Analysis of Machine Tool Market in 2012

From January to March 2012, the growth rate of China's machine tool industry continued to drop significantly after the fourth quarter of 2011. The machine tool market seems to have fully entered the downtrend channel, and "decline" has almost become the market's key word.

From January to March this year, the situation of the machine tool market was not very optimistic, and the demand of the host manufacturers dropped drastically. Because the OEM orders have shrunk, the sales of accessory products in the first quarter have fallen by more than 50%. The CNC system is also facing such a situation. The market for mid-to-low-end CNC systems is facing a very serious situation this year, and orders have dropped significantly. According to statistics, domestic and foreign brands’ CNC system orders fell by as much as 40% in January-March, and machine tool appliances and other accessory products also declined in different degrees.

It is understood that the current situation facing the machine tool industry is rather severe. The explosive growth will not continue for many years. The growth rate of market demand will slow down. Increasing quality and pursuing connotative growth will be an inevitable process of China's industrialization process, which will force machine tool companies. Always worry about fear, think of countermeasures and put into action. The era of the revolution in China's machine tool industry has arrived. It is imperative to adjust the structure of the industry and upgrade the products. With technological innovation as the driving force, vigorously improving the market competitiveness of medium and high-end CNC machine tools is the core task of the Chinese machine tool industry. ”

According to the “2012-2016 China Precision Machine Tool Market Analysis and Investment Prospects Report”, the downward trend of the machine tool industry in the January-March period has become more apparent, and business operating pressure has increased. However, the market did not decline in an all-round manner, and the market structure changed very clearly. The demand in some key areas of national economy remained unabated, and the products related to factory automation also became new growth points. Under this situation, many foreign brands have accelerated their entry into the Chinese market, which has made the market more fierce. The development of domestic machine tool companies is extremely difficult.