Mold standardization is the focus of industrial development

China's mold industry has entered the era of “digital integrated manufacturing”. Under the backdrop of molds that provide the manufacturing process equipment and molding process solutions for the manufacturing industry, mold standardization as the foundation of industrial technology development is particularly urgent.

“At present, the degree of standardization and application of molds in China is up to 50%, and there is still a big gap compared with foreign industrial developed countries (70~80%).” Luo Baihui, a person in the mold industry, said that in recent years, China’s mold production and sales Year by year, but most are small, outdated equipment, backward technology, high cost, and low efficiency. Only ordinary small and medium standard punch die sets and plastic die sets, guide posts, guide bushes, push rods, mold springs, pneumatic components and other products are highly commercialized and can basically meet the needs of the domestic market, and some of them are exported. And those with high technical content, advanced structure, excellent performance, high quality, and convenient replacement have personalized products such as ball lock type quick change punches and fixing plates, solid lubrication guide plates and guide bushes, wedge mechanism and parts thereof There are few manufacturers of high-grade plastic mold standard parts and nitrogen mainsprings in the country, and due to lack of funds, technical reform projects are difficult to implement, production efficiency is low, and the delivery cycle is long. The contradiction between supply and demand is increasingly prominent. Luo Baihui analyzed that China still needs to import a considerable amount of mold standard parts from abroad every year, and its cost accounts for about 8% of the annual import volume of molds. There are still many problems in terms of technical standards, scientific and technological development, and product quality for domestic standard mold parts.

Cao Chunhua, president of the China Die & Mould Industry Association, believes that “China's molds with low technological content have been oversupply, while medium and high-grade molds with high technological content are still far from meeting demand. To solve this problem, companies must do a good job in transformation and upgrading and gradually increase innovation. Ability. The competitiveness of the future mold industry is reflected in the mold standardization and digital competition."

According to a survey conducted by the China Die and Mould Industry Association, many mold companies have been actively carrying out standardization work, but the standardization level is generally low, and there is almost no universal international standard for designing, manufacturing, modularization, integration, information technology, automated manufacturing, and standardized factories. The standards adopted are also very few to adopt as industry standards.

With the continuous improvement of the requirements of modern industrial products on finishing, the dependency of mold parts on the optimization and upgrading of parts and components, the requirements of mold products on the standards of parts and components, and the role of mold standards on the development of parts industry technology, make mold and mold users Formed a harmonious relationship between each other for your relationship. A survey conducted by a company showed that 41.2% of the companies adopted user product standards and user enterprise standards as mold design standards and testing standards. Most of the automotive mold companies use Japanese Toyota, Nissan, U.S. GM, and Shanghai Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Accessories. , Germany, Volkswagen, Ford, France, Valeo, Mika and other automotive companies standards. From the actual production point of view, the development of mold manufacturing technical specifications stems from the mold parts standards, user standards directly applied to the mold design and manufacturing, will effectively cooperate with the host parts industry, greatly improve the mold in the process of forming the level of technology, Improve the quality level of the mold, reduce the mold production cycle, reduce production costs, and ultimately serve the large-scale production of parts and components, enhance the market competitiveness of mold companies and mold parts companies.

Die industry insiders pointed out that China's mold standardization of the status quo is still difficult to meet such requirements, in the realization of mold from a big country to a powerful country, the concept of mold standardization degree is extremely rich in the future in the automotive, electronics, home appliances, medical equipment and other fields In the enterprise standard system with the core of informatization and industrialization deeply integrated with product standards, industrial molds will directly participate in the research, development and manufacturing of products. Product standards and product company standards will be inseparable from the mold standards that they support. Mold standards are also In the development of product standards, it has a fundamental significance. The two basic systems of mold basic standards and industrial molds are linked to each other, which is the content of standardization work faced by enterprises in the future. In today's transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, adapting to the needs of the mold and parts industry, it will be a long-term task to timely adjust and improve the mold enterprise standards and industry standards. The importance of mold standardization is also here.

Wu Bingshu, executive vice president and secretary-general of the China Die and Mould Industry Association, said that the standardization of molds has become an urgent task in China as it moves from a mold nation to a mold power. Mold standardization work is the foundation and means. It will be an important part of modern mold power, it will help improve the market competitiveness of China's mold industry, and it is of positive significance to promote the technical progress and transformation and upgrading of the mold industry. "To achieve the transformation and upgrading of the mold industry, we must first determine the specific path for the modernization of the mold industry and the technical structure, organizational structure, layout structure and industry of the mold industry based on the characteristics of the mold industry and the development environment and development stage of China's mold industry. The quantifiable representation of the structure, the status quo, and the stage goals.” Wu Bingshu said.