ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) today announced a joint US-China Robotics Forum to be held April 4 at the Automate 2017 Show and Conference at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The forum will bring together A3’s Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the leading North American robotics industry trade organization, and its counterpart, the China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA). According to the World Robotics Report 2016, published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), China has significantly expanded its leading position as the largest robotics market in the world purchasing 27% of the total supply in 2015.
Forum Program
The forum will feature several talks from
industry leaders including Mr. Song Xiaogang, Executive President, China
Robot Industry Alliance and Dr. Qu Daokui, President, Siasun Robot &
Automation Co Ltd. Speakers from the Robotic Industries Association will
include Mike Jacobs, CEO, Applied Manufacturing Technologies and Chair
of the RIA Board and Scott Eckert, CEO of Rethink Robotics and RIA Board
Member. Participating panelists include Qu Daokui, President of Siasun;
Liu Erbing, Vice President of Risong Technology; Joe Gemma, Chief
Regional Officer of KUKA; and Stu Shepherd, CEO of Gudel US. The event
starts April 4 at 10:15am in the Future of Automation theatre on the
Automate show floor.
“The US-China Robotics Forum is a groundbreaking event for robotics companies in both countries,” stated Jeff Burnstein, president of A3. “The forum paves the way for an ongoing exchange of ideas and the forging of strategic partnerships that will better serve global automation companies.”
China Participation in Automate 2017
Thirteen Chinese
automation companies are participating in Automate 2017 this year --the
first time that any Chinese robotics suppliers have participated in an
automation trade show in the United States. The participants are as
follows:
- CF Electric Motor Co., Ltd.
- Changzhou Haosheng Motor Co.,Ltd.
- Eumax Corp.
- Fulling & Ceiec Co.,Ltd.
- HIT Robot Group
- Luoyang Huigong Bearing Technology Co.,Ltd.
- Protruly Vision Technology Group
- Qinchuan Machine Tool &Tool Group Corp.
- Shenyang Siasun & Automation Co.,Ltd.
- Shenyang Zhongke Allwin Technology Co., Ltd.
- Shenzhen Casic Motor System Co.,Ltd.
- Taizhou Houle Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Zhejiang Qiyue Machanical Technology Co., Ltd.
Registration Open
More than 20,000 attendees are expected to
attend Automate 2017, from all 50 states and more than 70 countries.
Attendee registration is now open at the following link: Automate
2017 (www.automateshow.com).
Prospective exhibitors can find more information on exhibition
opportunities at the event website.
About Association for Advancing Automation (A3)
The
Association for Advancing Automation is the global advocate for the
benefits of automating. A3 promotes automation technologies and ideas
that transform the way business is done. A3 is the umbrella group for
Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging,
and Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA). RIA, AIA, and MCMA
combined represent over 1,000 automation manufacturers, component
suppliers, system integrators, end users, research groups and consulting
firms from throughout the world that drive automation forward. For more
information, please visit our websites: A3 - www.A3automate.org.
RIA - www.robotics.org.
AIA - www.visiononline.org.
MCMA - www.motioncontrolonline.org.