Yuyue Medical and Jiu'an Medical stated that they will ensure price stability while ensuring supply. However, not all companies can handle the soaring costs, and the price of forehead guns that many people can buy has generally risen several times. Scarce anti-epidemic materials have also allowed some criminals to take advantage of the loopholes. Forehead gun fraud cases have occurred in some areas, involving several million yuan.
Pre-sale of bundled packages for some domestic brands
forehead thermometers are widely used for heating screens at various traffic gates, hospitals, residential communities, enterprises and institutions with dense traffic due to their non-contact, high efficiency, convenient use and low price. According to the survey, the market demand is far greater than the automatic infrared body temperature detector.
On March 3, a reporter from the Beijing News found on JD.com and Tmall that almost all of the products produced by domestic manufacturers were out of stock or pre-sold, and some pre-sales could not be shipped until April. However, imported brands can be bought at some overseas shopping stores. Even for pre-sales, some merchants are bundling forehead guns. For example, in a JD Lepu medical equipment franchise store, Lepu’s small blue dot forehead temperature gun is out of stock when purchased alone, but packages that support oxygen generators or atomizers, fetal heartbeats and other products can be ordered and booked, expected on March 10 Can be shipped at 18:00. A small blue dot forehead temperature gun is priced at 388 yuan, but the price of other products is divided into three grades, respectively 699 yuan, 799 yuan, and 4980 yuan. The reporter asked if it was possible to buy a forehead temperature gun alone, other products were simply not available. The customer service said that it is not currently possible to buy it alone, it is all set. As of noon on March 3, a total of 264 bookings have been made.
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The Haier infrared forehead thermometer (non-contact type) of Jingdong Liya Health Equipment Specialty Store is also in the reservation, but only the package of forehead thermometer with three pieces of protective mouth and nose mask and filter is shown to be in stock. The price is 507 yuan and 15 pieces have been booked. The rest of the packages and single-buy products were out of stock when the reporter saw it. Among them, the pre-sale of the temperature gun has been sold for 605 pieces, and the price is 425 yuan. The price of the second batch of April shipments has become 445 yuan , 280 reservations for the remaining packages. The store's customer service explained that due to the epidemic, the supply of goods is in short supply, and the factory is currently rushing to work day and night. The manufacturer promised to ship the first batch of goods around March 13, and the store conservatively estimated that the goods could be shipped before March 20, and stated that the quantity is limited, first come first served. Because
is included in the anti-epidemic materials, coupled with the increase in raw material prices, staff costs, logistics costs, etc., forehead guns are "hard to find" at the same time, but the prices are also soaring. The Ericsson forehead thermometers sold by
Zhangyi developed medical and health care stores are available in stock, but they are also sold in bundles with protective masks or hand sanitizers, with prices ranging from 600 to 700 yuan. The store stated that it could not be bought alone. Because the price of raw materials such as forehead guns fluctuated greatly after the outbreak, the purchase price also rose sharply, and the store could not provide insured services. The reporter asked about the price increase, but the store did not respond positively, only saying that the price of the auction is the same.
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In the flagship store of Ericsson Tmall, there is no longer a link to purchase a forehead gun. The clerk said that the forehead gun is currently out of stock, but it can be ordered through the store manager. The reporter dialed the phone number of store manager Ding. After hearing that it was an individual booking rather than a batch booking, store manager Ding kindly reminded that because the forehead gun is an anti-epidemic material, and the price of raw materials and employee wages have increased greatly, resulting in the price of the forehead gun. The forehead gun, whose original price was less than 100 yuan, has now risen to more than 500 yuan. Moreover, the forehead gun is a government-requisitioned material, and reservations for purchase also depend on the situation. If it is a family purchase, it is recommended to choose an ear thermometer, or wait for the price to return after a while before buying. The
online fraud case aggravated market chaos. The forehead guns produced by
manufacturers were requisitioned by the government and deployed uniformly. There is a shortage of forehead guns on the market. Under this circumstance, there is information on the so-called large amount of forehead guns on the Internet. A reporter from the Beijing News used "e-temperature gun fraud" as a keyword to search, and found that it occurred in many places, with the highest amount involved in the case amounting to more than 5.6 million yuan., The police in many places have issued reminders.
netizen "Roar gy" posted on the "Haian Zero Distance" forum on March 1 stating that he bought a forehead thermometer through WeChat, but the scammer sent him a pack of snot-wiping paper. According to the screenshots he posted, a netizen on WeChat named "A lot of fish (fish as a pattern)" posted a message in the group, saying "I need a thermometer to find me". He transferred 13,20 yuan and 1,550 yuan to each other through WeChat. , The result was cheated. According to him, "a lot of fish" are sending messages everywhere in the Hai'an group. In the comment section below, some netizens said that they had been scammed, and others said that they were almost fooled.
