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Abstract

This chapter explores the main markets for the production and use of robots and 3D printing technologies and presents a comparative analysis of the core robotics and 3D printing competence in the major world digital manufacturing sectors. We focus specifically on Piemonte and its efforts to develop CPS in the automotive sector, a traditional key driver of Italian industrial development. Particular attention is paid to the role of collaborative robots compared to the more traditional manufacturing robots already used heavily in automotive production.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    The employment of co-bots in industrial applications, particularly in the automotive sector, will be explored in the later sections.

  2. 2.

    FX rate on December 31, 2015 (date of report publication) was 1 USD = 0.91522 EUR (via exchange-rates.org)

  3. 3.

    To be discussed in the succeeding sections.

  4. 4.

    FX rate on 13 January, 2017 (date of report publication) was 1 USD = 0.93964 EUR (via exchange-rates.org)

  5. 5.

    NEDO expects the RoboTech sector to grow 20% annually in the next 5 years.

  6. 6.

    Selected current Japanese robot projects are listed in Table 4.3.

  7. 7.

    FX rate on 10 February 2015 (publication date) was 1 USD = 119.32 JPY; 1 USD = 0.88382 EUR (via exchange-rates.org)

  8. 8.

    FX rate on 18 February 2016 (publication date) was 1 USD = 113.32 JPY; 1 USD = 0.88643 EUR (via exchange-rates.org)

  9. 9.

    A more comprehensive list of Japanese robotics suppliers is available in Appendix C.

  10. 10.

    OEMs are often the original producers of vehicle components.

  11. 11.

    FX rate on 13 January 2017 (date of report publication) was 1 GBP = 1.1733 EUR (via exchangerates.org.uk)

  12. 12.

    Troy Jensen, 3D printing: A model of the future, PiperJaffray, March 2013.

  13. 13.

    Ford Media Centre, ‘Ford’s 3D-printed auto parts save millions, boost quality’, in Deloitte (2014).

  14. 14.

    These sensibilities were incorporated into a production system called the Toyota Production System, which was adopted by most Japanese carmakers.

  15. 15.

    Tier 1 companies are often regarded as the largest or the most technically capable companies in the OEM’s supply chain. They often develop close working and business relationships with OEMs (via Investopedia.com and chron.com)

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