China's mold industry has undergone fundamental changes

Mold is an important process equipment for the forming process of parts. It is an important basic equipment for manufacturing industries such as automobiles and motorcycles, electrical appliances, IT electronics, OA office equipment, transportation facilities, building materials, sanitary ware and medical equipment. Due to the high precision, consistency, and aesthetic appearance of products molded with molds, they are 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, the mold is often hailed as the mother of modern industrial production. It is reported that due to the important role of the mold in the manufacturing industry, the design and manufacture of the mold has become an important area of ​​the manufacturing industry, and the mold manufacturing industry has thus received the attention and attention of the industrialized countries of the world. Due to the characteristics of the mold itself, most of the modern mold enterprises are characterized by technology-intensive, capital-intensive and high-quality labor-intensive and high social benefits. The mold manufacturing industry has become a part of the high-tech manufacturing industry. Therefore, the level of mold technology has become an important indicator of a country's manufacturing level, and it is also the core competitiveness of maintaining the advantages of these countries' products in the international market.

The Chinese government attaches great importance to the development of the mold industry and mold technology, especially since the reform and opening up, fully affirmed the importance of the mold industry and technology in manufacturing and the national economy. Since the reform and opening up, the Chinese government has given preferential support to the development of the mold industry, which has prompted a fundamental change in China's mold industry.

1. China's mold and die industry is basically a tool-intensive and technology-intensive equipment with a high-tech industry characteristics and is characterized by high-tech industry characteristics. Manufacturing industry.

2. The production of moulds has come from the art-based manual production mode, which is mainly led by the traditional, fitter-master, and has entered the era of modern industrial production that generally adopts digital and informationized design and production technologies.

3, China's mold industry has evolved from a single public-owned enterprise form to a new pattern in which private enterprises are the main form and multiple ownership enterprises form coexistence.

4. The development of the manufacturing industry has driven the development of the mold industry. The development of the mold industry has given strong support to the manufacturing industry.

Nowadays, China has become a big manufacturing country, and is also a big producer of molds. The country's mold manufacturing companies and factories have reached 30,000, and the number of employees is close to 1 million. In 2009, sales were close to 100 billion yuan, mold imports have reached nearly 2 billion U.S. dollars, and the level of imports of 2 billion U.S. dollars for four consecutive years was still maintained. Mold exports were close to 1.9 billion U.S. dollars, which was basically the same as in 2008.

5, mold product structure is more reasonable. The method of forming differs depending on the material of the product. Die is divided into 10 categories, the main stamping die, injection mold, casting die, die casting die, forging die, rubber tire die, glass die and so on. The current structural ratio of China's molds: stamping molds account for about 37%, plastic molds about 43%, casting molds (including pressure casting molds) about 10%, forging molds, tire molds, glass molds, and other molds account for 10 %. It is consistent with the proportion of mold categories in industrial developed countries.

In 2009, the value of plastic molds in India increased by 36% to 1.12 billion U.S. dollars, and the output value of stamping dies increased by 27% to 8.3 billion U.S. dollars. Due to the rapid development of the manufacturing industry, India’s mold market demand has also rapidly expanded. In the past 10 years, India’s mold demand has grown at an average rate of 15% per year. In 2009, India’s mold imports amounted to US$1.04 billion, a year-on-year increase of 34%; exports increased by 10% year-on-year. It is expected that the demand for the Indian mold market will increase by 20% in 2010, reaching US$3.73 billion.

In the Asian Association of Molded Councils, the Mold Associations of Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand also reported on the development of their mold industry. In general, the mold industry in most Asian countries has been affected to varying degrees by the international financial crisis. In the first half of 2009, it was the most difficult time for mold industries in Asian countries. It began to recover gradually in the second half of 2009. At the meeting, all countries are optimistic about the future development prospects of the Asian mold industry and are confident.