GGII: TOP 10 Arc Welding Robot Shipments in China in 2023

Data from Gaogong Robot Industry Research Institute (GGII) show that the sales volume of arc welding robots in the Chinese market will be 28,600 units in 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 7.14%. As the demand certainty of the leading manufacturers in the downstream core industries gradually increases, GGII optimistically estimates that the sales volume of arc welding robots in the Chinese market will be 31,500 units in 2024, with a year-on-year growth rate of about 10%.

Sales volume and forecast of arc welding robots in the Chinese market from 2016 to 2024 (unit: 10,000 units, %)

From the perspective of competition, arc welding robots used in the Chinese market can be divided into three major factions: Japanese, European, and domestic. Japanese brands include Yaskawa, Fanuc, OTC, Panasonic, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, etc.; European brands include KUKA, CLOOS, and ABB, etc.; domestic brands include Canopy, Estun, KOKA Robotics, Efort, STEP, Chaifu Robotics, Erbidi Robotics, Qianjiang Robotics, Turing Robotics, etc. GGII data shows that in 2023, the market share of domestic arc welding robots will increase by about 2 percentage points year-on-year, close to 50%, and domestic brands will accelerate penetration in general industrial fields such as construction machinery, steel structures, ships, hardware and metals.

Domestic and foreign investment share of arc welding robots in the Chinese market in 2022-2023 (unit: %)