Mold development has helped to transform "made in China".

Core hint: five years ago, the domestic self-sufficiency rate of the mould needed in the Chinese auto industry was less than 30%, and now it has risen to more than 80%. Not only that, China's leading mold enterprise in just 135 days can be completed a new body of research and development manufacture, than their international counterparts to shorten the cycle of about a month, powerful mould rapid prototyping technology and strong expansion of the sixth year in a row as the world's largest car market in China market.

Five years ago, less than 30 per cent of the domestic self-sufficiency in the mould needed for the Chinese car industry has risen to more than 80 per cent. Not only that, China's leading mold enterprise in just 135 days can be completed a new body of research and development manufacture, than their international counterparts to shorten the cycle of about a month, powerful mould rapid prototyping technology and strong expansion of the sixth year in a row as the world's largest car market in China market.

This is a typical example of the latest industry information released by the China die industry association in Shanghai.

According to the China mould industry association, in 2016, China's mold market reached 223 billion yuan, supporting about 25 trillion yuan of related products manufacturing industry. As the "mother of industry" and "benefit amplifier", the mould has played a huge role in the transformation of "made in China" to "the quality of China". At the same time, the transformation and upgrading of China's manufacturing industry has provided huge market space for the mold industry.

Statistics show that in 2016, China's auto industry mould amount of 68 billion yuan, the year about 100 new models, new models for local more than 200, 95% of car parts completed by mold development; The mold consumption of household appliance industry is 17 billion yuan, and 90% of household appliances are mold parts. The electronic information manufacturing mould represented by the smart phone is 80 billion yuan, and 80% of the parts are mold parts. In addition, the mold supports China's communication equipment, aerospace, urban rail transit, medical equipment and other manufacturing industries to achieve rapid growth.

In 2016, China made about 80 million tons of metal products made through molds, equivalent to the number of metal products processed through machine tools. About 75 million tons of plastic products and about 6 million tons of rubber products are basically made of molds.

According to the Chinese mould industry association, honorary President of ChuKeXin introduction, automobile manufacturing craft of the traditional big four is steel plate stamping, welding, painting and assembly, but with the application of new materials and the transformation of the mould, today's auto manufacturing technology has gradually transformed into composite materials, carbon fiber, aluminum alloy parts and welding, painting and final assembly of new materials.

"In a few years, people into automobile manufacturing enterprises, the automatic press line, sparks of welding line and assembly line on the engine, fuel tank, transmission may have disappeared, instead will be battery, motor and the wide application of carbon fiber. The low carbonization, informatization and intellectualization of automobile industry is the change requirement of China's mould industry. "He said.

China mold and die industry association secretary-general Qin Ke said, as the important basis in the product manufacturing technology and equipment, mold industrial level has become the measure of a country manufacturing level of important symbol. Without a high level of mold, there is no high level of spare parts manufacturing, no industrial products and consumer goods diversity.

According to the introduction, in recent years, thanks to the continuous consolidation of the status of China's mold manufacturing power, some related product imports have been replaced by "made in China". However, in the fields of mold added value and per capita labor productivity, there is still a significant gap between China's mold industry and international advanced level.

In 2016, the total amount of imported mould imported from China was $2 billion, down 19.4% from the previous year, and only about 40% of the total amount of mold exports in that year. In that year, China exported $47.9 billion to 189 countries and regions.