Machine Tool Controller Price Increases 5% to 10%

Recently, some machine tool makers in Taiwan said that they have received a notice from Fanuc, the Japanese central controller plant, that they will escalate controller prices by 5% to 10% in the near future. Since the cost of the controller can account for 20% of the total cost of the machine tool, the FANUC escalating prices will push up the cost pressure of the machine tool manufacturers. To reduce this cost increase, the company's profit will be compressed. The machine tool company points out that in addition to preordering Supply chain stability, but also does not rule out the adjustment of product prices to deal with.

Machine tool builders stated that the controllers of FANUC have been out of stock since 2010, so although the appreciation of Japanese coins has been alarming this year, FANUC has only been able to solve the problems of full capacity and shipping shortages in the near future. Announced that it will actively adjust the price of the controller.

It is understood that, depending on the controller model, the Fanuc product's increase in the rate of about 5% to 10%, as the cost of the controller accounted for about 20% of the cost of the machine tool, indicating that the cost of the machine tool companies face upward pressure Between 1% and 2%.

Machine tool builders pointed out that for the controllers used in the models with large demand, the machine tool companies would order more orders in advance to ensure smooth supply, and the controllers using the original prices would still have some inventory; If the cost of future controllers continues to rise, it will be sold to other types of machines that require larger markets, such as China and Southeast Asia, and this part of the cost will be reflected in the selling price.

FANUC is the world's largest CNC machine tool control system factory. More than half of the world's computer control lathes, grinders and milling machines use FANUC systems, and they are known in the industry as "machine tool industry Microsoft." According to information from Bloomberg, FANUC's profitability in the third quarter of 2010 was as high as 44%, and net profit was 31.1 billion yen, which was eight times that of the same period in 2009. The machine tool company stated that FANUC's system is a pointer system for machine tools. Although FANUC has taken measures to increase the selling price to absorb the appreciation of the yen, it is still within an acceptable range. There is no plan and there is no reason to replace it. Controller system supplier.

The biggest competitor of FANUC controllers is Siemens (Siemens) of Germany. Siemens has introduced simpler products and has competed for lower-demanding Chinese manufacturers; in addition, such as Shenyang Machine Tool Company, the largest machine tool manufacturer in China, Also set about developing its own control system.