Analysis of Development Characteristics of Die and Mould Industry in Hubei and Suggestions for Future Development

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.

I. Characteristics of Development of Hubei Mould Industry

In the past few years, the Hubei mold industry has experienced great development. However, in many respects, compared with the coastal provinces, there are still large gaps:

1. 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.

2, 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 precise numerical control processing 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.

3. The degree of mold specialization, commercialization, marketization and standardization is low. 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.

At present, the basic pattern of the mold industry in Hubei Province is: automobile molds centered on Shiyan, Xiangfan and Suizhou; plastic molds centered on Ezhou and Huangshi; and light and military molds centered on Jingzhou and Yichang. In recent years, the province's automobile, textile and machinery industries have accelerated their development, providing the mold industry with ample space. Luo Baihui, head of the Die & Mould Network CEO and international mold and plastic supplier association, believes that there are more than 300 mold and mold standard parts manufacturing enterprises and scientific research institutions in Hubei Province, which have formed certain characteristics in certain areas:

1. The level of automobile mold manufacturing is higher. 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.

2, precision mold manufacturing capabilities. Efeng Mould Co., Ltd., State-owned 733 Factory, State-owned 612 Factory and other companies all have high precision mold manufacturing capabilities.

3, mold material has a unique advantage. 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.

4, mold research and development 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 automobile 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.

5, to carry out mold education and training conditions are superior. 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.

6. There are many key mold construction projects. During the “Eighth Five-Year Plan”, “Nine Five-year Plan” and “Tenth Five-Year Plan” period, a batch of key mold construction projects in Hubei Province were included in the national and provincial special plans for technological transformation. The completion of these key projects improved the mold design of Hubei Province. Manufacturing capacity.

Second, the Hubei mold industry into the fast lane

At present, most of the mold enterprises in Hubei Province are small in scale and have low output value, and there is a certain gap with other advanced provinces. From the point of view of the automobile industry where more molds are used, last year the national automobile output exceeded 8 million vehicles, Hubei accounted for about 1/7, and the mold industry sold 70 billion yuan nationwide, while Hubei only accounted for 1/70. Foxconn's production was filled. The market gap of precision molds in Hubei Province. Foxconn's continuous increase in production capacity will further rewrite the industry status of Hubei's mold industry. Luo Baihui survey found that there are currently more than 300 mold manufacturing enterprises in Hubei Province, the industry output value of more than 20 billion yuan, with the rise of modern manufacturing in the central and western regions of China, the Hubei mold industry on the fast lane of development.

A batch of mould enterprises in Hubei Province have gradually grown. Of the 50 “key backbone mold companies” that were granted the first national license, four of the Hubei-owned companies were on the list. Hubei Efeng Mould Company will also export molds to more than 10 countries including the United States, the Netherlands, and France. Li Jianhua, chairman of the Hubei Die and Mould Industry Association, said that in the next four years, the Hubei mold industry will make full use of the advantages of the province's auto industry and increase the production value of molds in the province at an annual rate of 100 million yuan. Li Jianhua said that the product types of Hubei mold enterprises are relatively concentrated. The automotive stamping molds in the northwestern Hubei Province and the plastic pipe and fittings molds in the eastern Hubei Province have formed certain scale advantages. If we take full advantage of the advantages of Hubei's auto industry and realize strong and weak industries, the mold industry will increase by 100 million yuan each year.

Third, the international mold industry park is ready

With the rapid development in the past two years, the Wuhan automobile industry has already entered the ranks of annual output value of 100 billion. At present, there are more than 180 automotive-related companies in Zhuankou Development Zone, and the clustered model has led to the development of the entire industry. However, like other domestic automobile industry bases, core components such as engines, transmissions, and axles are very rare. . “R&D needs a certain amount of time.” Yan Shicheng, deputy director of the Economic Development Bureau of Wuhan Development Zone, analyzed that except for tires and other industries that have not been introduced for environmental protection, such as transmissions, engines, and other key components are actually missing because of domestic R&D levels. Limited, this is also the next ten years in Wuhan and even the entire domestic automobile supporting industry, and it is necessary to make up for the homework.

Today, the development zone is vigorously promoting this industry. In May of this year, Wuhan Wanbaojing Auto Parts Company invested 546 million yuan to build a factory in Zhuankou, mainly producing Dongfeng Honda, Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle, Xiangfan Dongfeng Nissan, Zhengzhou Nissan and other companies producing chassis suspension products. At the end of June, the engine plant of the Dongfeng Passenger Car with an annual output of 300,000 units started construction. It is expected that it will be completed and put into operation in the second half of 2011.

The ratio of industrial development from one region to the development speed of upstream molds in relevant industries in the region is 100:1, which is enough to see the close relationship between industry development and related mold industries. According to Luo Baihui, the output value of the national mold industry in 2009 was more than 98 billion yuan, while Wuhan was only 2 billion yuan. The famous Chinese mold equipment of the 1960s is now lagging behind. Dongfeng Mould Stamping Technology Co., Ltd., located in the Zhuankou Development Zone, is also affiliated with FAW, Tianqi, and other subordinate enterprises and claims to be the top four domestic factories in the industry. However, its annual output value of 120 million yuan, in the face of the 8 billion yuan annual demand of the Wuhan auto market, appears to be somewhat difficult to support.

“The level of mold development can control the speed of development of the industry.” Li Jianhua, vice chairman of the China Mold and Die Association, said that with regard to R&D technology alone, Chinese companies do not fall short of the wind, mainly because the number of large-scale enterprises is too small. In foreign countries, mold products start to develop in advance in the first five years of general new product launch, but in our country, replacement is too slow.

Li Jianhua disclosed that the provincial government has recently held industry seminars to discuss the revitalization of the Wuhan mold industry. It is expected that the government will invest 30 million to 50 million yuan each year to attract 20 or so large mold companies to settle in Wuhan to form the “Mould International Industrial Park”. With the revival of Wuhan's mold industry, the automotive industry will usher in a major acceleration.

Fourth, Hubei mold industry development proposals

According to the development status and experience of the Hubei mold industry, Mould Network CEO Luo Baihui provided some suggestions for 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. To 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 organized with Wuhan Sanlian Mould Co., Ltd. in Wuhan an “International Die & Mould Industrial Park” which includes five functions of processing production, operation, mould product exhibition, business negotiation and mold steel. The establishment of “International Mould Industrial Park” together with mold enterprises and scientific research units throughout the province has initially established the prototype of the Hubei mold market. This will facilitate the acceleration of the standardization, specialization, commercialization, and localization of Hubei molds.