Automation Presence Increases in Mexico

Automa­tion man­u­fac­tur­ing is rapid­ly being inte­grat­ed into Mex­i­co and sup­pli­ers here at Robots​.com couldn’t be more thrilled. The rep­re­sen­ta­tives at Robots​.com have a lot of expe­ri­ence with the inte­gra­tion and sup­ply of robot­ics in Mex­i­co. Our 35 years of glob­al expe­ri­ence of robot­ic inte­gra­tion com­bined with our large indus­tri­al robot inven­to­ry and robot part sup­ply enable us to make glob­al robot inte­gra­tion fast and pain­less. In hon­or of Cin­co de Mayo, we believe it to be fit­ting to cel­e­brate the automa­tion vic­to­ry in store for Mex­i­co by shar­ing their great suc­cess thus far. 

In just ten years, from 2002 – 2012, Mex­i­can auto­mo­tive exports increased by 152% mak­ing them 7^th in glob­al auto pro­duc­tion; in 2014, Mex­i­co account­ed for 3.7 per­cent share of the glob­al vehi­cle pro­duc­tion (1). The con­tin­ued increase in man­u­fac­tur­ing in auto­mo­tive, elec­tron­ics, machin­ery, appli­ances, and aero­space offers sig­nif­i­cant invest­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties for growth. In 2015, more than 6, 320 robot­ic units (more than $243 mil­lion) were sold into Mex­i­co and the num­bers only con­tin­ue to scale at sig­nif­i­cant lev­els (1). Accord­ing to the Unit­ed States Depart­ment of Com­merce, also in 2015, Mex­i­co sur­passed Cana­da as the largest pur­chas­er of U.S. automa­tion exports (2). Mex­i­co was the largest pur­chas­er of U.S.-made elec­tri­cal relays and indus­tri­al con­trols (around $472 mil­lion) and they also account­ed for one-fifth of all U.S. elec­tric motor and actu­a­tor exports ($926 mil­lion). At $2.2 tril­lion, Mex­i­co is the 11thlargest glob­al econ­o­my and home to 20+ auto­mo­tive assem­bly plants includ­ing BMW, Mer­cedes, Audi, Ford, Chrysler, and Nissan. 

The man­u­fac­tur­ing pres­ence in Mex­i­co is ranked 8^th place among 40 coun­tries in the 2016 Glob­al Man­u­fac­tur­ing Com­pet­i­tive Index (1). Their exist­ing lib­er­al trade poli­cies and open economies are favor­able for OEMs. Sev­er­al robot­ics indus­try play­ers such as Fanuc, KUKA, and ABB now have a very strong pres­ence in Mexico. 

To help the coun­try learn more about the process of automa­tion and inte­gra­tion, the Asso­ci­a­tion for Advanc­ing Automa­tion (A3) has launched A3 Mex­i­co. It will serve as a net­work­ing hub and help fos­ter rela­tion­ships between entre­pre­neurs, investors, ven­dors, cus­tomers, stu­dents, edu­ca­tors, sci­en­tists, jour­nal­ists, and indus­try ana­lysts. It is an umbrel­la group for Robot­ic Indus­tries Asso­ci­a­tion (RIA), Advanc­ing Vision and Imag­ing (AIA), and the Motion Con­trol and Motor Asso­ci­a­tion (MCMA). A3 will pro­vide edu­ca­tion ini­tia­tives, career devel­op­ment, robot installer cer­ti­fi­ca­tion, and guid­ance and sup­port for robot­ics and advanced automa­tions stake­hold­ers. Jeff Burn­stein, Pres­i­dent of A3, says ​“We see sol­id growth in the use of automa­tion and robot­ics in Mex­i­co, which cur­rent­ly does not have an asso­ci­a­tion that can help with train­ing, guide­lines, and over­all need­ed sup­port.” This will only con­tin­ue to increase the pool of skilled Mex­i­can labor to con­tin­ue to be trained in elec­tron­ics and the auto­mo­tive indus­tries. Accord­ing to A3, the man­u­fac­tur­ing future in Mex­i­co also looks promis­ing for the food and bev­er­age indus­try and the med­ical device market.

Our experts at Robots​.com have worked hard to build rela­tion­ships with each man­u­fac­tur­er (Fanuc, KUKA, ABB, and Motoman) and because of this we can offer the most accu­rate and knowl­edge­able ser­vices to our cus­tomers. No mat­ter your loca­tion on the globe, we are ready to offer you a suc­cess­ful, quick, and pur­pose­ful inte­gra­tion on your pro­duc­tion line that will help you improve your ROI. We look for­ward to work­ing with you; con­tact us online or at 877−762−6881.

Sources:

(1): http://​trade​.gov/​t​o​p​m​a​r​k​e​t​s​/​p​d​f​/​I​n​d​u​s​t​r​i​a​l​_​A​u​t​o​m​a​t​i​o​n​_​M​e​x​i​c​o.pdf

(2): http://​trade​.gov/​t​o​p​m​a​r​k​e​t​s​/​p​d​f​/​I​n​d​u​s​t​r​i​a​l​_​A​u​t​o​m​a​t​i​o​n​_​M​e​x​i​c​o.pdf