China's intelligent door lock forecast

China's locks have a long history. Wooden locks have been found in the Shu cultural sites. Bronze locks have appeared in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and metal locks have generally been produced and used in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

With the progress of the times and the development of science and technology, people's demand for locks also began to change, from the original traditional metal locks to smart locks, electronic locks.

Every year, our country constantly invests in the research of high-tech locks, effectively responding to the market demand for high-end locks. Smart locks are integrated products that integrate electronic technology, integrated circuit technology, a large number of electronic components, and a variety of innovative identification technologies. Smart locks will become the new darling of the lock industry by replacing mechanical locks as a new generation of identification technology.

The status quo of China's door lock market and the future development trend toward China's most important lock production base is 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 locks products are also changing with the development of upstream products, fingerprint locks, smart locks The building walkie-talkie has become an indispensable functional product in modern society.

At present, China's lock industry has annual sales of about 40 billion yuan and output of 1.9 billion. According to customs statistics, the average annual export growth rate of the lock industry in 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 value of locks exports was 2.082 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 15.9% year-on-year. Based on this calculation, the annual export value was about 4.6 billion U.S. dollars; the import value of locks was 273 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 16.2% year-on-year. It will reach 550 million U.S. dollars.

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 enormous challenges to domestic companies. However, there is still a considerable gap between the overall level of processing equipment in China's lock industry and the international advanced level. Middle and low-grade mechanical locks are still the main products, and there is a lack of high-level scientific and technological talents and managerial talents. The ability of enterprises to resist risks is insufficient. To this end, China's lock-making enterprises should actively adopt new processes, new materials, new technologies, and new equipment to improve the overall level of the industry. We must pay attention to the quality of our products, make greater efforts in improving the management level of enterprises, eliminating outdated production techniques, and improving the quality of employees, and use hard products to meet the challenges.

Smart homes and smart locks have a long history in the field of smart homes. Door locks are another broad audience after the light bulbs. A large number of manufacturers have joined the industry very quickly to promote the speed of development, but also allow consumers to have a wide range of products to choose from. In 2014, the scale of China's smart home market reached 28.61 billion yuan***, which is expected to exceed 300 billion yuan in 2020, and the market has great potential. It is expected that with the continuous improvement of Internet technologies, “next generation” smart home products will have an invaluable role in the market if they can take the initiative in this market. The status of locks in smart homes can not be ignored. We can not do everything in smart homes. There is a “money map” as long as we grasp them.

China is the largest producer and consumer of the category, with annual sales of more than 40 billion yuan in the domestic lock industry, and the lock market will grow at an average rate of over 20% per year. According to a survey on the physical access control market, over 70% of end users and 80% of industry respondents believe that in the next 3 to 5 years, they would like to replace their mobile phones, key cards, labels or voucher cards. The traditional way to open the door. This survey further proves that the market demand for smart homes continues to expand, and that the category industry must enter the smart model must use smart door lock media.

From the point of view of the door factory support, whether the customer is the real estate industry, hotel or rental housing management, intelligent door locks can play a regulatory role, easy to use and reduce the cost of the role. From the consumer's point of view, safe and convenient door lock products have become an urgent need as family life continues to escalate. While pursuing high quality, it also needs products that keep pace with the times, and even at high prices, mail-order smart locks from abroad. It can be seen that the modern door industry provides customers with smart home door lock products, which is already a major market demand.

In the next 3-5 years, with the strengthening of the development trend of the Internet and smart homes, the integration of door entry enterprises and a new generation of smart lock enterprises will develop in depth. High-sensitivity, industry-leading, and innovation-oriented entry enterprises will also focus on the consumer demand after 80s and 90s, and will use mobile phone mobile product opportunities to differentiate their industries. Chain partners, forward-looking choice of smart lock accessory products, do a full range of products, do marketing, service, brand.

How do smart locks catch the hearts of consumers?

Relatively traditional exterior design doors are obviously the first line of defense for home security and privacy, and the characteristics that locks should have are low-key, high-security, and protective. Even smart door locks with more powerful functions will inevitably be spotted by hackers if the design is too blatant. This kind of potential ** is not required by users. Therefore, the design of smart door locks should be similar to ordinary door locks, and provide a traditional key unlocking solution to avoid the failure of mobile phone applications to work properly.

Easier installation and use experience In addition to the appearance, smart door locks should also be easier to install, while simplifying the application and making it easy for family members of all ages to use. In addition, if the manufacturer can provide customized services, allowing users to choose different materials and design products according to their decoration style will also increase the product's attractiveness.

Connect to other smart home devices Smart door locks are an Internet of Things product, so it is not only independent, but it should have good interconnectivity with other smart home devices. In addition to encrypted access with smartphones, it may be necessary to cooperate with surveillance cameras and other devices to achieve a more secure protection mechanism.

In addition, smart door locks often require the use of batteries. If solar energy or kinetic energy characteristics are added, it is obviously helpful to enhance the user experience. After all, no one wants to frequently charge the door locks.