On October 23, the 2021 China Foundry Week’s Foundry Mould Innovation Technology Development Forum was held in Shenyang NATOK Grand Metropark Hotel. Ma Shunlong, a researcher from FAW Foundry Co., Ltd., gave a report on the topic of “Current Status and Development Trends of Automotive Castings and Moulds” . From the current situation of the automobile industry, automobile castings and molds under the drastic changes, Mr. Ma explained the new changes and influences of automobile casting and molds, and analyzed the development trend of automobile casting and molds.
Mr. Ma pointed out that the automotive industry is undergoing drastic changes. With the rapid development of new formats in the automotive industry, new and far-reaching changes have taken place in the automotive foundry industry. The changes in automotive castings have also put forward higher developments in automotive casting molds. Require.
Ma Shunlong, researcher of FAW Foundry Co., Ltd.
Mr. Ma said that with the upgrading of consumption structure and new technology-driven changes, industrial policies will gradually open up, the diversified expansion of the automotive market, innovation leadership and global development are reshaping the value chain and supply chain of the automotive industry. The “5+5” trend of the automotive industry is more obvious. From the perspective of products and technologies, the automotive industry is developing in the direction of electrification, intelligent networking, riding experience, safety and health, and energy saving and consumption reduction. From the perspective of industry and business, the automotive industry is developing towards green and low-carbon, digital intelligence, sharing, ecological and industrial chain agglomeration. In general, green power, lightweight body, vehicle interconnection, intelligent driving, and travel sharing are reconstructing the automotive industry ecology.
The new business format of the automobile industry has brought about new changes in automobile casting, such as casting quality standards are becoming stricter and higher consistency requirements; aluminum alloy castings are increasing, and their performance is getting higher and higher; casting development speed requirements are getting higher and higher Fast; the structure of castings is getting more and more complicated, and the cost requirements are getting lower and lower. Changes in automobile castings have resulted in more and more non-ferrous molds, shorter mold development and manufacturing cycles, and must meet the strict QCD requirements of castings, and be stable and reliable during the life cycle. This also puts forward higher development requirements for automobile casting molds. For example, the synchronization development capabilities of automobile casting mold companies must be developed and designed simultaneously with users, and the system shall be constructed from the product side, process side, and technology side, and the business model and Change of management style. At the same time, the demand for simulation applications, new mold materials and new technologies such as mold surface treatment technology, high vacuum technology, mold heat balance, processing technology, and digital information technology is increasing.
Mr. Ma pointed out that the automotive industry is undergoing drastic new business reforms such as electrification and lightweighting, and automotive casting and mold manufacturers must upgrade and reform their technology and manufacturing levels accordingly. In the process of change, it is necessary to insight into advanced, precise research and development, grasp the market, prevent risks, and invest in a timely manner. Only in this way can we keep up with the pace of the times and remain invincible.