When I wrote about Fuji Medical Device JP2000 massage chair before, many people in the comment area discussed the price of the OEM directly from the goods, and it was a pity that JP2000 was produced in Japan and did not have a factory in China at all.... All the words that JP2000 is special for the factory are fraudulent papers.
But Fujifilm JP2000 does not have it, it does not mean that other brands do not! For example, our common supermarket three massage chairs (Ao X, Rong X, Ao X)...
Today, I will tell you about some of my feelings about digging the foundry! and introduce to you a very large-scale massage chair production factory, as well as the products they launched: Ridmar 8315Pro, let's start!
Hi ~ Hello everyone, I am Feifan Feifan, a home appliance digital enthusiast who has renovated 8 houses and a 2,000-square-meter office!
I believe that there is no perfect product, it has at least 1 dimension that will make some users feel that it is a disadvantage, how to show the real advantages and disadvantages of the product to everyone, to determine whether it is suitable for you, is the purpose of my sharing.
Whether it is advertising or personal experience, it is the basic principle to strive to ensure that the experience is true and objective, and I hope everyone will supervise it together!
The status quo of massage chair OEM
It is reported that the output of massage chairs here accounts for 70%~80% of the country, and there are many large and small factories, from the "high-end space warehouse" of 2,999 yuan to the "big brand of the same model" with a factory cost price of more than 7,000 yuan! Any massage chair produced in the form of OEM can be bought from here.
What everyone didn't expect is that massage chair factories also have an industrial chain similar to automobiles and mobile phones.
The upstream suppliers of massage chairs are generally movements, programs, controllers, metal frames, leather fabrics, etc., and the core of this is one: the movement.
At present, Ningbo Zhengdu, a leader in the movement supply chain, is the only factory in the country that has an open mold to produce stainless steel gear movements for massage chairs. The stainless steel gear movement is the best movement that can be bought in China in addition to the self-developed and self-produced movements of big brands (some brands are not as good as this).
PS: The only reason is that Zhengdu has patents, second, Zhengdu technology is mature and has good quality control, and third, the cost of abrasives is high, and the demand for this thing is limited.
Don't think that the purchase of third-party movements is low-end goods, shopping malls or big brands on sale in Jingdong have 20,000 yuan of high-end products using this movement!
The picture above is a promotional picture of the S710 movement that sells for 24,000 in West X, and the blind guess is the positive steel gear movement.
The picture above is a comparison of the three current mainstream movements on the product page of a major brand, and I will briefly break it down:
3D movement, outdated things, generally 5000 yuan back to the machine is commonly used, the so-called 3D is only the massage head up and down, back and forth telescopic function;
The airbag 4D movement adds the left and right directions on the basis of 3D, and adjusts the height of the massage head through the airbag, which is a commonly used movement for products of about 10,000 yuan;
Gear 4D movement, replacing the airbag with gear, is the 4D fascia movement mentioned in the above table, in fact, it is the steel gear movement mentioned above, which is often used in 15~30,000 products.
Therefore, everyone buys a massage chair and simply looks at the movement, 3D entry, airbag 4D mid-end, gear 4D high-end.
The other one is also the core but not very easy to purchase is the control program, which can be understood as the system software of the massage chair, this is like a computer, giving you a 14th generation Core i9+4080 graphics card, you can't play a performance with a DOS.
At present, large brands will have their own engineers to develop programs so that the movement can exert its own strength, and small brands will use the basic procedures that come with the movement.
As for other controllers, metal frames, leather fabrics, etc., there is no mystery, the difference is the quality of the materials.
Let's talk about the current situation of the foundry, the word factory can be big or small, I think the size of a factory can be seen from several aspects.
First of all, the scale of the factory, you look at the above two pictures, the left and right two workshops, who is big and who is small, at a glance, right?
The second is to ISO9001 quality system certification, ISO14001 environmental management system certification, etc., do enterprise management know, although the certification can not prove that you are a world-class factory, but it can certainly ensure the standardization and production environment of the enterprise.
Further, the EU CE certification, the United States FDA certification and other mandatory certifications around the world, with these certifications means that the products produced by the factory may be sold to Europe and the United States (OEM business), proving that the factory has first-class strength.
Fujian Bohe Electronics, the massage chair foundry I dug this time, is currently one of the top three manufacturers of massage chair foundry strength in the country, founded in 2009, is a manufacturer integrating production, research and development, sales and service.
