As one of China's old industrial bases, Hubei's molds and mold standard parts manufacturers and operating points have now been centered on Wuhan as a center throughout Hubei province, basically forming Shiyan, Xiangfan, and Suizhou mainly based on automotive molds. Huangshi mainly uses plastic molds, and Jingzhou and Yichang take light and military-demand molds as the main pattern.
According to incomplete statistics, there are about 200 mold and mold standard parts manufacturing enterprises and scientific research institutions in Hubei Province, and certain characteristics have also been formed in certain areas:
The first is the high level of automotive mold manufacturing. Dongfeng Automobile Mould Co., Ltd. and Shiyan Pioneer Mould Co., Ltd. are in the leading position in the design and manufacture of molds for large automotive parts, and some molds have reached the international advanced level. The second is that the precision mold manufacturing capability is strong. Efeng Mould Co., Ltd., State-owned 733 Factory, State-owned 612 Factory and other companies all have high precision mold manufacturing capabilities. Third, mold materials have unique advantages. As one of the country's key special steel plants, Daye Special Steel Group and Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Company have developed and produced many advanced new type of mold steels in recent years, which provides good conditions for improving the quality of molds and prolonging the life of molds. Fourth, the scientific research and development of the mold is strong. Huazhong University of Science and Technology in the mold material development, mold CAD/CAE/CAM application technology development and other aspects; Wuhan University of Technology in automotive mold, ceramic mold research and development; Wuhan Institute of Mechanical Technology in precision casting and forging die and rapid and simple mold Are in a leading position in the country, with more scientific and technological achievements. The fifth is to provide superior conditions for mold education and training. Hubei Province has a number of key universities, such as Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Jianghan University, Hubei University of Technology, and Wuhan Advanced Tooling Industry Training Center for Machinery Industry. It can carry out initial, intermediate, and advanced education and training from moldmakers to master's degrees. For the mold industry to train various types of professionals. Sixth, there are many key mold construction projects. During the "Eighth Five-Year Plan", "Ninth Five-Year Plan" and "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, a batch of key mold construction projects in Hubei Province were respectively included in the national and provincial special plans for technological transformation. The completion of these key projects has improved Hubei's mold design. Manufacturing capacity.
Over the years, although the mold industry in Hubei Province has made great progress, there are still many gaps in many aspects compared with the coastal provinces.
--- The corporate structure is irrational. The state-owned components are relatively heavy, and more than half of the mold manufacturers are mold and mold factories (companies) and workshops. In recent years, although private and joint-stock mold and die enterprises have developed, they are far from meeting the needs of the market.
--- Large-scale, sophisticated, complex, long-life high-grade mold design and production level is insufficient. Although there are a number of well-known mold companies in China, such as Dongfeng Automobile Mold Co., Ltd., Hubei Shiyan Pioneer Mold Co., Ltd. and Hubei Efeng Mold Co., Ltd., but overall, large-scale, sophisticated, complex, long-life high-grade mold design and production level Lower. The proportion of enterprises with precision CNC machining equipment is not large, and the popularization rate of CAD/CAE/CAM technology is not very high; the promotion and application of many advanced mold technologies are not widespread enough.
---Mould specialization, commercialization, marketization, and a low degree of standardization. Because mold manufacturers are relatively unconcentrated, and most of the molds produced by the mold and mold plant (workshop) of the all-round factory are self-produced and used, the degree of marketization is low, and the production technology cooperation between enterprises is relatively poor, so the mold production cycle is relatively long. . To form an orderly, complete, centralized, and collaborative market that operates according to modern mechanisms requires a lot of work.
Based on the current situation and deficiencies, the Hubei mold industry also proposed some basic ideas for improvement measures and future development:
1. Reasonably adjust the structure of the mold enterprise. According to the needs of the development of the mold industry, it promotes the flow and restructuring of various types of capital, promotes the development of mixed-ownership and private mold companies, strengthens their entrepreneurial innovation drive, and forms a good competition and market order. 2. Strengthen exchanges and cooperation with foreign and foreign mould industries. The exchanges and cooperation with foreign and foreign mold industry can bring advanced equipment, technology and modern management information and experience for local mold enterprises on the one hand; on the other hand, they can make local mold companies more involved in molds at home and abroad. Going to the market, breaking the seal, participating in competition, and further developing in the competition. 3. Give full play to the industry association's bridge ties and industry management. Hubei Die & Mould Industry Association has jointly with Wuhan Sanlian Mould Co., Ltd. in Wuhan to organize the "Hubei Mould City" which includes five functions of processing production, operation, mold product exhibition, business negotiation and mold steel. The creation of "Hubei Mould City", along with the mold enterprises and scientific research units all over the province, initially established the prototype of the Hubei mold market. This will facilitate the acceleration of the standardization, specialization, commercialization, and localization of Hubei molds.