Development Status and Strategy Analysis of China's Furniture Hardware Industry

With the prosperity of the furniture industry, the furniture hardware industry will also enter a more perfect new field, develop new products with high-tech content, and satisfy people with the need to enjoy high-quality food.

Recalling the development of several typical domestic furniture hardware products in the past few years, the earliest hinge of the door hinge is the outer spring dumpling chain, which has some drawbacks: a, the outer spring sheet can easily knock off the wounded person; b The hinge cup is plastic injection molded and is not strong; c, when the door is closed, there will be an impact, especially the glass door, will be dangerous; d, the aging of the hinge cup greatly affects its service life. After the development of the inner spring hinge, it avoids the problem of spring detachment, but still does not solve the impact of the closed door. The two-section force hinge developed in the last year or two, the hinge cup changed to steel or alloy, completely avoided the above problems, can be stopped at any position, only when the closing to the final 15 degrees or so, the spring will start to work, gently close the door The service life is more than 100,000 times.

2. The earliest appearance of the door-to-door fittings is a simple trick. The wheels are all directly injection molded. The track is extruded and the adjustment is extremely unfavorable. When used, there will be noise, and the plastic will easily age and affect the life. Replace it with a bearing instead of plastic wheels, reducing noise, but the lack of load, can not be installed on a large wardrobe door; In addition, it has developed a heavy duty hanging door, which is in Noise, weight bearing has been greatly improved, light, smooth, no noise when moving, can be completely comparable with the entrance quality products.

3, the earliest furniture drawer slide is not used slide, when used, large force, loud noise, and easily slide out of danger. Today's furniture is generally used for supporting the bottom of the drawer slide, push and pull a smooth, lightweight, and can automatically close, prevent the outward slide. The styles developed include ball slides, side plate slides, and bottom-covered slides.

The three examples listed above fully illustrate the development level of China's furniture hardware accessories. Generally, ordinary furniture hardware accessories can completely replace the entrance hardware accessories, but functional accessories with high technical content have yet to be developed.

In the future, the furniture hardware industry will have a new transformation and advancement. 1. Collaborative development of new products.

With the development of society, customers at home and abroad have put forward higher requirements for furniture products. The styles and requirements put forward by customers are most likely not equipped with matching furniture hardware. In order to meet the requirements of customers, it is necessary for furniture hardware companies to cooperate in the development of new furniture products. Furniture manufacturers and furniture hardware manufacturers work together to make full use of the design, technology and equipment advantages of both parties to form a new format. Furniture hardware and new furniture are designed synchronously, synchronously and jointly, so that the social source is the most Best configuration.

Modern information technology also provides a platform for information exchange and technology coordination for the development of new furniture hardware products. Modern digital technology also provides technical support for rapid and accurate manufacturing. The cooperative development not only meets the special needs of the furniture company, but also increases the product variety for the furniture hardware company and promotes the product quality, so that the furniture company and the furniture hardware company win-win. In the current social context, the cooperation between furniture manufacturers and furniture manufacturers is particularly important. Through cooperative development, the mutual cooperation between the design and development staff of the two sides becomes a combination, and the complementary deficiency can face the market with a stronger advantage.

2, the integration of appearance and function.

Furniture hardware is divided into two major categories of decorative hardware and functional hardware.

Many furniture hardware makers invisibly separated the two, decorative hardware does not pay attention to functional development, functional hardware research and development of its decorative inadequate, there is a disconnect between the two. Take the door-to-door fittings as an example. For many years, the function and structure have been continuously improving, but they have not paid attention to the same decorative nature. Although many products are well-used, they do not always look good. In recent years, with the advancement of the design level, many designers are paying attention to the furniture hardware and reviewing the furniture hardware with the concept of industrial design. The appearance and function of the furniture hardware are better integrated with the development of furniture hardware. trend.

3, humane design.

