Apparel industry transformation machine substitution trend

“Now with the economic development of the mainland, the wages of workers are constantly rising, and the advantages of the traditional labor-intensive industries are weakening.” Lin Qiaozhong, vice chairman of the Youth Association of Taiwan Shoe Association, was in Fujian Jinjiang on the 19th. The reporter said that this means that shoe companies in the mainland are eager to pursue development and they need more sophisticated shoemaking machines.

For the mainland's future high-end shoe machine market, Taiwanese shoe makers generally believe that "machine substitution" is a trend and inevitable.

Taiwan’s Tianyi Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.’s Lai Zheying wrote to the reporter: “A production line originally used 60 to 100 people, but now a machine requires only one person for a minute. At the same time, there is energy saving and full servo usage. Machines can save up to 50 times, and everyone can count them."

"Using automation equipment is a trend." Lin Qiaozhong said that the mainland government now emphasizes that it is necessary to upgrade automation to replace labor and introduce many policies; the increasing demand for high-end equipment from mainland shoe companies will also attract more and more Taiwanese companies. Shoe machine companies settled in mainland China.

The 17th China (Jinjiang) International Footwear Fair continued to be held in Jinjiang on the 19th. The Taiwan Pavilion of the “Shoe Fair” has set up 80 booths for exhibitors from Taiwan, focusing on shoe machines, shoe materials, and shoe products, and has optimized the efficiency of shoes and raised safety. The "Smart Science and Technology Museum" dominated by robot operation appeared at the "Shoe Fair", attracting attention. The digitalization and automation of the footwear industry, including 3D printing, continued to update the footwear design concept.

“China Shoes Capital” A large number of shoe machine enterprises in Jinjiang have also increased cooperation with universities' R&D bases in recent years to develop a smart production line that includes grinding robots, robots, fully automatic machines, etc. to enhance the reliability of products and help recruitment difficulties. The company solves the labor problem.

According to Liu Wenru, mayor of Jinjiang, Jinjiang enterprises must change from being driven by factors to being driven by innovation; from low-cost competitive advantages to competitive advantages of quality and efficiency; from extensive manufacturing with high resource consumption and high pollutant emission to changes in green manufacturing; from manufacturing to manufacturing The transition to service-oriented manufacturing.

“Building a 'city of wisdom' is an objective requirement to enhance the competitiveness of the city.” Liu Wenru said that in recent years, the footwear industry in Jinjiang has faced difficulties in overcapacity and shrinking market demand in the footwear industry, and it is imperative to reverse the industry from product innovation and channel changes. Trend growth.

Intelligence has also become a highlight of the ninth Jinjiang International (Golden Dot Award) sports shoe design contest. Zhou Fuchun, deputy director of the brand department of the China Leather Association, who is a guest judge of the sneakers design competition, said that these products are not only creative but also closely integrated with the development of the times, such as smart applications such as chip implantation. This must be the future development trend of the industry.

“China's manufacturing industry is facing a deep integration of industrialization and informatization, and shoe and clothing manufacturing as a labor-intensive industry needs more optimization and upgrading.” Liu Wenru believes that shoes and apparel companies are undergoing transformation and upgrading of the "shift period", "machine substitutions "It is imperative to merge with wisdom.

On the 18th Cross-Strait Textile and Clothing Expo (“Haifang”) held in the same period as the “Hai Haihui”, “Zhi Zhi” is also an eye-catching highlight, including high-level cutting machines and automatic spreaders. , intelligent thread trimmer, intelligent suspension machine, automatic sewing machine and other textile and new smart equipment.

"Machine substitutions" and intelligent textile equipment have gradually become a new trend in the development of "Oriental Milan" Fujian Shishi textile enterprises. Zhang Shishan, mayor of Shishi, said that as the traditional stone textile and apparel-led lion, the enthusiasm of enterprise transformation and upgrading has increased, giving birth to more intelligent, high-end equipment.

With the transformation and upgrading of the textile and clothing industry from "manufacture" to "intelligence", Shishi introduced a series of measures to help transform and upgrade the textile and footwear industry earlier this year. It has provided large incentives and support for corporate equipment updates and upgrades. "Machine substitutions" strategy landed.