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Publication: Automotive Design & Production
Publication Date: 01-DEC-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
"2008 is a very challenging year in North America for the robotics industry and other capital equipment industries," said Ake Lindqvist, Group Vice President of ABB Robotics, and Chairman of RIA's Statistics Committee. "With the economy either in a recession or on the edge of one, manufacturing companies are being quite cautious when it comes to investing in automation. This is especially true in the automotive industry, the largest customer for robotics," Lindqvist explained.

RIA numbers show that orders from automotive manufacturers and their suppliers fell 43% in the first half of the year. However, non-automotive orders increased by 23% in units and 16% in dollars....

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