In the field of Japanese pencils, dragonflies are second only to Mitsubishi pencils, and the pen-making process is comparable to Mitsubishi pencils, but they are far less well-known in China than Mitsubishi pencils. Unlike Mitsubishi Pencil, which has always insisted on "Made in Japan", in addition to the headquarters in Japan, Dragonfly has also set up two production bases in Thailand and Vietnam, and many consumers have reported that the quality of Dragonfly's products is not as good as before.
At present, the Dragonfly Pencil brand covers 17 brands such as MONO, PIT, and Wood Story, among which the brands involving pencils include 8900, MONO, Wood Story, Hello Nature and other series.
The 8900 Pencil is claimed to be the best-selling pencil in Japan, which was launched in 1945 and won the Good Design Long Life Design Award in 2011. The 8900 was originally used for photo retouching and correction, but now it has been widely used in various scenarios such as study and office.
MONO100 is currently the most advanced pencil product of the Dragonfly brand, which was launched in 1967 to commemorate the 55th anniversary of Dragonfly's founding. It was named MONO100 because the fineness of the core particles of its graphite lead core has been increased to 10 billion particles per cubic millimeter, and the high-density structure of the graphite lead core makes the writing very smooth and the handwriting rich. Lead core concentrations range from 9H to 6B, ranging from 17 concentrations to meet a variety of needs. The MONO100 is comparable to Mitsubishi Pencil's Hi-Uni Premium Pencil, which is slightly more expensive than Mitsubishi Pencil's, and is currently only sold in one box as a complete set, which can be considered for collection or gifting.
The MONO R and MONO RS products are more affordable in price, and there is little difference between them and MONO100 in appearance, although the lead core process is not as good as MONO100, but it also uses advanced SV bonding technology, which is a cost-effective product.
In 1992, Dragonfly launched the LA-KEA series of recyclable pencils. This series of pencil barrels use the finger-shaped splicing process, spliced with waste wood materials, and the lead core is made of graphite, a by-product of the factory's production process, after separation and refining, and then make a high-density lead core, which is bonded by SV bonding technology, and the pencil is strong as a whole and is not easy to break. This series of pencils is the first pencil to be certified by the Eco Mark. The LA-KEA series is made from recycled wood, so each pencil has a different appearance.
“ipoo！” The series of pencils is a series of products launched by Dragonfly for primary school students in 2009, using a hexagonal barrel and an outer color coating that does not contain cartoon characters, which can attract primary school students to use without distracting them. The packaging is packed in a cardboard box, and there is an instruction manual on the back of the pen holding posture, which is convenient for students to learn how to write.
