At present, plastic injection mouldss account for about 30% of the entire mold industry, and their proportion in mold import and export is as high as 50 to 70%. In recent years, my country's plastic moulds have developed rapidly. The application of plastic products is becoming more and more widespread, providing a very broad market for plastic moulds. my country's mold industry trading market is very large, and it is growing by 15% to 20% every year. This is mainly due to the development of my country's automobile, home appliances, IT industry, packaging, building materials, daily necessities and other large mold user industries. In recent years, the manufacturing level of plastic injection moulds in our country has been greatly improved. The weight of a single set of large plastic injection moulds produced has reached more than 50t, the accuracy of precision plastic molds has reached 3cm, and multi-cavity plastic molds can produce one mold with 7800 cavities. In terms of plastic sealing molds and high-speed molds, it has been able to produce high-speed plastic profile extrusion molds with an extrusion speed of more than 4m/min and double-cavity co-extrusion molds for main profiles. With the rapid development of the plastics industry and the continuous improvement in strength of general and engineering plastics, the application scope of plastic products is also expanding, and the consumption of plastic products is also rising. It is understood that the output of plastic products in my country in 2012 was close to 60 million tons, and it is still growing. This shows that domestic demand has a huge driving force for my country's plastic mold industry. Affected by various national policies and the continuous expansion of market space, the automobile, IT industry, packaging and other industries have developed very rapidly in recent years. Not only have they made great progress in production capacity, but they have also made great progress i

Certainly! Here's a brief introduction to the advantages and challenges of TPV (Thermoplastic Vulcanizate) material injection molding: **Advantages of TPV Injection Molding:** 1. **Flexibility and Elasticity:** TPV materials offer excellent flexibility and elasticity, making them suitable for applications requiring resilience and durability. 2. **Weather Resistance:** TPV materials exhibit high resistance to weathering, UV exposure, and temperature variations, making them ideal for outdoor applications. 3. **Chemical Resistance:** TPV materials are resistant to a wide range of chemicals, oils, and solvents, enhancing their suitability for diverse industrial applications. 4. **Cost-Effectiveness:** TPV injection molding can be a cost-effective solution due to the material's durability, long-term performance, and potential for recyclability. 5. **Noise and Vibration Damping:** TPV materials possess inherent noise and vibration damping properties, making them suitable for use in automotive, machinery, and consumer product applications. **Challenges of TPV Injection Molding:** 1. **Processing Challenges:** TPV materials can be challenging to process due t

PPS (Polyphenylene Sulfide) is a high-performance engineering thermoplastic known for its exceptional heat resistance, chemical resistance, and mechanical properties. Here's a brief overview of the advantages and challenges of PPS material injection molding: Advantages: 1. High Temperature Resistance: PPS exhibits excellent heat resistance, making it suitable for applications requiring prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures. 2. Chemical Resistance: PPS is highly resistant to a wide range of chemicals, including acids, bases, and solvents, making it ideal for use in harsh environments. 3. Dimensional Stability: PPS maintains its dimensional stability even under extreme temperature fluctuations, ensuring consistent part dimensions and performance. 4. Mechanical Strength: PPS offers high tensile strength, stiffness, and impact resistance, making it suitable for demanding mechanical applications. 5. Electrical Insulation Properties: PPS exhibits excellent electrical insulation properties, making it suitable for electrical and electronic components. 6. Low Moisture Absorption: PPS has low moisture absorption, reducing the risk of dimensional changes and maintaining performance in humid environments. Challenges: 1. High Melt Viscosity: PPS has a relatively high melt viscosity, which can pose challenges during the in

In recent years, with the development and versatility of the plastic industry. The application scope of plastic products is becoming more and more extensive, such as: Home appliances mould, instrumentation, construction equipment, automobile industry, daily hardware and many other fields. The proportion of plastic injection mould products is increasing rapidly. However, as the trend of plasticization of industrial products and daily products continues to rise, the strength and precision of plastic products are also constantly improving. Therefore, in order to make the mold obtain better strength and precision, it is necessary to perform 2K mold processing technology. So what is the 2K molding process? 2K molding processing technology: A mold is a tool for producing plastic products. It is generally composed of several groups of parts. There is a mold cavity in this group. During injection molding, the 2K mold is clamped on the injection molding machine. The molten plastic is injected into the mold cavity and cooled and shaped in the cavity. Then the upper and lower molds are separated. The product is ejected from the mold cavity and away from the mold through the ejection system. The mold is then closed. For the next injection molding, the entire injection molding process is carried out in a cycle. The injection molding production process requires the use of plastic raw materials, toner, nozzle materials, molds, injection molding machines, peripheral equipment, tooling fixtures, sprays, various auxiliary materials and packaging materials. If you want to make the production and operation of the injection molding workshop smooth, you need to manage the personnel, materials, equipment, tools, etc. involved in each link and each position, mainly including: raw material room, scrap room, batching room, production site, and after-sales service. Operation and coordination management of processing areas,

