The only way for the development of China's elevator industry

Back to the elevator industry development

19th century emergence of a lift in the United States, it is only used in factories and warehouses to transport goods and machinery. Mid-19th century, the use of manned American Otis elevator aware of, invented the world's first elevator. However, at first people do not accept this innovation, worried when the elevator car will fall and dangerous. To allay fears, in a show, take the Otis elevator rose to the top of the stroke, then ordered to cut off the hanging rope, with the car brake safely on the rails, people accept this new thing . The original elevator drive is mandatory, mainly winch, and the energy from the human, then it appears the sprocket chain, hydraulic, Traction, energy becomes electricity; elevators Drive Technology experienced a single speed - speed governor -3VF -ACVV double speed stages; simple elevator control technique to control the vertical movement of the car only by the original, present progressive development of intelligent control; elevator guide rails from the initial development of the wooden rail now dedicated to a metal rail; from the initial development of the cords to today's various rope and steel wire rope. Innovation and market continues to develop elevator systems and components, so that the elevator industry has gradually become a widespread concern in the market of an industry.

In China, the early 1980s elevator technology and market development began in 1987, China issued the equivalent to Europe EN81-1: GB7588-1988 "elevator manufacturing and installation of safety norms," ​​1985 was identified as the development of China's elevator a higher starting point, but also for the development of China's elevator provides a good technical support. According to the China Elevator Association statistics, in 1979, before China's mainland in the elevator with less than 1 million units. Lift annual output in 2005 in mainland China reached 135,000 units, a net increase of 25,000 units over the previous year, an increase of 22.7%, more than the annual output of China's elevator third of the world total. Special Equipment Safety Supervision Bureau, according to statistics, in 2005 newly registered elevator is 124,465 units by the end of 2005, the country with the elevator up to 651,794 units. According to customs statistics, in 2005 China's exports to 97 countries and regions in 6206 Taiwan elevator, escalators and moving walkways 8062 units, a total of 14268 units, worth $ 39.4 billion. The same period in 2226 Taiwan imported elevators, escalators 45, a total cost of $ 14.8 billion. China has 1.3 billion people, has a per capita in the elevator of the world average of 1/3, 1/10 in developed countries, therefore, a huge lift market continues to attract the attention of the world famous elevator companies.

Innovation - Sustainability elevator fundamental business

 Our national leaders said: "Innovation is the soul of a nation's progress, is an inexhaustible motive force for national prosperity can not go up if the capability of independent innovation, blindly rely on technology introduction, it is always difficult to get rid of outdated technology innovation ability is not a situation. nation, it is difficult to stand in the world's advanced nations. "" to the technological innovation as an important goal of establishing a socialist market economic system, in particular, should establish a sound system of enterprise technology innovation as the establishment of modern enterprise system important content and improve key state-owned enterprises. "
　　For a long time, weak capacity for independent innovation is the bottleneck of social and economic development of our country. As the world's largest elevator market, our science and technology independent innovation capability is relatively weak, the lack of core technology has become an indisputable fact. Some people describe most of our national Elevator Industry products are low-cost, low-tech, low value-added "three lows" products, remark reflects the national Elevator Industry awkward situation, which makes us only in cheap labor, more energy consumption, greater environmental pollution, in exchange for a small profit, but to master the core technology of the developed countries, sometimes just a piece of paper technology contract, you can get huge profits.

End of 2005, the total number of elevator machine factory has been around 150 in 1987 to 319 development, well-known foreign brands, have settled in China or joint ventures or wholly owned. As can be seen from the elevator manufacturing output in China Elevator Association statistics, foreign-owned, joint ventures occupy the Chinese market more than 80% share, while the number of brands they accounted for only 20%. The national brand elevator enterprises lack awareness of independent innovation, especially in research and development, innovation is still lacking, resulting blindly follow others back away, so the development of slow, small-scale. Even some national elevator companies with strong economic strength, which has independent intellectual property rights of new inventions, new technologies and less, the manufacturing process there is no innovation, no management innovation, system innovation no. Therefore, the national elevator industry market share of less possession is not surprising.

Summarize the experience of successful elevator companies, innovation Although the initial cost is higher, but avoid the expensive cost of the introduction of technology to pay to avoid the need to put into most of the profits will give foreign In addition, China's imports of developed countries is difficult advanced dual-use "advanced technology", not the introduction of advanced technology from developed countries. Even if the money can only buy on the way out of "mature technology." In the long run, innovation form the core competitiveness and sustainable development is more far-reaching, elevator companies only through R & D investment, continue to accumulate capability of independent innovation, to the mastery of its own development destiny.