Mold Molding Industry Faces Convergence

The mold molding industry is facing the dual blow of global demand shrinkage and rising costs. The mold manufacturers and injection molders in southern China present a trend of integration. Many small mold molding companies are facing rising production costs and strong foreign trade. Under pressure, they have begun to test the water e-commerce field, expand the domestic market channels, and find a way to “surprise” the survival and development of enterprises.

It is understood that due to the international economy, especially the economic situation in Europe and the United States, there has been a wide range of weaknesses, the international market demand for mold molding has further slowed down. This has also led to a general integration trend in China's South China mold-molding industry, which has a certain share of exports. Some small mold-molding companies have experienced a decline in sales of their products, and companies have experienced crisis in their survival and development.

E-commerce helps "breakthrough"

A relevant person in the mold association said that by the beginning of next year, 20-25% of companies in the plastic mold manufacturing and molding industry in South China will face bankruptcy. The scale of such companies may not be large and they belong to small businesses in the industry. Because of the sudden drop in foreign trade exports, the domestic market of these small companies has not been developed, resulting in a backlog of corporate products, capital turnover problems, companies are facing great pressure for survival.

Luo Baihui, head of the International Die & Metals and Plastics Industry Suppliers Association, also believes that the industry is undergoing major changes, which have made the business environment more difficult under the triple influence of rising labor costs, appreciation of the renminbi, and slowing global economic growth. The market is more often occupied by more powerful, more funded, or more innovative companies. Therefore, small-scale must seek market transformation, and turn its attention to the development of the domestic market, in which relying on e-commerce can become a "breakthrough" exit.

A person in charge of a mold company stated that there are a number of small and medium-sized enterprises that manufacture automobile molds in South China. They have cooperated with well-known domestic B2B e-commerce platforms in embarking on a sustained downturn in foreign trade and e-commerce platforms. Development of the domestic market. In a short period of one year, companies have perfected a number of national sales channels, which have opened up sales of products.

According to statistics from Yihu Baiying Platform, up to now, there are more than 200,000 mold molding enterprises in the country registered in the country, among which enterprises in South China occupy an important part. The mold molding industry's participation in e-commerce began to show rapid growth. Many mold-molding companies increasingly focus on deep participation in e-commerce platforms and organize product marketing to strengthen the development of the domestic market. It is expected that next year, the overall level of e-commerce in China's mold molding industry in South China, in particular, will show a qualitative leap.

According to Luo Baihui, on the opening day of the Fifth Guangdong (Dongguan Hengli) Mould Manufacturing and Machinery Exhibition, “Hengli Mould Network” (a public information service platform for mold information) was launched “on the line” at the same time as the mold exhibition. The platform will extend the physical mold enterprises under the line in Hengli Town to extend the network, and realize the linkage between the offline physical market and the online virtual market, and will promote the mold manufacturing enterprises according to processes, processes, and industry classifications. Last year, the output value of molds in Hengli Town reached 4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.9%. It is estimated that the output value of the mold industry will reach 5 billion this year. Therefore, Hengli Town, Shunli Chengzhang enjoys the title of “China (Dongguan Hengli) Die Manufacturing Town”.

Management software leads high-end transformation In recent years, with the proliferation of labor shortages and the increase in wages of workers, domestic labor costs have become higher and higher, and the international competitiveness of “Made in China” has become worrisome. In the past, under the extensive investment model, various localities were intensively launched. Industrial projects have caused huge losses to resources and the environment, which are costly.

Each mold company is constantly reconsidering: How can we create higher benefits? Can we rely on past models to maintain steady economic growth? According to Luo Baihui, secretary-general of the International Model Association, in this context, along the track of changes in industrial transfer and industrial upgrading, “high-end manufacturing” has begun to receive full attention from the government and the business community, and the potential for future growth is huge.

The so-called high-end manufacturing industry, from an industry point of view, refers to the newly emerging industries with high-tech content and high value-added competitiveness. From the point of view of the industry chain, it is at the high end of a certain industrial chain. Link. Specifically, the manufacturing of infrastructure equipment such as energy and transportation, construction machinery, defense equipment, scientific and control equipment, automobiles, and home appliances are all high-end manufacturing industries.

From the perspective of China's mold development, China is generally a net exporter. In the high-end mold industry is very weak in the country, the future of these "high-end manufacturing" areas are expected to form an import substitution through industrial upgrading.

So how to improve the end product? First of all, we must rely on technology and we must have the spirit of independent innovation. The second is to strive to develop information modernization, bring information automation, save company's costs, and increase the use of efficiency.

Mold management software helps mold companies establish an efficient and standardized information management platform and management system, while guiding high-end companies to achieve growth. The system is mainly based on mold manufacturing manufacturing process management, centering on mold pre-sales quotation and order management, basic specification and project management, design and process management, production scheduling and visualization scheduling, dynamic monitoring of production process, trial management, procurement Eight major aspects, such as inventory management and real-time monitoring and management of mold manufacturing costs, provide real-time dynamic information management and other functions. Through centralized coordination and management, manufacturing resources can be shared in a networked environment, manufacturing capacity can be integrated, and manufacturing processes can be coordinated to enhance molds. The overall rapid response capability of manufacturing companies. To ensure that the mold delivery time, quality and cost control elements to help mold companies to enhance profitability and improve competitiveness.