With cost control becoming the focus of the development of Chinese medicine companies, the pharmaceutical machinery industry may become a major boost

Since 2021, due to the implementation of the new version of the Pharmacopoeia, large weather changes, import restrictions and other factors, the prices of a large number of Chinese medicinal materials have begun to continue to rise, and many varieties have increased by more than 100%
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Among them, it is particularly worth mentioning that starting from the second half of 2020, Maqianzi has increased by as much as 228% in one year
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Cost control has become the focus of the development of Chinese medicine companies (picture source: Pharmaceutical Network) In this context, many companies are bluntly and are facing greater pressure
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Among them, cost pressure is the main focus of attention of enterprises
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It is understood that since the beginning of this year, of the 70 listed companies involved in the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, more than 80% of the total operating costs of the companies in the first half of 2021 have increased year-on-year, and the total operating costs of nearly 50% of the companies have increased by more than 20%
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In this context, how should Chinese medicine companies guarantee the normal production and supply of their products while controlling costs? In fact, many companies have already begun to take a series of measures
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For example, a pharmaceutical company is actively carrying out strategic reserve purchases of key raw and auxiliary materials by strengthening market price monitoring and analysis to reduce procurement costs; in addition, it is also building a bulk raw material procurement platform to realize some raw and auxiliary materials Centralized procurement of packaging materials and packaging materials; and by improving the accuracy of production forecasts, and then optimizing resources, reducing the overall cost of the industrial chain
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In addition to the above methods, what other methods can Chinese medicine companies deal with? The industry believes that the collection and processing of Chinese medicinal materials are inseparable from the assistance of pharmaceutical equipment
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Therefore, efficient and intelligent equipment will help pharmaceutical companies increase production capacity and add more power to reduce the loss of raw materials
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In addition, according to the current trend of vigorous development of the Chinese medicinal materials industry, the entire industry will also need more high-tech pharmaceutical equipment to further improve the quality of Chinese medicinal materials in the future
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It is understood that the recent reply of the General Department of the State Food and Drug Administration on the issue of purchasing industrial processing of Chinese medicinal materials by manufacturers of Chinese medicine decoction pieces (cutting them while they are fresh) has proposed that processing enterprises in a certain place of origin should have professional skills suitable for their processing scale.
Personnel and processing, drying, packaging, storage and other facilities and equipment, and have the ability to cooperate with Chinese herbal medicine manufacturers to implement drug quality management requirements
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Therefore, the industry believes that this means that Chinese herbal medicine processing equipment is expected to usher in huge opportunities
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It is understood that the primary processing equipment for Chinese medicinal materials mainly includes washing machines, dryers, slicers, shredders, packaging machines and other equipment
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At present, after years of development, various types of primary processing equipment in the domestic market have been relatively diverse, with a wide range of types and complete specifications, which have been able to contribute to the primary processing and production of Chinese medicinal materials
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However, with the continuous improvement of domestic and foreign understanding of Chinese medicine and the support of a series of policies from the state to the local, the demand for Chinese medicine continues to grow.
The industry believes that this will also put higher requirements on the quality and technology of related Chinese medicine equipment
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Therefore, for the Chinese herbal medicine processing industry, related equipment manufacturers also need to keep pace with the times, improve and update equipment, and create new products that meet the development needs of the Chinese medicine industry in order to promote the development of the Chinese medicine industry
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In fact, in order to help traditional Chinese medicine companies reduce costs and increase efficiency, and reduce cost pressure, many pharmaceutical companies have begun to accelerate innovation and upgrade equipment
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Among them, taking drying equipment as an example, with the rapid development of modern science and technology, microwave drying, vacuum freeze drying, heat pump drying and other modern drying technology applications, domestic drying equipment has been able to achieve higher performance on the basis of further retaining effective medicinal ingredients.
High-quality and efficient drying; at the same time, it can reduce labor costs and reduce pollution
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In the future, as Chinese herbal medicine companies continue to increase R&D investment and continuously improve the quality of equipment, the industry expects that Chinese herbal medicine equipment companies will better provide assistance for the development of Chinese medicine companies
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