Seven Development Trends of China's Mold Technology
China's domestic mold technology has made rapid progress in the past two years. The main manifestations are: the popularity of mold integration manufacturing cell and technology, commercial internet extending to the mold and its industrial chain, 3D printing is widely used in mold manufacturing, intelligent mold, appearance and optimization of light weight new materials and large plastic molds, the maturity of large-scale progressive die technology, high-speed and high-reliability become important features of precision progressive die, mold standard parts tend to refine.
The popularity of mold integration manufacturing unit and technology
In addition to functions such as automatic feeding, stamping, lamination, thickness grouping, iron core assembly and product output, hinge assembly and connection, then the mold has emerged a complex motion structure, in-mold heating, forging, local thermal (organization) control, mold internal welding, tapping, local injection molding, in-mold cutting, in-mold inspection and other process combinations. It is worth mentioning that new technologies such as in-mold hot cutting of plastic parts, hot die cutting of boron steel sheets, and cutting edge blanking of motor pen cores have opened up a new era in mold integrated manufacturing units.
Commercial internet extending to the mold and its industrial chain
At present, many mold processing equipment companies have also docked the internet and created “mold manufacturing + interne” model actively which promoted the mold industry's transformation and upgrading effectively.
3D printing is widely used in mold manufacturing
The production of mold cavities by 3D printing applications is a new trend in the development of cavity molds. The metal additive-subtractive combination manufacturing technology is an important direction in today's 3D printing field. Currently, high-precision manufacturing of complex metal parts is achieved through 3D layer-by-layer additive forming, combined with high-speed milled layer profile reduction and material finishing.
Intelligent mold
At present, molds with intelligent control of pressure, temperature, flow, and cooling process of the mold cavity have emerged in the plastic mold and die-casting mold industry. In addition, the inteligentization of mold processing equipment is rapidly advancing the intelligent manufacturing of molds.
Appearance and Optimization of lightweight new materials and large plastic molds
With the development of lightweight vehicles, lightweight new materials emerge in an endless stream, and domestic mold companies have begun to respond to this change, developing lightweight new material automotive panel molds and large-scale composite material molds.
The maturity of large-scale progressive die technology, high-speed and high-reliability become important features of precision progressive die
At present, large-scale progressive stamping parts abound with ever-increasing parts sizes and increasingly complex shapes, indicating that large-scale progressive die technology has entered a mature stage. The high-precision progressive die has a higher and higher requirement for the stability and reliability of production, and has become an important means for mold manufacturing companies to compete. Obviously, the mold design and manufacturing technology for super-large formed parts and small ultra-precision parts has become a hot issue for mold companies.
Mold standard parts tend to refine
In recent years, with the increase of mold types and requirements, mold standard parts have become an important condition for Mold Company to participate in international competition. Many varieties and fine classifications are the main trends of current mold standard parts. The number of traditional standard parts is increasing and quality requirements are getting higher and higher. The new functional structure standard unit and standard parts with more manufacturing flexibility are also becoming more and more important, becoming a new direction for new technologies and innovations to enhance competitiveness.
In summary, the current Chinese mold technology has developed to another new stage, but in order to achieve a greater breakthrough, we must continue to optimize the march.
The popularity of mold integration manufacturing unit and technology
In addition to functions such as automatic feeding, stamping, lamination, thickness grouping, iron core assembly and product output, hinge assembly and connection, then the mold has emerged a complex motion structure, in-mold heating, forging, local thermal (organization) control, mold internal welding, tapping, local injection molding, in-mold cutting, in-mold inspection and other process combinations. It is worth mentioning that new technologies such as in-mold hot cutting of plastic parts, hot die cutting of boron steel sheets, and cutting edge blanking of motor pen cores have opened up a new era in mold integrated manufacturing units.
Commercial internet extending to the mold and its industrial chain
At present, many mold processing equipment companies have also docked the internet and created “mold manufacturing + interne” model actively which promoted the mold industry's transformation and upgrading effectively.
3D printing is widely used in mold manufacturing
The production of mold cavities by 3D printing applications is a new trend in the development of cavity molds. The metal additive-subtractive combination manufacturing technology is an important direction in today's 3D printing field. Currently, high-precision manufacturing of complex metal parts is achieved through 3D layer-by-layer additive forming, combined with high-speed milled layer profile reduction and material finishing.
Intelligent mold
At present, molds with intelligent control of pressure, temperature, flow, and cooling process of the mold cavity have emerged in the plastic mold and die-casting mold industry. In addition, the inteligentization of mold processing equipment is rapidly advancing the intelligent manufacturing of molds.
Appearance and Optimization of lightweight new materials and large plastic molds
With the development of lightweight vehicles, lightweight new materials emerge in an endless stream, and domestic mold companies have begun to respond to this change, developing lightweight new material automotive panel molds and large-scale composite material molds.
The maturity of large-scale progressive die technology, high-speed and high-reliability become important features of precision progressive die
At present, large-scale progressive stamping parts abound with ever-increasing parts sizes and increasingly complex shapes, indicating that large-scale progressive die technology has entered a mature stage. The high-precision progressive die has a higher and higher requirement for the stability and reliability of production, and has become an important means for mold manufacturing companies to compete. Obviously, the mold design and manufacturing technology for super-large formed parts and small ultra-precision parts has become a hot issue for mold companies.
Mold standard parts tend to refine
In recent years, with the increase of mold types and requirements, mold standard parts have become an important condition for Mold Company to participate in international competition. Many varieties and fine classifications are the main trends of current mold standard parts. The number of traditional standard parts is increasing and quality requirements are getting higher and higher. The new functional structure standard unit and standard parts with more manufacturing flexibility are also becoming more and more important, becoming a new direction for new technologies and innovations to enhance competitiveness.
In summary, the current Chinese mold technology has developed to another new stage, but in order to achieve a greater breakthrough, we must continue to optimize the march.