Break down several major trends in the injection molding industry, opening a new era of injection molding technology innovation and smart factory construction

1. Functionalization and greening of raw materials and modified materials

With the continuous implementation of carbon neutrality and carbon peaking, the green production and processing technology of plastics are getting more and more attention, such as green additives, green flame retardants, green plasticizers, etc., are being researched and promoted more and more. . At the same time, the use of bio-based plastics with a wide range of sources, green, low-carbon, easily degradable, and easy to recycle is increasing, and will be widely used in packaging, tableware, household appliances, stationery, maternal and child products, electronic information and other industries. Although the planned production line, production capacity, and output of PLA at home and abroad continue to hit new highs, it still cannot match the growth rate of the downstream market, and the supply of raw materials and modified materials have been in short supply for a long time.


2. High-end, precise, intelligent, and energy-saving injection molding equipment

In recent years, breakthroughs have been made in key technologies of the industry, and the gap between the large two-platen, all-electric injection molding machine and developed countries has been narrowing. Such as the research and development and industrialization of green and intelligent large-scale pure two-plate plastic injection molding equipment; the online processing system for solid waste polymer materials reduces energy consumption and improves economic benefits; an integrated intelligent production system oriented by terminal application requirements realizes injection molding Forming intelligent unmanned production line. In the future, China's injection molding equipment needs to work hard in the following areas.

(1) For high-end complex applications, injection molding systems with high precision, stability, and scalability, such as non-contact automatic molding systems for high cleanliness requirements such as medical applications; engineering plastic precision parts molding systems for 5G applications; Large-scale automatic molding system for automobiles; R&D and industrialization of all-electric injection molding machine basic systems for high-precision requirements such as electronic appliances and mobile communication industries.

(2) Develop an expandable injection molding system that satisfies the molding of composite materials, and realizes high-efficiency and high-precision molding processing of composite materials.

(3) Develop special injection molding machines that meet the molding of special engineering plastics, such as PEEK, PI, PPS, and other high-performance special engineering plastics, to meet the needs of cutting-edge applications (such as electronic information, aviation).

(4) High-performance injection molding system combined with various advanced injection molding processes, such as high-volume high-speed hot runner preform machine, microcellular foam injection molding machine, customized touch multi-layer composite injection molding machine, thermoplastic fiber reinforced composite Molding machine, screwless ultrasonic plasticizing micro-injection molding machine, one-step injection molding machine with automatic clamping force compensation, intelligent molding integrated manufacturing system (3D copier), etc.

(5) High-precision lens optical injection molding machines with extremely high requirements for molding accuracy and stability are used in imaging monitoring fields such as mobile phones, automobiles, and security.

(6) The TPE joint angle intelligent injection molding machine, which is mainly used in the automotive sealing system, consolidates the leading position of the C-type injection molding machine in the industry.

(7) Energy-saving and environmentally friendly injection molding machines, such as recycling plastics online configuration remanufacturing green injection molding technology and equipment.

3. Product design is lightweight, concise, and integrated

Many areas of injection molded products are closely related to household life, such as the field of small household appliances. There are many types of such products, high demand, frequent updates, high personalization and customization requirements, fierce market competition, and relatively thin profits. In order to reduce costs as much as possible, and advocate low-carbon and green life, the products should meet the requirements of use. It tends to be lighter and lighter, reducing the amount of metal and plastic used, which has already begun to be reflected in the structural design and mold manufacturing links. At the same time, in order to meet the market demand for multiple varieties and small batches, many production links in the factory have gradually realized automation and intelligence, but the product assembly line still relies on a lot of manpower, which is not conducive to enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises and products. To solve the problem of low assembly efficiency, an important idea is to standardize, unify, simplify, and even form the injection molded parts to reduce the use of punching and screws, thereby simplifying the assembly steps.

4, the production, management, and decision-making methods are digitalized, networked, and intelligent

Injection molding companies improve quality (product quality, service quality), reduce costs (raw material purchase costs, inventory costs, personnel costs, production costs, management costs, service costs, etc.), increase efficiency (production efficiency, communication efficiency, synergy efficiency, etc.), It is the main purpose of the traditional manufacturing industry to implement smart manufacturing and do a good job of digital transformation, and it is an important magic weapon to gain a foothold among fierce market competitors and reshape development momentum and advantages. With the help of a new generation of information technology and the industrial Internet, injection molding companies will gradually realize the optimal allocation of resources, increase total factor productivity, and realize business through new manufacturing modes such as intelligent production, digital management, networked collaboration, personalized customization, and service extensions. , Management and business model in-depth transformation and reconstruction.

5. Coordination, clustering, and colocalization of technological innovation and industrial development

In the field of injection molding industry, there are high-performance raw material synthesis technology, production technology, modification technology, software and hardware technology of plastic machine equipment and accessories, manufacturing technology of high-end equipment, software technology, etc. that need continuous breakthroughs. Judging from the papers issued by relevant national and local departments in recent years, innovation is the main driving force for development, among which technological innovation is the core, and the main body and methods of innovation will be more diversified. In addition to some traditional research institutes and key laboratories, there will also be There are various innovation centers, innovation service complexes, innovation communities, industrial development consortia, etc., and at the same time, with the help of networking and software nation to accelerate the efficiency and quality of technological innovation, through platformization and synergy, the main body of innovation will be enriched, and the strengths of others will be fully absorbed. Create and share. At the same time, the development of the industry will gradually move from traditional agglomeration areas to cluster development. The majority of small and medium-sized injection molding companies rely on the advantages of clusters, make full use of the Internet + manufacturing industry, continue to build, strengthen, and supplement chains, and build an ecological system for industrial development. Chinese characteristics and advantages. It is not difficult to see from this that the future collaboration is not only limited to the collaboration of various departments within the enterprise, the collaboration between the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, there will also be a collaboration between individuals and platforms, a collaboration between enterprises and platforms, and collaboration between platforms. At the same time, the business model of going it alone will go further and further, and it will need to establish its own ecological partners, and the development of enterprises will also go ecological or integrate into the ecological circle.