Infrared camera is a detection of infrared radiation to a target object, and by photoelectric conversion, electrical signal processing means, the temperature distribution image of the target object is converted into a video image of high-tech products.
红外热像仪具有很高的军事应用价值和民用价值。在军事上，红外热像仪可应用于军事夜视侦查、武器瞄具、夜视导引、红外搜索和跟踪、卫星遥感等多个领域；在民用方面，红外热像仪可以用于材料缺陷的检测与评价、建筑节能评价、设备状态热诊断、生产过程监控、自动测试、减灾防灾等诸多方面。
First, the infrared camera industry overview
红外热像仪行业是一个发展前景非常广阔的新兴高科技产业，红外热像仪广泛应用于军民两个领域。在现代战争条件下，红外热像仪已在卫星、导弹、飞机等军事武器上获得了广泛的应用；同时，随着非制冷红外热成像技术的发展，尤其是随着产业化过程中生产成本的大幅度降低，红外热像仪已在电力、消防、工业、医疗、安防等国民经济的各个部门得到了非常广泛的应用。近几年来，红外热像仪行业的发展呈现出以下特点：
(1) International infrared camera industry is ushering in a period of rapid development
红外热像仪行业的发展始于美国，最开始应用于军事领域，随着非制冷红外技术的发展，红外热像仪行业在民用领域得到了广泛的应用，而且正展现出更为广阔的市场需求。根据美国Maxtech International2005年发布的红外市场报告，2004年全球民用红外热像仪及系统产量约为5万台；而2006年，仅FILR公司就取得了汽车行业中的宝马公司为其新款7系列轿车配备红外热像仪的订单，并获得了美国政府35万台的出口许可申请。随着红外热像仪在消防、电力、建筑等行业应用的推广，国际民用红外热像仪行业将迎来市场需求的快速增长期。
Global civil infrared camera sales
(Source: Maxtech International, Inc: "THE WORLD MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL & DUAL-USE MILITARY INFRARED IMAGING & INFRARED THERMOMETRY")
In 2006, the global civil infrared camera sales of $ 1.63 billion, an increase of 17.35 percent, showing a rapid growth, rapid growth in sales comes mainly from the infrared camera continues to expand new applications.
(2) China infrared camera industry, a huge space for development
随着中国经济、社会的快速发展，中国红外热像仪行业具有巨大的发展空间。
① military modernization requires a large amount of infrared cameras
in developed countries, infrared imaging system has been configured in various military services Army, Air Force, Navy, etc., the Gulf War, the average American soldier with 1.7 infrared camera. Compared with developed countries, China's military infrared camera application is relatively small, according to the Chinese government published "China's National Defense in 2006" white paper, the number of military personnel of 230 people, if the future of our military by 10% the military equipment infrared camera, infrared camera market is our military capacity can reach 23 million units, with each set of 100,000 yuan (currently most of the actual price of military infrared cameras far more than 100,000 yuan) to computing, its market prospects demand up to 230 billion yuan.
② In the long run, the potential market demand for large civilian field
infrared cameras are widely used in civilian areas of fire, electricity, construction, security, etc., application of infrared cameras in these industries still in its infancy, huge space for development .
Fire area is the largest infrared camera developed civilian markets in the world, due to the smoke and temperature measurement through infrared imaging characteristics, and therefore, the infrared camera can be used in fire detection and fire rescue equipment. According to statistics, the world has about 5 million firefighters per fire if the vehicle is equipped with a thermal imager, the total market will reach 200,000 units. Our fire trucks are also equipped with infrared cameras rarely, according to statistics of China's Ministry of Public Security Department equipment Fire Department, China fire engines to maintain about 23,000, according to the Ministry of Public Security, the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Construction revision "city fire station construction standards" requirement, by 2008, every fire station fire engine configuration from the current 3.2 increased to five, will add 500 fire stations, fire engines and therefore will increase the country's total of nearly 8,000 vehicles. With the development of economic and social development, fire trucks equipped with infrared cameras will become a trend, if each fire engine equipped with a thermal imager, our fire infrared camera industry market will reach 3 million units per Taiwan calculated according to 40,000 yuan, the total market demand to reach 12 billion yuan.
在电力行业，虽然该行业是目前我国民用红外热像仪应用最多的行业，但仅限于广东、浙江、江苏、山东等沿海经济发达地区，而且目前这些发达地区的拥有量也仅为需求量的20%。作为最成熟、最有效的电力在线检测手段，红外热像仪可以大大提高了供电设备运行的可靠性，大大降低了设备的检修时间，因此，随着我国经济的发展，其它内陆省份的电力行业也将使用红外热像仪，这为红外热像仪行业的发展提供巨大的发展空间。据统计，我国电力行业红外热像仪的总需求量约为2.5万台，以平均每台售价8万元（目前售价约为10万元）计算，市场需求总额约为20亿元。
在建筑行业，2006年11月1日，中国工程建设标准化协会批准实施《红外热像法检测建筑外墙饰面层脱粘结缺陷技术规程》，对红外热像仪在建筑行业的应用进行了规范。目前，我国建筑企业约为10万家，如果每家配备1台红外热像仪，则市场需求总量可达10万台，以平均每台售价2万元计算，市场需求额可达20亿元。
另外，截止2006年未，我国制造业共有132万家企业，例如：冶金企业有1.5万家，食品制造企业有30多万家，电子制造企业7万家，机械设备制造业3.68万家，这些制造业如果利用红外热像仪做过程控制，则能大大提高企业的产品品质，如制造业中10%的大型企业配备红外热像仪，按每家企业配备一台红外热像仪来计算，则市场需求总量达到13.2万台，以每台售价10万元计算（目前售价为15万元）市场需求额可达132亿元。
(3) China infrared camera industry's research and development capability has been greatly improved
research and development of infrared imaging system involves many disciplines of optical, electronic, computer, physics, image processing, new materials, machinery, development of the difficulty is very high. In recent years, in order to Dali Technology led by the infrared camera manufacturers through the introduction of talent, technology research and increase investment in the infrared camera core components (such as probe) development of new products as well as infrared camera development achieved a major breakthrough in our research and development capabilities so that the infrared camera has been greatly improved.
