Mold accessories standardization process: current situation, challenges and prospects
Publish Time: 2024-12-11
Mold accessories standardization is like the cornerstone of the efficient operation of the mold manufacturing industry, which has a profound impact on the cost, efficiency and quality structure of the industry. At present, the standardization of mold accessories is steadily advancing, but it also faces a series of problems that need to be overcome.
In some general mold accessories, standardization has achieved remarkable results. For example, standard mold frames cover basic accessories such as ejectors and guide components. These parts with uniform specifications are widely circulated in the market. Enterprises purchase them on demand, which greatly shortens the mold design and manufacturing cycle and reduces costs by more than 30%. The same is true for consumable accessories such as standard punches and ejectors. Their standardized design allows manufacturers to achieve large-scale mass production, and the quality stability has greatly increased. The interchangeability is more than 95%. They can be quickly replaced during maintenance to reduce downtime.
However, the journey of mold accessories standardization is by no means a smooth journey. The diversity of mold manufacturing is the first hurdle. The mold requirements of different industries are very different. Large-scale automotive injection molds and electronic precision stamping mold accessories are very different. It is difficult to cover all characteristics with a unified standard. For example, the large slider of the automobile mold needs to bear high-intensity impact, and the structure is complex, which is difficult to meet the universal standard, resulting in the obstruction of standardization.
Furthermore, the speed of technological iteration is like a storm, and new mold processes are constantly emerging. Products under cutting-edge technologies such as 3D printing mold parts and micro-nano mold accessories are difficult to follow up in time due to their unique molding processes and precision requirements. For example, the precision of microfluidic chip mold accessories is at the micron level, and the current macro standards are unable to regulate them, which restricts the popularization of new technologies and the coordination of the industrial chain.
In order to break through the situation, industry alliances and standardization organizations are working hard. On the one hand, in-depth research on the common needs of various industries, refine the standard classification, and expand to performance and material heat treatment standards in addition to basic physical dimensions, such as the standardization of heat treatment hardness ranges for specific mold steel materials; on the other hand, embrace new technologies, lay out the future standard framework in advance, encourage scientific research and enterprises to jointly develop standard specifications suitable for emerging molds, and promote the standardization of mold accessories to continue to rise in the wave of innovation, moving towards a new realm of inclusiveness and meticulousness, paving the way for high-quality development of the global mold industry.
