Producers Empowering Sewing Equipment with Advanced Technologies

China is a major producer and trader of sewing equipment and a strong nation in this industry. Data shows domestic key enterprises produced 9.33 million units of sewing equipment in 2021, including 6.52 million industrial sewing machines accounting for 65.3% of total production. Industrial sewing machines are crucial equipment for the production of apparel, luggage, shoes, hats, etc. Major products include flatbed machines, overlock machines, bartack machines, specialized machines, and roller machines. The industrial sewing machine production industry is an important part of China's light industry with labor-intensive characteristics and enterprises ranging from international brands to family workshops.

As domestic labor costs rise, garment producers want to utilize more efficient equipment to improve productivity and reduce costs. The current sewing equipment market is clearly in a state of oversupply, and the law of the jungle has started. Facing fierce competition, both large and small sewing equipment enterprises hope their products are accepted, loved, and chosen by users, so they will continue to make progress in their R&D capabilities, with advanced technologies also continuously empowering sewing equipment.

Large sewing equipment manufacturers focus on major directions and trends such as stepping motor technology, servo technology, IoT, and robotic arms. In addition to focusing on the big picture, large enterprises also emphasize upgrading key functions of their main machine models, such as the popular features of high-density sewing, thickness adjustment, multiple patterns, anti-puckering, short thread ends, sealed oil tank, touch screen, and one-key switching for flatbed machines which are the flagship model. Whether it is R&D on overall directions or the development of functions for main models, these are the core of their ability to win customer favor and have market competitiveness.

Smaller sewing equipment enterprises without the advantages of large companies also have slightly weaker R&D capabilities for main models. Therefore, they often choose to occupy the niche market of specialized machines to demonstrate technical capabilities, concentrating on just a few models with the principle of strengthening first and expanding later. Although these specialized sewing equipment have smaller niche markets, they have higher profits and are suitable for smaller enterprises focused on small-batch, high-quality production.

In summary, both large and small sewing equipment enterprises place greater emphasis on improving products' technical capabilities. This shows that for producers, sewing equipment empowered by advanced functions and technologies is seen as the best.