In the first half of the year, Wujiang, Jiangsu import machine tool price increases

In Wujiang, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, a total of 1,497 machine tools were imported in 2013, with a total value of 76.363 million U.S. dollars. In the first half of 2014, a total of 600 machine tools were imported, amounting to US$ 43.595 million, a decrease of 42.47% compared to the same period of last year, and the amount increased by 31.43%.

Wujiang's imported machine tools mainly use machining centers, mainly imported from Taiwan, Japan, etc., and are used to produce automotive parts, computers, and mobile phone casings. Some imported machine tools are sold on the domestic market. From the comparison of Wujiang Machine Tool Imports in the first half of the year, the number has decreased significantly and the amount has increased. The unit price of imported products has increased substantially. With the gradual improvement of the layout of Wujiang Machinery and Electronics Industry, Wujiang Enterprises has ended the period of large-scale expansion, and has transformed into the transformation, upgrading and transformation of the existing production lines, and the introduction of a large number of complex multi-functional high-precision machine tools, replacing the original Low-end machine tools have also made Wujiang's processing and manufacturing industry jump to a new level while reducing product costs. High-end machine tools have a broad market in Wujiang, but companies should pay attention to the following issues when importing machine tools.

Do a good job in the investigation before the import, companies can not blindly compare. At present, the international high-end machine tool market has historically been dominated by Germany, the United States, and Japanese companies. The products have complex functions, accurate accuracy, and high prices. The mid-end market is mainly manufactured in Taiwan and South Korea. Because of the high cost performance of mid-range CNC machine tools produced in Taiwan, especially after the "Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement" (ECFA) comes into effect, machine tool products from Taiwan will be reduced to zero tariffs. Further increase the export competitiveness of Taiwan's machine tools. Before importing machine tools, Wujiang enterprises should do a good job in demand investigation and product research. According to the company's own transformation and upgrading steps and development plans for imported products, they can't blindly compare and pursue high-grade and multifunctional. In the survey, we also found that the quality and accuracy of domestic machine tools used in certain industries are not worse than those of foreign countries, but the price and maintenance costs are much lower than imports.

Imported machine tools are mixed, and companies need to keep their eyes open. Can not believe that the quality of imported products are all qualified. China has strict national standards for electrical machinery safety of machine tool products. Foreign manufacturers do not understand the laws and regulations of our country, or the quality control is not strict in the production of products, causing security risks. According to statistics, from last year to the first half of this year, Wujiang imported machine tools found a total of 4 processing center protection doors without interlock devices, 10 sets of protection against electric shock failure, 4 (old) lack of emergency stop switch, lack of security protection of moving parts , Older CRT monitors that are prohibited to import are contained in 2 old machine tools. Therefore, enterprises need to polish their eyes when importing machine tools, understand each other's enterprise qualifications and product-related conditions, clarify quality terms and claim terms, and reduce their own risks.

Imports are difficult to maintain, and companies must pay attention to follow-up services. Enterprises often only pay attention to the machine tool itself when importing machine tools. They usually neglect the maintenance services and replacement of parts and components during the signing of contracts. Foreign suppliers often adopt the strategy of selling high-priced services at low prices. Many exclusive spare parts supply are not replaced. Goods, the cost of machine tool later use is the main cost. Even many foreign machine tool brands have no maintenance points in the country, and the cost of repairs sent to foreign countries is equivalent to buying new equipment. Therefore, the company's imported machine tool products need special attention to the follow-up services of the product, including training services, maintenance services, maintenance services, and calibration services.