Steady and far-reaching! Equipment Manufacturing for High Quality Development of Sand and Gravel Industry

A strong equipment manufacturing industry leads to a strong country, and a thriving equipment manufacturing industry leads to a thriving industry. As an industry highly dependent on equipment manufacturing, the success or failure of the sand and gravel industry naturally relies on the strong support of the equipment manufacturing industry. The improvement and development of equipment manufacturing industry has driven the rapid growth of sand and gravel mines, and the rapid improvement of sand and gravel mines has also promoted the continuous progress of equipment manufacturing industry.

In the current situation where the layout of sand and gravel mines in the country is accelerating, some places have already laid out and landed, and the sand and gravel market has entered a stable period. In some areas, the sand and gravel market is becoming increasingly saturated and new mines are no longer approved. How can China's sand and gravel equipment manufacturing industry find a unique path, break out of the vicious cycle of "one prosperity, one loss", and seek high-quality development of itself?

To do a good job, one must first sharpen their tools. Over the years, every progress and leap in China's sand and gravel industry has been built on the development of equipment manufacturing industry.

Especially in recent years, with the comprehensive promotion and gradual deepening of ecological civilization construction, a large number of traditional backward sand and gravel mines have successively withdrawn, and a large number of new modern mines have emerged. China's sand and gravel equipment manufacturing industry has also ushered in a rare golden period of development. The product updates and upgrades of established enterprises are accelerating, and the scale of enterprises is rapidly expanding. Emerging enterprises are emerging and seizing the market, and their popularity is no less than that of the sand and gravel market in recent years.

Equipment manufacturing is a strong support for the high-quality development of the sand and gravel industry. In recent years, the sand and gravel market has undergone several changes and developments, entering the fast lane of high-quality industrial development. It requires continuous technological innovation and advanced equipment to lead the industry's development and ensure the safety of industrial development. "Hu Youyi, President of the China Sand and Gravel Association, said that this puts higher requirements on the equipment manufacturing industry. These equipment manufacturing industries need to combine the development trend of large-scale, intelligent, and green sand and gravel mines, from stone mining to crushing processing, from process design and layout to practical application of mechanism sand and gravel products. Based on systematic research, they need to continue to carry out technological innovation to meet the current needs of mining construction.

In fact, the achievements of China's sand and gravel equipment manufacturing industry in recent years are also evident, especially the leading domestic enterprises, which have shown various highlights in product updates and upgrades, with new products emerging one after another. Soft rock crushing equipment, represented by hammer breaking, with a production capacity of thousands of tons per hour, is not uncommon; The hard rock crushing equipment represented by rotation and cone has significantly improved its crushing capacity per hour, basically meeting the requirements of an annual production line of tens of millions of tons of sand and gravel aggregates.

At the same time, some equipment manufacturers have also launched sand making equipment for the current mechanism sand market, and some have also developed new processes for sand and gravel production.

It is worth mentioning that some foreign equipment manufacturers have been eyeing the market with absolute advantages in high quality and high performance. In the coming period, as competition in the sand and gravel equipment manufacturing industry intensifies, once the price advantages of these foreign manufacturers are also utilized, it will be a huge impact on domestic equipment manufacturers.

However, it is worrying that under the trend of large-scale, intelligent, and green sand and gravel mines, some sand and gravel equipment manufacturing enterprises are sticking to the old ways and still indulging in the beautiful memories of "playing around" and "small wealth brings peace" in the past. They are satisfied with sales of tens of millions of yuan every year, lack innovation consciousness, lag in product updates, and still face problems such as low equipment production capacity, insufficient intelligence, low environmental standards, high energy consumption, and loud noise.

“小矿时代一去不复返，大矿时代已经来临。在当前全国砂石矿山布局基本完成、砂石矿山已重新洗牌的情况下，砂石装备制造业很快也将重新洗牌。未来砂石装备制造业将以技术和质量为王，以高性价比取胜。那些技术优势不明显、装备产能低质量差、以价格战为竞争力的小装备制造厂商终将被淘汰。预计未来几年中将会有30%的设备厂商出局。”一位砂石装备制造业的负责人坦言。

湖北楚道凿岩工程有限公司董事长刘波持同样观点。他说，在过去砂石行情好、新建砂石矿山多的情况下，砂石装备供不应求，大大小小的装备制造商都能从火暴的市场行情中分得一杯羹。而现在新建矿山少了，潮水退了，那些裸泳的人终将暴露出来。”

所以，砂石装备商要实现高质量发展，必须把握时代脉搏，与形势同频共振，紧盯市场需求，不断推出适合新型砂石矿山的实用性装备，在为矿山创造最大价值的同时实现自我的最大价值。同时，还要对标国外知名品牌，加强质量管控，提升产品核心竞争力，改过去的单一价格优势竞争为质量、性能、价格综合优势竞争。唯有如此，我国的砂石装备制造业方能行稳致远。

2.研发制造装备能力强，综合服务能力弱，一直是我国砂石装备制造业的短板。时至今日，仍有一些装备制造厂商不仅产品单一，而且模式僵化，依然“就设备产设备卖设备”，还没有真正成为一个为砂石矿山提供一整套服务的综合商。