The traditional EDM cladding repair machine uses the principle of instantaneous high-frequency discharge of sparks to instantly act on the surface of the workpiece after the ionic state of the nickel-based welding material or special welding material so that the welding material and the workpiece are metallurgically fused into one. The workpiece surface generates minimal heat during the entire welding repair process. The traditional EDM cladding repair machine uses a rotating electrode in the welding gun, and the welding wire diameter ranges from 1.6-3.0mm, which is suitable for repairing casting defects; and the traditional EDM cladding repair machine can be used to set the power and discharge frequency. To strengthen the surface coating, it can repair various metals such as steel, copper, and aluminium. 1. Advantages The traditional EDM cladding repair machine is easy to install and operate and can be operated by ordinary personnel with little training. The welding repair strength is high. There is no annealing, no cracks, no deformation, and no internal stress in the welding repair parts. There will be no processing hard spots at the solder joints. The repair speed is faster than that of the chip placement machine, and the repair accuracy is relatively high. And it can pass X-ray flaw detection, penetration, tensile and other tests. It has been accepted and used by many casting manufacturers. In addition, it also has some use value in mold repair. 2. Disadvantages The traditional EDM cladding repair machine is slow and takes about 3 minutes for 2mm cast iron. There are few corresponding welding materials, and only nickel-based welding materials can be used for cast iron parts (about 300 yuan/kg). The cost of welding repair is high, and the utilization rate of welding materials can only reach 80%. The color di

2K mold: Two plastic materials are injected on the same injection molding machine and molded in two times, but the product is only ejected once. Generally, this molding process is also called Two-color Precision Mould, which is usually completed by a set of molds and requires a specialized two-color injection molding machine. 2K molds can combine two resins and colors with different characteristics into a single two-color product, which can reduce the assembly and post-processing of molded products. Save the cost of melting and printing, increase the beautiful visual effect of the product, and enhance the grade and added value of the product. Not only does it have the functions of anti-slip and increasing friction, the flexible resin material makes it more ergonomic and feels better. Two-color injection molding products have high quality stability, easy control of product deformation, short molding cycle and high output. The loss can be 7% lower than that of rubber-coated injection molding, and the product manufacturing cost can be 20%-30% lower than that of rubber-coated injection moulding. Over Mould: The two plastic materials are not necessarily injection molded on the same injection moulding machine and are molded in two times; after the product is taken out of one set of molds, it is then placed in another set of molds. Second injection molding. Therefore, this molding process is usually completed by two sets of molds, without the need for a special two-color injection molding machine. The mold structure is the same as that of a single-color inject

From February 23 to 26, 2024, the audit team conducted a certification audit on the company's IATF16949:2016 automotive industry quality management system, and the company successfully passed the certification and will obtain the certificate before the end of April. IATF16949:2016 is the quality management system certification standard for the global automotive industry. It is a strict audit system that requires companies to strictly follow quality management processes and specifications in all aspects of product design, production, sales, and service. During the certification and audit process, each department of the company solidly advanced various basic work based on the audit standards and completed a series of related work such as system planning. It also adheres to the guidance of process performance indicators, realizes the control of each process and the systematic management of each link, and provides effective support for the company's production and manufacturing process standardization, effective management and control, and sustainable development. Quality is the lifeline of an enterprise and the cornerstone of its sustainable development. We always adhere to the quality as the fundamental, comprehensively improve product quality and service level, and constantly meet customer needs. This ce

In order to ensure the full implementation and effective operation of the quality management system, from January 31 to February 2, 2024, the audit team composed of Shanghai NQA Certification Co., Ltd out a three-day ISO9001 quality management system renewal reexamination of Hongke. On the morning of January 31, the first on-site audit meeting was attended by the Hongke leadership team, department managers and internal auditors. The leader of the audit team explains the basis of the audit, the purpose of the audit, the audit focus and the audit department. After the meeting, the audit team adopted a variety of ways, such as face-to-face communication, data collection, sampling survey, field inspection, etc., to carefully review a number of management service processes covered by the Hongke quality system. After three days of audit, the final meeting was held in the afternoon of February 2. The audit team gave full affirmation to the overall operation of Hongke's quality management system, and agreed that Hongke's quality management work could be carried out in accordance with the requirements of ISO9001 standard system, and the quality management work continued to progress. Agreed to pass the 2024 quality management system supervision certification audit.

