Will aluminum bring spring to the sanitary hardware industry?

In the bathroom hardware showroom on the first floor of the China Ceramic City, whether it is Huayi Sanitary Ware or Anmon Sanitary Ware, or Shien Sanitary Ware, you can see even more abundant products and styles. Among them, the use of aluminum has gradually increased, especially in the metal pendants, aluminum pendants and stainless steel pendants are enough to court.

Speaking of aluminum, its advantages can be many, such as light, strong plasticity, not easy to rust, not easy to aging, the price is relatively stable, re-processing capacity, thermal conductivity and so on. Compared with the stainless steel and copper materials commonly used in the existing bathroom hardware, although the aluminum material has a small proportion in the bathroom hardware, it has a promising development prospect. This point, we can learn from the development of related industries. For example, in the automotive industry, the application rate of aluminum alloys is increasing. In the building materials, doors and windows, aluminum is also widely used. In household appliances, such as rice cooker liners, aluminum and aluminum alloys are gradually used. Thus, the application range of aluminum materials, especially aluminum alloy materials, is very extensive.

However, why are aluminum materials, especially aluminum alloys, not widely used in sanitary hardware? Its roots lie in the processing of aluminum materials. As we all know, whether it is a faucet or shower and other bathroom hardware products, in the process of processing, the most important part is the valve and the interface, these two places are not handled properly, the water will flow out. Due to the ductility and high thermal conductivity of aluminum, it is important to maintain tightness in the process of these two parts. If this process cannot be solved, the application of aluminum is greatly limited. In addition, the treatment of aluminum corners is relatively cumbersome, and how to achieve smooth burrs is also a major challenge for aluminum processing.

At present, some domestic sanitary hardware companies have made bold attempts in the application of aluminum materials, developed a series of aluminum faucet, aluminum shower and other aluminum products. Coupled with most of the current bathroom hardware companies can develop aluminum pendants, aluminum bathroom cabinets, etc., the application of aluminum has gradually formed a series of products. From the perspective of the development of the lighting industry in the related area, after solving the technical problems, 'aluminum lighting' has become a category widely accepted and loved by consumers. Then, 'aluminum sanitary ware' will not become a bathroom hardware industry. Material breakthroughs to form a new category? The author believes that this is entirely possible, but also needs bathroom hardware companies to work together to jointly improve the 'aluminum sanitary ware' technical capabilities, develop more new products and styles, so as to expand the market cake, share market results, together to meet Bathroom hardware next spring.