China's mold equipment processing industry prospects

Compared with other mechanical processing, mold processing has its own particularities. These particularities are:

1. Most of the molds need to process complicated curved surfaces on solid metal modules. With the continuous development of molds, the weight of modules will also increase, and some of them have reached several tens of tons.

2. Most molds are rectangular or rectangular in shape, and they are rarely narrow and long. The main processing volume is concentrated on the die and punch;

3. With more and more precise and complex requirements of mold products, the requirements for precision machining of molds have become higher and higher. Now the processing precision of many molds has reached ±1~2μm, and will soon develop to less than ±1μm;

4. As the user's requirement for the mold production cycle becomes shorter and shorter, the mold processing must meet the requirements of high efficiency, rapidness, flexibility and long-term full-load non-stop operation.

According to the above four particularities, the following basic requirements are put forward for the mold processing equipment:

1. The machine Tool must have good rigidity and large load capacity compatible with the weight of the module;

2. Workbench dimensions should be compatible with the size of the mold, suitable for rectangular or square and round, not narrow, but the height direction and its travel requires a larger space;

3. Must have high accuracy and precision retention;

4. To be able to remove the margin quickly and efficiently, and with high reliability, in order to maintain continuous full-load operation;

5. In order to adapt to the complex space surface processing, and there are a large number of processing, it is required that the machine tool can be multi-axis-linked and equipped with a large-input information capacity numerical control system.

Analysis of the competitiveness of domestic mold equipment Currently, domestic equipment produced by the domestic machine tool industry, in addition to a small number of high-end equipment domestic lack of independent innovation capabilities, but also difficult to meet a moment, most of the domestic technology and ability to meet, but because the machine tool industry does not pay attention This market of the mold industry and the lack of careful analysis of some special requirements for mold processing result from the research institute. Its main performance is: 1. The product is not developed for the special requirements of the mold industry. The main structure cannot be well adapted to the mold processing, including the size and weight of the table, the rigidity and stability of the machine tool, the reliability of long-time full-load operation, high-speed, high-efficiency, high-precision, and large margins. Spatial surface processing, etc. 2. The quality of many parts and components on the equipment does not matter, especially certain electronic components, certain mechanical parts and numerical control systems, etc. 3. Due to the enterprise system, mechanism and management reasons, including the assembly quality and the overall level of service is not high, especially after-sales service can not keep up, resulting in mold companies are not afraid to choose domestic equipment.

With respect to the equipment market for the mold industry, compared with imported equipment, domestic equipment lacks competitiveness in terms of performance, reliability, accuracy, quality, delivery time, and comprehensive service capabilities. Luo Baihui believes that the main reason is that the capacity for independent innovation is weak. It does not attach importance to the equipment market in the mold industry, and the system, mechanism, and management cannot keep up with the three aspects.

Domestic mold equipment industry development proposals Given that the domestic machine tool industry is still not paying attention to the equipment market in the mold industry, and domestic equipment has a very low share in this market, Luo Baihui pointed out that the machine tool industry should pay close attention to the development of the mold industry, and pay attention to the mold industry The equipment market in China should start from long-term development, recognize it from a strategic perspective, and fully research and correctly position the market, even if it is currently full of tasks.

In the area of ​​gold-cutting equipment, especially in the middle and low-end CNC equipment, domestic companies are equally promising. In recent years, it is only the mold industry in Zhejiang that it purchases more than 2,000 medium and low-end equipment from Taiwan or domestic Taiwan-funded enterprises each year. Some machine tool companies in China are fully capable of entering this market. Starting from middle and low-end products, and then gradually to the high-end development, this may be a more practical approach. Of course, with the continuous improvement of the overall level of the mold industry, the grade of equipment needed is naturally increasing. For example, some mold companies in Zhejiang have begun to phase out Taiwanese equipment and gradually shift their purchasing vision to Japan, Europe and the United States. However, the prices of equipment in Japan and Europe and the United States are still more expensive. This is also a good opportunity for domestic machine tool companies. It is hoped that the domestic machine tool industry can grasp this good opportunity and insert its wings in the development of China's mold industry during the “11th Five-Year Plan” period, which will really play a positive role in helping its development. In view of the lack of innovation and development capability of the domestic mold processing equipment industry and a low market share, Luo Baihui recommends key enterprises, and should strive to improve the quality of existing products and improve service as soon as possible. On the other hand, it is necessary to develop some mold industry needs. New products, and vigorously promote, to gradually form a good brand and establish a good image. In particular, the backbone enterprises that produce gold-Cutting Machine tools should pay more attention to this issue, because the enterprises that produce electric processing equipment are relatively much better at this point. The relevant companies have established some good brands and established in the mold industry. Has a good reputation and image.