'Smart home, the key is hardware'

2019-10- 18 Browse: 11 Comment: 0 Core tip: On October 10, 2019 China international hardware exhibition, China green kitchen and bathroom, gas appliances and home hardware Expo opened in Shanghai. Zhang Chonghe, president of China Light Industry Federation, consumer goods of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on October 10, the 2019 China international hardware exhibition, China green kitchen and bathroom, gas appliances and home hardware Expo opened in Shanghai. Zhang Chonghe, president of China Light Industry Federation, and Gao Yanmin, director of the consumer goods department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, visited the exhibition and raised new hopes for the development of the industry. Chang Lan, director of the China Hardware Products Association, and Zhang Dongli, executive director, accompanied the visit. During the exhibition, President Zhang Chonghe attended the opening ceremony of the China Green Kitchen/gas appliance and Home Hardware Expo and cut the ribbon. During the visit, President Zhang Chonghe carefully inquired about the key indicators and data of the exhibits, and made suggestions on the direction of innovation and improvement of various products. He pointed out that hardware products are very critical, which determines the changeable space and the realization of smart home functions. Hardware products should ensure higher quality and do a good job in innovation and upgrading. He proposed that hardware innovation should rely on new technologies, new materials and new processes to create a new life. According to customs statistics, January 2019 ~ In June, China's hardware industry completed a total import and export volume of 694. $7. 2 billion, an increase of 8. 34%. Among them: the cumulative export volume was 569. $5. 3 billion, an increase of 3. 08%; The cumulative import volume was 125. $1. 9 billion, down 5. 02%. The industry is facing certain pressure. In order to help enterprises in the industry break through the current difficulties and find new opportunities and growth points, the two major exhibitions of hardware have also adopted a series of new ideas and strategies, such as pushing new products and fine products, upgrading the kitchen and bathroom exhibition, promote green manufacturing, etc. Thanks to the efforts of the organizers, the exhibition area of this year's hardware exhibition is about 120 thousand square meters, the green kitchen and bathroom exhibition is about 30 thousand square meters, and there are about 6500 booths, enterprises and brands from Germany, the United States, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, India, Ukraine, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Belt and Road Initiative have all appeared at the exhibition.