As the quality of life improves, the quality of every detail in life will also pay attention. Furniture hardware best reflects the quality of life. The opening and closing of cabinet doors, the opening and closing of drawers. . . . . . . Excellent furniture hardware can reflect the human-centered principle of humanity in these daily actions. Safe, labor-saving, silent, quiet and other humanitarian ideas will be further integrated into the development and design of furniture hardware. This is also a must for social development.

4, the use of high technology.

For many years, furniture hardware has not been given enough attention as a supporting role in the furniture industry, resulting in a large gap between the functionality of our furniture hardware and foreign products. How to improve commonality, interchangeability, promote people-oriented, pay attention to safety, convenience, environmental protection, fast, so that the product perfect and so on these topics, but also we need to constantly strive to develop and enterprising. Analysing foreign products, we can find that Niangniang furniture hardware incorporates new technologies, new processes, and new materials. To improve the level of furniture hardware in China, only accelerate the use of high technology in the industry. At present, universities and colleges in Japan have listed furniture hardware as a research topic, focusing on the development of functions and appearance. The rapid development of furniture industry and huge market demand, the use of high-tech furniture hardware will continue to come out. We hope, but also believe that in the near future, China's furniture hardware manufacturing companies can provide furniture manufacturers with lower prices, better results, and installation of more convenient hardware accessories, furniture manufacturers can improve efficiency and reduce costs.

5. The business model is different.

With the development of China's industrial technology, furniture production has evolved from the previous hand workshops to the current mass production of machinery. Hardware accessories have higher requirements for versatility, interchangeability, functionality, and decorativeness. The diversification of substrates, the structural reforms and the increase in the use of functions, the role of furniture hardware in furniture is no longer just the connection of decorative and departmental mobile components, its functionality is increasingly strong, and the areas involved are also becoming wider and wider. . Luo Baihui analyzed that for furniture manufacturers, it is particularly important for furniture manufacturers to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, improve the quality of products, increase the competitiveness of domestic and foreign markets, and increase profits.

6、Transformation of products from the market to customized products, closer to customers, creating value-added products and services. In the furniture hardware industry, many furniture hardware manufacturers lack contact with end customers, relying too much on retailers to obtain customers. Need to reduce expectations of information. Furniture hardware manufacturing industry must learn how to approach end customers, how to provide them with products, and to ensure their own profit. This requires better marketing capabilities, better sales networks, lean manufacturing and flexible manufacturing capabilities, instant supply chain operations capabilities, supply chain management, innovative thinking and leadership, better employee education and training, etc. And so on, in short, a new business model.

From a manufacturing perspective, the factory must be as automated as possible to obtain maximum production efficiency and improve labor productivity. Therefore, new technologies and lean manufacturing may be needed to reduce capital costs. At the same time, it is necessary to increase investment in the education and training of workers, and the development and research of new products, so as to cultivate workers with special skills and create Advanced products, sell a good price. If we inherit the products of the generic market and provide low-level services, then we will continue to lose the market and surrender to the regions where labor is more productive and cheap.

7, the establishment of the relevant upper center or competition will have the upper hand.

According to Mike Porter's definition of "competition theory," agglomeration refers to a group of companies close to each other on an Earthquake, having a synergistic organization in a specific area, linked by common interests and complementarity, and through supply. Chain development strategic partners work collaboratively in all aspects of the supply chain, making resources most efficiently integrated and utilized.

In the past few years, the trend of “outward” development of domestic home hardware enterprises was quite obvious. At that time, although there were many internal enterprises, due to the low cost and fierce competition, most companies were relying on reducing the price of their products to obtain a market. As a result, corporate profits are very low, basically only reaching the state of maintaining production, but it is difficult to make money. The consequences are low product prices, low added value, low profits, insufficient funds for enterprises, product design and technology. The content cannot be increased. Plagiarizing and accepting orders from overseas companies becomes the ultimate choice for business survival. This will inevitably lead to the absence of domestic hardware accessories in the high-end market.