Weaving machinery: abandon the impetuous rational return

Returning to the "initial heart" of the loom

At the annual textile machinery exhibition, the most "noisy" is always the weaving hall. When the "boot" time is up, it will start the "communication basically depends on the state", which is the characteristic that other museums do not come. Even in such an environment, people who exhibit or watch exhibitions are still willing to present their highest enthusiasm for this annual gathering with a long, hoarse voice.

This year's exhibition opened a new exhibition hall. The weaving hall covers an area of ​​nearly 27,000 square meters. A total of 287 companies participated in the exhibition, including more than 80 looms (including water jet, jet, rapier, webbing, etc.) and 6 special Loom companies, 24 weaving preparation machinery companies.

Behind many exhibitors, we can see the power of weaving machinery, and we can also feel the fierce competition. In this regard, I believe that everyone in it is deeply touched.

"This year's prototypes are no longer pursuing high speed." The signals from the increasingly rational loom market are becoming more and more obvious. The "rational high-speed" point has been repeatedly mentioned in the communication between journalists and enterprises.

"Most of the manufacturers at this exhibition are rational and pragmatic, paying more attention to the quality and practicality of the fabric." Han Wanjun, the chief engineer of Qingdao Tianyi Group Hongqi Textile Machinery Co., Ltd., is the big coffee of the loom circle, which has been used for decades. After experiencing the "crazy" and "calm" of the loom, he was slightly pleased with the rational return of the current loom speed. In the past, many manufacturers used high-speed gimmicks at the exhibition. Regardless of the variety of fabrics and the carrying capacity of the machine itself, the speed of arrogance was difficult to achieve in the user's workshop. The on-site production was basically garbage cloth. As Han Wanjun said, the once impetuous style even made people forget what the loom was used for.

This year, the hearts of the weaving machine circle seem to sink. Whether it is a water jet loom, an air jet loom or a rapier loom, whether it is domestic equipment or foreign equipment, the prototype demonstration speed is very close to the actual production speed.

High-speed is the development trend of the loom is not false, but the key to returning to the loom is to look at adaptability, variety and quality. “The adaptability of the weaving machine to different fibers has increased, and the market of the loom has become more and more subdivided.” This is another obvious feeling of Han Wanjun for this exhibition.

Indeed, taking air jet looms as an example, cotton, wool, hemp, glass fiber, denim, blended and other raw materials can be woven, and the performance is good. For example, Dorni's AI air jet loom is suitable for the production of high quality wool suit fabrics used in the global fashion menswear industry. It is understood that this suit fabric was designed by China Shandong Ruyi Group and has been produced in China using Dornier weaving machines.

The two OMNIplusSummum series air jet looms demonstrated by Picanol continue their flexible performance and technical advantages in weaving shirts and sheets. The OMNIplus-X is based on the Picanol jet platform and is cost-effective in weaving heavy fabrics.

The Italian A9500p air-jet looting machine has the advantages of pneumatic folding edge and cordless weaving when weaving African brocade.

The four JAT810 series air jet looms from Toyota Japan show unique advantages in the weaving of fabrics such as corduroy, yarn-dyed fabrics, premium bath towels and fine pleated curtain fabrics.

In addition, some domestic companies have introduced air-jet looms suitable for weaving glass fiber and other materials.

In terms of water jet loom, Haijia Machinery's latest HJ-8100 can adapt to the weaving of more fabrics, not only to achieve high speed and high density, but also for high denier and low weft density fabrics. Toyota's LWT810 looms are suitable for high-speed, stable weaving of wide-width fabrics with multi-section and crank-beating, and attract a lot of users' attention in weaving automotive materials (such as airbags). The ZW8100 water jet loom launched by Tsudakoma, Japan has obvious advantages in the field of weaving and decorating fabrics. The ZW508 of Changshu Tsuda is used as a Tsudak looms born in China, from ordinary ready-to-wear fabrics to medium-value high value-added fabrics. Weaving can be carried out with minimal operating costs.

In terms of rapier looms, Shandong Rifa's RFRL31 is especially suitable for the weaving of high-grade high-density fabrics with high degree of automation. Huzhou's modern high-speed double-warp upper looms are suitable for all kinds of double-layer warp fabric weaving, and have been widely used in the production of shoes, curtains and bags and other fabrics. Ida's R9500denim is a new looms designed and optimized for denim weaving. The unique shed geometry makes the fabric quality and feel better. The customized rapier conversion ensures the versatility of the weaving machine for weaving. More types of denim fabrics.

