In this context, the 2021 Gaogong Robot PCB industry tour survey activity was officially launched on September 3, and on September 4, Gaogong Robot joined hands with Astro Boy, Yuejiang Technology, Elit Robot, Jizhijia, The roving research team composed of Xiangong Intelligent and Estun walked into Shenzhen Jiawantongda Circuit Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Jiawantongda"), and discussed the company's market planning, product development, and industry development trends with relevant persons in charge. The topic was discussed and exchanged.
Jiawantongda was established in October 2010. It is a private enterprise specializing in the production of high-precision, high-quality single-sided, double-sided and multi-layer PCB circuit boards. It is good at allegro production and electroplating thick gold technology, and specializes in development and production. Protection board, power board, toothpick board, etc. Cooperative partners include Zhuhai Guangyu, Penghui, Schindler, Dibuco, Tianbangda, Luyuan, Xingkaitai, Wingtech, Smartek, Wuhan Lixing and many other companies.
The director of Jiawantongda Chen Shi said: "Jiawantongda was in a loss in February, May and June this year, and it started to be flat until July and August."
Among them, the rise in raw materials is the most critical reason. Many companies are struggling to take orders with weak profits or even losses. Some PCB manufacturers have experienced the impact of the epidemic, and then encountered the rise of raw materials, and their endurance is at the limit. Small and medium-sized manufacturers with insufficient cash flow are even more stretched.
The PCB industry is more severely affected by the industrial chain. If a certain industrial chain is broken, PCB manufacturers will not be alone. Factory Manager Chen said frankly: [Due to the increase in raw materials, Jiawantongda will not accept too many orders now."
In addition, as a labor-intensive industry, the demand for production line automation in the PCB industry is also rising. Because robots have the characteristics of high efficiency and precision, robots have also begun to be used in the PCB industry.
Factory Manager Chen said that although robots have absolute advantages in automation, in fact, most manufacturers' production lines are still manual. The main reasons restricting its development are: site, price and maintenance cost. Especially in terms of price factors, the high cost of robots, long payback periods, and short life spans are not a good deal for manufacturers.
But at the same time, Director Chen also affirmed the role of robots in automation: "The actions of robots are standardized, which can improve the quality of products."
Factory Manager Chen said: "In the planning of the new plant, we will consider the use of robots. However, the current robot price and investment return period are our main considerations. We hope that the investment return period should be within 3 years."
In terms of PCB storage, Jiawantongda generally has four warehouses: raw material warehouse, chemical warehouse, auxiliary material warehouse, and cold storage warehouse, and the storage space is small. Factory Manager Chen said: [There are relatively few automation equipment used in the warehousing process. In order to avoid potential safety hazards such as fires, we will let people manage them and reduce the use of electricity as much as possible.
In addition, "Gonggong Robot" learned that many PCB factories are currently setting up new factories in Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other places. With the improvement of robot performance and the decrease of price, PCB manufacturers will accelerate the planning and layout of factory automation and intelligence. By then, replacing the traditional production mode of "automation equipment + manual operation" with "automation equipment + industrial robot operation" will become the trend of the transformation and development of the PCB industry.