In the development of automobile mold industry at home and abroad, the production and sales demand of China's automobile mold industry and the transformation and upgrading of forward-looking mold technology show the following nine development trends.

1. The position of mold 3D design is consolidated

The three-dimensional design of automotive molds is an important part of digital mold technology and the basis for the integration of mold design, manufacturing and inspection. Japan Toyota, the United States and other companies have achieved the three-dimensional design of the mold, and achieved good application results. Some of the practices adopted by foreign countries in the three-dimensional design of molds are worth learning. In addition to facilitating integrated manufacturing, the three-dimensional design of the mold is convenient for interference checking, and can perform motion interference analysis to solve a problem in the two-dimensional design.

2. The simulation (CAE) effect of the stamping forming process is more prominent

In recent years, with the rapid development of computer software and hardware, the simulation technology (CAE) of the press forming process has played an increasingly important role. In the United States, Japan, Germany and other developed countries, CAE technology has become a necessary part of the mold design and manufacturing process, widely used to predict forming defects, optimize the stamping process and mold structure, improve the reliability of mold design, automotive molds reduce the trial mode time. Many domestic auto mold companies have made significant progress in the application of CAE and achieved good results. The application of CAE technology can greatly reduce the cost of trial mold and shorten the development cycle of stamping die, which has become an important means to ensure the quality of the mold. CAE technology is gradually transforming mold design from empirical design to scientific design.