The development of China's mold industry has become a new feature of the development of the industry

Now that China has become a big producer of moulds, according to incomplete statistics, the sales volume of the entire industry (including domestic sales and exports) is close to RMB 250 billion. In the eyes of the industry, this figure is not important, it is important that China's mold industry system has been basically perfect.

First of all, leading companies in various molds and sub-industries have already emerged. For example, there are four companies in the automotive panel mold business. The large-scale plastic mold enterprises devaluate Haier's molds. The precision stamping mold companies include Guosheng and Wah Fu. They all play a role in leading the industry.

At the same time, the mold product structure is more reasonable. According to the product's materials and forming methods, the mold is divided into 10 categories, including stamping dies, injection dies, die casting dies, forging dies, and glass dies. At present, the structural proportion of the die is about 40% for the stamping die and the plastic die. Luo Baihui, executive vice president and secretary-general of the International Model Association, said that the type of mold product structure can reflect the comprehensive level of a country's mold industry. In the past, our stamping dies once accounted for 70% of the industry. Now our country's product structure is basically the same as that of developed countries.

In addition, in recent years, the development of the mold industry has become a new feature of the development of the industry. Kunshan and Wuxi precision mold industry cluster production bases; Botou, Wuhu automotive mold industry cluster production base; Ningbo, Huangyan, Shenzhen, Dongguan large precision mold industry clusters Production base. According to a survey conducted by Luo Baihui, executive vice president and secretary-general of the International Mode Association, there are about 50 mold parks that have been built or have begun to take shape in China. Especially for the mold manufacturing supporting services system is perfecting, from the mold materials, processing equipment, processing tools, special software development to mold design have formed a professional sub-industry, which laid the foundation for the rapid development of China's mold industry.

However, from a general point of view, there is still a certain gap between China's mold industry and foreign developed countries, which is mainly reflected in the development and production of molds. The developed countries generally adopt technologies and management methods such as concurrent engineering and project management, and have strengthened the control over workflows. , shortened the cycle of mold development. In specialized production, developed countries are more common. In terms of research and innovation of new technologies, including innovation in forming methods, innovation in forming quality, and innovation in new material forming technologies, we have yet to grasp the initiative and basically follow the technological development of developed countries.

Mould equipment manufacturing industrial powers dream of a country's industry to rejuvenate can not be separated from advanced manufacturing technology, and the mold is undoubtedly ranked first in advanced manufacturing technology. Therefore, the level of mold technology has become an important indicator of the level of a country's manufacturing industry. For our country to realize its dream of creating a powerful country, molds must go first.

From the car's heart generator's cylinder die casting to the auto body's stamping parts, from the new material super-strength steel plate hot pressing forming mould, to the localization of the automobile core parts, all need the mold to drive. It can be said that mold equipment is an important part of automotive equipment.

In addition, in the home appliance industry, the importance of the mold industry is also increasingly apparent. For example, a refrigerator needs 150 to 200 molds, one air conditioner needs about 50 molds, one washing machine needs about 60 molds, and there are a lot of small household appliances. Haier only purchases about 6,000 molds a year. The amount reached more than 500 million yuan.

According to reports, there is a place that is not open to the public in the Haier Mold Company. This is the product design R&D center. He believes that the key to Haier’s rapid product introduction to the market lies in the integration of Haier’s product design and research and development, which provides valuable time for Haier’s new product advancement.

The above is only in the aspect of people's livelihood. In fact, molds in aerospace and other industries related to national strategic security also play a crucial role.

Nowadays, aviation manufacturing industry has put forward more requirements for lightweighting. How to meet this demand requires homework on sheet metal equipment and aircraft interiors.

There are carts for food and beverage on the plane. It used to be made of sheet metal. Now we are studying the feasibility of using plastics instead. This puts forward new requirements for plastic materials and moulds. For example, the plastic must be strong, flame retardant, smoke-proof, easy to dissipate heat, and so on. According to incomplete statistics, there are 200 sets of interior decoration parts for a single aircraft, and the production value of mold parts can reach 100 million yuan. Now the China Die and Mould Industry Association is organizing the research and development of related companies for the selection of materials for aircraft interior parts, product structure analysis and design, mold design and manufacturing, and final product assembly technologies to achieve the industrial application of complete sets of aircraft interior parts.

Due to the high precision, consistency, and aesthetic appearance of the molded products, molds have been increasingly used in the manufacture of structures and interior parts for aircraft, ships, and high-speed trains. In addition, the production process can realize high-efficiency, high-volume production, material saving, and energy saving. Therefore, molds are often hailed as the mother of modern industrial production.