1. H13 H13 is a hot work die steel that complies with the standard GB/T1299-2000. ; Brand 4Cr5MoSiV1; Alloy tool steel, referred to as alloy steel, is a type of steel formed by adding alloying elements to carbon industrial steel. Among them, synthetic steel includes steel for measuring tools and cutting tools, steel for impact-resistant tools, cold work mold steel, hot work mold steel, non-magnetic mold steel, and plastic mold steel. H13 die steel is used to manufacture forging dies with large impact loads, hot extrusion dies, precision forging dies; aluminum, copper and their alloy die-casting dies. Some of our Auto Structural components molds use H13 steel, as shown below: 2. S136 S136 has a high-gloss surface and low maintenance costs. It also has the characteristics of a low deformation rate and high surface precision. It can still maintain the original high precision after long-term production and can be produced in cameras, sunglasses, chemical instruments, plastic products, etc. S136 steel is also used for internal mold parts with a high polishing degree and high requirements, high corrosion resistance plastic molds, production, medical, food industry and other products. Many of the Medical Repair Parts Mould we design use S136 steel, as shown below 3. 718

The advantages of a water quality measurement component made from insert molding in the context of mold manufacturing and injection molding: 1. Enhanced Durability and Reliability: Insert molding allows for the integration of metal or other inserts into the plastic component, providing enhanced durability and reliability for water quality measurement applications, even in harsh environments. 2. Precise Measurement Accuracy: With insert molding, tight tolerances and precise placement of inserts ensure accurate and consistent measurement results, critical for water quality assessment and analysis. 3. Cost-Effective Manufacturing: By combining multiple materials and functionalities in a single manufacturing step, insert molding offers cost savings compared to traditional assembly methods, reducing production costs and improving overall efficiency. 4. Streamlined Design: Insert molding enables the creation of streamlined designs for water quality measurement components, reducing the number of parts and simplifying assembly processes, which can minimize the risk of assembly errors and improve product reliability. 5. Resistance to Environmental Factors: The combination of plastic and metal inserts in insert-molded water quality measurement components provides resistance to water, chemicals, temperature fluctuations, and other environmental factors, ensuring long-term performance and reliability.

Injection mould is an important forming process equipment for automobile production. Data shows that automobile manufacturing is more than 90% dependent on injection moulding, and more than 95% of China's mold companies are involved in auto injection mould production. In 2022, China's mold imports will only be US$1.1 billion. China's locally manufactured automobile molds have laid a solid foundation to support the development of the automobile industry, and the high-quality development of the automobile industry will also drive continued innovation and development of applications in the automobile mold market. At the same time, it also plays an important role in helping car companies reduce costs, improve quality and efficiency. In the context of the frequent introduction of new energy vehicle policies, the automotive industry has been upgrading, shortening cycles, and increasing production year after year. As the low-carbon, high-end, and intelligent power batteries of electric passenger vehicles continue to improve, the entire electric vehicle technology has Continuous innovation and interior changes in the era of autonomous driving will enable automotive molds to keep up with such demands in the field of innovative applications in the future. The technical requirements for automotive lightweighting and optimized manufacturing of automotive parts will provide more opportunities for new mold technologies and applications. Extensive space. Our company has obtained the IATF16949 certificate and has sufficient qualifications to design and produce plastic molds required for automobiles. Now, with the development of new energy vehicles, we can also produce plastic accessories for new energy vehicles. Please contact us if you have any needs.

Here's a brief introduction to the advantages of a printer component made from insert molding in the context of mold manufacturing and injection molding: 1. Enhanced Strength and Stability: Insert molding allows for the integration of metal or other inserts into the plastic component, providing enhanced strength and stability to the printer part, especially in areas subjected to high stress or wear. 2. Complex Geometries: Insert molding enables the creation of printer components with intricate geometries and features, facilitating the incorporation of multiple functionalities within a single part. 3. Cost-Effectiveness: By combining multiple materials and functionalities in one manufacturing step, insert molding offers cost savings compared to traditional assembly methods, reducing labor and assembly time. 4. Improved Precision: Insert molding ensures precise placement and bonding of inserts within the plastic component, resulting in tight tolerances and consistent part dimensions, critical for printer components to function correctly. 5. Reduced Part Count: With insert molding, complex printer assemblies can be simplified by consolidating multiple parts into a single component, reducing the overall part count and simplifying assembly processes. 6. Enhanced Design Flexibility: Insert molding provides designers with greater flexib

