How to Find a Reliable Commercial Inflatable Supplier in China
Try to search inflatables on Google, more than 20,300,000 results will be shown you. Among the searchers, at least 50% people are just starting an inflatable business, and not so familiar with this industry. This article is to help you become professional on inflatables in 5 minutes and find a pefect inflatable in China.
At the first beginning, exclude trading company and middleman, as it makes no sense to do business with them. They just help to increase your budget. Nowadays more and more Chinese factories can speak English, so why not buy from the direct source?
After you sift out the factories from lots of companies, your next challenge is to distinguish who has best quality among hundreds of inflatable supplier, but it’s not the proper time to compare prices now.
Almost every company claims that the material they use is Plato 0.55mm PVC, and more than 80% of buyers believe these claims. So, they move on to the next step: the difficult journey of comparing prices.
But the truth is, you have no way to verify these claims. Some manufacturers may still use other, lesser-known materials to cut costs.
Obviously, comparing prices among so many suppliers becomes a real headache. Everyone tells you, "Trust me, my quality is the best."
But when everyone says the same thing, who can you really trust, and who will you ultimately choose to work with?
You may always assume that the thicker the material, the better the quality. But that is absolutely wrong.
If a supplier claims to use 0.6mm or 0.9mm PVC tarpaulin to manufacture inflatable bounce houses and slides, ignore that claim and move on to the next supplier.
Why? Because they are not being honest with you. They are simply trying to attract you by claiming to use thicker materials.
Using such thick materials will only make the products unnecessarily heavy, and the shipping costs will be much higher than you might expect.
You should understand that 0.6mm or 0.9mm PVC tarpaulin is typically used for manufacturing airtight inflatable products, such as paintball bunkers, floating water parks, and inflatable boats.
Except the 0.55mm tarpaulin, another problem is the interior baffles. When people compare price and quality, only one tenth of them will mention this question. It’s too easy to be ignored just because it is inside the inflatable structure. The interior baffle is also the key point for price. Sometimes the price will be very different due to different baffles,
Especially the inflatable slide, which needs lots of baffles to keep the shape, if use bad material to replace good baffles, price will be nearly 30% down. So you see the big difference. Ask the company send you some actual photos of inflatable product and do not forget to ask about their interior baffles.
Besides the baffles, you must pay attention on the stitching. Most of factories just do double stitching on the jumping area, but if you spend a bit more time, you will find some ones can do triple and quadruple stitching in key areas inside the base of the unit. This will help to prolong the operating life of your inflatables. In another words, you will save much money for your future business, as all people know, repair cost is very high in USA and Europe.
UV printer minaly used for inkjet painting of inflatable products. the printed pattern is resistant to corrosion and friction .not easy to scratch not easy to stick together.Fading or staining can ruin your inflatable! Do not try to find the lowest price, because you will never get it.
*We use a unique mesh, only 22mm holes, even children's fingers can not penetrate**,The mesh is also waterproof and flame retardant, yet the mesh is still transparent enough for easy viewing.
Other manufacturers use right side 5mm fabric mesh or larger hole safety mesh.A child can easily trap their fingers in such a large net while bouncing, causing serious injury.
The strength of the cloth mesh is not enough, and it will be easily deformed, wet and damaged after a long time.
Our raw material interlayer contains pvc mesh, which has a strong tear resistance level, but other suppliers do not, resulting in a shorter service life or frequent maintenance of the product. Different materials, the price will vary greatly.
YKK is the originator of the zipper industry and represents the industry standard. It adopts Japanese precise craftsmanship, raw materials and management methods. The price of YKK is about 10 times that of other brand zippers. And YKK is still the owner of the largest market share in the zipper and button industry. However, we still charge according to the price of ordinary zippers, and our goal is to provide more customers with better quality products.
Now it will be about price. It’s important to remember every extra penny deserves its value. You will have to face lots of different price, some price is high, but some is even lower than you imagine. But will you go with the lowest one? At least I will not, because I know when the price is lower than average, it’s hard for me to believe this product is high quality. The product that you will finally receive maybe old, used, or the material is changed or the baffles is different? Do not try to find the lowest price, because you will never get it.
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