its processesinvolve repetitive work in confined, structured spaces, environments thatrobots excel in. Cobots can work around the clock and produce consistent workunder harsh working conditions without any rest./.
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