Briefly analyze the market development of infrared thermal imager

An infrared thermal imager is a high-tech product that is used to detect the infrared radiation of a target object and convert the temperature distribution image of the target object into a video image through photoelectric conversion, electric signal processing, etc. The core devices and technologies thereof are mainly Focal plane detector, follow-up circuit, image processing software and other three parts. Infrared thermal imagers and video alarm systems are based on hardware systems such as uncooled infrared cameras or visible light cameras. They use infrared/visible light composite imaging, video image processing, and automatic behavior analysis and alarming, and related software to integrate existing video. The manual surveillance and post-mortem forensic functions of the surveillance system under good weather are enhanced to provide free human care and computer automatic real-time alarm functions under all weather conditions. So, what are the current market needs and economic benefits?

1. Market demand analysis Infrared thermal imaging cameras and video alarm systems are proposed for the current market needs of the military and civilian sectors. The project can not only constitute a complete all-weather all-day automatic video through the combination of software and hardware. Monitoring alarm system, and software or hardware subsystem can be used alone to meet the personalized needs of Party A.

Infrared thermal imagers have high military application value and civil value. In the military, infrared thermal imaging cameras can be used in military night vision surveillance, weapon sighting, night vision guidance, infrared search and tracking, satellite remote sensing and other fields. Under the conditions of modern warfare, infrared thermal imaging cameras have been widely used on satellites, missiles, and aircraft and other military weapons. In terms of civilian use, infrared thermal imagers can be used for the detection and evaluation of material defects, evaluation of building energy conservation, and equipment. State thermal diagnosis, production process monitoring, automatic testing, disaster reduction and disaster prevention and many other aspects. At the same time, with the development of uncooled infrared thermography technology, especially with the significant reduction in production costs during industrialization, infrared thermal imagers have been in industry, agriculture, medical, fire, archeology, transportation, geology, public security reconnaissance The civilian sector has been widely used.

Video alarm system is different from general network video surveillance. It is a higher-end video surveillance application. The intelligent video surveillance system can automatically identify different objects, detect abnormal conditions in the monitoring picture, and can provide alarms and provide useful information in the fastest and best way possible, thereby more effectively assisting security personnel in handling crisis and maximizing Reduce false positives and false negatives. In today’s increasingly tough world fight against terrorism, intelligent video surveillance can clearly become a powerful tool to respond to terrorist attacks and handle emergencies. In addition, it can also be used in a variety of non-safety-related scenarios such as traffic management, customer behavior analysis, customer service, etc. to increase the return on investment of users.

2. Economic Benefit Analysis In recent years, the infrared thermal imager will be equipped with various modern weapons. Currently, the number of global troops is approximately 20 million. If 10% of the troops are equipped with an infrared camera for each soldier, each has Thermal imaging cameras are priced at US$2,000 (currently priced at approximately US$10,000), and the total market demand for military infrared thermal imagers worldwide can reach US$4 billion. In developed countries, infrared cameras have been widely deployed in various military, air force, and naval services. In the Gulf War, each American soldier is equipped with an average of 1.7 infrared cameras. Compared with developed countries, there are relatively few applications of infrared thermal imagers in our military. According to the White Paper of China's National Defense 2006 issued by the Chinese government, the number of military personnel in our country is 2.3 million. % of the troops equipped with infrared thermal imager, the market capacity of military thermal imaging cameras in China can reach 230,000 sets, with 100,000 yuan per set (at present, the actual price of most military thermal imaging cameras is far more than 100,000 yuan). According to the calculation, the market demand for the market can reach 23 billion yuan.

The field of firefighting is the largest civilian market of infrared thermal imaging cameras in developed countries in the world. Due to the smoke penetration and temperature measurement characteristics of infrared imaging, infrared thermal imagers can be used in firefighting firefighting rescue and detection equipment. According to statistics, there are currently approximately 5 million firefighters in the world. If each fire-fighting vehicle is equipped with a thermal imager, the total market will reach 200,000.

