Machine tool export growth this year will reach 15%

In the first half of 2013, China's machine tool products are covered by the economic situation and orders fell the impact will be, but as the world economy continues to recover, China's machine tool exports is expected to reach 15%.

Machine is rough machining metal machine to machine parts, machine manufacturing machine, the "workhorses" of the equipment manufacturing industry, industrial upgrading of China's equipment manufacturing sub-sectors are inseparable from the support of the machine tool industry. The machine is the basic means of production of the equipment industry, machine tool industry is the people's livelihood, basic industries and strategic industry of national defense construction, in the world pay close attention attracted wide.

China's machine tool has entered the world

In the correct state principles and policies under the guidance of China's machine tool industry has entered the ranks of the world's first phalanx.

China metal processing machine tool consumption in 2012 to $ 38.28 billion, metal cutting machine tool consumption amounted to $ 27.38 billion, a forming machine spending of $ 10.9 billion; domestic metal processing machine tool sales output value of 27.36 billion U.S. dollars, including metal cutting machine tools sales output value of 180.7 billion, forming machine tool sales output value of 18.07 billion U.S. dollars.

Statistics show that 28 major machine tool producing countries and regions in 2012 with an annual output value of 93.2 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for about 30%, ranking the first, the Chinese metalworking machine tool consumption accounted for 45% of the global market, for 11 consecutive years in the world the first consumption of big country, for 4 consecutive years to become the the first largest-producing countries. Nevertheless, China's machine tool industry, there are still many problems in the high-end market share occupies less than the overall brand image should be improved. Can be said that China's machine tool industry is big but not strong.

Machine tool imports increased negative growth

The first quarter of 2013, China's machine tool exports continued growth in 2012, but imports of negative growth intensified, fell significantly further reduce the trade deficit.

In the context of the global economic downturn, China's machine tool products foreign trade remained more stable growth. According to customs statistics, in 2012 China's machine tool exports 3.917 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 9.82%, total imports of $ 14.726 billion, representing a year-on-year decrease of 0.05%.

The first quarter of this year, China's machine tool exports 960 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 8.52%, the basic continuation of last year's trend. While imports amounted to $ 2.9 billion, there was a substantial decline, representing a year-on-year decrease of nearly 15%.

The trade deficit from $ 2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2012, down to $ 1.96 billion trade deficit reduction is more pronounced.

The machine export growth rebounded

Machine tool exports increase was primarily due to price increases in exports; export growth picked up slightly in the case of the continuation of the trend in the second half of 2012.

According to customs statistics, the export situation is better in the first half of 2012, exports grew 20% role, 2011 orders; from June 2012 to start the machine export growth is slowing down, it can be seen by the international economic situation, the machine international orders decreased significantly in 2012. The first quarter of 2013, the overall situation continue to follow the second half of 2012 state increased by a slight recovery but not obvious, we can see the impact of the economic situation to continue for some time.

CNC machine tools fell

Machine tools, metal machining the main part of the exports of China's machine tool, CNC machine tools fell significantly increase the processing center and the combination of machine tools.

The first quarter of 2013, metal processing machine tool export value of 6.8 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 70.6% of the total exports of machine tools. Metal processing machine tool exports grew 7.65%, lower than the machine's overall export growth. Among them, the export of CNC machine tools $ 160 million, representing a year-on-year decrease of 12.36%, is a major factor in causing the machine export growth is not obvious. Machining centers and a combination of machine tool exports increased significantly, 28.5% and 65.7%, respectively.

The market structure is generally stable, continue to maintain the "four four two" distribution; policies to promote the return of manufacturing, a significant increase in the export market;

From the the export market point of view, the the the the first quarter of of in 2013 of China's machine tool exports major markets is still for the Asia and the the Europe and the United States market, of each accounted for's exports four percent or so; and the remaining two percent occupy the by the Latin America and the Africa and other markets. Among them, the Africa and North America export growth to continuation of the 2012 relatively rapid momentum of, increase of 22.1%, respectively, and 32.57% respectively.

The first quarter of 2013, the U.S. market, rapid growth, a growth rate of 43.09%, compared to 32.6% in 2012, the growth rate has increased. The reason is that the U.S. manufacturing to return to its domestic, resulting in a significant increase in demand for the domestic machine tool. In addition, Russia, Vietnam and Mexico growth exceeded the average growth rate.

General trade as the main trade

China's machine tool export trade mainly in general trade; Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces, exports accounted for 60% of the exports of machine tools.

From the the trade way from the point of view, the the the the first quarter of of this year, general trade for the machine tool export main form of trade, accounting for 81.8%, a year-on-year growth of of 6.88%; followed by is processing trade, accounting for 12.69%, a year-on-year growth of of 14.58%.

Machine tool exports are mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang and Guangdong. Among them, Shandong Province, the first quarter of this year, faster export growth, an increase of 31.3% over Zhejiang become China's second largest machine tool export base. In addition, the old industrial bases in Northeast and Midwest machine tool industry has gradually formed to leading enterprises as the center of industrial agglomeration area.

The number of machine tool imports fell significantly

The first quarter of the number of China's machine tool imports fell significantly, import prices was essentially flat with the same period last year. The first quarter of 2013, China's total imports of machine tools about 25,000 units, down 16%; imports amounted to $ 2.9 billion, representing a year-on-year decrease of 14.8%; import price of $ 117,000 / units, an increase of 1.7%.

