Zhaolong Robot Cables, Born to Solve the Problems of Robot Cables

With the vigorous development of new industries such as industrial automation, new energy vehicles, and high-end equipment manufacturing, cutting-edge technologies such as industrial Internet of Things, intelligence, and digitalization have been widely infiltrated. In this context, the process of intelligence and networking of industrial robots has accelerated, and robot cables, as key connection components, are essential to ensure the efficient and stable operation of robots. It undertakes important functions such as connecting power, signals, data transmission and control circuits. In order to adapt to the complex movement of robots, it must have excellent flexibility, wear resistance, oil resistance and tensile strength.

 

Existing Pain Points of Robot Cable Users/Robot Manufacturers

For robot users and robot manufacturers, the existing pain points are very obvious. First, the short service life of cables is a major concern, which leads to frequent replacement, which not only increases cost investment, but also prolongs the downtime of robots, seriously affecting production efficiency. Secondly, the problem of unstable signal transmission cannot be ignored. It directly interferes with the precise operation of the robot and may cause deviations or even errors in the work.

 

Secondly, the poor flexibility of the cable also greatly limits the range of motion and flexibility of the robot. This defect is particularly prominent in some scenarios that require flexible operation. Moreover, cables with poor wear and oil resistance are easily damaged in harsh environments, reducing the reliability of the robot. Finally, the complex installation and maintenance process of the cables consumes a lot of manpower and time, increasing operating costs and management difficulties.

 

Zhaolong's Robot Cables Help Solve Robot Cables’ Problems

Zhaolong's carefully designed and manufactured robot cables are tailored for occasions with torsional motion and are widely used in industrial robots and robotic arms. Its drag chain and torsional operation times are as high as more than 10 million times, the minimum bending radius for fixed applications is 3D, and for mobile applications is 5D, and it complies with UL and RoHS standards.

 

In terms of conductor selection, high-strength ultra-fine copper conductors or alloy conductors are generally used, with excellent conductivity and strength. The sheath is selected from special high-strength PVC, PUR or TPE materials. Among them, PVC material has relatively low cost, good oil resistance and certain flame retardant properties; PUR material has excellent wear resistance, oil resistance and low temperature resistance, and can maintain the stability of cables in harsh environments; TPE material has excellent flexibility and weather resistance, making the cables softer and more durable. These materials work together to greatly improve the overall performance of the cables.

 

Zhaolong's Robot Cables

 

In addition, Zhaolong's robot cables has many excellent characteristics. It has excellent flexibility and a very small bending radius, and can be easily wired in narrow joints; it adopts a shielding design with ultra-high coverage to effectively resist external electromagnetic interference and ensure reliable and accurate signal transmission. At the same time, the cable is resistant to torsion, bending, wear, cold and high temperature, and can adapt to various complex working conditions.

 

Zhaolong One Cable Solution can integrate power, signal and data into one, which can greatly simplify the original cumbersome wiring project, release the original limited space, and reduce the overall cost for customers.

 

Zhaolong's Robot Cables

 

According to the cable distribution location, Zhaolong's robot cables cover robot body cables, control host to body connection cables, and controller and teach pendant cables. Among them, the body cable, as a flexible cable, has high requirements for its tensile strength. From the perspective of cable types, Zhaolong's robot cables include power cables, data cables, signal cables, servo cables, encoder cables, etc., which meet diverse application needs.

 

Policy Support, Development Status and Development Trends of Robots

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and motion control system technology, humanoid robots have begun to show their prowess and become one of the hot spots in the field of science and technology. On July 30, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Industrial Robot Industry Standard Conditions (2024 Edition)" and the "Industrial Robot Industry Standard Conditions Management Implementation Measures (2024 Edition)", which will be officially implemented on August 1. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also issued the "Guiding Opinions on the Innovation and Development of Humanoid Robots", which put forward the phased goals and tasks for the development of humanoid robots, clarified that an innovation system will be initially established by 2025, and will reach the world's advanced level by 2027, and deployed 5 tasks to support innovation consortia and expand applications. In addition, favorable policies issued in many places are expected to promote faster engineering and industrialization in the field of robots, thereby driving the rapid development of the robot cable industry.

 

According to data, the global robot cable industry market size in 2022 is about US$1.523 billion, mainly concentrated in Asia, accounting for 62.60%. The market size of China's robot cable industry is about 4.83 billion yuan, of which industrial robots account for the largest proportion, accounting for 74.96%, followed by service robots, accounting for 15.95%, and special robots account for 9.09%. Judging from the market size and regional distribution of the global robot cable industry, the global robot cable industry has maintained a good growth trend in recent years due to the growth of the global robot installation scale and sales scale. The sales in China, Japan, the United States, South Korea and Germany account for more than 3/4 of the global sales. The demand for industrial automation transformation has activated the industrial robot market and greatly increased the global industrial robot usage density. In the global manufacturing field, the industrial robot usage density has reached 85 units/10,000 people.

 

In summary, Zhaolong’s robot cables have effectively solved many problems in the current robot cable field with its excellent performance and innovative design. Looking to the future, with the continuous advancement of the robot industry and the strong support of policies, Zhaolong will continue to study technology and optimize product quality to promote the development of the robot cable industry, so as to better meet the increasing market demand and climb to the top of the industry.

 

Article Reference Rource:

"Comprehensive Interpretation! The Latest Summary of China's Humanoid Robot Industry Policy", CMR Humanoid Robot Subcommittee

"China's Robot Cable Industry Development Policy, Industry Chain Panorama, Competition Pattern and Future Prospects Analysis in 2023", Zhiyan Consulting