The characteristics of market segmentation have become more and more obvious. This is not only the host manufacturer's awareness, but also the special equipment manufacturers supporting the weaving machine. Shi Yuehao, chairman of Changzhou Steel Co., Ltd., said that the market has been segmented and the special requirements of customers for steel shovel have increased. Changzhou Gangyu is continuously researching and developing new types of steel rafts to meet the requirements of OEMs and user plants. .

If you understand the situation of downstream users, you should know that the profit margin of fabrics for producing roads is very small, and equipment manufacturers will be extremely difficult to profit from them. The meaning of the extension of the segmentation market is to help users weave fabrics that others can't weave and weave bad. This is strength. If your loom can weave the "freakish" variety that customers demand, your chances of winning will be great.

Opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared

For exhibitors, companies with different living conditions have different attitudes. Some people say that "to participate in the exhibition is to prove that we are still alive", and some people say, "We can see the strength of our accumulation in the past one or two years." Kinds of exhibitions are opportunities and are always reserved for those who are prepared.

Bi Quanju, general manager of Qingdao Tianyi Group Hongqi Textile Machinery Co., Ltd. said that the effect of this year's exhibition was very good. After the exhibition, some old customers and the customers who had already negotiated were basically signed or added, and the width was wider than 280CM. The weaving machine is sought after by many customers.

It is particularly worth mentioning that the foreign customers are very impressive both in terms of visits and orders, and even “occupies half of the country”, mainly air jet looms, and water jet looms also account for about 1/4.

Liu Jingran, general manager of Haijia Machinery, said that the new model 8100 water jet loom exhibited at the exhibition attracted the attention of many old customers. Now Haijia Machinery has selected a group of influential and industry-oriented. Large customers who have been managed by the workshop have made more than 20 samples for sample production, and then they will carry out mass customization.

The new appearance of Haijia looms after professional industrial design has also given new and old customers a refreshing feeling. Jurun Textile has placed orders for more than 200 new looms. The domestic market has received many orders from customers. The foreign market Haijia Machinery has also been booming. Liu Jingran told reporters that with the exhibition, Haijia Machinery specially invited more than 20 major customers from India to visit. Not only did the Haijia factory be inspected, but also the exhibition. During the exhibition, Haijia's booth became the home of these large customers' intermittent breaks, which undoubtedly brought the feelings between Haijia and customers closer. The more praiseworthy episode is that these Indian customers have already set up the bus to go to the Shengze user manufacturers to inspect, but through a close contact and deep understanding with Haijia Machinery for several days, collectively canceled the bus to Shengze, After ordering Haijia's equipment, Haijia received more than 200 orders.

Wu Xiyuan, Marketing Department of Shandong Rifa Textile Machinery Co., Ltd. said that the exhibition site has reached a lot of cooperation intentions while communicating with customers. The rapier looms on the second day of the exhibition have been scheduled. After the exhibition, they will be sent directly to Xucun. .

Peng Xiaohong, chairman of Changshu Textile Machinery Co., Ltd., said that this year's exhibition has gained a lot. Not only have there been more people looking at the equipment, but the indicators have increased compared with the same period last year. "This shows that our marketing reform has achieved stage results, product transformation and upgrading have also achieved initial results, and product quality has indeed improved substantially." Peng Xiaohong told reporters that the current information based on the exhibition, Changshu textile machine is stepping up Communication with customers and follow-up.

Liaocheng Yujia Textile Machinery Co., Ltd.’s hot orders have already appeared at the exhibition site. Among them, the peacock pattern of more than 20,000 frames of Baichao Plus-340 Jacquard weaving machine has attracted many people to watch. The machine mainly weaves indoor high-grade decorative fabrics. The price of a finished product is up to 20,000 yuan. The machine was snapped up by Zhejiang users on the day of the show, and 19 additional models were ordered. Moreover, the other two machines exhibited at the same time were all ordered on-site, which attracted many foreign businessmen to seek agents.

Also very satisfied with the results of the exhibition is Dai Xiaolan, the chairman of Guangdong Fengkai Machinery Co., Ltd., who brought the computer, printer and other equipment to the site at the exhibition, and can directly issue the contract on the spot. This vision has indeed been achieved very well. Fengkai signed 53 high-speed rapier looms and successfully collected deposits, the amount of which exceeded 10 million, which made the market rumors triggered by the reorganization of Fengkai Company last year.

The efforts made by Qingdao Baijia Machinery Co., Ltd. in this year's looms and appearances have also been highly recognized by customers. During the exhibition, they can receive dozens of foreign new and old customers every day. “We are joking and joking, now weaving The machine is the same as the family car, not only practical but also beautiful, increasing the configuration requirements of different groups of people.” The company’s chairman, Chao Jian, told reporters that the JAB-910 air jet looms displayed by PARKnSHOP are in the PK with imported looms. Thanks to the special favor of customers, more than 500 orders were signed, of which only 120 were set for one customer.

