Fierce competition requires domestic dryer manufacturers to continuously improve their technology
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Dryer manufacturing enterprises are mainly located in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Liaoning; these companies account for 50% of the total number of companies in the dryer industry. In contrast, there are some regions where no dryer manufacturers exist at all. In highly competitive industries such as dryers, many companies focus only on immediate results and do not consider the long term; they fail to systematically improve their capabilities, which slows down the development of the entire industry and severely hinders its proper progress. The drying equipment industry focuses on the development of small enterprises and new products, with the introduction of such products often being based on imitation of competitors. It is recommended to develop advanced technologies to improve product quality. Compared with those in developed countries around the world, China’s dry equipment technology still lags behind to some extent within the same industry. In the current market, products with low technical content dominate. With China’s accession to the WTO, more international competitors will enter the domestic market, and amid increasing international competition, we will face tremendous competitive pressure. World-leading dryers manufacturers, such as the Danish company Nilu Group Aoki Japan, have established one after another branch in China to seize the Chinese market. As economic globalization accelerates, more companies will target the Chinese market. The increasing competition demands that we pursue continuous improvement within our companies, adopt advanced foreign technologies, innovate and enhance product quality. From product development to large-scale equipment production, we need to increase the level of automation, ensure high quality, use appropriate surface treatment methods, select corrosion-resistant materials, and develop multi-functional machines in order to extend the product lifecycle further. As a result of the efforts made by dryer industry associations to encourage companies to participate in international technical exchanges and to adopt the latest technologies, the entire industry is able to progress more rapidly and improve its technical standards.
In China, dryers are mostly copied from one another, with low-level competition prevailing and little innovation. For example, there are many dryer manufacturers in Jiaoxi Town, Changzhou, but their scale is small, their products are similar to each other, and competition is fierce.
Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Wuxi are some of the areas in the south where drying equipment is concentrated; these regions account for the majority. However, the level of drying technology in these areas improves very slowly, and competition among local manufacturers is fierce, with similar products being produced. Even some larger drying enterprises lack their own unique drying technologies.