PCB is a printed circuit board. Its main function is to make various electronic components form a predetermined circuit connection and play the role of relay transmission. Almost all electronic equipment must use PCB, so PCB is also called "one of the electronic system products". mother". With the promulgation of China's integrated circuit industry development outline, my country's integrated circuit industry is on the fast track of rapid development, and the PCB industry is also vigorously moving forward under its pull. According to the survey of China Statistical Database, the total output value of the global PCB market reached US$54.2 billion in 2016, and is expected to grow to US$60.4 billion by 2021, with a compound annual growth rate of about 2.2%. The PCB industry originated in Europe and the United States, but has been shifting to Asia in the past two decades. The data shows that the total PCB output value in Asia accounts for more than 80% of the world's output value, and the PCB output value in mainland China accounts for about 50% of the global output value. China has become the world's largest PCB production base.

From the perspective of development potential, from 2016 to 2021, the PCB industry in mainland China will continue to grow, and the annual compound growth rate is expected to reach 3.4%, ranking first in the world. The PCB industries in Japan, North America and Europe will face a recession, with compound annual growth rates of -2.5%, 0.2% and -1.9% respectively. In mainland China, Shenzhen is an electronic information manufacturing base and a distribution center for various electronic components. It has become a procurement center in the global electronic manufacturing market. In order to promote industrial transformation and upgrading, and make every effort to build "Shenzhen" into a "global circuit board procurement center", from August 29 to August 31, 2017, Reed Exhibitions Group, Shenzhen Circuit Board Industry Association, Taiwan Circuit Board Association, China The Electronic Information Industry Branch of the Council for the Promotion of International Trade is dedicated to creating the "2017 4th Shenzhen International Circuit Board Sourcing Exhibition" (CS Show 2017).

Emerging industries drive the continued growth of the PCB industry

The development of the PCB industry is inseparable from the market opportunities brought about by the rise of emerging industries. At the beginning of this year, the National Development and Reform Commission announced the "Guiding Catalog of Key Products and Services for Strategic Emerging Industries" (2016 Edition), which includes the new generation of information infrastructure industry, high-end equipment manufacturing industry, new energy industry, energy saving and environmental protection industry, and new energy automobile industry. 8 industries in 5 major fields, including artificial intelligence and digital creative industries, entered the list of guidance catalogs for the first time. The subdivision catalog of new energy vehicles has also been expanded from the original "pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles" to "new energy vehicle products", "charging, battery replacement and hydrogenation facilities" and "production testing equipment" Three items. According to the goals set in the "13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Strategic Emerging Industries", by 2020, the added value of these strategic emerging industries will account for 15% of the GDP. The new generation of information technology, high-end manufacturing The scale of output value of 5 industries, including biotechnology, green and low-carbon, and digital creativity, will reach 10 trillion yuan.

According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the first quarter of this year, the overall operation of my country's electronic information manufacturing industry continued its steady and positive development trend since the second half of 2016. The added value of the electronic information manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 14.9% year-on-year, an acceleration of 6.3 percentage points year-on-year. Among them, the production of communication equipment industry maintained a double-digit growth rate. In the first quarter, 483.89 million mobile phones were produced, an increase of 8.5% year-on-year, of which 358.66 million were smart phones, an increase of 11.4%, accounting for 74.1% of the total mobile phone production; the production growth rate of the computer industry continued to pick up, and the export situation improved. In the first quarter, 65.7 million units of microcomputer equipment were produced, an increase of 2.1%, of which 39.03 million were notebook computers, an increase of 10%. Hot industries such as the Internet of Things, smart home, and robots continue to gain momentum. According to forecasts from international consulting agencies, by 2020, there are expected to be 25 billion smart devices in the world, 15 billion smart phones, 2 billion tablet computers, and 1 billion consumer electronics; By 2021, the total output value of China's smart home industry will exceed 290 billion yuan; the promulgation of "Made in China 2025" takes the development of the robot industry as a national strategy. It is estimated that in the next five years, the annual output of independent brand industrial robots will reach 100,000 units, six The annual output of industrial robots with axes and above will reach more than 50,000 units, and the annual sales revenue of service robots will exceed 30 billion yuan. In the past two years, more and more preferential policies of the central and local governments are tilting towards strategic emerging industries. In addition to traditional tax incentives and central and local financial support, new supporting policies and related industry funds are also being released continuously. Policy support and vigorous development of enterprises targeting emerging industries will bring more growth opportunities to the PCB market. .