China's fire engines are still equipped with infrared thermal imagers. According to the statistics of the Equipment Division of the Fire Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China, the number of fire engines in China is currently about 23,000, which is revised in accordance with the Ministry of Public Security, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Construction. The "Standard for the Construction of Urban Fire Stations" requires that by the end of 2008, the number of fire trucks in each fire station has been increased from 3.2 to 5, and 500 new fire stations will be added. The total number of fire engines in the country will thus increase. 8000 vehicles. With the development of our country's economy and society, fire-fighting vehicles equipped with infrared thermal imaging cameras will become a trend. If each fire-fighting vehicle is equipped with an infrared thermal imager, the market for thermal imaging cameras in the fire protection industry in China will reach around 30,000 units. On average, each unit is calculated at 100,000 yuan (the current selling price is about 150,000 yuan), and the total market demand reaches 3 billion yuan.

In the electric power industry, although the industry is currently the most widely used industry for civil infrared thermal imaging cameras, it is currently limited to Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and other coastal economically developed regions, and the amount of these developed regions is only the demand. 20%. As the most mature and effective means of power online detection, infrared thermal imagers can greatly improve the reliability of power supply equipment operation, greatly reducing the equipment overhaul time, therefore, with the economic development of our country, the power of other inland provinces The industry will also use infrared thermal imaging cameras, which provide a huge space for the development of the infrared thermal imager industry. According to statistics, the total demand for infrared thermal imagers in China's power industry is about 25,000 units, which is calculated at an average price of 80,000 yuan (currently priced at 100,000 yuan). The total market demand is about 2 billion yuan.

In the construction industry, on November 1, 2006, the China Engineering Construction Standardization Association approved the implementation of the "Infrared thermal imaging method for the detection of debonding defects in the decorative exterior wall decorative layer", and applied the infrared thermal imager to the construction industry. specification. At present, there are about 100,000 construction companies in China. If each home is equipped with an infrared camera, the total market demand can reach 100,000 units, and the average market price can reach 100,000 yuan. The market demand can reach 100. 100 million yuan.

In addition, as of the end of 2006, there were 1.32 million enterprises in China's manufacturing industry. If these manufacturing industries use infrared thermal imager for process control, they can greatly improve the company's product quality. For example, 10% of large companies in the manufacturing industry are equipped with infrared thermal imagers, and each company is equipped with an infrared thermal imager to calculate. , the total market demand reached 132,000 units, each with a price of 100,000 yuan (currently selling for 150,000 yuan), the market demand will reach 13.2 billion yuan.

As the cost of infrared thermal imaging cameras has remained high, its use in the domestic security field has only started from the “Safe City” project in the past two years, but with the cost reduction of infrared thermal imagers and domestic With the improvement of the performance requirements of security systems, the demand in the security field in China is growing rapidly. Although the domestic professional manufacturers of infrared thermal imagers have been around for 4-5 years this year, some famous infrared camera manufacturers, such as Zhejiang Dali and Wuhan Gaode, have put their main product research and development and sales efforts on medical care. On the test and industrial inspection equipment, the importance of security camera is not enough. This makes the domestic infrared thermal imager manufacturers in the field of security products, the overall level of technology is not high, a single product, and in the security industry did not form a monopoly or leading enterprises.

The video alarm system entered China as early as the end of 2005. At that time, with the implementation of the Olympic Security Project, some foreign security companies introduced the video alarm system to China and started a large-scale promotion campaign. They hoped that the Olympic Games project could quickly occupy the market, but At the stage of new things in China, Party A does not generally understand its functions, and it does not form a unified understanding of its necessity. Therefore, there are few successful cases. However, with the passage of time, the armed forces, armed police, and public security systems have now formed a correct understanding of the video alarm system. With the increase in domestic terrorist activities, many areas have already put forward more explicit intentions to use them.