In 2010, the market for knitting, silk and weaving machinery increased

The increase in labor prices has made the promotion of the level of mechanization and automation of knitting equipment a mainstream trend in the market; the strategic shift of “East Sangxi Moving” continues, extending the industrial chain of reeling and weaving in the central and western regions to improve the processing level of enterprises. The foundation for the sustainable development of the silk industry lays the foundation; in the weaving machinery, shuttleless looms can best meet the technical requirements of the weaving process for equipment. At present, the development of air-jet looms and rapier looms is the fastest, but there are various kinds of shuttleless looms in China. There is still a gap between the manufacturing level and the international advanced level.

In recent years, whether it is the rapid rise of knitting equipment or China-specific silk spinning equipment and weaving equipment, has its own "unique weapons" in the development of the market.

Knitting Machine Industry – The Warp Knitting Machine Market is Active In 2010, with the increase of labor prices, improving the level of knit equipment mechanization and automation will become the mainstream trend of market demand. In the field of knitting machinery, the warp knitting machine market in 2010 was more active. The core of the competitive advantage of warp knitting equipment is to identify the positioning and improve product quality. At present, the domestic warp knitting equipment is mainly based on low-end products, covering the low-end market; at the same time, it is also developing towards high-end or differentiated products.

In recent years, important advances have been made in the knitting process and equipment, the production efficiency of knitting machinery, the application of computer and automatic control technology, and the use of new materials such as carbon fiber reinforced plastics have increased the speed of warp knitting machines, and the knitting machine number has also been improved. .

At present, there are about 1.6 million manual horizontal knitting machines in China, and only about 100,000 computer flat knitting machines. In 2010, the development of the knitting industry and industrial upgrading, and the development of computerized flat knitting machines, such as multi-pitch, four-needle beds, Weaving can wear "all garment technology. Domestic computer flat knitting machine prices generally remain between 80,000 and 150,000 yuan, less than 1/4 of the imported machine price, and the maintenance cost is much lower than that of imported equipment. Compared to electric flat knitting machines, the use of a computer automatic flat knitting machine can reduce labor costs to 1/6 to 1/8. With the progress of domestic technology, market prices have begun to drop. With the increase in the requirements of people's coats, fashion, and personalization, and the improvement of equipment automation, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, domestic computerized flat knitting machines have maintained a strong sales momentum. The emergence of the potential market for computerized flat knitting machines in 2010 reflects the inevitable development trend of replacing technical manuals and electric flat knitting machines.

The fixed assets investment of the knitting industry increased by 26.07% over the same period of last year, and it mainly tended to advanced technology and equipment, which in turn increased the level of technical equipment in the entire industry. The import of knitted machinery has always been the first place, indicating that the domestic knitting equipment has maintained a good momentum of development. Although there is still a gap between localized products of high-performance knitting machinery and international advanced equipment, there is a great potential for development. The development trend of the knitting industry will be to increase the proportion of computerized circular knitting machines, high-speed warp knitting machines, computerized jacquard knitting machines, hosiery machines and seamless underwear and other high-level knitting machinery equipment, and develop high-end knitting products and special specification products.

From January to August 2010, knitted machinery exports reached US$305 million, a year-on-year decrease of 8.50%; imports were US$7.11 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.69%. It is still the first place in the textile machinery industry's foreign trade import and export. The slowdown in export growth reflects the relatively slow recovery of the international knitting machinery market. The increase in the growth rate of imports shows that the structure optimization of the knitting industry and the level of product technology are continuously improving. With the continuous increase in the proportion of knitted fabrics as an alternative to woven fabrics and industrial textiles, the import of knitting equipment has accounted for 7.10% of the domestic market capacity, and the market demand potential remains large.

