World Packaging Machinery Market Demand in Recent Years

At present, the global demand for packaging machinery is growing at a rate of 5.3% per year, reaching 29 billion U.S. dollars in 2005. The U.S. has the largest manufacturer of packaging equipment, followed by Japan, and other major producers are also from Germany, Italy, and China. The fastest growing equipment production is in developing countries and regions. AUO will benefit from stimulating domestic demand and seek suitable local manufacturers in developing countries, especially in food processing plants to provide packaging. Equipment.

The demand of packaging machinery market in some countries and regions

Germany:

German packaging machinery is leading in terms of design, manufacturing, and technical performance. In 2002, the output value of German packaging machinery reached 3.4 billion euros, an increase of 10% over 2001. If it is divided by different packaging materials, the German glass packaging industry in 2002 Nearly 1.6% increase, nearly 3.6% wood, nearly 11.9% for paper and cardboard, 13.4% for plastics, and 6.2% for metals, with aluminum packaging products growing by nearly 3.9%. 70% of European packaging machinery is produced in Germany. 77% of exports, accounting for 29% of the world packaging machinery export market, ranked first in the world. China is an important exporter of German packaging machinery, especially food processing and packaging machinery. Germany's major packaging machinery export market followed by the United States , UK, France, China, Russia. Germany's packaging machinery in the measurement, manufacturing, technical performance and other aspects are among the best, especially beer, beverage filling equipment with high speed, complete sets, high degree of automation, good reliability and other characteristics. The company's packaging machinery integrates mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and computer control. It adopts photoelectric sensing, cursor control, and anti-static devices. Its large-scale automatic packaging machine not only has a large packaging capacity, but also can be packaged and weighed. , filling, vacuuming, sealing Processes such as mouth are completed on a single machine. The German packaging machinery industry has been in a steady growth state for many years, and the export ratio accounts for about 80%. It is the world's largest exporter of packaging machinery.

German packaging machinery exports have two main characteristics: First, the absolute amount is large; Second, the relative proportion is high. The German packaging machinery manufacturers are committed to the study of high-tech, high-quality production and reliable services. The main advantage is that they can provide various types of Production solutions and perfect production lines, and maintain a cooperative relationship with professional companies.

France:

The French packaging machinery market has grown steadily at a rate of 4% to 5% since 1998 and is currently the third largest packaging machinery market in Europe. The French packaging machinery industry is mainly composed of small and medium-sized highly specialized companies. The French market currently has one Characteristics, that is, the demand for flexible, general-purpose and automated machinery is increasing. Most of France's imports come from the European Union, and the United States and Japan also account for a larger proportion. French packaging machinery exports to EU countries, while the United States Is one of the main non-EU markets of French packaging machinery.

Other European regions

The market research report of Frost & Sullivan in the United States stated that by 2007, the total market value of European packaging machinery is expected to increase from US$4.6 billion in 2000 to US$6.5 billion, which has great market potential. Industries that traditionally do not use packaging systems will become packaging. New customers in the machinery market have thus become one of the factors that stimulate sales growth. The proportion of companies that already have packaging equipment to update or increase their packaging production lines will increase, especially in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

The survey report also pointed out that in the past, only small-scale manufacturers that purchased discrete packaging machines will gradually understand the advantages of integrated packaging production lines and become potential users of such products. Therefore, in the future packaging machinery market, such The share of packaging machinery will show an upward trend. On the other hand, OEM manufacturers and end consumers will tend to purchase packaging machinery that is easy to operate and easy to install, especially as the current manufacturing industry lays off large amounts of staff, and time limits increase. Demand will increase with each passing day. Therefore, in order to gain a foothold in the future packaging market, efficient customer service and mechanical maintenance will be one of the most important competitive conditions.
Russia:

Russia's packaging machinery has a market capacity of 5 billion to 7 billion U.S. dollars per year, of which Russia's manufacturers only have a 20% share, and these manufacturers mainly produce semi-automated equipment and are currently unable to meet the overall needs of the Russian packaging industry. Germany, Italy and Sweden are major importers of equipment. The most promising areas for packaging machinery sales in 2002-2004 are the food industry, beverage industry, pharmaceutical industry and personal care industry. The most potential packaging equipment requirements have High quality, general applicability of packaging materials and medium price etc. United States: The US packaging industry started in the early 20th century and has developed rapidly since World War II. It has gradually established and formed a complete and independent industry including packaging materials, packaging technology and packaging machinery. The total output value of the packaging industry accounts for 3% of the national economic output value. The largest use of packaging machinery industry is the food industry, followed by the beverage industry, household cleaning products and cosmetics industry, medical supplies and tobacco industry.

United States:

The United States is a country with a long history of development of packaging machinery in the world. It has already formed an independent and complete packaging machinery system, and its varieties and output rank first in the world. For more than a decade, the United States has consistently maintained the largest packaging machinery production and consumption country in the world. The status of its products is high, large, refined, and cutting-edge, and machinery and computers are closely integrated to achieve mechanical and electrical integration control. Among the new types of mechanical products, molding, filling, and sealing are the fastest-growing machines. Wrapping machines and film packaging Machines accounted for 15% of the total market share, carton sealing and packaging machines ranked second in market share. Since the 1990s, the United States packaging machinery industry has maintained a good momentum of development. Most of the United States packaging machinery factory Affiliated with large-scale packaging material factories, sales also rely entirely on the parent company.

