Review the development of China's mold manufacturing industry, from the early reliance on imports, technology backward, to independent research and development, and gradually realize the localization of substitution, and now among the ranks of the global mold production power, the industry has achieved leapfrog development. Data show that China's mold market size perennial global forefront, 2025 domestic market size of the mold has exceeded 380 billion yuan, product categories covering stamping die, injection mold, die casting mold, rubber mold and other categories, widely adapted to automotive, electronics, home appliances, medical, packaging and dozens of downstream areas. But at the same time, the development of the industry is also facing a number of bottlenecks: low-end mold overcapacity, white-hot market competition, high-end precision molds rely on imports of the situation has not yet been completely broken; the traditional production model relies on manual experience, the design cycle is long, the processing accuracy is not stable, the high cost of production; the shortage of high-skilled mold design and processing personnel, the lack of penetration of the application of digital technology and other issues, restricting the industry to the High-end progress.

Nowadays, high-end manufacturing upgrade and downstream demand iteration, become the core driving force of mold industry transformation. The explosive growth of the new energy automobile industry, promote the integration of die-casting molds, lightweight high-strength steel molds, precision injection molds surge in demand, such molds not only require dimensional accuracy to micron level, but also on the mold life, molding stability puts forward a very high standard; consumer electronics industry towards miniaturization, thin and light, personalized development, multi-cavity molds, microfabrication molds, complex curved surface molds have become the mainstream, forcing die Enterprises to enhance precision processing and complex structural design capabilities; medical equipment, aerospace and other high-end areas of the rapid rise of aseptic, high-precision, corrosion-resistant mold demand continues to rise, and further broaden the application of high-end mold scene. The downstream industry's high-end demand, completely break the mold industry “heavy production, light quality” of the traditional pattern, promote the industry from scale expansion to quality improvement, from low-end manufacturing to high-end manufacturing.

Technological innovation is the core engine of the transformation and upgrading of the mold manufacturing industry. In recent years, CAD/CAE/CAM integrated design technology, five-axis linkage high-speed machining technology, slow-feeding wire cutting, precision grinding and other advanced machining processes are widely available, significantly improving the mold processing accuracy and production efficiency, the traditional mold months of research and development cycle shortened to a few weeks. At the same time, artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, digital twins and other cutting-edge technologies and mold manufacturing in-depth fusion, intelligent molds came into being, such molds equipped with sensors and data acquisition systems, real-time monitoring of the production process of temperature, pressure, wear and tear and other parameters, to achieve the processing parameters of dynamic adjustments and fault early warning, and effectively reduce the production loss, improve the product qualification rate. In addition, the application of 3D printing additive manufacturing technology in the mold manufacturing, breaking through the traditional processing of structural limitations, can achieve complex with the shape of the cooling waterway, the integration of shaped inserts molding, further optimize the performance of the mold, shorten the trial period.

Looking to the future, Dingsong Precision Technology of the mold manufacturing industry development direction is clear: one is to continue to attack high-end mold technology, break through the core materials, precision machining, import dependence on core components, accelerate the process of localization and substitution; two is to deepen the digital, intelligent transformation, build a mold life cycle management platform to achieve the whole process of digital control of the design, machining, assembly, debugging and operation and maintenance; three is to Strengthen talent training, schools and enterprises to build mold design, CNC machining, intelligent operation and maintenance of composite skilled personnel to solve the problem of talent shortages; Fourth, practice the concept of green manufacturing, the promotion of energy-saving processing technology, recyclable mold materials and mold remanufacturing technology, to achieve sustainable development of the industry.

As the mother of industry, mold manufacturing industry, the high-quality development of the whole manufacturing industry is the foundation of the upgrade guarantee. In the policy support, technological innovation and market demand under the triple drive, China's mold industry is gradually getting rid of the plight of big but not strong, to the global mold powerhouse steadily. In the future, Dingsong Precision only adhere to the bottom line of quality, deep plowing technological innovation, closely follow the market demand for mold enterprises, in order to stand firm in the fierce market competition, for China's high-end manufacturing to provide a more solid, more accurate and efficient mold support, help China's manufacturing to the global value chain in the high-end.

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The digital transformation of mold manufacturing is not simply the introduction of a few CNC equipment, but covers the design, production, management, operation and maintenance of the whole process of systematic change, the core is to open up the information barriers in all aspects of the digital technology to achieve the whole process of visualization, controllability and efficiency. First of all, the digitalization of the design process is the source of transformation, but also to avoid subsequent production problems. Traditional mold design relies on engineers hand-drawn paper or two-dimensional design, structural reasonableness, molding effect can not be predicted in advance, the trial mold stage often structural defects, product deformation and other issues, resulting in repeated mold repair. The digital design adopts three-dimensional CAD modeling with CAE simulation and analysis software, which can simulate the molding process in a virtual environment, prejudge the melt flow, cooling effect, stress distribution and other issues in advance, optimize the mold structure and process parameters, and reduce the number of trial molds by more than 60% to eliminate design defects at the source and shorten the research and development cycle significantly.