In 2010, the knitting industry in the country was particularly hot and the manufacturers of mainframes were in short supply. Many end-users even dispatched people to run machinery factories to send machines and equipment. The development direction of each region is also different. Shaoxing has become the largest knitted fabric production base in the country. However, starting from late August, due to the price increase of raw materials and power restriction in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the terminal's operating rate was relatively low, and the number of host orders also decreased significantly. From January to October 2010, more than 22,200 circular weft machines were sold, an increase of 34.7% year-on-year. The terminal market for seamless underwear machines was concentrated in Yiwu, Zhejiang, Shantou, Guangdong, and other places, selling more than 3,800 units and more than 80,000 computerized flat knitting machines. Warp knitting machines sold more than 2,100 units, an increase of 31.25% year-on-year.

The advantages of the silk cocoon industry extend to the equipment market. Silk is a unique traditional industry in China with obvious advantages. It is an outward-oriented industry with a long industrial chain and involves the interests of agriculture, industry, and trade. The strategic shift of "East Sangxi Moving" is still continuing. The focus is to consolidate and improve the existing 200 sericulture production in the central and western regions, promote the large-scale, standardized mulberry and sericulture model, and extend the silk and weaving industry chain in the central and western regions. Improve the level of enterprise processing, lay the foundation for the sustainable development of the industry.

The biomass of silk is only about 2%, and by-products such as silk twigs, silkworms and cocoons account for 98%, and the comprehensive utilization potential of resources is relatively large. The output of silk spinning products accounts for 15% to 20% of the total silk. At present, the scale of silk spinning is more than 600,000 spindles. The annual output of silk yarns is about 30,000 tons, and 80% is dependent on export. The spun silk raw material is used to reprocess the spun silk and tantalum yarns, and the waste silk (long spit, tan head, silk gown, silk yarn) of silk products, so as to make the best use of silk cocoons, and is conducive to the development of recycling economy. .

China's raw silk production has accounted for 70% of the world's total output, and it is the largest supplier of silk. From January to August 2010, raw silk production reached 105,800 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.58%. In 2010, the price of raw silk cocoon doubled. It rose to RMB 92,700/t in mid-April, which increased the cost pressure on the company. At present, the situation of the export market is still grim, the demand for the factory wire has not changed significantly, and the price rise is weak.

From January to August 2010, the fixed assets investment in the silk industry increased by 24.19% year-on-year, and the company's investment was mainly a technological renovation project. The newly-started projects increased by 5.43%, and the increase in the investment in silkworm machinery was more obvious.

From January to September 2010, the main products of automatic reeling machines sold more than 100 groups, an increase of 38.67% year-on-year.

The development of weaving machinery is fast and reliable. The development of shuttleless looms is fast, and it can best meet the technical requirements of the weaving process for equipment. The varieties have strong adaptability, high speed and efficiency, and high degree of automation. At present, air-jet looms and rapier looms are the fastest growing.

There is still a gap between the manufacturing level of various shuttleless looms in China and the international advanced level. Among them, the rapier loom progressed relatively rapidly, the industrialization degree of the electromechanical integration rapier looms continued to increase, and the market share of the air jet looms also increased, but the technical level of the kingpin products was far behind that of the imported models. Larger. Domestic shuttleless looms products should continue to work hard in terms of product design, process adaptability, manufacturing quality, etc., especially to continuously improve product reliability.

2010 Shuttleless Loom Imports and Domestic Sales Status Product Name Units 1~September Imports Volumes of the Same Period of 2010 Same Year-on-Year Quantity % 1~September Domestic Sales Volume Sales Volume of the Same Period of 2010 YoY%

Rapier loom station 1411 1327 6.3 7219 3764 91.8
Water jet loom 3092 382 709.4 60000 6102 883
Air-jet looms 5029 1536 227.4 2782 2790 0
Gripper loom 36 33 9.1

From January to August 2010, the amount of weaving preparation machinery exports was 70.006 million US dollars, an increase of 70.74% year-on-year. The import of 356.545 million US dollars, an increase of 165.04%. The foreign trade situation is more serious. Weaving preparation machinery imports account for 0.70% of the market capacity of textile machinery. According to statistics of the Textile Machinery Association, in the first three quarters of 2010, major warping machine manufacturers sold more than 500 units, a slight year-on-year increase; and major manufacturers of sizing machines sold more than 150 units, an increase of 73.6% year-on-year.