In the 21st century, China has become a big manufacturing country for molds. In 2009, sales reached nearly 100 billion yuan. Die imports have reached nearly 2 billion U.S. dollars. It still maintains an import level of 2 billion U.S. dollars for four consecutive years. Mold exports are close to 1.9 billion U.S. dollars. It is basically the same as in 2008. The countries with the largest number of mold export destinations are Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, Germany, and India. The export molds are mainly exported to Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu, followed by Shanghai, Shandong, Tianjin, Fujian, Liaoning, Beijing, and Jilin. The countries with the largest number of imported molds were Japan, South Korea, Germany, Taiwan, and the United States. The most imported destinations were Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Shanghai, followed by Tianjin, Beijing, Liaoning, Jilin, Fujian, Shandong, and Zhejiang. In Hunan and other regions, there are 30,000 mold manufacturing companies in China and nearly 1 million employees. The mold industry has undergone fundamental changes.

Inventory of 10 major changes in China's mold industry 1. China's mold industry is basically based on the company's internal production and distribution of self-provided, attached to the production of the tooling industry, has developed into a considerable scale, with high-tech industry characteristics Capital-intensive, technology-intensive equipment manufacturing industry.

2. The production of molds is based on the arts and crafts production methods that are mainly led by traditional and fitters, and have 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 form of public-owned enterprise to a new pattern of co-existence of private enterprises and diversified forms of ownership.

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.

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 molding, 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.

6. The key backbone mold enterprise team has formed. A number of enterprises have significantly improved their production capacity and technological level. Leading companies in the mold industry emerged in the development, such as automotive parts mold - four people, large plastic mold - Haier, Warwick, Qunda line, precision stamping die - Guosheng, Wah Fu, automotive tire mold - wheel , Haomai, casting mold - FAW foundry, Ningbo Heli, Guangzhou cavity, Beilun Huiwang, precision plastic mold - CD (Xiamen), Ningbo Yokogawa, played a leading role in the industry's progress. 110 mold companies in the mold industry have been awarded the title of “China's key backbone mold companies”. The general level of enterprise equipment has been improved, CNC machine tools such as machining centers and CAD/CAM technologies have been widely adopted, and CAE technology has gradually been adopted.

7. The company's R&D and innovation capabilities have been improved and new technologies have been promoted and applied. Such as the development and application of 3D design technology, R&D and application of information management technology, R&D and application of dual-material (color) injection molding technology, R&D and application of high-gloss traceless injection molding technology, development and application of molding technology for plastic-replaced steel products , High-strength plate, unequal thickness welding plate stamping technology, high-strength plate hot press forming technology, nitrogen gas spring research and development and application.

8, a substantial increase in mold level. The proportion of high-level molds represented by large-scale, sophisticated, complex, and long-life molds has reached more than 35%. For example, car cover molds have been able to produce B-type vehicle molds; the accuracy of precision molds has reached 0.5 micron; The precision progressive die can be used on high-speed punches of 2000-2500 times per minute; the precision of plastic molds reaches the micron level, which meets the needs of IT industry development; the single set of tire active tools with weight of 120T and diameter of 4 meters becomes The largest mold and so on.

9. The system for mold manufacturing and supporting services is gradually perfecting. China's mold industry system is basically complete. The importance of mold manufacturing in manufacturing has been gradually recognized by people, and it has also attracted the attention of leaders at all levels of government. The state has adopted a support policy. Some local governments also vigorously support them from all aspects.

10. The mold industry layout has improved. The trend of the adjustment of China's mold industry has become clear. The division of labor in the eastern traditional production areas has become more and more detailed, while new lands have been emerging inland and in the north. Kunshan and Wuxi mainly produce precision molds; Botou and Wuhu are automobile mold industry clusters; Ningbo, Huangyan, Shenzhen, and Dongguan are large-scale mold production bases; and at the same time, the newly emerging gathering places include Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Changsha, and Chongqing.渝, Wuhan, Yizhong District. According to Luo Baihui, head of the International Mould and Plastic Hardware Industry Suppliers Association, there are now about 50 mold parks that have been built and have begun to take shape in the country, and some mold industry parks are under construction.