The digitalization and intelligence of production and processing links is the core of the mold enterprise cost reduction and efficiency. Traditional mold processing relies on ordinary machine tools, manual operation error, processing efficiency is low, complex surfaces, precision holes are difficult to accurately process; at the same time, the workshop equipment dispersed, the production progress by manual statistics, the progress of the work order, the utilization rate of the equipment, the consumption of materials can not be controlled in real time, it is easy to idle equipment, material waste, schedule delays and other issues. Under the digital production mode, the enterprise introduces five-axis linkage machining centers, CNC milling machines, precision testing equipment and other high-end CNC equipment, with MES production management system, to achieve the whole process of digital control of machining and programming, equipment operation, production progress, CAM software directly to the three-dimensional design model, automatically generate machining procedures to avoid manual programming errors; MES system real-time collection of equipment operation data, The MES system collects real-time data of equipment operation and work order completion, and the management personnel can clearly grasp the production progress, equipment load and material consumption of each set of molds through the background to realize accurate scheduling of production plan, increase equipment utilization rate by more than 30%, shorten production cycle by 40%, and significantly reduce the scrap rate.

The digitization of supply chain and quality management further strengthens the operational foundation of mold enterprises. Mould manufacturing belongs to the customized production industry, each set of mould requires different materials such as mould steel, standard parts, cutting tools, etc. The traditional procurement mode relies on manual counting, which is prone to material shortages, high purchasing costs, inventory backlog and other problems. The digital supply chain management system can automatically account for the material demand according to the production plan, docking supplier platform, realize accurate procurement, zero inventory management, reduce material costs and inventory pressure. In terms of quality management, traditional quality inspection relies on manual testing, fragmented data records, traceability is difficult, and quality problems cannot be quickly located at the root cause. Digital quality inspection system with high-precision coordinate measuring instrument, to achieve fully automated inspection of mold size, accuracy, real-time data uploading system, the establishment of the whole process of quality traceability system, once the quality problems, can be quickly traced back to the design, processing, quality inspection links, accurate rectification, and comprehensively improve the mold product qualification rate.

For small and medium-sized mold enterprises, digital transformation need not blindly pursue one-step, can be combined with their own size and business characteristics, step by step implementation, step by step. First of all, starting from the design process, popularize three-dimensional digital design and simulation analysis technology, to solve the core design pain points; second gradually upgrade the core processing equipment, the introduction of basic production management software to achieve the production of digital control; and finally build an integrated management platform, through the design, production, supply chain, quality, sales of the whole process of data to achieve the overall digitalization of business operations. At the same time, the enterprise should focus on staff digital skills training, enhance the operators of CNC equipment, design software, management system operation ability, to avoid the disconnect between technology and personnel.

At present, digital transformation is not a choice of mold enterprises, but the survival and development of the question must be answered. In the context of increasingly fierce competition in the industry, downstream customer requirements continue to improve, only to take the initiative to embrace digital change, break the shackles of the traditional production model, open the whole process data barriers, in order to truly realize the cost reduction, quality improvement, efficiency, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises. In the future, with the continuous maturation and popularization of digital technology, the mold manufacturing industry will completely say goodbye to the rough production, into a new stage of efficient, accurate, intelligent digital development, and promote the industry to achieve high-quality sustainable development.

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New energy automobile industry for mold industry opportunities, first reflected in the explosive growth of market demand. New energy vehicles eliminates the engine, transmission and other traditional fuel vehicle core components, the new battery pack, motor, electronic control system, charging pile and other core components, and at the same time for the realization of lightweight and range enhancement, the extensive use of integrated die-casting technology, aluminum alloy lightweight materials, high strength steel body, directly driven by the integration of die-casting molds, battery shell molds, motor shell molds, charging pile shell molds, lightweight Stamping molds, precision injection molds and other sub-categories demand surge. According to industry statistics, 2026 new energy vehicles in the field of mold demand will jump to the entire mold market 35% above, becoming the mold industry's largest application market segments, for the mold enterprises to open up a new growth track.

