Taiwanese media said that the mainland textile industry is accelerating automation: not letting the name of "textile powers" fall by

Reference News Network reported on September 10 that Taiwanese media said that the appreciation of the renminbi and the rapid rise in wages, the pressure of " Made in China " cost competition is growing, especially in the textile industry, most of which transfer factories to places where manpower is cheaper in Southeast Asia, but the mainland also Reluctant to easily hand over the name of "textile power", many operators began to invest heavily in automation.

According to Taiwan’s Zhongshi Electronics News reported on September 7, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) data shows that as of 2016, the monthly labor cost of the mainland has exceeded 400 US dollars (about 2,608 yuan), which is the textile industry competitor Vietnam. 2 times, 4 times that of Bangladesh. World Trade Organization WTO data also found that the amount of mainland garment exports reached $ 175 billion in 2015, accounting for four percent of global, but lower than 2014 young 6%, at the same time, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia and other countries are growing.

According to the report, many textile industries have turned to Southeast Asia. However, some Taiwanese companies believe that the mainland is still the focus because there are a large number of consumer markets, skilled and efficient employees, and raw materials.

From fabrics to ready-to-wear, from research and development to design and manufacture, the one-stop textile company Xurong Group has the strength of sports functional fabrics. Xu Guanhua, executive director of Xurong Group, said that the mainland has the advantage of raw materials and can be used as natural and man-made fibers. People are united in research and development.

Aishiwoma textile factory director Xia Baohua said they do environmentally friendly polypropylene PP fabric, breathable, waterproof, but also natural cleavage, the mainland began to pay attention to this environmentally friendly fabrics, so instead to increase production capacity to cope with orders for the domestic market.

The mainland domestic clothing manufacturing enterprises, Morrowind Group Chairman Yin Guoxin that since long been engaged in garment manufacturing, industrial chain proficiency mainland, high efficiency, high quality advantage, anti let the "Made in China" lower overall costs, And the mainland is still a big country of consumption and raw materials, so procurement and sales, logistics costs are lower than in foreign countries.

According to the report, in order to prevent the loss of "Made in China", many enterprises in the mainland began to automate.

For example, Chenfeng Group's sewing factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, can produce 1.3 million shirts per month. Recently, the “suspension system” has been added. It is more suitable for the sensor to let the system decide which employee to hand over to the next process. Efficiency is expected to increase by 15%.

In order to maintain local production, Bosideng, the largest down jacket manufacturer in the mainland, plans to increase the current automation by 20% to 50%. In addition to the automation of fabric cutting machines and down filling machines, robots will also be used for logistics sorting.