According to the Wubing Book of the China Die and Mould Industry Association, the adjustment of the domestic mold industry is a natural trend of economic development. After the accumulation of technology, talents, and funds in these years, the eastern region will gradually transform into a high-end product production base, and the emerging gathering place will take over part of it. Low-grade production. "This division of labor is reasonable, breaking the past with a single product, a serious regional homogeneity, but also provides a step-by-step development space for China's mold industry." Wu Bingshu said.

People in the industry believe that the current trend of stabilizing the economic situation is becoming increasingly apparent, which brings about a good development environment for the mold industry. However, considering China's already established industrial capacity and level, we must step into the fast lane of development, and wait until the recovery of international economic development, and wait until the further recovery of the international investment and consumer markets, especially the European and American markets.

The financial crisis impacted the mold industry to meet difficulties and began in the fourth quarter of 2008. Under the impact of the international financial crisis, China's domestic and international markets for molds have also been affected. The impact mainly comes from the tightening of the consumer product market and the tightening of the investment product market. In particular, the tightening of foreign products in these products caused the export of products to be obstructed. As a result, the orders for molds used to produce these products have been substantially reduced, cancelled or postponed, and some mold companies have even closed down because of the lack of products.

The tightening of the market has affected the development of new products for enterprises, especially the slowdown in the development of new models of automobiles. This has directly affected the development and production of molds, and the mold industry, which has a large proportion of automotive molds, has been greatly affected. There were few orders in the first half of 2009. Due to the shrinking market capacity, the mold enterprise competition has intensified. The fierce price war and the sharp decrease in the prices of mould products have led to a decline in the efficiency of enterprises and the quality of their products.

In this unfavorable situation, the state has taken a series of active measures to expand domestic demand, adjust structure, and ensure people's livelihood, such as increasing investment in infrastructure, stimulating production and consumption of investment products; implementing electrical appliances to the countryside and under the automobile industry. Preferential policies such as townships and tax cuts have played an active role in product development and market expansion, thereby reducing the impact on the manufacturing industry, including the mold industry. On the other hand, enterprises have strengthened management to varying degrees, adopted some measures to reduce risks, strengthened the management of cash flows, strengthened cost accounting and reduced costs, actively explored markets, strengthened research and development, increased product mix adjustment, and strengthened enterprise production. Management standardization, informationization, etc. achieved good results.

In the second half of the year, the situation further improved and orders for enterprises increased significantly. China's mold industry achieved only 3% growth in 2009, with sales of 98 billion yuan. Kunshan and Wuxi have formed precision mold industry cluster production base; Botou, Wuhu automotive mold industry cluster production base; Ningbo, Huangyan, Shenzhen, Dongguan large, precision mold industry cluster production base, which indicates that our mold as a whole competitive.

At present, the trend of stabilizing the country’s economic situation is becoming increasingly apparent, which also brings about a good development environment for the mold industry. However, in view of the current capacity and level of development in our country, we must step into the fast lane of development and wait until the recovery of international economic development, and wait until the international investment and consumer markets, especially the European and American markets, recover further. Luo Baihui, director of the International Die & Plastics & Hardware Supplier Association, pointed out that in particular we must recognize that China's manufacturing industry is still in the middle of the global industrial chain division; mold is also the case. In the aspect of tissue mold development and production, we must strengthen the application of technologies and management methods such as concurrent engineering and project management, strengthen the control of workflow, shorten the development cycle of molds, and ensure the quality of molds; we must increase production efficiency through specialized division of labor. To shorten the mold design and manufacturing cycle and ensure the inevitable development trend of product quality, to highlight the core business of China's mold companies, and to accumulate experience in product development, production management and service, in order to provide high-quality, low-cost molds in a short period of time; In terms of applications, the application of various high technologies should be more extensive and in-depth, including digital die technology (three-dimensional design, design for manufacturability (DFM), CAPP, CAM, CAT...) and forming process simulation (CAE) technology. High-speed processing technology, automated processing technology, new material forming technology, surface treatment technology, new (multi-functional composite) mold technology, and information management technology. Through continuous development and extensive application of high technology, the level of design and manufacture of molds has reached unprecedented heights. In terms of research and innovation of new technologies, including innovations in forming methods, innovations in improvement of forming quality, innovations in new material forming technologies, etc., China's mold enterprises have followed the process of technological development in developed countries and have taken the initiative.