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Can the first unmanned factory in Dongguan be built to ease the labor shortage?

Recently,thefirstprivate“unmannedfactory”inDongguan,GuangdongProvincebegantobeputintoconstruction,whichmarkedthenewstageofthe“machinesubstitution”strategy.ThereporterlearnedthatthecurrentemploymentgapinDongguanhasreachedmorethan100,000people.Theconstructionof“unmannedfactories”willalleviatethephenomenonoflaborshortage,andwillalsohaveapositiveimpactonChina'srobotindustry. "Unmannedfactory"compressionlaborupto90% Recently,thereportersawatthesceneofthefirst“unmannedfactory”branchprojectthatitopened,andonerobotwasbeinginstalledandcommissioned.Itisunderstoodthatthefirstphaseofthe"unmannedfactory"constructionsystemthatthecompanyisadvancingplanstoinvest1000unmannedrobots.Intheearlystage,100robotstooktheleadin"job".  victor--CNCrobotapplicationsite-1Accordingtotheintroduction,theproductprocessingofmanualCNCmachinetoolsisoftenpronetosafetyproblems,andthestabilityofproductqualityisalsorelativelypoor."Inthecontextoftheimplementationofthe"machinesubstitution"strategyinDongguan,wearedeterminedtosetupintelligentunmannedThefactoryreplaceslaborbyhardwaremanipulators,andthenestablishesahighlyintelligentsoftwarecontrolsystemforremotenetworkcontrol,whichwillgreatlyimprovetheefficiencyandproductqualityofthefactory.                   victor--CNCrobotapplicationsite-2 "No-manfactory"doesnotmeanthatthereisnooneatall,butitwillcompressthenumberoflaboronalargescale,evenreaching90%.Afterthecompletionofthe"smartfactory",somesoftwaresystemsandmid-andback-officemanagersarestillneeded.               Victor-CNCRobotApplicationSite-3Infact,sincethePearlRiverDeltaDongguan,Foshanandothercitieshavesuccessivelyreleasedthe“machinesubstitution”strategicplanin2014,undertheincentiveofspecialfunds,theatmosphereofthetransformationofindustrialmanufacturingenterprisesintoindustrialrobotintelligentequipmenthasbecomeincreasinglystrong. TakingDongguanasanexample,themunicipalgovernmenthassetupaspecialfundfor“machinesubstitution”inDongguan.Since2014,ithasinvested200millionyuaneachyearforatotalof600millionyuanforthreeconsecutiveyearstosupportenterprisestoimplement“machinesubstitution”.15%ofthetotalequipment. AccordingtothepersoninchargeoftheEconomicandInformationBureauofDongguanCity,Dongguanhaspromoted505“machine-for-human”applicationsintraditionalindustriesandadvantageousindustries.Theinvestmentamountis4.2billionyuan,whichcanreducetheemploymentofmorethan30,000people.Theinvestmentcostofenterprisesisexpectedtobehigh.Recoveredwithintwoyears. Canyoualleviatethelaborshortage? Infact,thecurrentincreaseinlaborcostshasdeterminedtheneedfortheimplementationofthe“machinesubstitution”strategyinDongguanandotherplaces. WiththerapidriseoflaborcostsinthePearlRiverDelta,companiesgenerallyfeelthatthereisahighpressuretosurvive.ThechairmanoftheDongguanTaiwan-fundedEnterpriseAssociationbelievesthatalthoughtheinitialindustrialrobotsandotherinfrastructureinvestmentislarge,thecompanieswithstronggrowthareexpectedtobeinthemarket.Thecostisrecoveredduringtheyear,“itismorecost-effectivethantheuncertaintyoftheannualincreaseinlaborcostsbymorethan20%.” Atthesametime,"machinesubstitution"hasraiseddoubtsaboutwhetheritwillincreasefactorylayoffsandemployeeunemployment. Thereporter'sfieldinvestigationfoundthattakingDongguanasanexample,thephenomenonof“laborshortage”and“difficultiesinrecruitingworkers”isverycommon,showingthecurrentsituationofinsufficientlaborforceratherthansurpluslabor. InHoujieTown,Dongguan,thereportersawthattherecruitmentadvertisementsofenterprisescanbeseeneverywhere.Enterprisesgenerallyreflectthatitismoredifficulttorecruitpeoplethaninpreviousyears. "Thereductioninemploymentdoesexist.Thenumberofpeopleapplyingforthisyearisabout20%lessthanlastyear.Atpresent,theemploymentgapinHoujieTownhasreached14,000.AccordingtothedataoftheGuangdongProvincialDepartmentofHumanResourcesandSocialAffairs,DongguaniscurrentlyTheemploymentgapinthecityisashighas100,000.Inviewofthis,themorethan30,000peoplewhohavereplacedthemachinesubstitutionstrategyinDongguanarestillfarfrombeingabletomakeupforthegapinemployment. Stimulatethedevelopmentofdomesticrobotindustry Forsomeenterprises,theinvestmentinmachineryandequipmentofhundredsofmillionsofyuanhasmadetheenterprise'pressuremountainbig',andthesubsidyfundofthegovernment'machinesubstitution'hasthepositiveroleofpolicyguidance,whilethe15%maximumsubsidyratioisalsotoacertainextent.Itreducestheanxietyofenterprisesintheirinvestmentandreducestheirburden. ManyindustryinsidersbelievethatinthecriticalperiodofthetransformationofmanufacturingenterprisesinthePearlRiverDeltaregion,"themachinesubstitution"strategyhasmadetheenterprise"consumeareassurance"andhasimportantguidingsignificance. Whilethemarketdemandhasincreasedsubstantially,industryinsiderspredictthatthedomesticrobotindustrywillalsousherinagoldenperiodofrapidgrowth. InternationalFederationofRobotics(IFR)statisticsshowthatintheindustrialrobotmarketinChinalastyear,SwisscompaniessuchasABB,Germany,Kuka,YaskawaandFanucaccountedformorethan70%ofthemarketshare.Self-ownedbrandssuchasvictorandwellaccountforonly30%ofthemarket.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