On February 20, the Nanjing police cracked a fraud case involving an online sales thermometer worth 1.24 million yuan. The caller Ms. Su, introduced by a friend, added "Mengqi" (WeChat name) who claimed to have a source of thermometers, and transferred 1.243 million yuan to her. But Ms. Su did not wait for the thermometer, but waited for the phone call from her girlfriend who claimed to be "Mengqi", saying that her boyfriend was a fraud, and she didn't have a thermometer in her hand. Ms. Su called the police on February 19, and on February 20, Nanjing police arrested "Meng Qi" Zhang XX. Nanjing police reminded that the purchase of anti-epidemic supplies such as forehead guns must be through formal channels. Do not trust unknown online sales information, do not trust information such as "special channel supply" and "foreign purchasing agents" among strangers, and beware of being deceived. Try not to directly pay for purchases through WeChat, QQ, etc. If you encounter fraud, report the case in time, and pay attention to save the relevant chat and transfer records.
Guangzhou Beierkang Medical Devices Co., Ltd. issued a reminder that all the thermometers in the company's inventory and production have been requisitioned by the Guangzhou New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters. They are uniformly deployed and cannot be sold to any organization or individual in the society. Don't believe that the so-called temperature measuring guns on the Moments of Friends and the Internet have a lot of spot information. Be careful to be deceived.
Dongguan Xingzhou Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. also issued a statement on its official website that the company assembles existing stock original materials into finished products and delivers them to the front line of anti-epidemic products, and actively coordinates the supply of materials from various suppliers. However, there are many parts for forehead guns, which cannot be matched in the short term. With all materials, it is difficult to put into production in large quantities, so the production capacity is limited. A large amount of company stock information is circulating online, and there are tens of thousands of units in stock. After investigation, it is impossible for any dealer of the company to have more than 500 units in stock at this time. The company's recent small shipments are only supplied to government agencies, school epidemic prevention departments and other units.
Insufficient supply of some core materials hinders the release of production capacity
At the press conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on February 2, Wang Wei, Director of the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, predicted that the domestic demand for handheld thermometers is 550,000, and the daily production capacity can reach 15,000 units, as production companies resume work one after another, they can basically meet the needs of society.
A report on the industrial chain and production capacity distribution of infrared body temperature detectors released by CCID Consulting on February 5 pointed out that according to the current production capacity of forehead thermometers, theoretically, it only takes 1.5 months to meet the demand for infrared body temperature detectors in China. , It is expected to meet market demand in mid-to-late March. However, the CCID Consulting report also pointed out that although the current production capacity basically meets the surge market demand in a short period of time, problems such as insufficient supply of some core materials, difficulty in convening personnel, and difficulty in permitting the government to resume work may affect the continuous release of production capacity. Midstream finished product manufacturing is the core link of the industrial chain. my country's infrared body temperature detector component technology has achieved leapfrog development, and there are still key materials that cannot be self-sufficient. This has caused module suppliers to face problems such as PCB circuit boards and shortage of imported materials. The slow customs clearance of imported materials will greatly delay the delivery date. The independent supply of upstream core components directly restricts the release of midstream capacity. The research report issued by Dongxing Securities on February 24 also pointed out that after investigating factories and security companies in Shenzhen, Kunshan and other places, it was found that market demand may far exceed this according to the situation of factory orders. Most of the key parts of the forehead thermometer can be provided by local manufacturers, but the infrared sensor can only be imported from overseas, and the technology is not a standardized product, so it is difficult to expand the production capacity in the short term, and the price increase has reached 100 times. In addition, domestically produced MCUs (central processing units) suitable for forehead temperature guns are in short supply, and production has been scheduled to May-June. As the epidemic is strongly controlled by the government, it will inevitably lead to an increase in operating rates and an increase in social activities in the future, but everyone's preventive measures and awareness will not weaken. The domestic demand for various types of thermometers will continue throughout the year and even 2021.