Hongke 2023 Annual Party Was Successfully Held Dongguan Hongke Plastic Precision Mould Co., Limited annual party was successfully held,It kicked off with a wonderful and sincere New Year's message from the company's general manager, Mr. Leo. Mr. Leo reviewed the company's 2023 and hoped for 2024 All employees will work together to create greater glories in the future! The New Year's bell rang, and the rings of time left a deep mark. On this day of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, the Hongke family gathered together to spend this wonderful night. At Hongke, we can easily find many veteran employees who have served in their positions for more than 10 years. They sow the seeds of youth on the land of Hongke and grow and expand with Hongke. Winter snow, summer rain, time flies, and ten years have allowed persistence to show their value, love for the cause, and recognition of the company, allowing them to take root in Hongke, day after day, year after year, down-to-earth and without complaint. Regretfully dedicating one's youth. With awards of all p

At the beginning of the new year, on behalf of Hongke Company, all employees and our customers and friends, I would like to first express my sincere respect for the arrival, and at the same time extend my New Year blessings to all colleagues and customers! Happy New Year and a good harvest of firecrackers and snowflakes. After the joyful, peaceful and relaxing Lunar New Year holiday, we are back to work. Let`s meet in the spring. The festival is the time! As the saying goes, a year's plan begins in spring, so at the beginning of this new year, we will devote ourselves to work with fuller enthusiasm, more solid style, and more effective measures to complete all tasks of this year. A good start to the new year, a good step forward! In 2023, with the full cooperation of managers at all levels of the company and the joint efforts of all employees, with the background of adhering to a people-oriented corporate culture and the support of new and old customers, the company has achieved leapfrog development, presented a new look, and created new milestones.

Lack of Material 1. Meaning: The molten material is not filled after entering the mould cavity, resulting in a shortage of plastic parts. 2. Causes and troubleshooting methods: ① Improper equipment selection: When selecting equipment, the melting amount of the machine must be greater than the melting amount of the product, and the weight of the injection moulded part can only account for 85% of the total melt amount of the machine. ② Insufficient material supply: If there is a "bridging" phenomenon at the feeding port, the screw injection moulding stroke can be appropriately increased to increase the material supply amount. ③. Poor fluidity of raw materials: Improve the stagnation defect of the mould pouring system, reasonably set the pouring position, expand the size of the gate, runner and injection port, use a larger nozzle, and appropriately increase the temperature of the raw material. ④. The design of the gating system is unreasonable: When designing the gating system, attention should be paid to the balance of the gate. The weight of the plastic parts in each cavity should be proportional to the size of the gate. To ensure that each cavity can be filled at the same time, the position of the gate should be selected to be thicker. For the wall part, the design plan of a balanced arrangement of sprues can also be adopted. ⑤. Poor mould exhaust: Check whether there is a cold material cavity or whether the position is correct. For moulds with deep mould cavities, exhaust grooves and exhaust holes should be added to the parts that are underfilled. They can be opened on the mold closing surface. A vent groove with a depth of 0.02-0.04mm and a width of 5-11mm should be set at the final filling point of the cavity. In addition, in terms of process operation, the resistance of the gating system can be reduced by increasing the mol

The reason why the mold produces gas when manufacturing products ① The gas is entrained in the material in the feeding system or there is air in the cavity. During the forming process, the gas in the flow channel and cavity is not discharged in time. ② The resin is not sufficiently dried and contains moisture. At the injection temperature, it evaporates and becomes water vapor. ③The injection mould temperature is high and the plastic decomposes to produce gas. ④ Certain additives in the resin volatilize or react chemically to generate gas (for example, when thermosetting plastics are formed, not only does the plastic itself contain moisture and volatile components, but also a polycondensation reaction occurs during the curing process, producing condensation water and low-molecular volatile gases). ⑤ Residual gas in the resin. Consequences of poor injection mould exhaust ① The gas undergoes large compression and generates back pressure, and this back pressure increases the resistance of the molten material filling flow, preventing the molten plastic from filling the mold normally and quickly, so that the mold cavity cannot be filled, resulting in unclear edges of the plastic. ② There are obvious flow marks and fusion seams on the product, and the mechanical properties of the product decrease. ③ After the gas is compressed, it will penetrate into the inner layer of the plastic, causing the plastic to produce surface quality defects such as silver streaks, pores, loose tissue, and peeling. ④ After the gas in the mold cavity is compressed, it generates heat and causes the local temperature of the plastic to rise. The plastic melt decomposes, changes color, or even becomes charred and carbonized. ⑤ Poor exhaust reduces the injection mould f

