The Role of Molds in Upgrading the Manufacturing Industry

The various tools and products we use in our daily production and life, from the base and shell of machine tools to the shell of various household appliances, are all closely related to molds. The shape of the mold determines the appearance of these products, and the processing quality and accuracy of the mold also determine the quality of these products. Due to the different materials, appearances, specifications, and uses of various products, molds are divided into non plastic molds such as casting molds, forging molds, die-casting molds, stamping molds, and plastic molds.

The implementation of the strategy of expanding domestic demand will promote the development of China's manufacturing industry. The development of large user industries such as automobiles, home appliances, IT industry, packaging, building materials, and daily necessities will still provide great market space for the development of the mold industry. For example, more than 90% of automobile manufacturing processes use molds, and automobile related molds account for more than one-third of China's total mold production. Germany, Japan, and the United States of America account for more than 40%, and the development of automobile molds mainly relies on the launch of new vehicle models; More than 90% of plastic products are formed by molds, so plastic molds account for 45% of the total number of molds in China, and the annual growth rate is between 15% and 20%.

Due to manufacturing costs and other reasons, the demand for mid to low end molds, including some mid to high end molds, in industrialized countries is mainly solved through external procurement. Our country's mold level and export capacity are sufficient to meet the needs, so the mold export market space is huge.

After 30 years of development, the system of China's mold industry is basically complete, the technical level has greatly improved, and the management ability has continuously improved. It is certain that the mold industry will grow by 10% by accelerating transformation and upgrading, enhancing innovation capabilities, and improving product levels. Meanwhile, due to the comparative advantage of Chinese molds in overseas markets, it is still possible for the annual export growth rate to reach around 20%.

According to this development trend, China's mold industry should make relevant preparations and arrange production and sales for one year.

The domestic hardware mold manufacturing industry holds a special position in the product manufacturing system, and its level of development determines the overall level of the manufacturing industry. Experts point out that during the 12th Five Year Plan period, the overall goal of the development of intelligent mold manufacturing equipment in China's strategic emerging industries is to promote the overall level of effective, precise, and high-performance molds through the development of intelligent molds, and to meet the supporting requirements of "intelligent manufacturing" to drive the overall level of mold services for strategic emerging industries. This will significantly improve the level of intelligent molds and lay a solid foundation for China's mold industry to enter the world mold power by 2020.