High-intensity ultraviolet sterilization lamp - high-efficiency sterilization Longfu Hang's ultraviolet equipment is favored by major manufacturers.

The "Contactless Epidemic Prevention Testing Station" designed and developed by Titan Hawk Biotechnology Co., Ltd. features high-intensity ultraviolet sterilization lamps, which were designed, developed, and supplied by the partner company DragonFu. DragonFu's General Manager Yu Jinkun expressed great happiness at having the opportunity to become a business partner with Titan Hawk Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and to contribute to Taiwan's epidemic prevention efforts.

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Awarded Innovation R&D Subsidy

Years ago, by chance, Yu Jinkun became one of the investors of DragonFu and then officially restructured the company in 2017 as a sole proprietor. He was optimistic about the long-term market development potential and sales opportunities of ultraviolet products, so he stepped into this entirely unfamiliar business field and started learning various professional knowledge from scratch, working hard to expand new customers and new business opportunities.

Liao Rongping, who serves as Yu Jinkun's special assistant, shared about the journey since her husband took over the business nearly five years ago, saying that it has not been a smooth journey and there have been many challenges to overcome. At first, they ended a long-term agency partnership with a well-known Japanese manufacturer, after which DragonFu launched its own brand Dragon Fu. Next, the company had to completely dismantle the existing organization and personnel to rebuild and search for professional talent to hire. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a disruption in the supply chain from American factories, requiring them to seek new manufacturers.

In 2021, DragonFu received a four-month project funding subsidy from the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Small and Medium Enterprise Administration under the “Small Enterprises Innovation R&D Program (SBIR) - Startup Concept Selection Program,” which undoubtedly provided a shot in the arm for the company and its self-created brand. Yu Jinkun stated that the ultraviolet sterilization products designed and manufactured by the company use components imported from Europe and the United States or Japan, ensuring a high standard of quality, and they have already been certified by several major food manufacturers in Taiwan.

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High Cost-Effectiveness New Performance from the Pandemic

Liao Rongping mentioned that there are many manufacturers selling ultraviolet-related products in the market, but most focus on selling home living products, and there are few professional manufacturers with equipment design capabilities. Yu Jinkun stated that compared to representing foreign major brands in the past, the advantage of having their own brand is flexibility and autonomy in the entire process from design, development, assembly, construction, to product sales, pricing, and marketing strategies. He mentioned that the market price of DragonFu products is only two-thirds of major brands while maintaining quality that is not inferior.

His entry into this industry was not only due to interest in the products, but Yu Jinkun's greatest sense of achievement comes from developing customized products based on different client needs. Current clients include major food manufacturers in Taiwan such as Uni-President, I-Mei, Wei Chuan Foods, Ai-Zhi-Wei, HeySong, Coca-Cola, King Car Beverage, and Yuetsu Mineral Water, as well as clients from other industries like the medical sector (HuiYang Pharmaceuticals), chemical industry (Pan-Asia Polyester), textile industry (Far Eastern New Century), aquaculture, wastewater and air pollution applications. Their latest collaboration project is with Taiwan's airport epidemic prevention vehicles.

International clients include China’s Kangshifu, Beijing Mengniu, Hongxing’s Jinan plant, Shanghai Jinjiang Qilin, Hangzhou Tingjin and Ting Garden, Hong Kong Environmental Protection, Malaysia's Dutch Lady, and large shoe manufacturing factories in Vietnam. Yu Jinkun mentioned that in the past two years, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has experienced considerable growth in sales performance. In addition to serving existing clients, they have also gained many new project clients from schools.

1. The Dragon Fu mountain-type ultraviolet sterilization lamp installed in XinHai Elementary School classrooms will be activated at night to safeguard the health of students.
2. DragonFu's customized ultraviolet sterilization equipment has been favored by several major domestic food and beverage manufacturers.

Sterilization in Teaching Classrooms

Diversified Products Targeting Home Product Market in the Future

Currently, DragonFu's customized products include ultraviolet cap sterilization devices, ultraviolet empty bottle sterilization devices, ultraviolet empty cup sterilization devices, ultraviolet film sterilization devices, ultraviolet document sterilization boxes, light steel frame-type space sterilization devices, mobile ultraviolet space sterilizers, ultraviolet flow-type sterilization devices, ultraviolet wardrobe sterilization devices, ultraviolet elevator cabin space sterilizers, and mobile circulating air sterilizers, among others. The applications of these products are quite extensive, mainly for industrial use. Using ultraviolet elevator cabin sterilization products as an example, Yu Jinkun explained that most products on the market only possess ultraviolet sterilization functions, while Dragon Fu's products combine long-term reusable nickel foam photocatalysts, achieving multiple effects such as sterilization, deodorization, smoke removal, and formaldehyde elimination through ultraviolet catalysis. In addition, Dragon Fu's ultraviolet lamp tubes are made of quartz glass material, which enhances the sterilization effectiveness compared to ordinary soft glass lamp tubes.

Liao Rongping stated that in the future, the company will not only continue to serve existing corporate clients but will also target general households and companies, developing more diverse home-type products, such as air sterilizers that combine high-efficiency air particle filters (HEPA) and ultraviolet sterilization light, achieving a sterilization effect of 99.99%. Continued expansion into international markets and client bases will also be a key development goal for the company.

Written by Guo Yihui, Images by Chen Su-Fang, DragonFu Co., Ltd.

Reprinted from: Economic and Trade Perspective FEB.23 - MAR.08, 2022