Domestic connectors are now used in many markets. Many businesses now see that its market is very good and its current market position is also very high. Now let’s talk about the market position of domestic connectors?
As an indispensable component product in electronic products, domestic connectors are playing an increasingly important role in the diversified functions and modular design of electronic products.
Specifically, the global domestic connector market has experienced continuous and rapid growth from 8 billion US dollars in 1980 to 16 billion US dollars in 1990, 34 billion US dollars in 2000, and 45 billion US dollars in 2010. It is estimated that By 2015, the global domestic connector market will reach 66 billion U.S. dollars. By 2018, my country's domestic connector market will reach 70 billion yuan.
With the increasing use of electronic products, mobile phones, computers, cameras, etc., the requirements for domestic connectors are getting higher and higher. At present, the top five application areas for global domestic connector sales are automobiles, computers and peripherals, communications, industrial equipment, and aerospace and military applications. The top five applications for growth are consumer electronics, transportation electronics, Medical electronics, communication electronics, computers and peripherals.
The above is the analysis and explanation of the market position of domestic connectors.
We know that automotive connectors are used in automotive parts, which are indispensable equipment for the automotive industry, but we still have to understand the key points that need to be paid attention to when choosing it. Let’s talk about the selection of automotive connectors. What are the points to pay attention to?
1. Brand and quality reliability.
The quality of connectors of different brands is a measure that cannot be ignored. With the increasing demand of users, connectors of different brands are now around us, enriching our choices. But for users, the key criterion for measuring whether a certain brand of connectors is trustworthy is whether its quality is trustworthy. This is why more and more users will learn more about the brand's reputation and word of mouth when choosing connectors. An important reason for this.
2. Real demand.
There are many types of connectors, as users need to understand their own needs and choose a connector that can meet their needs. Whether it is a terminal, a special header, a simple cow or a special header, different connectors have different functions. As a user, when we choose a connector, we must first measure whether it can meet our needs. Only the connector that meets our needs and can play its prominent role is worthy of our trust and choice. This is the standard that we, as users, must first measure when choosing a connector.
3. Market standards.
Choosing a connector requires an understanding of the company that produces and sells it. Different manufacturers and sales companies often have different standards for the production of connectors, which requires us as users to have a detailed understanding of them.
The automotive field is the largest market for connectors, and automotive connectors account for 23.70% of the global connector industry. From the perspective of the largest sector of automotive connector applications, new energy vehicles are the biggest bright spot. Restricted by issues such as technology, safety, and standard certification, traditional automotive adapter connectors have always been controlled by foreign high-end companies, and there are high barriers for Chinese connector companies to enter the traditional automotive field. With the rise of new energy vehicles, Chinese connector companies have successfully entered the new energy vehicle industry chain. The Chinese brand of new energy vehicles occupies the main market in China. Chinese connector companies such as China Aviation Optoelectronics have successfully supplied Tesla, JAC, BYD and other new energy vehicles.
There are nearly a hundred types of electronic connectors that traditional cars need to use, and the number of connectors used in a single vehicle is about 600, which are mainly used in engine management systems, safety systems, entertainment systems, and so on. Compared with traditional fuel vehicles, the demand for connectors for new energy vehicles has increased significantly. The value of low-voltage connectors used in traditional fuel car bicycles is about 1,000 yuan, while the material cost of high-voltage connectors, shielding, flame-retardant requirements and other performance indicators are higher than traditional low-voltage connectors, and the value of connectors used in new energy vehicles and bicycles is much higher. For low-voltage connectors. Among them, the value range of connectors used for pure electric passenger car bicycles is 3000-5000 yuan, and the value range of connectors used for pure electric commercial vehicle bicycles is 8000-10000 yuan.
New energy vehicle connectors have a variety of connection methods, which are basically divided into two types: connectors (connected with cables) and connectors (connected with printed circuit boards). Crimp and press-in are the two most commonly used connection methods. This means that the Chinese of these two connection methods can be expressed by the word crimping. The definition of a press-in connector is to press the external force of a pin (also called a terminal) into a hole smaller than the thickness. Because of the low cost, high efficiency, simple operation, high reliability, communication and computer industries with SMT (that is, the surface mount technology is the connection technology).
There are two connection methods for electroplating plug (terminal) and injection (rubber shell), independent plug and combined plug. In the connection method, manufacturers usually require that all the plugs are checked for missing and precise positioning during the assembly stage. In addition, the normal test is the same as the stamping stage, and the assembly of the connectors also challenges the test speed of the automatic test system. Most assembly lines take shots once or twice per second, but for each connector that passes through the camera, the vision system usually needs to complete many different inspection items. Therefore, the detection speed becomes an important performance index of the system.
The actual position refers to the distance from the front end of each plug to the specified design reference line. The visual inspection process system must be the inspection of the correct position, which is another requirement for the inspection system of the connector assembly. Make this imaginary standard line in the inspection picture, measure the actual position of the front end of each plug, and judge whether it meets the quality standard. The standard points that delineate the standard line are often invisible in the actual connector or appear on other planes, and cannot be seen in the same lens at the same time. In some cases, it is necessary to grind the plastic of the connector box to replace the position of the reference line.
The lithium battery used in new energy vehicles has a large capacity. Under the circumstances, it lasts 400 kilometers, the power consumption is 14 kilometers for 100 kilometers, the calculated charge is 56 kilometers, and the weight is 350-400 kilometers. Its working voltage range has risen sharply from 14v for traditional cars to 400kwh. Therefore, new energy vehicle connectors provide high voltage connectors, which are the heaviest V connectors for new energy vehicles and require corresponding high voltage connectors.
With the improvement of automotive intelligence, in addition to traditional engine management systems and other devices that require connectors to connect to data, more and more advanced in-vehicle entertainment systems, intelligent driving systems, etc., have more and more demand for connectors.