Every year, China constantly invests in high-tech research on locks, effectively responding to the market demand for high-end locks. Smart locks are products that combine electronic technology, integrated circuit technology, a large number of electronic components, and a variety of innovative identification technologies. As a new generation of recognition technology, the advantages of smart locks become more and more obvious, and will replace mechanical locks as the new favorite of the lock industry.

The status quo of China's door lock market and the trend of future development

China's most important lock production bases are concentrated in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shandong and other places. In the product category, padlocks, ball locks, handle locks, etc. still have a large market space, bicycle locks, motorcycle locks, car locks and special-purpose lock products are also changing with the development of upstream products, fingerprint locks, smart locks Building walkie-talkies have become an indispensable functional product in modern social life.

At present, the annual sales of the Chinese lock industry is about 40 billion yuan, and the output is 1.9 billion. According to customs statistics, the average annual export growth rate of the lock industry during the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” period reached 31%, which is twice the average growth rate of the hardware industry. In the first half of 2011, the export value of locks was US$2.082 billion, up 15.9% year-on-year. According to this calculation, the annual export volume was about 4.6 billion US dollars; the import value of locks was 273 million US dollars, up 16.2% year-on-year. Will reach $ 550 million.

The increase in the import volume of the lock industry and the growing demand for high-end products in the domestic market have enabled more and more international brands to enter the Chinese market, which will bring huge challenges to domestic enterprises. The overall level of processing equipment in China's lock industry is still quite different from the international advanced level. The medium and low-grade mechanical locks are still the main products, lacking high-level scientific and technological talents and management talents, and the enterprises have insufficient ability to resist risks. To this end, China's lock-making enterprises should actively adopt new technologies, new materials, new technologies and new equipment to improve the overall level of the industry. It is necessary to pay attention to product quality, and work harder to improve the management level of enterprises, eliminate backward production processes, and improve the quality of employees, and meet the challenges with excellent products.

Smart home and smart locks have a long history

In the field of smart homes, door locks are another broad audience after the light bulbs. The participation of a large number of manufacturers has drove the development speed very quickly, and also allows consumers to have a wide range of products to choose from. In 2014, China's smart home market reached 28.61 billion yuan, and it is expected to exceed 300 billion yuan in 2020. The market potential is huge. It is expected that with the continuous improvement of Internet technology, "new generation" smart home products will have an inestimable effect on enterprises and industries if they can take the lead in this market. The position of locks in smart homes cannot be ignored. We can't do every part of smart homes. As long as we grasp the development of them, there is a big "money map."