lead the future. ASSA ABLOY reveals the latest four trends in the world

As a global leader in door opening solutions, ASSA ABLOY is committed to meeting the full range of users' needs for safety, security and convenience. Mr. Lars-Gunnar Edh, President of ASSA ABLOY China Door Industry Group, and ASSA ABLOY at the "Assafai. Leading the Future" media meeting held at the Westin Beijing Jinmao Hotel on December 12th (Monday) Mr. Albert Liu, President of China Construction Hardware Group, revealed the latest four major industry trends in the world, and shared ASSA ABLOY's coping strategies to face challenges, and accurately analyzed how ASSA ABLOY uses innovation to lead the future. Opportunity.

Urbanization brings more new infrastructure opportunities

The development of China's real estate market continues to slow down, and the security gates, fire doors and hardware markets are under certain pressure. However, the urbanization process is gradually accelerating. It is estimated that by 2030, China's urban population will increase by 250 million. Infrastructure such as airports, subways, railways, medical facilities, and commercial centers will spring up, and the demand for comprehensive door opening solutions will continue to increase.

In response to the continuous expansion of the national railway program and the healthcare market, ASSA ABLOY develops products for underground railways, such as anti-pressure tunnel fire doors with the government, and related hardware products. It also customizes more door products for hospitals. And hardware, such as oversized fire doors, radiation protection doors, antibacterial doors, silent lock tongues, etc.

Digitalization, deep cultivation of the smart market is king

The era of Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing has arrived. The development of the digital world has become a must-have tool for people. Intelligent and user experience have become the key words for consumers to seize consumers. Whether it is the residential market or the commercial market, smart security products are eagerly awaited.

President Liu Kai pointed out: “The market has increased demand for smarter and safer doors and windows and other architectural hardware products, and higher requirements are placed on the interconnection between each component. ASSA ABLOY will seize these new innovations through innovative research and development. Opportunity. Since 2005, ASSA ABLOY investment in R&D has increased by 230%; the number of global product design engineers has also increased to more than 1,800. ASSA ABLOY's innovative products have achieved various certifications, various Patents continue to set a new benchmark for the industry and also lead to further development of the industry."

In the residential market, smart home has become a hot spot in the industry. ASSA ABLOY's various smart products, such as electronic locks, smart windows, electronic cat eyes, etc., will seamlessly connect with smart homes, providing users with more convenient and safer. Open the door solution and let them have no worries. For the commercial market, Hi-O, eCliq, Accentra, Smartair, Aperio and other technologies provide customers with a highly secure system that makes access control, identity management, alerts and other functions easy to grasp.

Sustainable development, green products help build green buildings

Nowadays, the environmental awareness of Chinese people is constantly improving, and the demand for sustainable products is also increasing. Green building is a trend of sustainable development, and green building hardware and door products can make green buildings get higher scores in LEED, BREEAM, WELL and other evaluation systems. More than 2,000 construction projects in China have been certified by the US Green Building Assessment System (LEED).

ASSA ABLOY Group regards sustainable development as an important part of corporate social responsibility, establishes sustainable development performance indicators, and integrates green concepts into business processes such as product development, manufacturing, procurement, logistics and sales. The Group has developed a series of products that can save energy and reduce environmental impact during production and use. For example, the fluorine-free production Panpan Green Security Door certified by the US UL Environmental Certification Agency, won the China Stars and Windows Hardware window hardware system, etc. In addition, ASSA ABLOY is already a member of the Shanghai Green Building Association, which promotes the promotion of green buildings and leads the healthy development of the industry.

Robotics and automation to improve quality and productivity

The boom of robots has swept the world, the number of robots used in manufacturing has been rising, and the cost of using robots has dropped by 5-10% per year. The installation of robots in factories has become a major trend in manufacturing. ASSA ABLOY has installed more than 500 robots at various manufacturing sites around the world and implemented automation. Robots not only make the finished products more consistent, but also improve production efficiency. The most important thing is that employees can replace high-risk processes by operating robots, reduce accidents and provide employees with a safer working environment.

Looking ahead to 2017 strategic action to seize opportunities

Looking forward to 2017, urbanization, digitalization, environmental protection, robotics and automation will become hot spots in the industry, bringing many opportunities to enterprises. The president of Lars-Gunnar pointed out: “The ASSA ABLOY Group is based in the world, deeply cultivates China, and uses local intelligence to provide the market with a complete door-to-door solution suitable for the national conditions. As a leading company in the industry, ASSA ABLOY will lead the trend of the times and will Multi-channels bring consumers a better experience. In 2017, ASSA ABLOY will continue to expand its distribution channels while increasing cooperation with e-commerce platforms, interacting with consumers in O2O mode, and providing consumers with more Great choice of space and better service quality. At the same time, it will continue to promote smart home electronic security products to further meet the special needs of the market, greatly increase the added value of products for customers, and further establish the leader of ASSA ABLOY in the industry. status."

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About ASSA ABLOY Group

As a global leader in door opening solutions, ASSA ABLOY is committed to meeting the full range of users' needs for safety, security and convenience. Since its inception in 1994, the ASSA ABLOY Group has grown from a small regional company to today's large multinational group with approximately 46,000 employees and annual sales of SEK 68 billion (approximately RMB 50.8 billion). The products provided by the Group have also evolved from mechanical locks to smart door opening solutions, covering a complete range of door-to-door switches from locks to safety doors and access control systems. ASSA ABLOY Group has operations in more than 70 countries, including many internationally renowned brands such as ASSA in Sweden, ABLOY in Finland, VINGCARD in Norway, IKON in Germany, Eff-Eff in Germany, SARGENT in the US, Yale, Yale, France VACHETTE, JPM, etc. ASSA ABLOY Group has approximately 10,000 employees in China, as well as well-known commercial and residential doors and windows, hardware and security brands such as Yale, Guli Security, ASSA ABLOY Tianming, Shandong Guoqiang Hardware, Panpan Door Industry.

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