The article is from the public number: IT Times text (ID: vittimes) , author: Li Danqi, title figure from: IC photo.
A mask machine drawing of 50,000 yuan, a mask machine commissioning of 30,000 yuan …
From New Year’s Day until 2020, an average of about 182 companies have changed their business scope every day to participate in the production of “anti-masks”, “protective clothing”, “medical equipment” and other related epidemic prevention materials, but many consumers still cannot buy Masks, Behind the mask “absence”, is a common problem faced by cross-border “mask” companies: lack of professionalism .
Experience is a gift of time. “IT Times” reporters found that due to lack of production experience and soaring raw material prices, many manufacturing “new players” failed to enter production as scheduled. At least after March 5, these companies’ new capacity can be released one after another. .
I. Mask Machine Drawing: A Good Business
Search for “mask machine” on social platforms, and many of the results are information related to the mask machine drawings. On the e-commerce platform, “mask machine drawings” are clearly marked, and the price ranges from 9.9 yuan to 5,000 yuan. In the meantime, most of these drawings are full-automatic N95 mask machine, full-automatic one-to-two drawings, and the sellers are mostly located in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta.
On March 3, an IT Times reporter saw on an e-commerce platform that a fully automatic flat one-drag two-mask machine was priced at 288 yuan, and the product details page showed that the 3D map related to the mask machine, Information such as 2D, checklists, electrical diagrams, and gas diagrams are readily available.
“The drawings of the first, second, and third-generation flat one-to-two mask machines are 100 yuan, 2000 yuan, and 50,000 yuan, respectively.” I got drawings of several machines from a mask machine design company in Dongguan three days ago, and sold two sets in just two days, earning 4,000 yuan.
The reason why the drawings are hot is simple. You can’t buy a mask machine.
Affected by the epidemic, the mask machine market ushered in a blowout. According to the information of Tianyan Inspection, since 2020, the number of enterprises with the above keywords in the business scope of China has reached 10,581.
In other words, On average, about 182 companies produce anti-epidemic materials across borders every day. From the perspective of industry distribution, about 45% of cross-border enterprises are concentrated in the wholesale and retail industries. In addition, there are also posts in the postal and entertainment industries, which are almost called upside participation.
However, merely changing the scope of business does not necessarily mean that we can produce exit covers. Previously there were media reports that professional mask machine manufacturers have now ordered for several months, and the price has increased from 200,000 yuan to 1.2 million yuan each.
Pacific Securities believes that it is estimated that there will be demand for nearly 10,000 mask machines in the market within 2-3 months.
For many small and medium-sized cross-border “cover” companies, it is difficult to find a single machine today. Buying drawings for self-research is the only way out.
However, In the drawings of three sets of mask machines sold by Ohm, the difference between the lowest and the highest is 500 times. Behind the disparate prices, there are many powerless companies in cross-border “mask” companies. .
“The first-generation machine has low processing costs, but has many problems, has trouble refueling, and is difficult to debug. The second-generation machine is slightly more expensive, but there are already companies that can debug the machine. The normal production capacity after debugging is 180 tablets per minute -200 tablets; there are few third-generation machines on the market today, and even if there are, they have been uniformly managed by the government. “
Om told reporters that a month ago, there were companies in Dongguan that bought the first-generation drawings and tried to make mask machines by themselves, but soon found out that the problem was that the machine debugging was difficult, even if it was adjusted, it was unstable. “Friend Now even the workshop does not let me in. They are afraid that I will take a video and spread it to the Internet to affect him selling machines … “
“Most customers now prefer to buy drawings of second-generation flat masks for 2,000 yuan, on the one hand cheap, but also because disposable mask machines are easy to make.” Not long ago, Ohm sold four sets of N95 mask machines, However, the manufacturers assembled the equipment according to the drawings, but they have not been able to debug successfully, and have not yet started production.
Second, the problem of “machine” according to the picture is shown
“Find 30,000 yuan todayIn the evening, you can go to the mask machine commissioning master in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. The commissioning is about three days, the sooner the better. “Not long ago, a friend circle of the interviewee sent such a message for help.
According to the figure, it is possible to assemble a set of machines, but whether the production can be stable requires the insiders to carry out strict debugging on the details of the machine, but most of the companies that convert to manufacturing machines do not have such professionalism.
Gaze turned to Zhejiang.
During the Spring Festival, a Zhejiang company that was originally devoted to the research and development of precision electronic welding technology invested nearly 3 million to manufacture mask machines, and planned to produce 20 flat one-to-two mask machines for sales.
With a purchased drawing, they have produced 10 mask machines, ready to be delivered to customers 3 days later. But because it is a layman, how to debug the machine and ensure the production capacity has become an urgent problem.
“We hope to ask an engineer who can debug the machine to help see if there are any problems with the machine, and the prices are easy to discuss.” Technician Xiao Li told the IT Times reporter, “After all, I hope someone will help. “
Since February 26, Dongguan Nanfang Lijin Machinery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Nanfang Lijin) Li Feng, head of customer service (pseudonym) I found that some customers who did not buy their own mask machines have been sending in for help. I hope the company can help debug the mask machines.
Nanjing Lijin, where Li Feng is located, is a manufacturing enterprise engaged in R & D and manufacturing of industrial ultrasonic automation equipment. It mainly produces mask machines, disposable medical consumables assembly equipment, ultrasonic welding machines, vibration friction welding machines, hot plate welding machines, etc. More than 100 models of more than 10 series, serving more than 6,000 customers in more than 50 countries around the world.
After the epidemic started, he received at least hundreds of calls every day to buy a mask machine, but the company was limited by production capacity and had suspended orders. Most of the calls now received were for adjustment.
“Many companies that have never produced mask machines at all have assembled equipment for sale according to drawings. Customers bought the machine there at a price 2-3 times higher than ours, but these high-priced equipment were caused by unsuccessful commissioning. Cannot be used normally. “Li Feng told reporters that The debugging experience of a fully automated mask production line was accumulated during many years of production and use. Blank .
Another professional equipment manufacturer of mask machines, Dongguan Kuyuda Automation Equipment Co., Ltd., also frequently receives the adjustment requirements. “But the actual problem is that each customer’s equipment is different. Taking over and debugging the machine halfway is a very large project. Considering our own production reality, it is difficult for us to meet the needs of these customers. “Assistant General Manager Kuida Yuda told reporters.
On the short video platform, many people started training courses for mask machine debugging. After paying the tuition fee of 38 yuan, the reporter became a training course student, and the other party sent a link to a course related to electrical PLC and dragged the reporter into a QQ group of electrical engineers.
An engineer debugging a mask machine in the group told reporters that his current offer is 2500 yuan per day. “This price is cheap, and some people offer 3,000 yuan or more.”