Secondly, the high-end development of new energy vehicles, promote the mold industry to high value-added, high-precision direction upgrade. New energy vehicles focus on body lightweight, safety and appearance of exquisite degree, the size of the mold precision, surface finish, molding stability, service life requirements are much higher than the traditional fuel car mold. For example, integrated die-casting molds need to achieve a large body structure parts of a mold, mold size, complex structure, processing precision requirements; battery shell molds need to have good sealing and corrosion resistance, size error control at the micron level; interior precision injection molds require a scratch-free surface, no defects, suitable for automotive interiors high-end needs. The added value of such high-end molds is much higher than the traditional low-end molds, for mold enterprises to optimize the product structure, enhance profitability provides an important opportunity.

But behind the opportunity, the challenges faced by mold enterprises should not be ignored. First, the technological threshold has risen significantly, the traditional mold enterprise technology reserve is difficult to adapt to the new energy automobile mold demand. Integration of die-casting, lightweight material molding and other new technologies, mold design, material selection, processing technology, heat treatment technology have put forward new requirements, most small and medium-sized mold enterprises lack of related technology research and development capabilities, core technology and high-end equipment is still dependent on imports, difficult to enter the new energy automotive supply chain system. Second, the delivery cycle requirements are more stringent, new energy automotive industry, fast iteration speed, the model update cycle has been shortened significantly, the mold R & D and delivery cycle puts forward very high requirements, the traditional mold delivery cycle of several months can not be adapted to the rhythm of the industry. Third, the double pressure of cost and quality, new energy automotive industry competition is fierce, car companies continue to compress the supply chain costs, while the quality of the mold and stability of the requirements only increase, mold enterprises are facing the “cost reduction, improve quality, fast delivery” triple pressure. Fourth, the industry standard is not perfect, new energy automotive mold is an emerging field, the relevant industry standards and quality norms have not yet been fully unified, mold enterprise production and quality inspection lack of uniform reference standards.

In the face of new energy vehicles brought about by industry changes, mold enterprises want to seize the opportunity, breakthrough, must find the right direction, precise force. First of all, focus on technological innovation, ploughing new energy automobile special mold research and development, focusing on breakthrough integrated die-casting mold, lightweight mold, precision battery mold and other core products, joint car companies, research institutions to build a research and development platform, to overcome the mold materials, precision machining, heat treatment, and other core technologies, to get rid of the dependence on high-end technology. Secondly, accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation, adopt three-dimensional design, simulation and analysis, intelligent processing and other technologies, optimize the production process, shorten the R&D and delivery cycle, to meet the needs of new energy vehicles fast iteration, fast delivery. Again, optimize the production capacity structure, eliminating backward low-end mold production capacity, focusing on high value-added high-end molds for new energy vehicles, to enhance the core competitiveness of the product, and take the initiative to dock with the head of the automobile enterprises and parts and components enterprises, to enter the core supply chain system. Finally, strengthen the talent pool and industry collaboration, cultivate composite talents familiar with the structure of new energy vehicles and mold technology, joint upstream and downstream enterprises to improve the industry standard, the formation of synergistic development of the industrial ecology.

The continued development of the new energy automobile industry is an important opportunity for the transformation and upgrading of the mold manufacturing industry, but also a key node in the industry reshuffle. For mold enterprises, stubborn, stick to traditional business will be eliminated by the market, the only initiative to embrace industry change, focus on new energy vehicles track, deep plowing technology, improve quality, optimize service, in order to seize the first opportunity in this blue ocean market. In the future, with the further maturation of the new energy automobile industry, and its high-end mold technology will continue to break through, mold manufacturing industry will take advantage of the new energy automobile east wind, from low-end to high-end, from large to strong leapfrog development, and become a new energy automobile industry to promote the high-quality development of the core of the support force.

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The core of precision mold manufacturing, lies in the whole process of technical control, from design, materials, processing to assembly, debugging, testing, each link can not tolerate the slightest deviation, the core technology breakthroughs and process optimization, is to enhance the quality of the key precision mold. First of all, precision mold design technology is the source of the core, the slightest mistake in the design process will lead to irreversible defects in subsequent processing. Precision mold design to abandon the traditional two-dimensional design, the full use of three-dimensional parametric design, combined with CAE simulation technology, the mold structure, pouring system, cooling system, ejector system for all-round optimization, in advance to simulate the product molding process, analysis of the stress distribution, deformation, melt flow state, to avoid structural defects and molding problems. At the same time, the modular design concept is adopted to enhance the versatility and interchangeability of mold parts, simplify the assembly and maintenance process, and extend the service life of the mold.

