Watching the PPE at the Fire Exhibition

——The 19th China International Fire Equipment Technology Exchange Exhibition in 2021

It’s still the same exhibition, the same exhibition hall, and the same group of people who are passionate about firefighting, once every two years. This is a large-scale exhibition. The large-scale equipment (fire-fighting vehicles), fire-fighting, rescue equipment and detection technology, intelligent robots, etc. on display both indoors and outdoors are all eye-catching.
From October 12th to 15th, 2021, the “2021 19th China International Fire Equipment Technology Exchange Exhibition” will be held at the China International Exhibition Center (New Hall). The International Fire Equipment Technology Exchange Exhibition is held every two years. In the process of building a “all-disaster, large-scale emergency rescue system, this professional exhibition has received extensive attention from all walks of life.
Going back and forth in the huge indoor exhibition hall, if you want to find a certain product or similar products, it is quite difficult, and even a bit prohibitive. However, after seeing the personal protective equipment related to fire protection, the author is very interested. Although it is a short walk, there are many harvests.
Display: The hidden strength behind
The domestic and foreign exhibitors participating in this exhibition have fully occupied all 8 exhibition halls from E1E4, W1 to W4 of China International Exhibition Center (new hall) (there is also an open-air display of fire rescue vehicles outside), which is hard to find a seat.
The author noticed that in halls E3 and E4 classified as “equipment”, W1 and W2 classified as “building fire protection and fire Internet of Things products” and W3 and W4 classified as “comprehensive products” and “equipment” In the exhibition hall, there are not only booths of personal protective equipment companies, but some are relatively “clustered” in the exhibition hall. The product categories exhibited by these companies cover all products from head to toe, such as fire helmets and rescue helmets, positive pressure fire air respirators, respiratory protective masks, special protective clothing based on thermal protection and chemical protection (including fire fighting suits, one-piece chemical protective suits, etc.), fire boots, gloves, seat belts, etc. Among them, the booths of many exhibitors are still eye-catching and large special booths.

There are some exhibitors, who have tried their best to launch eye-catching movements at the exhibition: for example, the tall and brave “Dali King Robot” in the animation film and television film actually appeared in the exhibition hall, “he” or stopped. In front of the booth, or into the crowd, constantly changing the majestic appearance of Iron Man, attracting many admiring followers, followed by rushing to take pictures – this is Shanghai Baoya Safety Equipment Co., Ltd.; and in The booth launched “Modern Flying Sky” – a “mermaid show” in the pool. They either danced gracefully, or made a “heart” shape with their hands through the glass, or “interacted with the visitors”, for a while, There are many spectators by the pool – this is Dräger Safety Equipment (China) Co., Ltd. There are also companies that have carefully organized a performance team of beautiful clothing models wearing protective clothing to perform modern and dynamic dances against the background of strong rhythm music, to name a few. These add a warm atmosphere to the pavilion. At the same time, it shows the comprehensive strength of personal protective equipment enterprises, and also shows that the market competition is fierce, and the merchants have tried their best to show their coquettishness.

In front of many booths, some models wearing protective clothing are often placed in a prominent position in front of the booth. As far as the author’s eyes can see, I feel that in the field of personal protective equipment, there are still many protective clothing companies participating in the exhibition. There are well-known enterprises with strong strength, prominent location and huge area. There are also emerging companies that started late, occupying standard booths with distinctive features. They are the backbone and future hope of personal protective equipment in the field of fire protection in my country.
Another impressive thing is that it is comprehensive, comprehensive and carefully protected. The products of many exhibitors are no longer just a single product. For example, companies that mainly focus on protective clothing also have products such as gloves and firefighting boots. On the side of the booth displaying helmets, there are thick firefighting boots on the side to “cheer”. In a prominent position in front of a protective clothing booth, there were actually two young models wearing firefighting suits, giving people a very cute feeling. The company staff explained with a smile: “Of course children can’t go to the fire to fight fires. We made children’s protective clothing, in fact, we want to tell the audience that our company can customize protective clothing.”
There are some companies that display multiple products of personal protective equipment. The author believes that, on the one hand, it may be that the innovation ability of the company has been improved, the market segmentation has been accelerated, and the product expansion has been deepened. On the other hand, it may be important – they are working towards “providing an integrated total solution”.
On the product catalogue of Dongguan Hongwei Emergency Technology Co., Ltd., there is such a sentence: “focus on providing head-to-toe protection for firefighters”. Among the products of this company, there are several helmets and hoods alone. kind.
All of these, to a certain extent, show that many personal protective equipment manufacturers are developing, and they are not what they used to be; and the market expectations brought about by “all disasters, big emergency” and the further release of scientific and technological innovation capabilities of the emergency industry have also prompted Some enterprises are staring at or playing the fire rescue card, making the rescue industry bigger and stronger, and seizing rare development opportunities and market opportunities.
It is reported that many qualified enterprises have participated in the fire exhibition many times. A person in charge of an exhibitor said to the author: “Fire rescue personnel and the use of personal protective equipment are inseparable, and we have the responsibility to provide them with better products.” This reflects the corporate social responsibility.
Details: Spill in product
Coincidentally, in the process of observing the booth and exhibits, the author really found some new products developed around the needs of fire rescue and even “all disasters, big emergency”.
For example, there was a row of dummies wearing protective clothing on the booth of UPT (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. One of the models had a gas mask on his face, and his appearance was a bit weird. When I got closer, I saw that there was a triangle on his jacket, and the words “nuclear, biological and chemical emergency” were marked under it. According to the person in charge of the company, this is a new product launched last year, which fills the domestic gap. This rare protective clothing is made of domestic materials, light and lead-free, and the wearing comfort and heat dissipation have been improved accordingly.

