Hot Configurations for Disposable E-cigarettes: Dual Mesh Coils and Display Screens

Whether it's export data or industry attention, disposable e-cigarettes are undoubtedly the hottest category right now.

According to data from Chinese customs, from January to June 2023, China's export value of disposable e-cigarettes to the U.S. reached $1.1 billion, accounting for about 74% of China's total e-cigarette exports to the U.S., with an average monthly export value of approximately $183 million;

A report from the two top companies indicates that in the second half of 2023, disposable e-cigarettes and innovative disposable e-cigarettes have become the focus of supply chain companies.

So, this article will discuss the hottest configurations of disposable e-cigarettes and briefly explore the opportunities and challenges in the upstream supply chain.

It is understood that dual mesh coils and display screens are currently popular configurations for disposable e-cigarettes.

Dual mesh coils aim to solve the issues of flavor degradation and burnt coils that can occur with high puff counts, while display screens help users better understand the product's usage status.

Dual Mesh Coils: Addressing Flavor Degradation Issues

The dual mesh coils discussed here refer to two etched mesh coils wrapped in cotton, which fall under the category of cotton coils.

Additionally, there are ceramic dual mesh coils, which embed two heating elements within a ceramic substrate, but this is not the focus of today's discussion.

The cotton-wrapped dual mesh coils are a new type of atomization core that the industry has gradually adopted in the first half of this year, with companies like Meizhonglian, Huachengda, and Jingdacheng launching dual mesh coil technology and atomization cores.

Ordinary high puff disposable e-cigarette atomization cores typically feature a single etched mesh coil wrapped in cotton.

However, users have found a common pain point: flavor degradation, where the taste diminishes as the product is used over time.

It is reported that flavor degradation occurs due to the continuous operation of a single heating element, which causes the temperature to rise too high, leading to carbon buildup. Excessive carbon buildup slows the oil absorption rate of the cotton, among other factors.

Therefore, based on this, dual mesh coils can be designed to alternate heating, keeping the heating elements at lower temperatures to reduce the likelihood of carbon buildup.

Moreover, dual mesh coils can atomize simultaneously, providing double the power for full atomization, with heating speeds increasing to 0.01 seconds, a 50% increase in heating volume, and double the smoke output, resulting in fuller atomization.

Display Screens: Mainly for Showing E-liquid and Battery Levels, Enhancing User Experience

Display screens are generally used in high-power products, but in the first half of this year, with the launch of a certain popular disposable product from a leading company, the industry has begun to see the application of display screens in disposable e-cigarettes.

Disassembly of a popular product

There are various types of display screens, such as LED digital tubes, LCD screens, and OLEDs.

It is reported that the main type used in disposable e-cigarettes is the digital tube, which simply displays e-liquid and battery levels, also known as oil and power screens.

LED digital tubes use light-emitting diodes as the light-emitting unit, with colors including single red, yellow, blue, green, white, and yellow-green, offering advantages such as durability, energy efficiency, long lifespan, and low cost.

While adding a display screen may seem to increase material costs, the visualization of e-liquid and battery levels greatly optimizes the user experience.

Thus, display screens have become a popular configuration for disposable e-cigarettes.

Both dual mesh coils and display screens rely on strong support from numerous supply chains.