The medical device industry is a multi-disciplinary, knowledge-intensive, and capital-intensive high-tech industry. It is one of the fastest growing and most active trades in the world today. The total output value of China's medical device industry has maintained rapid growth since the 1990s, and the average growth rate has remained at 12%-15%. According to the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” of the medical device industry, the total output value of China's medical device industry will reach 100 billion yuan in 2010.

       Global medical device industry analysis.

　　Since the beginning of the new century, the global medical device export market has continued to expand, even in the case of financial crisis, it reached 170.48 billion US dollars from January to November 2009. It is understood that in 2007, the global medical device market capacity reached 300 billion US dollars, trade circulation is about 340 billion US dollars, and import trade volume is about 170 billion US dollars with 7% of an average market growth.

　　Affected by the economic crisis, EU import demand fell by 4 percentage points in 2009. Beijing Hanyang, its main import source countries are the United States, Switzerland, China, Japan and other countries, of which China accounted for 8.35% of the market, an increase of 2.1%. And thee rest of the country has declined respectively.

　　As the world's second largest import market, US demand fell by 5 percentage points, reaching only $27.185 billion in 2009. Due to the fragmentation of the country's market and the failure to form a single country, Mexico, Ireland, Germany, China, Japan and other countries occupy the main market, accounting for 60% of the import market. China is the fourth largest import trading partner of the United States, with a market share of 9%. In 2009, imports from China increased by 5%.

　　In 2009, Japan's import demand was basically flat, down 0.59%, and the United States occupied a major market with a share of 36%. China is the third largest trading partner, with imports from China increasing by 7.26% and market share reaching 9%.

　　The data shows that Europe, the United States, and Japan are the three largest medical device markets in the world. China's market share accounts for 7% with an average annual growth rate of 18%. It has a strong domestic demand market and a fast-growing export market, making it the country with the most growth potential. In 2009, it has reached 22,666, and its export value has reached 12.24 billion US dollars. Cao Gang, deputy director of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products, said that in the future, the relevance of China's medical device industry to the international market will be increasingly higher.

　　Statistics show that moc.swenaii.www in January 2010, China's medical device exports amounted to 954.809 million US dollars, an increase of 10.73% year-on-year, a record high.

    Current status of China's medical device industry.

　　China's medical device industry has grown rapidly from small to large, and has now become a sunrise industry with relatively complete product categories, increasing innovation capabilities and strong market demand. Especially in recent years, the development speed of the medical device industry has further accelerated. Not only has the output value maintained double-digit growth for many years, but the quantity and technological content of product exports have also been continuously improved.

　　With the accelerated transfer of international industries, China will become an important production base for medical devices worldwide. Some of the instruments and equipment that originally relies on imports are gradually becoming domestically replaced. At the same time, many provinces and cities in China have taken the medical device industry as a new economic growth point and are cultivating them. Experts pointed out that in the next 10 to 15 years, China's medical device industry will enter a stage of rapid development.

　　According to the latest data from relevant departments, in 2009, the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta and Bohai Bay industrial clusters led the development of the industry, with Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Beijing, Shandong, Liaoning, Hubei and Tianjin top ten exports, of which Guangdong Province's exports reached 28.82, accounting for 23.54%, ranking top.

　　At the same time, we must also see that domestic high-end medical equipment has basically been firmly occupied by the products of multinational companies. The development of China's medical device industry is weak, medical equipment supervision started late, and medical equipment enterprises are small, multi, scattered and low. The phenomenon of competition has not yet been fundamentally changed. It has become a top priority to accelerate the improvement of the technological innovation capability of China's medical device industry and strengthen the combination of production, learning and research in medical device research and development. How to avoid the vicious price war, to exert its inherent advantages, and to enhance competitiveness are the problems that many manufacturers think.

      Automation business opportunities are unlimited

       The rapid development of the medical device industry has brought many opportunities to other related industries. Among these many opportunities, automation companies have a greater chance of entry. More and more medical manufacturers are turning their attention to production automation and standardization of production in line with international standards. Recognizing that automation and standardization can be the secret to stand out for enterprises.

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