Factory automation promotes PCB industry towards intelligence

In the early stage of the development of China's electronics industry, labor costs were relatively low, and automation equipment technology was relatively expensive. Most factories chose low labor cost models in pursuit of short-term profits. Nowadays, automation technology is gradually maturing, labor costs are increasing, and product technology and profits are declining. Automation is one of the most effective means to reduce costs and increase profits. In recent years, we have seen that the factory automation process has gradually been introduced into the PCB industry. Automated production can save labor costs, improve product yield, reduce work intensity and effectively arrange production to achieve effective coordination of various processes and the factory's best operate.

The production line with a lot of repetitive labor is not only not conducive to the physical and mental health of workers, but also brings huge management pressure to the factory due to the large number of employees. The upgrade of automation technology and the introduction of intelligent manufacturing have promoted the rapid development of the automation of PCB production lines. The Internet of Things plays a key role in the process of upgrading PCB factories to intelligence. The use of Internet of Things technology can collect first-line data information such as control components, production components and automated production lines of PCB manufacturing factories, so that managers of PCB factories can Make more intelligent decisions, so as to approach production concepts such as smart factories and smart manufacturing. In this process, the Internet of Things can also be combined with the Internet and connected to the supply chain and demand chain of the PCB manufacturing factory at the same time. The manager or operator can adjust the production plan of the factory in time according to the market changes in the external environment at any time to achieve flexibility. This will ultimately improve the factory's responsiveness and production efficiency, and reduce the risk of wasting resources. Judging from the Auto-Extreme technology launched by ASUS, through this fully automatic PCB production line, not only the cost of manual operation is eliminated, but also the efficiency and accuracy of machine-installed components are higher than that of manual labor.

 PCB needs to be produced quickly, but also energy-saving and environmentally friendly

With the rapid development of the PCB industry, the competition in the industry is becoming more and more fierce. Carrying out energy saving and consumption reduction will help enterprises reduce production costs and improve their own competitiveness. The energy saving of PCB enterprises can only be improved overall by relying on technological progress and green development, especially relying on innovative PCB production processes. 

PCB enterprises also need to find the right transformation points for energy saving and emission reduction, such as: promoting digital inkjet printing technology to replace screen printing, replacing etching of PCB electronic circuits with 3D printing technology can reduce a lot of pollution; energy consumption of compressed air in most manufacturers Accounting for 20%-35% of the total power consumption, the energy saving effect of the PCB industry can be doubled through the energy saving of compressed air; intensify efforts to take effective measures in the PCB electroplating process, adopt energy-saving electroplating power supplies, and improve electroplating efficiency; in PCB enterprises Promote high-efficiency and energy-saving motors, carry out technical transformation of PCB production equipment, and innovate energy-saving models, which are expected to save about 20% of electricity. If the PCB industry wants to achieve green manufacturing, it needs the promotion of laws and regulations, the guidance of policies, the formulation of standards and norms, and the creation of an atmosphere of corporate social responsibility; at the same time, it also requires industry organizations to play a role, unite and lead enterprises, cooperate with each other, and coordinate development; Finally, we must abide by market rules and give full play to the role of market mechanisms in allocating resources.

Similar to other manufacturing industries, PCB factories and PCB buyers also need a bridge for face-to-face interaction. Shenzhen International Circuit Board Sourcing Exhibition (CS Show 2017) provides one-stop PCB/FPC procurement services for enterprises, promotes face-to-face communication between buyers at home and abroad and PCB manufacturers, and promotes the transformation of China's PCB industry from factory to market, from manufacturing to innovation Breakthrough, to demonstrate to terminal electronics customers the strong process strength, fast response speed, high-quality technical services of Chinese circuit board companies, as well as the latest breakthroughs and developments in circuit board smart production, green energy saving, new technologies, new processes, and new materials direction. The exhibition is held at the same time as the well-known electronics manufacturing exhibition "NEPCON South China" in South China, sharing 48,000 high-quality buyer resources and creating a smooth cooperation platform between circuit board manufacturers and the electronics industry chain. It is also an innovative, environmentally friendly and intelligent An efficient display platform for professional circuit equipment and raw material manufacturers.