China's tool and hardware industry has developed for more than 30 years. The manufacturing of tool products occupies a prominent position in the world and has become a large country in the production and sales of global tool products. Industry sales exceeded 100 billion yuan and exports exceeded 14 billion US dollars. From the deep-seated perspective of industrial development, after experiencing a period of rapid development, the tool hardware industry has formed a strong manufacturing capacity and certain marketing capacity. In the future, the industry will further expand to high-end, professional and high-quality fields, and upgrade to service-oriented manufacturing.

The position of manufacturing power is stable

According to statistics, during the 12th Five Year Plan period, the cumulative export volume of the tool and hardware industry exceeded US $60 billion, the cumulative import volume was nearly US $30 billion, and the average annual export volume maintained a growth rate of more than 10%. In 2011, the export of tools and hardware exceeded US $10 billion, becoming the world's largest manufacturer and exporter of tool products.

At present, the output value of tool hardware has exceeded 100 billion yuan. Wendeng Weili Tool Group Co., Ltd. in the industry is the world's largest adjustable wrench manufacturer. In 2012, the company became the first enterprise in the industry to win the title of enterprise technology center recognized by the state; Hebei Zhongbo explosion-proof tool group is the world's largest manufacturer of explosion-proof tools, and its product export accounts for nearly 80% of the international market. The company has landed on the new third board in 2015; Jiangsu Tongrun Co., Ltd. is the largest toolbox manufacturer in Asia; Hangzhou superstar Technology Co., Ltd. is the largest exporter of tool products in Asia; Jiangsu Hongbao Co., Ltd., Hangzhou superstar Technology Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Tongrun Co., Ltd. are well-known listed companies in the industry. A number of tool enterprises are also actively planning to go public.

At present, China Hardware Association has awarded five tool industry clusters, namely "China hardware town" in Daxin Town of Zhangjiagang, "China tool hardware industry base" in Jinhua City, "China tool hardware (screwdriver) industry base" in Jiande City, "China tool hardware production base (Lin'an)" in Lin'an City and "China tool hardware town" in Yiqiao town. From the perspective of the development of tool and hardware industry cluster, the massive regional effect has significantly driven, and the number of enterprises in the cluster and the overall scale of the industry have maintained stable growth. The healthy operation of tool and hardware industry cluster has laid a solid foundation for the steady development of the industry.

In addition, the tool industry selected 25 well-known enterprises in the industry in 2013 and released and promoted them at home and abroad through the "China International Tool Industry Development Summit Forum" and "China tool independent brand series promotion activities". The famous brand selection activity is a milestone for promoting the brand construction of China's high-end tool products.

Industrial development is in a period of opportunity

At present, the industrial development of traditional tool manufacturing countries in Europe and America is facing recession, and China's tool industry is developing towards specialization, clustering and high-grade.

During the 13th Five Year Plan period, key enterprises in the industry should adopt advanced forging, mold processing and repair, CNC machine tools + multi station combined processing machine tools, controllable atmosphere heat treatment, medium and high frequency induction heating, environmental protection electroplating and other advanced technologies to transform traditional industries, improve labor productivity, improve product quality, grade and added value, change the development mode, and take the innovative development path of high standard, high quality and high efficiency.

At the same time, on the basis of strengthening exchanges at home and abroad, we should further promote the construction of the industry in manufacturing, sales, standards and testing, and enhance the voice of China's tool industry in the global tool industry chain.

With the enhancement of the country's comprehensive strength, China's high-end manufacturing industry, such as high-speed rail manufacturing, has been recognized globally, which also opens a door for the international recognition of industrial tool and hardware products. The rise of China's manufacturing industry requires not only the application and output of high-end products, but also the overall improvement of the manufacturing level of industrial basic products. In addition, the "the Belt and Road" being vigorously promoted by the state has also paved the best channel for tool hardware products to enter emerging markets.

In terms of domestic sales, with the increasing demand in the domestic professional manufacturing field and the gradual improvement of the sales channel system, the situation of small domestic sales and slow payment collection worried by enterprises in the past has also been greatly improved. Enterprises can not only build their own domestic sales system, but also cooperate with trade dealers with strong comprehensive strength to jointly explore the market. The stable domestic market will not only help enterprises effectively resist overseas market risks, but also bring more business opportunities for the development of enterprises. It is not easy to do without the foreign market, and it is not stable without the domestic market. The future development of tool hardware industry still needs to maintain internal and external balance.

Upgrade to service-oriented manufacturing

The transformation and upgrading to service-oriented manufacturing will become the direction of manufacturing development in the future. Tool hardware is an industrial service-oriented product that provides basic support for the development of manufacturing industry. It is also a typical example of service-oriented manufacturing development in hardware subdivision industry. At present, the backbone enterprises in the industry are no longer limited to providing after-sales service, but have realized service forward (starting from design and R & D), joint development and whole process coverage, and are trying to complete the transformation and upgrading from production-oriented to service-oriented.

Although a series of achievements have been made in serving domestic high-end professional users, and some tool manufacturers have begun to provide product services for professional fields such as high-speed railway construction, automobile maintenance and shipbuilding, the development of the industry still faces difficulties and challenges. While adhering to the pursuit of high standards, high quality, high efficiency and high profits, tool manufacturers should also strengthen channel building and brand awareness, and strive to make domestic high-end tools gain more recognition and influence.

During the 13th Five Year Plan period, the tool and hardware industry should continue to adhere to the transformation from extensive to intensive, from labor-intensive to technology intensive, from quantity expansion to quality improvement, from low cost and low price to high added value and high profit margin, from OEM export to gradually increase the proportion of exports of independent brands, and establish the development concept of high standards, high quality and high efficiency, Adopt advanced technology to transform traditional industries, increase investment in science and technology and R & D, improve product added value, and truly realize the transformation from large to strong.