China's daily hardware enters the world's forefront of lack of furniture hardware

Due to the rapid development of production technology and the high cost of labor, developed countries have accelerated the transfer of mid- and low-end products to the third world, and only produce some high-value-added products. DIY products have become a new favorite in the hardware market. In recent years, in Europe and the United States, as the design of architectural hardware products in developed countries is mainly easy to install and maintain, it can be self-assembled products and tools, which are greatly welcomed by the market. According to analysis by professionals, in the next two years, domestic construction hardware products will also move towards an intelligent and humanized development path.

Chinese hardware enters the forefront of the world

In contrast to the domestic hardware tool market in China, China's hardware tool market is mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Guangdong and Shandong, among which Zhejiang and Guangdong are the most prominent.

Zhejiang: Zhejiang ’s Yongkang has always been called the "hometown of hardware", and Zhejiang ’s market operation consciousness is quite strong, from the original hot pot products, stainless steel mugs to the popular scooter last year, which brought them a lot of money .

Guangdong: Will soon become the world's mold production center. At present, more than 6,000 mold companies have gathered in Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta, with more than 100,000 employees. The South China International Mould Exhibition has been held in Shenzhen for five consecutive years, attracting more than 1,000 companies from 25 countries and regions. It is the most professional and international mold industry exhibition in China today.

China's daily hardware industry is gradually stepping into the forefront of the world. China has successively established 14 technology development centers such as zippers, electric shavers, stainless steel utensils, iron pans, blades, bicycle locks, and 16 product centers including pressure cookers, electric shavers, and lighters. At present, most of these centers have developed into industry leaders, and some have become world leaders, achieving good economic benefits. China has gradually become the world's largest metal processing and exporting country. China has become one of the world's major hardware producers, with a broad market and consumption potential. According to Luo Baihui, the head of the International Mould and Hardware & Plastics Industry Suppliers Association, at least 70% of China's hardware industry is now a private enterprise, which is the main force in the development of China's hardware industry. In the international hardware market: Due to the rapid development of production technology and rising labor prices in developed countries in Europe and the United States, general products are transferred to developing countries and only high-value-added products are produced, while China has strong market potential, so it is more beneficial It has developed into a major hardware processing and exporting country, but China's hardware tools still need a long time to improve and strive to meet international standards.

Furniture hardware enterprises transform high-end to improve competitiveness

With the development and progress of China's industrial technology, furniture manufacturing has developed from the previous manual workshop to the current mechanized mass production. Hardware accessories have higher requirements for versatility, interchangeability, functionality and decoration. The diversification of base materials, structural reforms and increased use of functions, the role of furniture hardware on furniture is no longer just decoration and the connection of some moving parts, its functionality is getting stronger and stronger, and the fields involved are also getting wider and wider . Professionals said that for furniture manufacturing enterprises, the transformation from "common goods" to "custom goods" is closer to customers and creating value-added products and services. It requires enterprises to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, improve product quality, and strengthen domestic The competitiveness of foreign markets.

In the furniture hardware industry, many furniture hardware manufacturers and end customers lack contact, relying too much on retailers to obtain information on customer needs and expectations. Professionals believe that furniture and hardware manufacturing must learn how to approach end customers, how to provide them with products, and ensure their profitability. This requires better marketing capabilities, better sales networks, lean production and flexible manufacturing capabilities, New business models such as immediate supply chain operation capabilities, supply chain management, innovative thinking and leadership, and better education and training of employees.

In terms of manufacturing, the factory must be automated as much as possible to obtain maximum production efficiency and increase labor productivity.

Therefore, it may be necessary to adopt new technologies and "lean manufacturing" to reduce costs; at the same time, it is necessary to increase investment in worker education and training, new product development and research, so as to cultivate workers with special skills, Create premium products and sell them for good prices. If we continue to produce products of ordinary commodities and provide low-level services, then we will continue to lose the market and give the regions with richer and cheaper labor.

According to Mike Porter ’s definition in “Theory of Competition”, “aggregation refers to a group of companies that are geographically close to each other and are interconnected, have synergistic institutions in a specific field, and are linked together through common interests and complementarities”, through supply Chain development strategic partners, all links of the entire supply chain work together, so that resources are most effectively integrated.