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North American robot orders decline in 2023, A3 report finds

Automation Mag

A recent Association for Advancing Automation (A3) report finds that robot sales in North American declined by 30 percent in 2023 after record orders in the two previous years. Companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared to 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021.

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2023 robot orders down 30% from 2022 in North America, according to A3

Robotics Business Review

Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. These 2023 robot orders were divided almost equally among automotive (15,723 robots sold) and non-automotive companies (15,436 robots sold).

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Dynamic Manufacturing India May June 2023 edition

Dinesh Mishra

Aequs is a fast-growing diversified contract manufacturing company providing vertically integrated product solutions across its global customer base in the Aerospace, Toys, and Consumer Goods industries. The post Dynamic Manufacturing India May June 2023 edition appeared first on Machine Insider.

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Automation show announced for 2023

Control Engineering

Automate , is returning to Detroit for a second straight year, running from May 22-25, 2023. Now is the opportunity for companies to take their business to the next level at the most important automation event in 2023,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of A3 in a press release. A3 is a CFE Media and Technology content partner.

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Robot orders decline in Q2 2023

Control Engineering

economy and high interest rates, resulting in a 37% drop in robot orders and a 20% decrease in value in Q2 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. The post Robot orders decline in Q2 2023 appeared first on Control Engineering. A slow U.S. A slow U.S.

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Robot orders down in first quarter of 2023

Control Engineering

North American companies ordered fewer robots in the first quarter of 2023 than for the same period last year. During Q1, non-automotive orders in consumer goods, semiconductor & electronics, plastics & rubber, life sciences/pharmaceutical/ biomedical, metals, and others purchased 3,519 robots, down 42% over Q1 2022.

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BASF cuts outlook for 2023 ahead of first half results

Plastics News

Preliminary figures released by BASF SE suggest that sales dropped by a quarter in the second quarter of 2023. While it does not anticipate further weakening in global demand because of the customer destocking that has already taken place, it still expects demand for consumer goods to be lower than previously expected.