Next to this dummy mannequin, there is also an “anti-icing firefighting” suit, which also uses a new fabric. It is reported that this protective suit has been selected by fire rescue personnel in the cold northern regions.
The dummy mannequin clothes spinning on the booth of Fuzhou Chunhui Garment Co., Ltd. (Chunhui Technology Group) can even be seen at a glance. The armband of one of the models reads: “China Fire Rescue Commander”, and the words “Emergency Fire” are printed on the back. The person in charge of the company said that they have participated in the fire exhibition several times in a row, and after five years of preparation, they established the fire department in 2019, and operated the personnel of this department independently. In addition, the company uses DuPont’s new material to make a dark green firefighting suit. The fabric itself has high visibility, and the details of clothing production are further improved, so that the product is well received in the market.
The booth of Beijing Delian Technology Co., Ltd. is not large, but the boots on the booth attracted the attention of some visitors-the boots need to be lace-up and have side zippers, which is obviously different.
“We have improved the details of this kind of boots, which better adapt to the needs of wearers with different foot sizes than the “slip-on” boots. “Introduced by Song Yunpeng, chairman of the company. The author picked up the boots and took a closer look. Not only did the boots feel very soft, but also found that there was a small pocket on the front of the boots. Before asking any questions, Mr. Song pointed to the boots and gestured: ” Because firefighters need to fight against every second after receiving the order to extinguish the fire, they don’t need to tie again after the first tie, they can put the bootlace in this. “Also, the toe of this boot is made of aviation aluminum, which is much lighter than the steel toe. “
“The sole of the boot is an insole with functions such as moisture absorption and perspiration…” “Firefighter fire fighting protective boots”, a traditional product, has made the company new in “details”. When talking about relevant majors, I learned that Song always has a master’s degree from Donghua University with a professional background and has more than ten years of experience in the field of personal protection. He has confidence in the development of the company and its products.
During the conversation with De’an Company, there was a Mr. Wuxi Xinxiaobao Safety Technology Company next to him. So, the author immediately found the company’s booth: just a standard booth, very ordinary. However, on the body of the one-piece protective suit standing beside the booth, there are two “fire protection product certification certificates”, which were issued by the fire protection product evaluation center of the Ministry of Emergency Management in August 2019. It turned out that the products represented by the company were mainly chemical protective suits produced by the British company Resp. Xinxiaobao Co., Ltd. is an old company. The person in charge of the company said with emotion: “It is not easy to pass this certification. Our products are mainly high-end products.”

Cross-border capital: pay attention to the fire equipment market
At this exhibition, the author met Yao Haifeng, the senior manager of the marketing department of the company, at the booth of Meisian (China) Safety Equipment Co., Ltd., who is a well-known technical expert in the field of personal protective equipment in China.
According to Yao Haifeng, the company has been an exhibitor at the show. This time they are still exhibiting products such as air respirators, fire helmets, rescue helmets, etc., which are mainly for firefighters’ protection.
For this exhibition, Yao Haifeng believes that the technical level of the domestic exhibitors has been greatly improved and has made great progress. In particular, many products are superimposed with electronic and network intelligence functions, which greatly improves and expands product performance. For example, the helmet adds lighting, communication, and image transmission functions. Air respirators have added firefighter physical monitoring, personnel positioning and back-field monitoring, and some products have been tried and promoted through functional integration.
He also believes that some cross-border capital is paying attention to the fire equipment market, which was unexpected in the past. Some new companies are only a few years old and grow so fast that they seem to pop up out of nowhere. Large companies such as Sany Group and Xugong Group have also rapidly transformed their production of fire-fighting vehicles, and the situation that some products are monopolized by foreign countries has been changed. He believes that some state-owned or private capital will pay attention to this. The quality of many products will also have a gradual improvement and improvement process.
From this, he also talked about the development and progress of personal protective equipment manufacturers in recent years. Taking Shandong Xingyu Glove Co., Ltd. and Shandong Dengsheng Security Technology Co., Ltd. as examples, he believes that the vigorous development of these two companies in terms of scale and technology shows that personal protective equipment companies can become bigger and stronger. He believes that under the background of national and local emphasis on safety protection and occupational health, and the continuous improvement of fire rescue level, some enterprises with the right time and the right place will usher in a better stage of development.
He also suggested that it would be better if some propaganda contents about fire protection culture could be added during the fire protection exhibition, such as propaganda of fire protection knowledge, common sense of fire protection, self-rescue and rescue, etc. In this way, both exhibitors and visitors will benefit.