(4) industrial clustering phenomenon civilian infrared camera industry, more and more prominent
on the international, infrared camera industry, mergers and acquisitions are very active, the US infrared camera industry's leading enterprises FILR SYSTEM company through several mergers and acquisitions, market share gradually increase in international civil infrared camera market, FILR SYSTEM company's market share has reached 35%, the top ten companies in the market share of 71%.
In recent years, China's infrared camera industry good prospects to attract a lot of capital into the industry, according to statistics, China has about ten infrared camera supplier, but most corporate R & D strength is weak, brand small force, many companies are actually agents or assemblers of foreign products. In the civil infrared camera industry, now has gradually formed a Dali Technology, Guangzhou SAT and Wuhan High German market accounted for 60% of the pattern of the civilian market, industry cluster are quite obvious.
Second, the supply and demand situation and trend of infrared camera market
(1) changes in the international market demand trends infrared camera
infrared camera is divided into two major categories of military and civilian, these two types of changes in market demand trends are as follows:
military field infrared thermal imaging system is a first infrared applications, refrigeration products based thermal imaging cameras, detectors for high performance requirements, the price is relatively expensive. Currently, the military market is still the largest market for infrared products.
Civilian areas is mainly used for the prevention fields detection, fire protection, security, automotive night vision, legal supervision, in recent years the global fast-growing market for civilian infrared camera and infrared camera industry with the application in new areas infrared camera market may show a fulminant growth.
In the long run, whether military or civilian infrared camera, the potential global market demand is very huge. In the military field, will be equipped with infrared cameras to all kinds of modern weapons, the global number of troops currently about 20 million people, if 10% of the army each soldier is equipped with an infrared camera, each with a thermal imager by $ 2,000 (currently about $ 10,000) to calculate the total global military infrared camera market demand up to $ 4.0 billion; in civilian areas, global infrared camera market is as high as billions of dollars.
However, there is now actual annual infrared thermography market demand and potential demand large differences, the main reason for this difference is: First, the infrared camera core components - the yield of the detector is not high, so Infrared detectors and even cause of the high costs and prices, affecting the development of potential demand for infrared camera market; Second, at present, the most widely used infrared camera industry, military, electric power, fire and other industries promotion infrared camera in more areas of application requires a process.
It is predicted that the United States well-known infrared camera industry consulting firm Maxtech International, the global civil infrared camera the next five years the market demand annual growth rate will reach 15% by 2012, global civil infrared camera market demand to $ 3.812 billion. However, if you take into account the development of new applications, the actual total market demand will likely exceed the projections.
Global civil infrared camera market demand
（资料来源：Maxtech International ，Inc:“THE WORLD MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL & DUAL-USE MILITARY INFRARED IMAGING &INFRARED THERMOMETRY”）
Change (2) Infrared domestic market demand trends in
the past 10 years, with the development of electric propulsion and modernization of our national defense, manufacturing, China's rapid growth in market demand for infrared cameras. And international markets, potential demand for China infrared camera market is much greater than the actual demand: the long run, the potential demand for China infrared camera market reach 500-600 billion, but at present, China's civil infrared thermography on demand systems market is about 400 million yuan.
The next 5 years, the average annual growth rate of the global infrared camera market is about 14% due to China's rapid economic development, with an average annual growth rate of China infrared camera market could reach 20% in 2011 China Civil infrared heat like instrument market demand may reach 995 million yuan.
China's demand for civilian infrared camera market
Changes in trends in supply (3) at home and abroad infrared camera market
in 2006, the output value of global civil infrared camera was $ 1.63 billion, of which FILR SYSTMS output value amounted to $ 571 million, L-3's output value reached $ 130.4 million, FLUKE a value of US $ 114.1 million. Domestic output is relatively small infrared camera, infrared camera in 2006 domestic civil industry output of about 400 million yuan.
(Source: Maxtech International, Inc: "THE WORLD MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL & DUAL-USE MILITARY INFRARED IMAGING & INFRARED THERMOMETRY")
over the next five years, with the rapid growth in market demand for infrared cameras, can be expected, including Dali Technology in infrared camera vendors will continue to increase production capacity in, but overall, due to the technical difficulties of the development and production of infrared cameras, other sectors of capital is difficult to enter the industry, and new product development cycle is longer, Therefore, the supply infrared camera market is unlikely to expand rapidly in the short term, more competition in the market is reflected in the development of new product competition between the various companies.
Currently, infrared thermal imaging technology has matured, but the market demand is still in the process of maturing, the market supply and demand will remain for slightly less than the demand in the market. The next five years, global civil supply infrared camera market will grow at a rate of 13%, China Civil infrared camera market supply will average 18% growth rate, estimated that by 2011 the global market for civil infrared camera supply will reach $ 3.003 billion, China civil infrared camera market supply will reach 915 million yuan.
2007
Year 2008
Year 2009
year 2010
year 2011
Global (billion dollars)
18.42
20.81
23.52
26.58
30.03
China (million)
4.72
5.57
6.57
7.76
9.15