多年来，国内的多数装备制造厂商研发队伍僵化，产品结构单一，做软岩的很少涉足硬岩，做硬岩的鲜有涉足软岩；做固定破碎筛分设备的不做移动式的，而做移动破碎筛分设备的则不做固定式的。这样固步自封的状况很难应对风云变幻、瞬息万变的市场。

值得可喜的是，现在一些龙头装备厂商已经意识到单一产品的弊端，并开始向产品多元化迈进，国内几家以锤破为主的软岩破碎装备厂家开始向硬岩方向发展，相继推出了旋回、圆锥等新款产品。有的装备厂商不仅推出了移动破，还相继研发出振动筛、除尘器等配套产品。而有些配套装备厂商也开始与主要装备制造厂商对接，借梯上楼。

上帝为你关上一扇门的时候，必然会为你打开一扇窗。如果略微对装备市场进行研判，我们不难发现，在当前砂石行业进入稳定期后，其他矿山行业还有很大提升空间，一些装备制造厂商已开始布局有色金属、冶金、非金属等行业。

实际上，这几年来，随着铜、铁等金属矿产对外依存度不断升高，国家在宏观层面加大对国内紧缺矿产的勘查开发力度，这无疑为装备制造业提供了发展机遇。沈阳顺达、南昌矿机等装备制造厂商的设备已在很多金属矿山得到应用。与此同时，随着国家加大新材料产业的扶持力度，一大批非金属矿产将迎来快速发展期，这也为装备制造业创造了新的发展机遇。

“立足砂石，面向金属与非金属矿产，拓展发展空间，这将是装备制造业的发展方向。”业内人士分析说。

更重要的是，现在许多装备制造厂商已深刻意识到单一卖设备的不足，并开始由产品的多元化向以综合供应商、服务商为代表的服务多元化转型，EPC(设计-采购-施工)、EPCO（设计-采购-施工-运维）等模式不断涌现。

“矿山是投资大、风险高的行业，许多业主对砂石矿山根本一窍不通，而相关员工对相关设备的性能也摸不透。所以，矿山建设周期长、效率低，特别是各种设备往往因管理维护不到位而影响生产。很大程度上，矿山的设备不是质量不好而损坏，而是运营维护不当用坏的。但是许多矿山出现设备故障后，总是认为是设备本身的质量问题。”一位业内人士分析说。

专业的人干专业的事。近年来，许多砂石矿山总承包加运维模式相继出现，一些设备厂商抓住时机，开始从单一的卖设备到综合提供服务转变，缴钥匙工程、运营商等越来越多。据了解，目前，国内几家大的砂石装备制造企业都开始涉足矿山总承包和运营工作。

而一些原来专门为矿山提供配套服务的公司，也开始向运营商转型，宏大爆破工程有限公司、中国葛洲坝易普力有限公司、西安春晖实业集团公司等原来为矿山提供爆破、施工的企业，也开始纷纷运营砂石矿山来。

“装备制造厂商从单一的产品服务到综合性服务，不仅可以帮助砂石矿山降低成本，提高效益，而且这些装备制造商可以实现长远受益，这是未来装备制造业转型的一个方向。”胡幼奕说。

3.正如没有任何一个国家能完全依靠本国的矿产资源来实现经济发展一样，任何一个国家都不可能完全由本国的装备来满足生产需求，必须要借助国外的先进装备来发展本国经济。

多年来，国外几家知名装备制造商大举进军国内市场，并牢牢控制了相当大的市场份额。而国内装备制造业“走出去”的步履却相当缓慢。

近几年来，随着国内装备制造技术的提升，产品质量的提高，我国装备制造业进军海外市场的步伐不断加快，一些装备制造厂商在海外纷纷投资办厂或设立办事处，海外业务不断增多。

据了解，国内的世邦科技、南昌矿机、河南红星机器等矿山设备制造企业，这些年在海外发展一直势头不错。福建泉工还收购了德国的一家工厂，在装备制造业发达的欧洲，挂起了五星红旗。近两年来，尽管因疫情影响，设备出口受挫，但从未来看，出口海外仍是这些企业发展的重要方向。

“这几年，我国的装备制造业之所以出口势头强劲，主要得益于国内装备制造业整体质量的稳定提升和性价比优势的凸显。”胡幼奕激动地说。

区域要发展，基础设施先行。只要把基础设施建好了，交通便利了，才能进一步开展贸易和文化交流。所以今年正式实施的《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》（RCEP），为我国砂石装备制造企业“走出去”发展提供了契机。

“区域全面经济伙伴15个成员国，尤其是东盟10国，有砂石资源、有砂石需求市场，而我们从‘砂石骨料1.0’到现在的‘砂石骨料4.0＋（融合发展）’，不仅有着他们需要的完整系统的先进理念、模式、技术和大规模砂石绿色开采加工运营等经验，也有先进的技术装备作支撑。这也是我国砂石行业‘走出去’发展的切入点，中国与这些国家在绿色矿山建设、5G智慧矿山、高品质砂石骨料产品出口、投资建厂等方面合作潜力巨大。” 胡幼奕表示。

信息来源：中国矿业报