Interview to Giuseppe Gastaldi, commercial Manager of Star Automation Spain
It is already customary to take for granted that in Europe (and Spain) the automation in the plastics industry is already an obligation. This claim, do there is actually in demand for robots of this industry?
Spain is very backward in the field of the turnkey, automations when compared with other countries such as Russia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Czech Repœblica, Slovakia, Hungary, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, United Arab Emirates, Turkey or Morocco. In regards to Star, all of them have invested in automatic lines, islands of works and automations turnkey very high costs. And this, despite the fact that their labour is much cheaper that in Spain, although more professional than in this country.
Does plenty of room in Spain for the sale of robots in the plastics industry?
If the Spanish industry does not want to stay behind, even more behind than countries in Spain has always been considered 'third world', I would say that it is the only solution the transformers of plastic are to survive. But the banks not lend money to these companies, only to manufacturers.
In all way, from my experience throughout Europe in the last 15 years, I do not agree to consider many countries as third world.
There is room to improve the robots? What technical characteristic is your company focusing to make improvements? (speed, accuracy, cost reduction...).
Companies of injection with our robots and automations know all of these features for so long-I. Until the 'third world' countries. But while they buy and invest, Spain is thinking of buying all 'good, nice and cheap'. Utopias of people believes to be more ready than others.
