Incompatibility of LED lighting products has constituted an obstacle to industrial development

At present, there is no uniform product standard for the LED lighting application market. The product produced by one manufacturer is completely incompatible with another manufacturer. This has become a major obstacle to the development of the lLED lighting industry. In the first LED lighting industry exchange conference in Foshan, a number of corporate representatives unanimously suggested that Foshan should guide enterprises to establish a unified product standard as soon as possible.

Huang Qifeng, deputy director of the Foshan Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, said that the second batch of LED industry special support funds in Guangdong Province totaled 450 million yuan, among which Foshan Zhaoxin and Guoxing are among the top five projects and received a total of approximately 160 million yuan in funds.

Enterprise: "Unified Standard Construction Needs Government Guidance"

"If the value of 100 yuan worth of LED lamp beads is damaged, only the entire LED street lamp holder worth 8,000 yuan can be replaced." At the exchange meeting, Guan Shijing, director of solid state lighting product marketing at OSRAM (China) Lighting Co., Ltd., said that due to different LED lighting fixture manufacturers Products that are produced are incompatible with each other. Once a problem occurs in one part of the product and the original manufacturer cannot be found, the entire product can only be scrapped. This makes it difficult to replace the products and parts on the LED lighting market.

Many company representatives at the meeting agreed with Guan Shijing. Mr. Fu, the general manager of Shenzhen Huagao Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., who came from Shenzhen to participate in the conference, said that because the products are not standardized, it is difficult to strictly compare the products of different manufacturers. Manufacturers do not compete in terms of product life, color temperature, cost performance, etc., but rather fight "price wars." However, at present, the cost of LED lighting products is difficult to reduce. In order to reduce product prices, many manufacturers do not have product quality assurance. "Relevant government departments should play a leading role in the establishment of product standards, and this standard should be established as soon as possible."

Cooperation: "Large companies need to go first"

The establishment of exchange and cooperation platforms for large LED industry enterprises and SMEs to complement their advantages is one of the main objectives of this exchange. However, reporters at the scene found that for cooperation, leading enterprises and SMEs are all worried.

Lan Jijun, an electronic LED division manager, told the reporter, “When the season is overbooked, we’re just too busy and we need SMEs to support us for OEM. But we really need to find a small business to help with production. We are also worried about product quality. Problems such as technology outflows and even serious damage to our brands will occur.” Yu Jijun said that the cooperation between big companies and small businesses requires a high degree of trust, and this requires both parties to engage in long-term cooperation in terms of technology and management.

Hua Gao Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. General Manager Fu also admitted that large companies have channels, strong capital, high brand awareness, these are the advantages of small businesses lack. However, "When dealing with small businesses, large companies are too strong. For example, large companies will hold small businesses for several months. This may be a fatal blow to small companies that have insufficient working capital." It is believed that in order to cooperate, large companies must take a step forward and support small businesses in terms of funds.

In this regard, Wu Yulin, chairman of the Foshan Lighting Association, said, “A lot of LED lighting manufacturers in Foshan have many years of industrial foundation. There are technologies and leading companies cooperate with them. The biggest advantage is that they can quickly acquire products. Large companies have strict quality. The monitoring system, if it is willing to do training for small businesses, etc., it is feasible for the two parties to cooperate.” He disclosed that in order to show sincerity, OSRAM and other companies have attached the docking method to the meeting materials. It is believed that there will be many small and medium-sized enterprises after the meeting. The docking is expected to form an order.

In view of the weak performance of small enterprises in product design and other aspects, Foshan Lighting Association and Guangdong University of Light Industry Technology College, Guangdong Textile Technology Institute, and Shunde Vocational and Technical College jointly signed the “Commercial LED Lighting Design Transaction”. "Platform Strategic Partners" agreement to provide companies with low-cost lamp industrial design patents.