production enterprises are fully fired and still in short supply
zCCID Consulting predicts that in 2020, affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the production capacity of domestic infrared temperature detectors will be unprecedentedly released. According to the data provided byTianyancha, there are as many as 357 companies operating in forehead temperature guns, body temperature guns, temperature guns, and infrared thermometers, most of which are wholesale and retail companies, of which 262 are concentrated in Shenzhen. According to the data provided in the
CCID Consulting Report, there are 30 companies that can produce infrared body temperature detectors. Shenzhen is still the city with the most infrared body temperature detector manufacturers, with 6 companies in total, accounting for 20% of the country. Seven of the top 10 companies in the industry are listed companies, namely Hikvision, Huazhong CNC, Concentration Technology, Yuyue Medical, AutoNavi Infrared, Jiu'an Medical, and Dali Technology. Since the opening of the market after the Spring Festival in 2020, the share prices of the above-mentioned seven listed companies have risen significantly, and the stocks of individual companies have even seen consecutive daily limit.
On March 2, Jiu'an Medical told the Beijing News that since the outbreak, there has been a huge supply and demand gap in the market for thermometers and a serious shortage of supplies. At present, there are no more than three manufacturers with a daily output of 10,000 units of forehead guns in the country. It is roughly estimated that the production capacity of the entire market in February will not exceed 500,000 units. Since January 21, Jiu'an Medical has expanded its stocking volume, all factory management personnel have been off the production line, and all employees have accelerated production. On January 28, the company officially resumed work and started production, working in two shifts day and night. On January 30, the first batch of products after the resumption of work was shipped to Wuhan, and production was stepped up in subsequent batches. At the same time, with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other relevant departments, Jiu'an Medical is actively purchasing production-related equipment to expand its production capacity, and plans to produce 15,000 units per day in early and mid-March.
Jiu'an Medical said that at present, the orders received by Jiu'an Medical are mainly from the public health and epidemic prevention needs of emergency headquarters at all levels and local governments, and the order volume is also changing with the development of the epidemic and the demand for resumption of work. Due to the huge gap in public health and epidemic prevention, the shipment of forehead guns will be uniformly regulated by the government. In meeting the needs of public health and epidemic prevention, the price will not be increased. Now the basic daily output is shipped immediately and there is basically no inventory.
As the epidemic spreads around the world, there have been some cluster outbreaks in South Korea, Iran, Italy and other regions. The company has been receiving inquiries about epidemic prevention needs from abroad. Jiu'an Medical said that if the domestic epidemic situation improves, the company will consider providing forehead guns and medical devices in related fields to foreign regions in late March, on the premise of first meeting domestic public health and epidemic prevention needs.
involves the shortage of spare parts for forehead temperature guns. Jiu’an Medical said that the most important components for the forehead temperature gun production are sensors, chips, and mold plastic shells. Although the materials are in short supply, they are changing dynamically every day, but they have not yet broken. Material situation. Regarding the question of whether overcapacity will be caused after the epidemic, Jiu'an Medical staff said that the company sets production according to sales. Currently, there are many orders, and the factory also produces blood pressure monitors and blood glucose meters, so there will be no overcapacity. As of the close of trading on March 3, Jiu'an Medical's stock price has a daily limit of 8 yuan per share. After the outbreak of the
epidemic, Yuyue Medical received an order from relevant departments to produce 20,000 forehead temperature guns per day. However, due to the large shortage of operators in the company, the Danyang Education Bureau issued an emergency notice to Danyang Technical Secondary School. According to information released on the official website of the Zhenjiang Municipal People’s Government, some teachers and students who had participated in production internships and practices on the Yuyue production line actively signed up. The first batch of more than 70 teachers and students had assembled on the morning of February 26 and went to Yuyue Medical for surprise production. Warm guns are urgently needed to fight the epidemic.
On February 10, Yuyue Medical stated on the investor relations interactive platform that due to the increasing demand from medical institutions and various enterprises and institutions including schools across the country, forehead gun products should be required by the Jiangsu Epidemic Prevention Leadership Group. A large amount of quota is provided to government departments for overall distribution, and the company's body temperature products are currently in short supply. On February 24, the Secretary-General of Yuyue Medical once again mentioned in answering investors’ questions that the company’s forehead thermometers and other body temperature testing products still exceed supply. On March 3, Yuyue Medical climbed to the highest share price of 36.19 yuan per share in more than a year. As of the close, it fell slightly and closed at 34.2 yuan per share.
Beijing News reporter Wang Kara
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