There are still many companies that order and order on-site at the exhibition. They are constantly accumulating, and there may be gains at any time at the exhibition. This is the market.

Find out the gap and start again

In fact, the role of an international exhibition is not only PK, but also in the comparison to find out the gap and then start, such competition is considered benign, it makes sense.

At this year's exhibition, the coffee-level enterprises in the field of loom have basically arrived. From the technology displayed to the fabrics, it is really wonderful, but the gap behind the domestic and foreign loom is still worth thinking about.

Although the number of foreign manufacturers is far less than the domestic customers, it must be acknowledged that each of its manufacturers has its own characteristics, which will surprise people in terms of technology and details.

For example, the new P2 series rapier looms exhibited by Dornier are upgraded models based on products with active central transfer technology. This special overweight model is suitable for production with extreme poles. High density fabric. This model has been unanimously evaluated by many experts for the loom with the highest level of technology in this exhibition. The highlight of this new model is the specially developed coiling device, absolutely uniform weft density and total beating force of 37 kN. Its synchronous drive technology also makes the audience scream. "If such fabrics can be woven, then there is nothing that can't be woven!" Many experts have expressed such feelings after watching.

In addition, Toyota's electronic opening is also a highlight in the field of weaving machines. At this year's show, three of Toyota's five looms demonstrated electronic opening technology. According to Zhao Siwei, a loom expert, the technology has been on display for the first time for more than ten years. This time Toyota’s bold display shows that their technology has matured, not to mention that Japan itself pays great attention to energy consumption control. They have solved the difficulties. This will help to replace the multi-arm and develop more varieties.

The air-jet looms of Tsudakoma and the PSC programmable governor equipped with the water jet loom can change the speed of the loom according to the yarn type to achieve high-speed and stable operation. According to Han Wanjun, variable speed weaving requires the weaving machine to adapt to the change of the yarn count range. Although it has not been seen in the domestic weaving factory, some users have put forward similar requirements, and the future will be one of the development trends of the loom. .

Through some of the highlights of the foreign looms listed above, we can find that the realization of many functions of the loom requires the guarantee of the loom control system, but according to industry experts, the foreign control system is at least a generation older than the system used by the domestic loom. Moreover, the performance of many external forms is the ultimate embodiment of perennial technology accumulation and practice.

On the other hand, in the domestic market, among the many manufacturers, there are only a handful of features, homogenization competition is still serious, and innovation ability is lacking. Although foreign technology has been digested, the gap still exists. In some details, such as the parts manufacturer, it is only "surface light", and the materials such as castings and back beams can't stand the test of time.

These gaps reminded the reporter of the difference in loom that Han Wanjun perceived with his ears. "You listen carefully, the sound of the imported loom is very comfortable, but the noise of the domestic looms is very large, and even the gap can be felt." Perhaps, our domestic looms are both internal and external. There is still a long way to go. This road is difficult, but we still need to do our best to catch up.

However, there are already many well-established companies in domestic manufacturers. For example, Tianyi Hongqi exhibited the world's first ultra-wide 460 air-jet looms, which strive to achieve ultra-wide and high-efficiency weft insertion at higher latitudes, and try to lead the air-jet looms into rapier looms and grippers. The looms are part of the ultra-wide range.

The JAB-708 air jet looms launched by Qingdao Baijia R&D in 3 years are nicknamed “MINI Air Jet Loom” by industry experts. The machine does not need an external air source, low input and high return. The power source is the two air pumps that the main unit comes with. You can choose at will, the number of machines does not need to consider how many looms are equipped with many atmospheric pumps, which meets the needs of many customers.

Qingdao Tongchun Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. also launched an energy-saving brand. Its TC980A-340-2C air-jet looms are said to save 30% to 40% energy, and a flow meter is available on the display machine for demonstration.

In addition, in addition to the OEM, many electronic control manufacturers are also doing their best for this industry. For example, at the exhibition, Suzhou Huichuan released the second-generation plus super-starting inverter integrated machine solution, which improved the overall performance of the weaving machine, and the cost was also reasonably controlled, attracting the attention of many OEMs.

Of course, more important than attitudes to technical or detail improvements. We really should abandon the impetuousness and do our own products in a down-to-earth manner, as Zhang Zengguang, general manager of Hangzhou Wumu Technology Co., Ltd. said, “To be able to withstand loneliness when the market is not good, to make solid R&D investment, regulate production, Introducing talents to practice internal strength before the next wave comes."

This is not to remind the reporter of a question from Wang Yimin, general manager of Xi'an Hamada Special Machinery Co., Ltd., "What if we are very 'luxury' to do products like foreign countries?"

Editor in charge: Liu Xiaomei