The Characteristic Development of China's Water Heating City

Nan 'an plumbing industry originated in 1970s. Handicraft craftsmen, represented by Nan 'an Luncang copper and iron processing craftsmen, discovered and seized the business opportunity of water heating products market shortage through the labor of repairing urban civil faucets and began to try out faucets. From the initial pure manual processing to mechanized production; Become a national industry product standard participating unit and water-saving product production demonstration enterprise; From being suspected of capitalism to being known as "a flower of township enterprises"; The plumbing industry in Nan 'an has experienced great ups and downs. With the spirit that Minnan people dare to fight and win, Nanan people have withstood all kinds of pressures and overcome all kinds of difficulties, pulling the plumbing industry from childhood to today and becoming an important industrial cluster in Fujian Province. At present, there are more than 450 water heating valve manufacturers in the city, with more than 20,000 employees. In 2004, the annual output value of the whole industry was about 2.5 billion yuan. It has advanced low-pressure casting equipment, accounting for the top13 in China, and has high technical and equipment advantages. Eight enterprises' products were certified as energy-saving products, among which Zhongyu Group, Shenluda Group and Huihuang Group were certified as water-saving performance reaching the international advanced level. Five enterprises were awarded "Famous Brand of Sanitary Ware Products in China", 67 enterprises in the whole industry passed ISO9000 certification, 4 enterprises were awarded as famous brand products in Fujian Province, and 5 trademarks were recognized as famous trademarks in Fujian Province. China plumbing city has built an important platform for the third venture of Nan 'an plumbing industry. The goal of planned product research and development is to develop in a personalized and multifunctional direction on the basis of water saving, so that the overall quality of products can reach the domestic advanced level and the products of major backbone enterprises can reach the world advanced level. By 20 10, molding sand casting was basically eliminated, and gravity and low pressure casting were the majority. The processing equipment will realize numerical control, assembly line and electroplating technology, and basically realize water plating and PVP ion vacuum coating technology. The product brand objectives are: the products of the main backbone enterprises are rated as famous brands in China or well-known trademarks in China, 1-3 products become world-recognized brands, and China plumbing city becomes the most important base for the export of plumbing products in China. With the development of Fujian plumbing industrial park, China plumbing city is becoming more and more perfect, and Nan 'an plumbing industry will be more brilliant tomorrow.