One stop inspection service opens LED exit road

China's exports of LED products mixed. Behind the global hot LED products, the safety and energy efficiency of its industrial chain can not be ignored. Product recall, for example, it is understood that in the first half of 2013, there are nearly 70 cases of product recall, is expected to close to 130 cases throughout the year. The Intertek group China district consumer electronics electric lamps and energy efficiency business manager Bao Wenyan with "the future prospects, but the competition is very intense" to describe the current situation of LED industry. Now there are more and more enterprises have been aware of how fierce competition in the future, how cruel, many companies are also seeking transformation and upgrading and industrial innovation. In this process, we Intertek will help them to speed up the pace of progress. "Bowen Yan told reporters.

Market outlook is still good

It is understood that the United States, Germany and Japan is China's LED exports of traditional markets, occupy a considerable share of China's exports of related products. In Bao Wenyan view, the potential of these markets is still in the future, to be further mining enterprises. In some developed economies, due to the replacement of its own light source, its market will slowly enter a stage of rapid development. "

Bowen Yan told reporters that due to the government to promote the use of LED light source to replace the traditional incandescent bulbs, driven by the policy, the world is emerging LED light source to replace the tide, the United States and other countries have been completely stopped incandescent light source. Some institutions predict, compared with 2013, in 2014 the global LED bulb demand will grow by 86%, while the number of LED lamp demand growth rate reached 89%.

Not only the market for the better, Bowen Yan told reporters, at the technical level, LED products also have great potential for development. "For example, because of the narrow spectral range of the typical LED, it is not as bright as the incandescent lamp. With the development of technology, LED will also make a similar simulation of natural light and even close to natural light spectrum. So technically, this is a slow gradual process. "Bowen Yan told reporters.

Overseas buyers are most concerned about security and energy consumption

China as the world's largest LED production base, overseas buyers for Chinese LED product requirements are essential. As the seller and buyer manufacturer Chinese connection platform, Intertek demand for overseas buyers are also quite familiar. Safety factor is always the most concerned about buyers and users, at the same time, the demand for energy consumption is also rising. Do not have the area of overseas procurement chamber of Commerce has different requirements for the product. The current LED products are in line with the European ErP requirements and the U.S. Energy Star requirements are users and buyers concerned about the issue. Bao Wenyan said.

Bowen Yan told reporters, for example, for now, 500 hours of death rate and lumen maintenance is very important buyers. Bao Wenyan explained: the so-called 500 hours dead light rate, refers to the LED light source will be extinguished after ignition for 500 hours, which is caused by substandard product performance. In practice, this is an important indicator of the user experience. "

In addition, he pointed out that restrictions on the use of harmful substances in the product has been increasingly concerned by foreign buyers and end consumers. "Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/65/EU started to recast in early 2013 the EU in electrical and electronic equipment, although the new regulations and limited did not change with the material in the range limit, but the increase of four kinds of organic materials used as the top priority, thus it can be seen that the attention of the European and American countries for environmental protection. He commented in a professional manner.

Turning to cope with overseas buyers, Bowen Yan said that buyers in addition to have a common requirement in safety, energy efficiency and limit the use of substances, all buyers according to their actual situation, also put forward their own special requirements to suppliers. At present, the vast majority of well-known overseas buyers and technical experts through the Intertek laboratory work together to help buyers customize their own special tests, in order to maximize the interests of the target consumer. Bowen said with confidence.

LED exports still need to overcome weaknesses

China's LED products frequently encountered in the overseas market recall, reflected in the product testing, there are still many failed to achieve the test items.

When it comes to quality and safety issues, enterprises must be based on the relevant standards to do. According to the existing standard EN62560, the failure of the test is usually a structural problem. Bowen Yan told reporters, for example, if the circuit isolation is not done, creepage distance is not enough, it will lead to substandard product testing. This is our daily safety and safety detection of the most problems found. He further explained that the creepage distance is the shortest distance between two conductive parts along the insulating surface between the measured, if the creepage distance is not sufficient, it will cause short circuit breakdown or damage to the equipment, will lead to serious personnel casualty. Therefore, from the point of view of safety, it is necessary to ensure that there is enough creepage distance and electrical clearance.

He added that there is a new demand in Germany recently, that is, EK-550-13. "It requires the user to screw in or out of the bulb, the fingers can not touch the point with the part, which is the current frequency of more than the failure factor. "

According to him, LED is a technology update faster industry, enterprises in order to adapt to market demand, often need to do smaller products, and the appearance of more beautiful appearance.

"In this case, the company is busy with the market, and the standard may not be too much to understand, this is a need