Flap Disc Goes Through Big Change

This year China coated abrasives flap disc industry has one through big changes. Automatic machines including automatic flap disc machine has been put into production. The most striking topic this year has been full automatic flap disc machine production, sales and promotion as well as replacing manual work with full automatic equipment. The what changes are to take place in this industry?

According to iAbrasive analysts, assuming that full automatic flap disc machine working efficiency is 4500 flap discs in eight hours, to meet demand of China flap disc quantity, 600 full automatic flap disc machines are enough. So it takes several full automatic flap disc machine manufacturers in China two-year time. In that way, machine upgrading will enter into a slow period. Some insiders couldn't help concerned: it is not favorable for long-term development of the industry. However, it is so. To be honest, the initial element of this machine is not abundant, the peak is at most two or three years. As to which machine is better, we have to wait for more than ten-month time to see.

With the machinery and automotive change, flap disc is experiencing huge changes of the whole industry chain. For instance, to achieve machinery, the requirement for backing pad has improved. it is not simply a matter of thickness，it is about density and materials. At present, there are many innovations about backing pad, which is a good piece of news. Next is bonding agent. Import bonding agent is too expensive to buy, so people are trying to produce independently. But the experimental period takes more than a year.

After possessing automatic machines, it is easier to broaden production, so some companies want to make many machines and plan to occupy a larger proportion of market. iAbrasive suggests that to succeed on a single company is not probable to be realized. Flap disc sales channel is distract, so channel is a key factor, not sales volume.