China's machine tool imports mainly to high-end products, the average import price of the average export price of 475 times. China's non-metal processing machine tool manufacturing level, smaller imports; vast majority of China's imports of machine tools for metal processing machine tools, metalworking machine tool imports in the first quarter of 2013 amounted to $ 2.7 billion, accounting for 93% of the imports of machine tools . Imported machine tools, the average unit price of $ 117,000, which is 275 times the average export price; average unit price of imports of metalworking machine tools is as high as $ 140,000, the average price of domestic exports of metal cutting machine tools, only $ 412.

This reflects the domestic high-end products on a technical level, there is a lack of industrialization, still can not meet all the requirements of users in terms of product quality, technical specifications, user services; China is now a large machine, but from the machine power the goal there is a big gap.

Sino-Japanese relations tense lead to that the the import of Japanese machine tools dropped significantly, changes in the market place in the pattern. From the import market and country, the structure of China's machine tool import market is still mainly Asia and Europe, imports accounted for nearly 95% of the total. Pattern from the Asia accounted for more than 60% of the market dominant position, into a Eurasian evenly divided.

Result in machine tools and other high-end products due to the Diaoyu Islands, China, Japan continues to provoke tension, Sino-Japanese relations, bilateral trade by a more serious impact. The first quarter of this year, China's imports of machine tools from Japan a year-on-year decrease of 35%. Japan as China's largest importer of machine tools in 2012 accounted for 40% of the share of its trade volume dropped significantly a direct result of changes in market structure.

2013 China imported machine from Germany, the United States and other markets increase significantly, to some extent, is also used as substitutes for the products of the Japanese machine tool, but because of its price is more expensive, it does not fully compensate for the vacancy of the Japanese market. The Japanese market also contributed to a significant reduction in the larger year-on-year decline of the total imports of China's machine tool main reason.

Speed ​​up the high-end machine tools market expansion

End CNC machine tools from the machine structure, the general parameters of Chinese and foreign enterprises or less homogeneous competition severe.

Product management market as a starting point, service on the target customers, focusing on the development of the market capacity is large, strong potential for development of numerical control car, Li added, high-grade CNC machine tools lying plus gantry CNC boring, CNC grinding machine, can not be blind pursuit of machinery the structure of the novel, superb accuracy specifications.

Combing existing products, the overall planning of the machine tool spectrum, make great efforts to adjust the product structure, large and not the pursuit of product line, in-depth analysis the main product profitability, focusing on the development scale, profitability in the high-end CNC products, eliminated unprofitable products, the implementation of quality engineering.

CNC machine tools machine is a combination of electronic and information technology with the traditional machine tool technology integration, the integration of mechanical, electrical, fluid, gas and other engineering disciplines, is a systematic project. Product design to the implementation of production, supply and pin collaborative design, control the machine with reasonable design costs.

Any kind of product, a high level of product quality, advanced technology standard. Production technology throughout all aspects of production, process documents to ensure the orderly conduct of the production activities and improve product quality, reduce production, reduce costs and improve labor productivity and other goals. Therefore, the enterprises, in order to have a good product quality, process is guaranteed to be a real content.

Through years of development of the domestic machine tool companies have mastered the basic mechanical structure of CNC machine tools, preliminary forecast in the next 10 to 20 years of CNC machine tools main mechanical structure will not change much, the future high-precision CNC machine tools will effectively and efficiently.

Development machine first stable the standalone product quality, improve quality. Compared with the international advanced level, China's machine, there is a big gap in terms of precision, reliability, efficiency, automation, intelligent and environmentally friendly. The overall inadequacies are concentrated in key manufacturing level, machine accuracy and stability, machine tools MTBF time and machine tool applications of basic research.

Painstakingly created, the implementation of total quality management, strict compliance with process specifications, the implementation of total quality management. Choose the right outsourcing parts and spare parts manufacturers, qualified raw materials is the material basis for the production of quality products. Machine must choose high-performance, high reliability CNC system, servo drives, supporting features, electrical components, detecting elements, in order to ensure the reliability of the machine, and strengthen the management of the purchased parts, the quality of its products in the controllable range.

Any product that only continuous improvement, continuous improvement in order to compensate for design flaws, improve the production process route, sum up experience in the practical application, and continuously improve the intrinsic quality of the product. "Twelve Five" period the machine tool industry an iconic target key industries core manufacturing equipment and services provided breakthroughs. Aerospace, marine, automotive and power generation equipment manufacturing is the most important services for the machine tool industry is a typical high-end market segments.

Import and export growth of 15% this year

At present, the development of China's machine tool industry continued efforts to resolve the host but not strong, slow development of numerical control systems and features, high-end machine tools technology gap, the stability of product quality is not high, the overall economic benefits of the industry and poor problem, enhance their core competitiveness, independent innovation, the quantization fusion, and brand building, as well as quality service, and so on upgraded both in terms to a strategic height. 10 to 15 years, and strive through the production of power by the machine tool machine tool power shift, the domestic high-end CNC machine tools in the domestic market dominance of a series of medium-and long-term goals.

Expected by the economic situation this year and orders fell the impact will be, but as the world economy continues to recover, China's machine tool exports are expected to grow 15% in the first half of 2013.