According to statistics, there are currently more than 500 domestic drying equipment manufacturers, and the annual market demand exceeds 3 billion yuan. The industry has formed a certain number of enterprises and production scale. Drying equipment is widely used in pharmaceutical, agricultural and forestry products, food, light industry and other fields. In recent years, with the commencement of various certifications such as GMP and the new edition of the Pharmacopoeia, the requirements for drying equipment in the pharmaceutical industry have also been continuously improved. The current production status and development prospects of drying equipment in the pharmaceutical industry in China have attracted widespread attention in the industry.
There are many types of dryers in the pharmaceutical industry, and currently widely used include vacuum drying ovens, vacuum rotary dryers, three-in-one, air dryers, spray dryers, fluidized beds, fluidized beds, and freeze dryers. class. Enterprises need to make reasonable choices for drying equipment based on actual production conditions. When choosing, it depends on the characteristics of the drug and the desired state of the finished product. In particular, the material and sterility of the sterile raw material drying equipment must be considered. Prior to this, the China Pharmaceutical Equipment Industry Association also clearly implemented GMP as the main task of industry management for pharmaceutical machinery, and ensured that the rationality of pharmaceutical production processes, uniform products, no accumulation of materials, and satisfaction of on-line cleaning were also new standards for the production of drying equipment.
According to the prediction of China General Machinery Association for Drying Equipment Industry, in the next few years, China's demand, the chemical industry will dry about 3000 sets of equipment; the annual demand for pharmaceutical drying equipment will reach 3000 sets. Conventional drying equipment in the domestic market, as well as drying equipment in major international markets, are basically manufactured in China, which shows that the history of importing drying equipment in China has ended. However, there are still some problems and difficulties.
Most of the drying equipment manufacturers have low technical level, and some companies do not even have the technology to speak of. A group of “stuck brand†with low investment and low technical content squeezed the market with a large amount of low-quality, low-cost equipment, which not only affected the overall image of the drying equipment, but also caused “neutral†prices of domestic drying equipment, which made China dry. The overall development of the industry. In addition, most of the manufacturing enterprises in China's drying equipment industry with concentrated distributions gradually generate early-stage enterprises, relatively concentrated geographical locations, and serious personnel structure defects on the basis of the industry.
Although, for a long time, the production scale of the domestic drying equipment industry is small, the barriers to entry are low, and the product quality is generally low. Lei and other factors constrain the development of the industry. However, with the continuous upgrading of industry standards, users of the dry equipment requirements gradually increased, the domestic science and technology content of drying equipment is gradually increasing, the effect is gratifying. Today, high-tech products are spawning the emergence of backbone enterprises in the drying equipment manufacturing industry. This is likely to be a signal that the field is free from vicious price competition, changing the status quo of small and scattered enterprises, and the natural integration of the industry. Through technological competition, a strong, united, superior-sufficient, and nurturing industry-leading leader-type company may be just around the corner.
Looking to the future of the competitive drying equipment industry, the focus will be on product quality, technology, services and prices. Types of equipment in dry, hot air will be dry air heating equipment, vacuum drying equipment-based, other equipment, such as far-infrared drying, flash dryer dryer microwave drying equipment and other special users will also gradually expand the number of applications. In the drying of pharmaceuticals, the demand for large-scale standard equipment for vacuum freeze-drying equipment will increase, combined with functions such as granulation drying, the demand for drying-filter equipment will increase, and high-automated drying equipment will be welcomed in some applications. In addition, the emergence of drying equipment will have more and more attention to quality, corrosion-resistant materials for drying equipment and reliable performance, and will be of particular concern to users. At present, the drying equipment industry has begun to enter a more mature stage of development, and it can better meet the actual needs of users in various fields. The price of foreign similar products is only 1/3, which makes drying equipment imported in China than in the market competition. The price has obvious advantages; on the other hand, most of the larger drying equipments also involve on-site installation, commissioning and after-sales service work, and more choices and conveniences for domestic users and imported equipment for domestic equipment.