In the US food industry, vegetables and fruits account for the largest proportion of packaging machinery each year, accounting for 20.3% by 2005; packaging machinery for meat is second, dairy is third, bread is fourth, and candies In fifth place, with the exception of meat products, the annual demand value of dairy and candy packaging machinery accounts for a declining trend in the total demand value of the food industry. Other industries are mainly household cleaning products and cosmetics, tobacco products, and pharmaceutical products. Miscellaneous products are composed of 4 industries. The annual demand for packaging machinery in other industries accounts for about 1/3 of the total annual demand value.

The current promising packaging machinery in the United States is: Horizontal pillow type microcomputer control, packaging machinery equipped with servo motor and power control device with good film tension. In the future, microelectronics, computers, industrial robots, smart, image sensing technology and new Materials will be more and more widely used in packaging machinery, so that packaging machinery tends to automation, high efficiency, energy-saving direction.

Taiwan, China:

The history of packaging machinery development in Taiwan has been more than 30 years. Under the export-oriented economic structure, the packaging machinery industry has grown at an accelerating pace, and the demand for automation equipment has surged. In recent years, the industry has undergone industrial restructuring, and the industry has constantly changed its business model, and has made significant advances in food packaging machinery technology. To improve, the demand for various packaging machinery will grow rapidly in the coming years.

Taiwan has a total of more than 200 packaging machinery manufacturers, most of which are located in the central and northern regions. The vast majority of capital is less than S$50 million and SMEs with a size of more than 30 employees are generally too small. Fundraising, technological transformation and attracting talents. The shortage of technical personnel leads to the long-term dependence of key components and parts on foreign manufacturers. The quality of products cannot be improved and will soon be threatened by developing countries.

Various types of machinery imports in the Taiwan area are still very promising in the next few years. In the future, if operators can improve their mechanical performance, make market developments in a planned way, and collect market intelligence and strengthen after-sales services, there will still be great development in the future. Space. Production and export of packaging machinery in developed countries.
Japan:

Japan's packaging machinery manufacturing plant is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, there are currently more than 200, there are more than 100 packaging materials, packaging machinery related equipment manufacturers. Packaging machinery of nearly 500 species, specifications of more than 700. 148 packaging Machinery manufacturers have joined the Japan Packaging Machinery Industry Association. Their products account for 70% of Japan's packaging machinery production. Food packaging machinery sales account for 51% of the packaging industry.

Packaging machinery mainly small and medium single-machine, with small size, high precision, easy installation, easy operation, high degree of automation.

Since the 1990s, frequency conversion adjustment, photoelectric tracking, non-contact electronic switches, and dynamic data display technologies have been used in packaging machinery.

A large part of Japan's packaging machinery is used in the field of food packaging. The output value of food packaging machinery accounts for more than half of the total output value of packaging machinery. The main market of Japan's packaging machinery is its own country, and its export value only accounts for 10% of the total output value. Asia is Japan's packaging machinery. The major export markets of Japan. Since the 1990s, Japan's exports to China have increased significantly year after year. Since 1995, China has become Japan's largest exporter of packaging machinery.

Italy:

Italy is the world’s fourth largest producer of packaging machinery and the second largest exporter of packaging machinery. Its packaging equipment is used in many food industries, such as candy packaging machines, tea packaging machines, filling machines, etc. Italian packaging machinery has excellent performance and sophisticated appearance. With a low price, the export ratio accounts for about 80%. The United States is its largest export market. Since the 1990s, Italy’s export of packaging machinery to China has grown rapidly. In 1995, it ranked on the list of Italian exports. China has Jumped to second place.

In recent years, Italy's packaging industry has developed rapidly, and its output value and export volume have increased year after year, ranking first in the world. The one-step PET bottle production equipment produced by Italy's Silpa company enjoys a good reputation in the world, and Meitian Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola bottled water plants all use Cipa. The company's equipment. Italy's Ilapak company produces small-dose particle packaging machines using mechanical drum-type metering, continuous sealing and cutting, a multi-station, the control system using a microcomputer and programmable controller. Made in Italy - The filling-sealing machine also installs an inflator on the outside of the former to inflate the inside of the pack to extend the shelf life of the packaged food.

China:

At present, China has become the sixth largest export market for packaging machinery in the United States after Canada, Mexico, Japan, Britain and Germany.

Packaging machinery manufacturers pay more and more attention to the rapid development of low-cost packaging equipment. The equipment is small, flexible, multi-purpose and high-efficiency. This trend also includes saving time and reducing costs. Therefore, the packaging industry is pursuing a combination of , Concise, removable packaging equipment. In the automation of packaging machinery, automated operating procedures have been widely used, such as PLC equipment, data collection systems.