The factory covers an area of nearly 100 acres, with a production area of about 50,000 square meters, and has passed the ISO9001 quality system certification ISO14001 environmental management system certification, and the products have obtained the EU CE certification, the US FDA certification, ROHS certification, CB certification, CVS certification, etc.
I will show you two small videos of the workshop, this one is a panorama of one of the production workshops.
This is a diagram of the production line.
This is another photo of the workshop, you can see a large number of robotic arms, clean and spacious working environment.
From the point of view of the massage chair factory, this is already a first-class level.
The core of this article is to say that the massage chair is the massage chair brand Ruidema launched by Bohe Electronics, after many years of work, Bohe Electronics uses its own mature industrial chain to launch products, and the following will talk about my real experience.
Ridmar 8315Pro actual experience
The massage chair experience is more personal and subjective, and I try to express it in layman's terms.
It is optimized for the size of the Chinese body.
First of all, the first feeling is to adapt to the body type, I have been exercising for many years and have stopped for two years, with a height of 180CM and a weight of 85KG, there will be a feeling that it is just right to go in, and if you are a little fatter, you can't get in.
What I want to say is,Ruidema 8315ProThe body design is very reasonable,There is no blind pursuit of large volume,Domestic massage chairs like to use a large space capsule,It looks super luxurious and atmospheric,But because the space is too large,There are too many empty places for people to enter,The massage effect is naturally halved,After all, domestic users are still mainly reminded of small and medium-sized ones。
The massage is extremely delicate.
The word massage meticulousness can be understood as the precision of the massage force, the realism of the kneading, the power control and other aspects, I have experienced the massage chairs are roughly divided into four categories, probably as shown below.
Fuji Medical JP2000/JP3000 massage meticulousness is currently the world's first;
The second gear is to the steel gear movement products, but it should be noted that the program also needs to be matched to have first-class performance, and most of the 2-3W yuan products currently on sale in China are this movement;
The third gear is the current volume model, the retail price of offline supermarkets is about 1W, and the online style can currently achieve the price of eight or nine thousand;
The fourth gear is some low-end products, 3D movements and 2D movements used by miscellaneous brands, the price ranges from two or three thousand to one or two thousand, my advice is not to buy.
When I first experienced Ruidema 8315Pro, it was the kind of force and not oppressive, stimulating and not stinging, a very typical domestic flagship massage chair experience, and the thought at that time was: The flagship leather version of the mainstream manufacturer?
And the number of programs、Logic of use,In my experience of experiencing N more massage chairs, it is obviously the level of a large factory,Take Thai stretching as an example,Ruidema 8315ProFocus on the word "stretch",Exciting enough and safe enough,Unlike some brands that bring a strong "top waist feeling",And the feeling of being broken。
The most memorable is the sedentary pressure relief, the 140CM guide rail + stainless steel gear movement, which can make the pelvis, especially the sitting bone position, get extremely sour stimulation, I have only had a similar experience on JP2000.
There are 46 airbags, there are 5 levels of strength can be adjusted, in fact, you don't have to worry too much about the number, at present, everyone is a three-area airbag, the core difference is mainly in the coverage area of different parts, such as the difference in the waist and hip airbags in the middle.
The airbag for the waist and hips is relatively good, and it can give enough support under various procedures.
The disadvantage of the airbag is that the inflation speed is relatively traditional, and there is no Fujifilm JP2000 that of rapid inflation.
Another strong feeling is the feet, the three rollers on the soles of the feet are really exciting to rotate, and the ones I have experienced before are all single rollers.
The leg module of Ridmar 8315Pro adopts electric telescopic, which is not a manual telescopic style commonly used for 10,000-yuan products, and the advantage is that it can do various pulling actions for the legs, and it has better results with the program.
Taller friends should also pay attention,I'm 180CM tall,In the 140CM guide rail + telescopic length 16CM leg massage of the Ridmar8315Pro,You can press the back of the head,The legs are stretched very comfortably,If it is a guide rail lower than 135CM,The sales say that it supports 190CM height,It's best to try it to be sure。
For example, when stretching in Thai style, you can pull your legs down to achieve a stretching feeling.
Extremely high configuration!
In addition to the aforementioned electric leg module, 140CM guide rail + stainless steel gear movement, and three-roller foot massage, it also provides the same heated cape as Fujifilm JP2000, which can be covered in winter, which is very practical.
The hand massage position is equipped with a massage ball, and the arm massage pressure is sufficient.
