General Discussion on the Gap between China Stage Lighting and Countermeasures

The reason why the domestic stage lamps are relatively backward

1, concept behind:

The backwardness of ideas involves many aspects. On the side of the manufacturer, some people think that the technology of lighting technology is low, so if you look at it, you don't have to invest in developing it. You also think that there is no market for high-end products, and there is a large investment in development and risks. There is also a weak concept of implementation standards. We ignore the various technical standards and norms; even the legal concept is low, shoddy, and fake. From the perspective of the users, some of the troupe leaders think that lighting can only meet the performances, and they are reluctant to invest more funds to upgrade equipment or purchase high-end lamps; some theater managers exclude high-performance lamps that require high maintenance and use complex, leaking light. Whether or not do not care, only satisfied with the performance is no problem, less light bulbs on the line; there are a few lighters used to use old lamps do not want to accept new things, new products.

2. Weak design power:

Some luminaire manufacturers have a small number of designers, even no one, and they have low levels of professionalism. They often ask for help when developing new products. Although it may be true lighting experts, but they do not understand the stage, do not understand the function of the lighting in the stage, may not be able to design the lighting for the stage. In addition, after the development of the product, people leave and cannot improve or upgrade the product.

3, lack of investment in the development of lamps, lack of technical reserves:

In recent years, some promising manufacturers in China have begun to invest more money in the development of new products, but for a country with a vast territory such as China, it is still far from enough. Driven by economic interests, short-sighted behavior is common, and even less willing to invest heavily and reserve technology.

4, low-end market impact:

At present, many theater companies and theaters have economic constraints, especially for a large number of small and medium-sized theater groups and county-level theaters. Therefore, low-cost, low-performance products still have a wide market. As manufacturers compete for low-end markets, the price war is inevitable. The cost of a product can be saved by a factor of 5 per cent. Thin materials, short wires and a little less work, the quality of the product is a little worn away. High-end products, such as spring and snow, are seldom paid, and the company’s own capabilities are not enough, and they are comfortable in the low-end market.

5. The management level of manufacturers' enterprises is not high:

Most of the domestic lighting plants are small businesses, including many private enterprises. Although a few have passed international certifications such as ISO9000, there is still a large number of manual workshop-style production and home-based management, which lacks the construction of a modern enterprise system.

6, the impact of foreign advanced products:

The entry of advanced lighting abroad has brought new technologies and new ideas to the Chinese people and also hit the domestic market. At present, high-end products can be said to be dominated by foreign products and many large-scale theaters built in the past two years. As long as economic conditions permit, imported lamps and lanterns are used. Some domestic manufacturers are unable to compete with foreign brands and can only abandon the development of high-end products, which has a negative impact on the development of domestic lighting.

Countermeasures

In China's accession to the WTO, domestic lighting manufacturers are not yet mature (from the perspective of the world economy), international brands have entered the situation, domestic lighting manufacturers are facing severe challenges and good opportunities for development. The sustained and rapid development of our country's economy will surely promote the prosperity of culture. In recent years, new theaters have increased, and the lighting market has become popular. To prepare for this, we must make preparations as soon as possible. The following points I think are crucial for your reference:

1, update the concept:

Concept is the most important key point. The concept of new talent is new, the direction is clear, and the concept is updated in many directions, which is the same as the analysis of the above reasons.

2. Grasp the development and cutting-edge technologies of the world stage lighting:

In today’s open market economy and advanced information technology, it is not difficult to understand development trends and frontiers. The key is to do good work. Browsing the Internet may be one of the best means. You must not be behind closed doors, or you will be ruthlessly Eliminated. The conditional can join ESTA and other organizations, and integrate itself into the international industry. It can not only understand the development dynamics as early as possible, but also participate in standard formulation and other work, and master the technical initiative.

3. Strict implementation of relevant standards and implementation of domestic and international certification of products:

The current standards related to stage lighting are mainly safety standards. GB7000.1-1996 "General Safety Requirements and Tests for Luminaires" and GB7000.15-2000 "Safety Requirements for Lighting Fixtures for Stage Lighting, Television, Film and Photographic Fields (Indoor and Outdoor)" are both The equivalent standards or equivalents of the International Electrotechnical Commission's corresponding standards, the implementation of these standards is very beneficial to the product and international standards. China's 3C certification is a mandatory certification for product safety. Although the first batch of 132 categories of products listed in the compulsory certification category do not include stage lighting fixtures, the manufacturers should take precautions. Safety certification is a general trend. Foreign products are certified by UL, CE, TUV, etc. As domestic lighting products are to enter the international market, these passports are indispensable. Visionary lamp manufacturers can start with domestic certification and gradually achieve international certification. At present, CQC voluntary certification is available for products that have not been listed in the 3C certification, and the Stages for the voluntary certification of electrical products issued by the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) include stage and film and television lighting.

At present, China's lamps and lanterns using ungrounded two-core connector is certainly not in line with any standards and can not pass any certification, take the opportunity to appeal to the lamp factory to stop the production of lamps without a grounding line only equipped with a single-phase two-pole socket (completely available mining International General-purpose three-wire tail wire form, related to electrical grounding standards are QB/T2135-1995 "Technical conditions of single-phase three-pole plug sockets and connectors for film and television stage lighting" and WH/T17-2003 "single phase of stage lighting The three-pole plug-and-socket and connector type, basic parameters and dimensions” also urge colleagues in the lighting industry to cherish their lives, refuse to use lamps without grounding devices, and call for related functional departments such as technical supervision departments to be able to The implementation of standards in production and sales shall be supervised, and the cultural system may also have corresponding institutions to implement management. In the past ten years, a number of industry standards and national standards related to stage equipment have been formulated, and some are still mandatory. However, the situation is basically undeveloped after the formulation. The key lies in the lack of publicity and supervision, in which supervision is more important. To improve the level of stage equipment, including lighting, and integrate with the international community to integrate into the world economy, this situation of ignoring standards can no longer be continued.

4. Strengthen industry management and coordination, and play the role of industry associations (societies):

Under the market economy, the original scientific research system has ceased to exist. The function of the government agencies such as the Department of Education (Department of Science and Technology) of the Ministry of Culture and the Department of Education of the Provincial and Municipal Cultural Affairs Bureaus (Technical Department) has changed, and the China Art Performance Goods Association can exert its influence. Management and coordination roles, including the development of relevant standards and specifications. Organizations such as the well-known ESTA (Entertainment Services and Technology Association) and USITT (American Theater Technology Society) have a significant influence in the industry and have played a significant role in the development of stage technology and products. The famous DMX512 lighting control protocol and The latest ACN network control protocols are for these organizations.

5. Cultivate the domestic market and open up the international market:

Good products need mature market support. The market needs to be nurtured, and there will be more and better products in good markets. To open up the international market and integrate into the tide of the world economy, we can improve the quality of our products.