Development Status of Blackhead Home Machine Industry in India

According to incomplete statistics and understanding, the current global production bases of blackhead home machines are mainly distributed in Jinyun region of China and Lu diana region of India, and the two countries account for more than 95% of the global production of blackhead home machines. Among them, the annual output of various blackhead home machines in India is about 8 million units, accounting for about 75% of the total output of blackhead home machines in the world. 88% of blackhead home machines are mainly sold domestically, and 12% of blackhead home machines are exported to Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iraq, Ghana and Africa. The annual output of all kinds of blackhead home machines in China is about 2.5 million units, accounting for about 23% of the total output of blackhead home machines in the world, and almost 99% of blackhead home machines are exported to overseas markets.

Judging from the scale of production and sales of blackhead home machines today, India is the world's largest producer and seller of blackhead home machines. Ludiana is the largest city in Punjab, the northernmost state of India, and has been rated as the most suitable city for business in India by the World Bank twice. The city occupies a leading position in the textile industry in India, providing employment opportunities for millions of people, and is known as "Manchester of India". In addition, Ludiana is also the largest manufacturing base of blackhead household sewing machines in India. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 1,500 small and medium-sized and workshop-type factories in Punjab that are engaged in the assembly and parts manufacturing of blackhead home machines, of which about 1,000 are located in Ludiana, where 80% of the business of Indian blackhead home machine industry comes from. For example, BAINS ALLOYS LIMITED, a leading enterprise of blackhead machines in India, has nearly 1,000 employees and nearly 30,000 square meters of plant, and has a complete set of production technology and capacity from casing sand turning to whole machine assembly, with a daily production capacity of over 20,000 units. According to Ludiana Sewing Machine Assembly and Distribution Association and Ludiana Sewing Machine Industry Association, in recent years, the sewing machine market in India has been subjected to great competition from China, and Chinese-made industrial sewing machines and household sewing machines have seized a great share in the Indian market. The main reason behind this is that China has created a favorable policy environment for the development of sewing machine industry, which has stimulated investment and promoted R&D, thus making Chinese enterprises ahead of their Indian counterparts in technology and price. However, India's relevant policies have not kept pace with the development of the situation, and various supporting facilities cannot support the production of advanced mechanical parts. In addition, due to a series of reasons such as the rising prices of raw materials, sewing machines made in India naturally lose their appeal. Affected by this, the export volume of Indian blackhead home machines to Africa, the Middle East and neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan has been greatly reduced in recent years, and the international competitive advantage of blackhead home machines has been gradually lost. In this case, India's Ludiana Sewing Machine Industry Association and sewing machine enterprises have called on the Indian government to take countermeasures, including approving special funds to help the industry transform and upgrade; Set up R&D organization in Ludiana to help sewing machine enterprises master advanced technology; Stabilize the prices of raw materials such as iron and steel, reduce related taxes and fees, and so on.

According to incomplete statistics and understanding, the current global production bases of blackhead home machines are mainly distributed in Jinyun region of China and Lu diana region of India, and the two countries account for more than 95% of the global production of blackhead home machines. Among them, the annual output of various blackhead home machines in India is about 8 million units, accounting for about 75% of the total output of blackhead home machines in the world. 88% of blackhead home machines are mainly sold domestically, and 12% of blackhead home machines are exported to Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iraq, Ghana and Africa. The annual output of all kinds of blackhead home machines in China is about 2.5 million units, accounting for about 23% of the total output of blackhead home machines in the world, and almost 99% of blackhead home machines are exported to overseas markets.

Judging from the scale of production and sales of blackhead home machines today, India is the world's largest producer and seller of blackhead home machines. Ludiana is the largest city in Punjab, the northernmost state of India, and has been rated as the most suitable city for business in India by the World Bank twice. The city occupies a leading position in the textile industry in India, providing employment opportunities for millions of people, and is known as "Manchester of India".

In addition, Ludiana is also the largest manufacturing base of blackhead household sewing machines in India. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 1,500 small and medium-sized and workshop-type factories in Punjab that are engaged in the assembly and parts manufacturing of blackhead home machines, of which about 1,000 are located in Ludiana, where 80% of the business of Indian blackhead home machine industry comes from. For example, BAINS ALLOYS LIMITED, a leading enterprise of blackhead machines in India, has nearly 1,000 employees and nearly 30,000 square meters of plant, and has a complete set of production technology and capacity from casing sand turning to whole machine assembly, with a daily production capacity of over 20,000 units. According to Ludiana Sewing Machine Assembly and Distribution Association and Ludiana Sewing Machine Industry Association, in recent years, the sewing machine market in India has been subjected to great competition from China, and Chinese-made industrial sewing machines and household sewing machines have seized a great share in the Indian market.

The main reason behind this is that China has created a favorable policy environment for the development of sewing machine industry, which has stimulated investment and promoted R&D, thus making Chinese enterprises ahead of their Indian counterparts in technology and price. However, India's relevant policies have not kept pace with the development of the situation, and various supporting facilities cannot support the production of advanced mechanical parts.

In addition, due to a series of reasons such as the rising prices of raw materials, sewing machines made in India naturally lose their appeal. Affected by this, the export volume of Indian blackhead home machines to Africa, the Middle East and neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan has been greatly reduced in recent years, and the international competitive advantage of blackhead home machines has been gradually lost. In this case, India's Ludiana Sewing Machine Industry Association and sewing machine enterprises have called on the Indian government to take countermeasures, including approving special funds to help the industry transform and upgrade; Set up R&D organization in Ludiana to help sewing machine enterprises master advanced technology; Stabilize the prices of raw materials such as iron and steel, reduce related taxes and fees, and so on.

In addition, the sewing machine development club also made great efforts to build an industrial cluster in Ludiana. However, the response of local enterprises to this initiative is not satisfactory. On the one hand, the land allocated by the government is too far away from the urban area, coupled with the rising land prices and inadequate government subsidies, most sewing machine manufacturers are reluctant to relocate for economic reasons; Another common situation is that these enterprises regard each other as their main competitors and do not want to co-exist in a park, which also makes it difficult for the industrial cluster plan to land.

From the current and future development potential and competition pattern of the global blackhead home machine, India's blackhead home machine industry has great domestic demand potential and a complete industrial system, and there is still room for development in terms of manufacturing means and quality brand promotion. In addition, with abundant labor resources and relatively low manufacturing costs, its influence and competitiveness as the production and marketing base of the global blackhead home machine should not be underestimated, and the global development of the blackhead home machine industry will continue for a long time.

However, with the increasing economic level of people in developing countries, industrial sewing machines with high cost performance are expected to continuously replace the traditional blackhead home machine market. India's blackhead home machine industry is bound to embark on a long road of structural adjustment and transformation and upgrading. It remains to be seen whether to stick to the home machine industry or continuously transform into the industrial machine field.