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MACHINE AND PLANT FLOOR NEWS: NORTH AMERICAN ROBOT MANUFACTURERS EXPERIENCE BRISK DEMAND IN FIRST HALF OF 2004.

Publication: Manufacturing Automation
Publication Date: 01-AUG-04 		Format: Online - approximately 593 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
North American manufacturing companies ordered 7,852 robots valued at about $473.3 million during January-June 2004, an increase of 12% in terms of units and 6% in terms of dollars over the first half of 2003, according to Robotic Industries Association (RIA, Ann Arbor, MI, 734-994-6088). An additional 687 robots valued at about $39.7 million were sold to companies outside of North America, an increase of 226% in units and 104% in dollars over the comparable period last year. New orders for North America and outside of North America...

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