After the boot of the product will have a body type detection, but this detection can only be roughly measured, and Fuji JP2000 body type detection is really incomparable (but JP2000 time is also relatively long), the manufacturer is estimated to know this, after the detection will also be voice prompt to adjust the movement lifting to match the shoulder position, the user slightly adjust the movement up and down, you can adapt to their height.
Major brands have begun to increase the "high-end function" one-click detection, in fact, it is also imitating JP2000's human detection, but everyone should pay attention to:
JP2000 detects the painful area and gives an intensive massage, and some brands also say that it can check the painful area, but I have actually experienced it, but the detection is not very accurate.
A more pragmatic brand recommends a massage program through heart rate and blood oxygen, that is, a heart rate and blood oxygen check, roughly knowing the user's physical condition, and then choosing a more stimulating or soothing massage program.
Personally, I think it's a premium gimmick, and it doesn't mean much.
The highest telescopic height of the massage head is 8CM, which is very reasonable, unlike some brands that advertise more than ten centimeters, and few people can stand it.
In terms of massage strength,Ruidema 8315Pro is a machine with greater strength,I use 2-3 gears myself,I can't stand it if I exceed,The most weak girl in the family is enough to open 1 gear,The upper limit of some users who are more difficult is higher。
Redmar 8315Pro disassembled
After talking about the general experience, the products of the foundry have to be disassembled to see the workmanship, and the familiar with the factory also knows that the products produced at different prices will also have different quality, and the lower limit of the large factory must be passing, but the upper limit depends on the price and requirements of the customizer.
Looking at the movement after dismantling, no matter the details of workmanship and the style of materials, it cannot be said that the interior of the previous major brands is exactly the same, it can only be said that there is no difference...
In terms of the material of the massage head, the top two are soft (silicone) and the bottom two are slightly harder. The actual massage is also based on the upper two heads, and the lower two heads are auxiliary.
Let's talk about unexpected knowledge: at present, 2000/JP3000, there are only 2 massage heads on the movement...
The so-called 4D massage is actually to follow the slide rail up and down, through the gears before and after, left and right, to achieve six-way flexible rotation, simulating the effect of human hands.
For example, the image above simulates the effect of human hand tapping.
The picture above is a simulation of the effect of human hand kneading.
This is a simulated kneading + tapping effect.
The latest 140CM long SL guide rail is used to massage the pelvis in place, which can well realize procedures such as "sitting for a long time and relieving pressure", while the previous generation and previous SL guide rails generally have limited coverage of the pelvic position, and they can not press it.
As for the thickness of the cushions, compartments and other materials, you don't have to worry, it's the same as the supermarket brands you usually see.
Product analysis
This product is priced at 1.2W yuan, which happens to be the core price area with high sales of massage chairs, and the manufacturer clearly stated that the price is locked, and 618 will not have too many discounts.
From the price of 6-8K yuan products (online price, offline basic 9-1.2W), major brands are taking a low-price strategy to occupy the market, the actual profit is not too high, even if the foundry calculates such products, it is about 2,000 yuan less than the big brands, which is of little significance.
From the price of 2-30,000 yuan of high-end products (online price close to 2W, offline price close to 3W), is the core profit area of major brands, Ruidema aims at this price of products to launch products, compared with the mid-end products of big brands, slightly more expensive, the experience is greatly improved; compared with the high-end products of big brands, the price is half cheaper, the experience is almost the same; no matter in performance, the price can give users a huge price and experience gap.
In addition, about which manufacturer's products are OEM, although the brand does not say, but from the perspective of the accessories supply chain, it is actually clear at a glance....
I have always said that the massage chair is very particular about warranty, after all, my family has had the experience of repairing a certain brand of massage chair 4 times in 3 years, so I have always suggested: 1 year warranty can not be bought, 2 years warranty should also be considered, 3 years is the safest.
Ridmar's warranty is 3 years, which is rare.
The disadvantages are not without it, I used it for 1 month and felt the following:
1. There is no memory function for music volume, and users who don't like to listen to music need to be manually turned off every time;
2. There is only 1 memory program function, and you can use the collection program to call up the preset mode with one click, including the strength and the volume mentioned in the first point, but if two or three people in the family use the collection program, it is not enough;
3. The machine will start down and fall back to almost lie down, used to detect the position of the shoulder, if you need to sit and watch TV, you need to lie down and then adjust, for single users, users who like to manually adjust the height of the movement are a little troublesome;
4. With the electric telescopic leg module, it is a pity that the massage function of the calf position cannot be installed.
Then the above is my sharing of the massage chair OEM factory, as well as the actual experience of this product, I hope to help everyone.