The selection of mold materials and heat treatment technology is the key to determine the performance and life of precision molds. Precision molds are in a long-term high-pressure, high-temperature, friction working environment, the hardness of the material, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, toughness requirements are extremely high, ordinary mold steel can not meet the demand. High-end precision molds are usually imported high-quality die steel, high-strength alloy tool steel, powder metallurgy steel and other high-performance materials, such as uniform organization of the material, stable hardness, wear resistance, can effectively reduce mold wear and tear, and enhance the molding accuracy. Heat treatment technology is to enhance the mold material performance of the core process, through the vacuum quenching, deep cold treatment, nitriding treatment and other advanced processes, precise control of the hardness and toughness of the material, to avoid deformation and cracking of the material, to ensure that the mold in the long-term high-frequency use of the mold to maintain the dimensional stability of the service life of the mold than the ordinary to enhance the 30% or more.

Precision machining process and high-end equipment is the core guarantee to realize micron-level precision. Complex surfaces, microscopic holes and high-precision cavities of precision molds need to rely on high-end CNC equipment and advanced processing technology to complete. Five-axis linkage high-speed machining center is the core equipment for precision mold processing, which can achieve one-time high-precision processing of complex surfaces, avoiding errors brought about by multiple clamping; slow-feeding wire cutting, EDM, can complete the micro-structure, narrow slits, shaped cavities precision processing, machining accuracy up to the micron level; precision grinding, polishing process, to ensure that the mold surface finish to reach the level of the mirror to meet the appearance and molding requirements of high-end products. The precision grinding and polishing process ensures that the surface finish of the mold reaches mirror level, which meets the appearance and molding requirements of high-end products. At the same time, the processing process adopts constant temperature workshop design, avoiding the thermal expansion and contraction error caused by the temperature change of the material, and strictly controlling the processing environment throughout the whole process, which further guarantees the processing precision.

Assembly and debugging technology, is the last hurdle of precision mold molding effect, but also an important link to test the technical strength of enterprises. Precision mold parts are extremely high precision, the assembly process requires professional technicians to operate manually, strictly control the parts of the fit gap, coaxiality, parallelism, to ensure smooth operation of all parts. Trial mold debugging stage, through a number of trial production, accurate adjustment of mold temperature, pressure, open and close the mold speed and other parameters, optimize the molding process, to ensure that the product size, appearance, performance is fully up to standard, to prevent the mass production of defective products. For complex precision molds, it is often necessary to optimize the molding process after many fine-tuning to achieve the best molding results, which relies on the rich experience and rigorous attitude of the technicians.

Perfect quality control system is the core support of stable quality of precision molds, which runs through the whole process from order receiving to mold delivery. The establishment of the whole process of quality control mechanism, design review of drawing accuracy and simulation results; hardness and composition testing of materials before warehousing to prevent unqualified materials into the production; real-time detection of dimensional accuracy of parts in the processing process, each process can only be qualified to enter the next link; assembly is completed to carry out a comprehensive accuracy testing and mold testing, testing and inspection report issued after passing the test before delivering to the customer. At the same time, the establishment of a quality traceability system, record each set of mold design parameters, processing technology, material information, quality inspection results, once the quality problem, can quickly locate the root cause, accurate rectification. In addition, regular calibration and maintenance of equipment to ensure the precision of equipment operation, to avoid equipment errors affect the quality of the mold.

In the high-end manufacturing demand continues to grow, the precision mold market demand continues to rise, but the industry competition also focuses on technology and quality of the competition. For mold enterprises, the low-end market price war has no way out, the only way to plough the field of precision molds, to overcome the core technology, optimize the processing technology, the establishment of a stringent quality control system in order to create irreplaceable core competitiveness. In the future, precision mold manufacturing will move towards higher precision, higher efficiency, longer life of the direction of development, only adhere to the quality first, technology first enterprise, in order to stand firm in the high-end mold market, to win the trust of customers, and to promote China's mold industry from a manufacturing power to a manufacturing power.

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Green low-carbon transformation of the mold manufacturing industry, the core is from the design, production, materials, operation and maintenance to the recycling of the whole process, practicing energy saving, consumption reduction, pollution reduction, recycling concepts, to achieve a win-win situation of economic and environmental benefits. First of all, green design is the source, from the stage of mold research and development into the low-carbon concept, maximize the utilization of resources, reduce production losses. In the mold structure design, the use of lightweight, compact design, optimize the layout of the mold cavity, reduce the use of mold steel; promote the design of a multi-cavity mold, increase the number of products molded in a single run, improve production efficiency, reduce energy consumption per unit of product and consumables; at the same time, the use of standardized, modular design, improve the versatility of the mold parts and components for easy maintenance, replacement and reuse, to extend the overall life of the mold. At the same time, adopting standardized and modularized design improves the versatility of mold parts, facilitates maintenance, replacement and reuse, and prolongs the overall service life of the mold. Through green design, we can reduce the consumption of raw materials and energy consumption from the source, and reduce the pressure of environmental protection in the subsequent production process.

