According to expert statistics, the current national lock sales volume is about 2.2 billion units per year. Taking the fingerprint lock as an example, it is estimated that the commercial market including finance, military police, and office has a market demand of about 5 million sets per year, while the demand for the civilian market is also increasing significantly. From mechanical locks to electronic locks, China's lock industry is experiencing leapfrog development.

China has become the world's largest lock producer and consumer-this is an indisputable fact. At present, the annual sales of the domestic lock industry has reached more than 40 billion yuan, the production capacity exceeds 2 billion sets, and the annual export value exceeds 10 billion yuan. According to the prediction of relevant experts, in the future, my country's lock market will still grow at a rate of more than 20% per year. Unfortunately, China is a big lock country, but not a strong lock country. Most expensive "foreign" locks are produced in Europe, the United States and Japan.

High-end products are becoming mainstream

The best place to learn about locks is undoubtedly the locks exhibition. The annual China International Hardware Exhibition-"Cologne International Hardware Exhibition" is one of the exhibitions with the most experience and the most experience in organizing exhibitions. Especially this year, the exhibition has set up a lock pavilion and exhibition area. According to the relevant personnel of the organizing committee, this year's exhibition will be held from September 16 to 18, and the venue will be at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. At present, enterprises in the lock exhibition area are enthusiastic about exhibiting. From the registration form of the enterprise, you can see a wide range of lock exhibits: various door locks, anti-theft locks, combination locks, magnetic locks, luggage locks, furniture locks, padlocks, lock making equipment, various types of access control and other mechanical locks, as well as induction locks, Fingerprint lock, digital lock, audio control lock, magnetic card lock, electromagnetic lock, cathode lock, anode lock and other electronic intelligent locks.

"At present, the domestic lock market mainly produces low-end lock products. As the lock industry is a labor-intensive industry, the entry threshold is low, the degree of specialization is not high, and the types of high-end products are very rare." The organizing committee said.

The competition for domestic low-end products has been heated up. At the end of last year, at the annual meeting of the China Hardware Association, a lock manufacturer once worriedly said to the author: "Due to the increase in raw material prices, labor costs have increased, and more and more new The competition of new technologies and products has made our lives more and more sad, and we dare not think about what will happen tomorrow."

There are also companies that plan to "export to domestic sales". After being hit hard by the financial crisis, they wanted to take the express train of domestic demand to make their business at their doorstep, but found that the once proud business management method has no advantage in China. After all, they are all taking the low-end route. Those predecessors who have already started to expand their territory in the domestic market are still exhausted, not to mention that these latecomers want to highlight the outline of the territory. How easy is it to say?

After the mountains and rivers are exhausted, it is natural to find a way to be a willow. Looking back quickly, I found that the scenery of the high-end market is still good, huge space, huge profits, and tempting cakes hidden in unlimited reverie.

"Actually, a new round of technical competition in the lock industry has begun, and high-end products with high technological content have a clear future development trend." One exhibitor said, "In recent years, with residential, automotive, mid-to-high-end office buildings and hotels, etc. The rapid development of pillar industries and the increasing demand for highly defensive lock products from defense, public security, and financial systems. Because high-end locks have high technological content, more prominent humanization and personalization, product profits are also relatively high. The speed of replacement of lock products has accelerated, and high-end locks will gradually become the mainstream of the lock market."