2011 bathroom hardware industry development space investigation and analysis

At present, some domestic sanitary hardware companies have made bold attempts in the application of existing aluminum materials and developed aluminum products such as aluminum faucets and aluminum showers. Coupled with most of the current bathroom hardware companies can develop aluminum pendants, aluminum bathroom cabinets, etc., the application of aluminum has gradually formed a series of products. From the perspective of the development of the lighting industry in the related area, after solving the technical problems, aluminum lighting has become a category widely accepted and loved by consumers. Then, the aluminum bathroom will not become a material breakthrough in the bathroom hardware industry. Create a brand new category? The author believes that this is entirely possible, but also needs bathroom hardware companies to work together to jointly improve the technical capacity of aluminum bathroom, develop more new products and styles, so as to expand the market cake, share market results, together to meet the bathroom hardware The next spring.

To have a good market start, aluminum hardware must be as perfect as possible when it is put into trial production. Otherwise, once it is easy to cause mistrust among consumers, it is difficult to promote it. Therefore, research and development and improvement in technology and technology are indispensable.

Copper materials do not rust as easily as aluminum alloys, and they are not easily oxidized. They have always been the preferred material for hardware and sanitary products. However, in recent years, copper prices have continued to rise, and hardware companies have started to look for alternatives to copper products. As the problem of easy oxidation of aluminum is solved by advanced coatings, aluminum materials have been favored and their position in hardware and bathroom products has been greatly improved. Today, aluminum products have become one of the mainstream materials for bathroom hardware products. In recent years, there has been a trend of rising. Although aluminum is easily oxidized, advanced coatings have solved this problem. Other deficiencies are also undergoing improvement. It is believed that in the near future, the brilliance of aluminum hardware occupation of hardware materials market is just around the corner.

Speaking of aluminum, its advantages can be many, such as light, strong plasticity, not easy to rust, not easy to aging, the price is relatively stable, re-processing capacity, thermal conductivity and so on. Compared with the stainless steel and copper materials commonly used in the existing bathroom hardware, although the aluminum material has a small proportion in the bathroom hardware, it has a promising development prospect. This point, we can learn from the development of related industries. For example, in the automotive industry, the application rate of aluminum alloys is increasing. In the building materials, doors and windows, aluminum is also widely used. In household appliances, such as rice cooker liners, aluminum and aluminum alloys are gradually used. Thus, the application range of aluminum materials, especially aluminum alloy materials, is very extensive.

In bathroom hardware, the reason why aluminum materials, especially aluminum alloy materials, cannot be widely used, is rooted in the processing of aluminum materials. As we all know, whether it is a faucet or shower and other bathroom hardware products, in the process of processing, the most important part is the valve and the interface, these two places are not handled properly, the water will flow out. Due to the ductility and high thermal conductivity of aluminum, it is important to maintain tightness in the process of these two parts. If this process cannot be solved, the application of aluminum is greatly limited. In addition, the treatment of aluminum corners is relatively cumbersome, and how to achieve smooth burrs is also a major challenge for aluminum processing.