Hardware products: New material quality waiting for new standards will be solved

When reporters were shopping at a shopping mall in Huilongguan, Changping District, Beijing, the situation of a young couple buying bedding was impressive. Although the impact of Supor's influence has been on the decline since its entrance into the “quality gate”, it is not difficult to see from the attitude of the young couple that it is not a day's work to eliminate the impact of quality events on a brand.

Looking at Supor's “quality door” incident, an important aspect is that Supor has chosen a new material manufacturing product, and this new material has been tested and considered to have “quality problems”—not only failing to meet national standards, but also affecting Consumer's physical safety.

It is worth noting that this is not the first time in recent years that China's hardware products industry has made controversy because of the use of new materials. For the entire industry, how to find a balance point in encouraging new material innovation and insisting on quality first and safeguarding the interests of consumers is particularly important.

The confusion of costs came shortly after Supor's "Quality Gate" broke out. The causes of the "Quality Gate" incident became the focus of media and social attention. Whether it was in the cooking equipment industry, or in the analysis of media and experts, there was a relatively unanimous opinion. Yes, Supor uses new materials to reduce costs, which is the reason behind the “quality door” incident.

In the current manufacturing industry, raw materials and labor costs are rising. Looking at the recent trading of metals**, the price of manganese-chromium-based metals is relatively low, and the price of electrolytic manganese is only 20,000 yuan/ton, while the price of nickel is relatively high. This year it has reached more than 200,000 yuan per ton. Zeng Xiangbo, a member of the National Manganese Industry Technical Committee, once pointed out at the National Manganese Technology Symposium that “adding 120 kg to 150 kg of manganese per ton of stainless steel will greatly reduce the cost of stainless steel”.

At the same time, Supor's 2011 semi-annual report showed that since the prices of major raw materials such as aluminum and stainless steel rose compared with the same period of last year, the impact of cooking products was relatively large, the latter's gross profit margin decreased by 0.99% compared with the same period of last year, and operating costs increased compared to the same period last year. 21.51%.

Coincidentally. Two years ago, in the “aluminum-generation copper” incident in the water heater tank that plagued the hardware industry, the cost was also seen by many people in the industry as an important reason for the material dispute. At that time, the copper price was still close to 50,000 yuan. Tons, aluminum prices are less than 15,000 yuan/ton. Copper prices have risen more than 100% since the beginning of this year, and aluminum prices have been relatively flat. Before the gas water heaters, another large-scale copper air-conditioning industry also broke out the "copper-aluminum dispute" in 2008. The reason is also cost.

It should be said that for companies, reducing costs and increasing profits are understandable. In particular, if you can use new materials, on the one hand, reduce the cost of the company itself, on the other hand it can promote the products to lower prices, achieve the purpose of achieving win-win business and consumers, it is worth encouraging and affirmative, but it should be noted that No matter what kind of material innovation, to ensure quality and safety is always the first.

Confusion of quality In Supor's “Quality Door” incident, according to the sampling results of Harbin, in accordance with 1992 standards, physical and chemical indicators of Supor seized products meet the requirements, but the material does not meet the requirements of the standard - manganese content Too high, it is easy to reduce the corrosion resistance of stainless steel products and cause corrosion, and it is harmful to human health. With low nickel content, the corrosion resistance of stainless steel products will be reduced.

It can be seen that if the nickel content is low, it will only affect the quality of the product, and it can still be regarded as a normal quality problem. If the content of manganese is too high, then it is also related to personal safety. It is no longer a simple quality issue, but something With regard to quality and safety, it is not surprising that Supor's "quality door" incident continues to ferment in society.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Health has already decided to initiate amendments to the old standard for standard disputes triggered by Supor's “Quality Gate” incident. An important change in the newly-formulated standards is that the stainless steel model will no longer be limited.

For this change, some people questioned that if the scope of stainless steel products to relax materials, reduce the requirements of stainless steel materials used in food containers, stainless steel food may cause excessive manganese content, and thus endanger human health. However, some experts believe that the main control of national health standards is the amount of heavy metal precipitation, that is, the amount of heavy metals precipitated from stainless steel cookware.

“A significant difference between the old and new national standards is the change in material restrictions. However, whether the old or new standards are used, the core requirements are the same, that is, the products are not allowed to release toxic and harmful substances to consumers during use. According to Bi Zhitao, director of the National Quality Supervision and Inspection Center for Daily Metal Products (Shenyang), the requirements for hygiene standards and product standards are different, and product standards should cite and enforce hygiene standards. After the implementation of the new national health standards, the corresponding product standards will follow.

The puzzle of development is that China’s hardware is achieving a leap from a big metal country to a strong nation with unlimited vitality and vitality. However, the endless “quality” events triggered by the use of new materials will undoubtedly play a negative role in the development of the industry. This also requires that The industry must speed up the pace of standard system revision and standardize the quality of new materials.

"For new things, we can't immediately negate them and give support. But we also need to verify them through experiments and test them through practice." Zhang Mingwei, Minister of Inspection and Testing of the National Gas Appliances Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center (Foshan), said: "One material wants to replace Another material is time-consuming. It requires the approval of users, markets, etc. The use of new materials and new processes requires careful attention.

Experts said that in recent years, considering the impact on the global environment, countries have increasingly higher standards for energy-saving and environmentally-friendly products, and the development and application of new technologies and materials are the main means for the transition from traditional to green upgrades for many products. However, for enterprises, new materials must be used on the premise of ensuring quality and safety, but they cannot use new materials in pursuit of cost.

“From a standard setting point of view, the general principle is that there will be no restrictions on specific materials, so as to encourage companies to carry out scientific and technological innovation. However, from the perspective of quality standards, standards will limit the functions of products, and Limits will make requirements to ensure product quality and safety.” Liu Runfeng, deputy secretary-general of the China Hardware Products Association, said that companies can choose their own products according to their own conditions, in strict accordance with the requirements of national standards, adhere to the principle of quality first. Positioning. Industry associations will guide enterprises to strictly implement national standards, strengthen industry self-discipline, and safeguard the vital interests of consumers.

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