Green production process and energy-saving equipment, is the core link of low-carbon transformation of mold manufacturing. Traditional mold processing equipment with high energy consumption, low efficiency, cutting fluid, lubricants and other consumables used, easy to cause environmental pollution, and processing steel waste, metal dust is more, a serious waste of resources. Green production model, the enterprise gradually eliminated high energy consumption, high pollution of the old equipment, the introduction of high-speed, high efficiency, low energy consumption of CNC machining centers, intelligent machining equipment, this type of equipment, high processing efficiency, low energy consumption, can significantly shorten the processing time, reduce the unit of product energy consumption; the use of dry machining, micro-lubrication processing and other green technology, reduce the use of cutting fluid and emissions to avoid the waste of liquid pollution, and at the same time to reduce the consumables Optimize the processing route, reduce repeated processing and waste generation, classify and recycle the steel waste and metal chips in the processing process, and hand them over to professional institutions for recycling, so as to enhance the recycling rate of resources.

The selection of environmentally friendly materials and the promotion of mold remanufacturing technology is an important support for the green development of the mold industry. In terms of mold materials, the gradual elimination of high-pollution, high-energy consumption of poor quality mold steel, the selection of recyclable, high-performance, long-life environmental protection mold materials, such as recycled mold steel, powder metallurgy environmentally friendly steel, this type of material production of low energy consumption, recycling, in line with the requirements of the green environmental protection. At the same time, vigorously promote the mold remanufacturing technology, mold remanufacturing refers to the waste mold repair, refurbishment, upgrading, so that it restores or even exceeds the performance of the original mold, compared with the brand new production molds, remanufacturing molds can save more than 60% raw materials and energy consumption, reduce the production cost of about 50%, is an effective way of achieving low-carbon cycle. For the wear and tear, damaged scrap mold, professional and technical personnel through the surface repair, cavity modification, parts replacement and other processes to complete the remanufacturing of molds, so that it is put back into use, not only to reduce the environmental pollution caused by the waste of scrap molds, but also reduce the cost of the enterprise mold procurement.

The deep integration of digital, intelligent technology and green manufacturing empowers and enhances the low-carbon transformation of the mold industry. Through the MES production management system, accurate scheduling of production plans, optimize the operating parameters of the equipment to avoid idling, idle equipment caused by the waste of energy consumption; the use of big data analysis of production energy consumption data, locating high-energy links, targeted optimization of the production process and equipment parameters, to achieve accurate management and control of energy consumption; intelligent monitoring system real-time monitoring of the workshop exhaust gas, waste liquids, dust emissions to ensure that the pollutants meet the standards and avoid environmental pollution. Avoid environmental pollution. At the same time, the digital simulation technology can reduce the number of mold trials, avoiding the waste of raw materials, energy consumption and consumables in the process of mold trial, and further realize the reduction of consumption and carbon reduction.

Policy support and industry self-regulation, is to promote the green transformation of the mold industry is an important guarantee. In recent years, the state has introduced a number of policies to encourage the green and low-carbon development of the manufacturing industry, the high-end mold green manufacturing included in the key areas of support for energy-saving transformation of enterprises, environmental protection equipment purchases, remanufacturing technology research and development to give subsidies and tax incentives. Mold industry associations also actively promote the development of green standards, guide enterprises to establish a green development concept, to carry out green factories, green mold product certification, to create a green development of the industry atmosphere. For mold enterprises, green transformation is not only a response to policy requirements, but also to reduce production costs, enhance corporate image, enhance market competitiveness of the important initiatives, more and more downstream customers in the selection of mold suppliers, will be green, low-carbon production as an important assessment criteria.

Green low-carbon mold manufacturing industry is the inevitable requirements of high-quality development, but also an important track of the future competition in the industry. Mold companies want to achieve long-term development, we must abandon the traditional crude production model, the green concept into the whole process of business operations, from green design, green production, material selection, recycling and other aspects of the force, and continue to promote energy saving, pollution reduction and efficiency. In the future, with the continuous innovation and popularization of green technology, mold manufacturing industry will gradually achieve low energy consumption, low pollution, high utilization rate of sustainable development, both to protect the ecological environment, but also to promote the industry's healthy and steady progress, helping the entire manufacturing industry to achieve the goal of green low-carbon transformation.

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