Both supply and demand are booming, and performance upgrading promotes the development of China's microswitch industry
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Chinese suppliers have enhanced the performance of microswitches to improve their competitiveness. The demand from traditional markets and emerging markets is rising, which is expected to stimulate the development of such products in the coming months. Although China's microswitch products are still mainly entry-level and mid-range products, some enterprises are introducing more models with higher electrical and mechanical performance and added value to move towards the high-end market.
The current research and development work is mainly devoted to improving the durability of products, increasing the rated current and voltage, reducing the operating force and extending the life of products. In terms of product opening and closing life, it is generally higher than 1 million times, and the goal of these enterprises is to increase it to 2 to 3 million times. The DV series micro switches of Dongguan Dewao Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. can operate as low as 15gf and have a rated current of 21A, which is suitable for high-power devices. At the same time, these manufacturers are also improving the waterproof, explosion-proof, dust-proof and high temperature resistance of their products, and using metal seals.
In addition, Chinese suppliers are also increasing the output of surface mount (SMD) products. These switches are suitable for compact design and are increasingly used in micro electronic products and portable products. At present, such switches account for 10-20% of the output of most manufacturers. Providing competitive prices is another strategy for local enterprises to compete against foreign manufacturers. For example, for products with the same structure and specification, the price of Dongguan Dewao Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. is 30% cheaper than the quotation of German suppliers.
The competition in the microswitch industry is very fierce, and overseas manufacturers such as Honeywell, Omron, Alps and Burgess have advantages in the high-end market. Nevertheless, local enterprises are confident of achieving high sales in the coming months. For example, Dongguan Dewao Electronics expects its operating revenue to grow by 50% this year, maintaining the growth rate of 2014. In order to cope with the increase in orders, manufacturers have purchased new automatic equipment and increased foreign trade personnel.
The main reasons for the strong sales of micro switches in China are:
The products have a wide range of uses, which makes the Chinese microswitch industry maintain strong vitality. Although the increasing popularity of touch panels is weakening the demand in the computer field, other fields continue to bring orders to the microswitch industry. This product is most commonly used in household and commercial appliances, such as ovens, washing machines and vending machines, water heaters, game controllers and vegetable cutters.
In addition, microswitches are also integrated into sprayers, water pipe systems, industrial equipment, and some PCs and peripherals. The aviation and automobile industries are also very interested in this product. The main applications of this product are aircraft, spacecraft, tanks, turnstiles and actuators for electronic parking brake.
