Drying equipment is widely used in the fields of chemical industry, pharmacy, agricultural and forestry local products, grain, light industry and so on. It is a general mechanical product with large quantity and wide range. China's drying equipment industry has gone through more than 20 years of history from formation, development to gradual maturity. At present, China can basically manufacture the conventional drying equipment required by the domestic market and the main drying equipment required by the international market. This shows that the history of mainly importing drying equipment in China has ended.
At present, the market share of drying equipment in China has reached more than 80%. It is estimated that during the "Tenth Five Year Plan" period, domestic drying equipment will occupy more than 90% of the domestic market, and the focus of competition will mainly be on product quality, technical level, after-sales service and price.
According to the China General Mechanical Drying Equipment Industry Association, the demand for drying equipment in China will increase significantly in the following areas in the next few years. In the field of grain drying, the annual demand for small drying equipment (less than 5t/h) for rice and wheat drying is expected to reach about 1000 units; The annual demand for chemical drying equipment will reach about 3000 sets; The annual demand for pharmaceutical drying equipment will reach about 3000 sets; The annual demand for drying equipment for agricultural and forestry native products will reach about 2000 sets; The annual demand for light industrial drying equipment will reach about 2000 sets.
As for the type of drying equipment, hot air heating atmospheric drying equipment and vacuum drying equipment will be the main ones, and users in other special fields such as far-infrared drying equipment and microwave drying equipment will also gradually expand the number of applications; In terms of food and medicine drying, the demand for larger specifications of vacuum freeze-drying equipment will increase; The demand for equipment with functional combination (such as granulation drying and drying filtration) will also increase; High automation drying equipment will be welcomed in some application fields. In addition, the appearance quality of drying equipment will be paid more and more attention. The corrosion resistance and reliable service life of drying equipment for corrosive materials will be of special concern to users.
The fact that China has joined the WTO for one year has proved that the development of the domestic drying equipment industry is just as expected by experts, with both challenges and opportunities. As far as the domestic market is concerned, China's drying equipment industry has begun to enter a more mature stage of development, which has been able to better meet the actual needs of users in various fields, and the price is only 1/3 of the same foreign products, which makes China's drying equipment have obvious price advantages over imported equipment in the market competition; On the other hand, due to the large volume of drying equipment, most of which also involve on-site installation, commissioning and after-sales service, it is more convenient for domestic users to choose domestic equipment than imported equipment. As far as the international market is concerned, China's accession to the WTO will be more conducive to expanding the export of drying equipment. At present, the main export products of drying equipment in China are vacuum drying equipment, vibration drying equipment, small and medium-sized drying equipment for grain, food and agricultural and forestry local products, with an annual export volume of more than 100. The main export areas are Southeast Asia and other developing countries, and have opened the door to the European and American markets. At present, the export products of drying equipment in China account for less than 5% of the total amount of domestic drying equipment. Experts predict that the proportion of export products in the total amount of domestic drying equipment will reach more than 10% during the Tenth Five Year Plan period.
In the international competition, the main competitors of China's drying equipment manufacturers are Denmark, Switzerland, Britain, Germany, the United States and Japan. Compared with competitors, China's drying equipment has the advantage of low price, and the main disadvantage is that the degree of automatic control, appearance quality, complete sets and functional combination of products need to be further improved.
Therefore, domestic drying equipment manufacturers should make full use of the opportunity of China's accession to the WTO, strengthen technical exchanges with foreign countries, learn from the advantages of foreign advanced drying equipment, speed up the improvement of the degree of automation control, appearance quality, complete sets and functional combination of China's drying equipment, narrow the gap with foreign products, and improve the trust of China's products among users, so that China's drying equipment can occupy a leading position not only in the domestic market, but also in the foreign market.
At present, the variety of drying equipment produced in China is increasing, the scope of application is expanding, the product level and quality are rapidly improving, and the market competitiveness is continuously strengthening. In particular, the Chinese government has issued various relevant policies to support the export of products, creating excellent external conditions for domestic drying equipment manufacturers, which shows that the development prospect of drying equipment in China is good.
