The market competition of VFD can be described as more and more fierce. No matter whether it is a VFD manufacturer or a user, it faces a process of adaptation.
The market competition of VFD can be described as more and more fierce. No matter whether it is a VFD manufacturer or a user, it faces a process of adaptation. For manufacturers, fierce competition means that their own inverter products must have differentiated advantages; for users, fierce competition makes the choice of inverter products more and more, when purchasing, The factors available for reference have also become "disorderly flowers gradually becoming charming eyes".
In recent years, the industry's requirements for inverters have become higher and more detailed. Inverter is a kind of large-scale and wide-ranging product, which covers a wide range of industries, and it is also the occasion where an inverter is needed, but the characteristics presented by different industries are very different. In order to be well reflected. At present, with the development of various industries, the requirements for the corresponding mechanical equipment have increased rapidly, which also has a conduction effect on the performance and function requirements of the inverter.
The increase in user awareness of inverter products has also intensified the fierce competition. As the application of frequency converters becomes more and more extensive, users are more and more aware of this type of product. Previously Copyrighted by Control Engineering Network, most users can only choose inverter products from several aspects such as price, brand impression and corporate promotion points; and now, more and more users are starting from their own specific needs Starting from, we make a more targeted comparison between the product performance of each manufacturer and the characteristics it focuses on, and consider the cost performance more carefully. Even the downstream customers of many OEM users have begun to designate certain inverter brands. This forces inverter manufacturers to truly provide differentiated products and attract users with unique product characteristics.
In fact, in terms of technology, especially the core control technology, the development of the inverter has been relatively mature, and there are not many breakthroughs that can be sought, so that manufacturers naturally begin to find ideas in the design concept of the product. At present, it can be seen that, according to the characteristics of the industry and users, the vast majority of manufacturers have embarked on two different routes, one is to develop universal products, and the other is to develop special products.
So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the two different directions of the inverter? Different manufacturers have expressed their opinions on this.
Alfa has always attached importance to the penetration of products into the industry. Since 2000, it has introduced the earliest domestic inverter for injection molding machines, which is the first in the industry of domestic inverters. Adhering to the research and development concept of "customer industry specialization", Alpha's new industry-specific inverter products have inherited the "personality" of the industry. Many of the inverter products are developed specifically for a specific industry. The concept of type inverter is very clear.
The advantages of special products are mainly reflected in two aspects: on the one hand, special products are tailored according to the needs of the industry, and the targeted settings on the characteristics of the industry will be more suitable for the needs of the industry. Although there is no fundamental difference in the core control method from ordinary inverters, there will be major differences in structural design and function settings, or integration of functions required by some industries.
On the other hand, the use of special products also has advantages in cost. Although the price of the special-purpose inverter is slightly higher than that of the ordinary inverter, users who use the inverter, such as industrial machinery manufacturers, often need to consider not one-time investment costs, but comprehensive and long-term costs and effects. In addition, as this type of user, they also have brand awareness of their own products, and as an important part of the mechanical equipment, the reliability of the frequency converter often affects the failure rate of the entire machine. The special design of the special inverter for the industry can ensure that its reliability is better than that of the ordinary inverter, reducing the loss caused by the downtime caused by the high failure rate, which is cost-saving in the long run.