China's injection mould market has broad prospects. With the continuous expansion of injection mould application fields and the increasing and higher requirements for molds in applied fields, it has become a general rule that the injection mould industry develops faster than other manufacturing industries. As the development trend of economic globalization becomes more and more obvious, the mold manufacturing industry gradually moves to my country and the trend of multinational groups purchasing molds in my country becomes increasingly obvious. The opportunities for my country's mold industry outweigh the challenges. The future international mold market has broad prospects, and my country's molds still have great development. Space, the development trend of China's mold industry is mainly developing in the following directions: 1. High precision With continuous learning in recent years, China's mold industry has developed rapidly, and a number of companies specializing in high-precision mold manufacturing have developed. More and more companies are realizing that the accuracy of mold dimensions is the most important factor in manufacturing high-precision, high-quality, high-tech products. To make high-precision molds, there are only two important factors: equipment and talents. However, China is still far behind foreign countries in the most precise fields. After all, for China, manufacturing is a reflection of a country's comprehensive national strength, so the country attaches great importance to it and will surely surpass it in the near future. 2. Automation and smart factories are trends Automation and intelligence are the guarantees for improving efficiency. With the popularization of various automation equipment (mainly robots) that cooperate with mold production, and the improvement of the intelligence of standard parts

1. Design of air extraction holes The design of the air extraction holes for vacuum injection moulding is the key to injection moulding design. The air extraction holes should be located at the last place where the sheet is attached to the mold. For example, when the concave mold is formed, it is around the bottom of the concave mold and where there is a depression. When the punch is formed, it is at the bottom of the punch. The specific situation depends on the shape and size of the plastic injection mould parts. For plastic parts with complex contours, the air extraction holes should be concentrated. For large flat plastic parts, the air extraction holes need to be evenly distributed. The hole spacing depends on the size of the plastic part. For small plastic parts, the hole spacing can be selected between 20 and 30mm. For large plastic parts, the distance should be increased appropriately. Generally, the molded plastic has good fluidity and the molding temperature is high, so the air extraction holes will be smaller; if the thickness of the bad material sheet is large, the air extraction holes will be larger; if the thickness of the blank sheet is small, the air extraction holes will be smaller. In short, the requirement for the size of the air extraction holes is that the air between the blank and the mold forming surface can be extracted in a short time without leaving traces of the air extraction holes on the plastic parts. Generally, the diameter of the air extraction holes is 0.5~1mm, and the maximum air extraction hole diameter should not exceed 50% of the sheet thickness. However, for plates smaller than 0.2mm, too small air extraction holes cannot be processed. 2. Cavity size The cavity size of the vacuum forming mold should also consider the shrinkage rate of the plastic, and its calculation method is the same as t

Compared with other molds, injection mould has a more complex and precise structure, and have higher requirements for operation and maintenance of products. Therefore, throughout the production process, correct use and careful maintenance and maintenance are crucial to maintaining the normal production of the company and improving the company's performance. Efficiency is of great significance. 1. Choose appropriate injection moulding equipment and determine reasonable process conditions. If the injection moulding machine is too small, it will not meet the requirements. If the injection molding machine is too large, it will be a waste of energy, and the mold or template will be damaged due to improper adjustment of the mold clamping force. At the same time, Reduce efficiency. When selecting an injection machine, you should consider ※large injection volume, effective distance of tie rod, mold installation size on the template, ※large mold thickness, ※small mold thickness, template stroke, ejection method, ejection stroke, injection pressure, mold clamping force, etc. Check all items and use them only after meeting the requirements. Reasonable determination of process conditions is also part of the correct use of molds. Too much clamping force, too high injection pressure, too fast injection rate, too high mold temperature, etc. will cause damage to the service life of the mold. 2. After the mold is installed on the injection machine, the empty mold must be run first. Observe whether the movement of each part is flexible, whether there are any abnormal phenomena, whether the ejection stroke and opening stroke are in place, whether the parting surface is tightly matched when closing the mold, whether the pressure plate screws are tightened, etc. 3. When using the mold, keep it at normal temperature. Working at normal temperature can extend the service life of the mold. 4. The s

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced an industry-wide quality system requirement in March 2002. Its full name is "Quality Management System - Special Requirements for the Organizational Implementation of ISO9001 for Production Parts and Related Service Parts in the Automotive Industry". For IA/TF16949. In response to the ISO9001:2015 quality management system, the standard was updated to IATF16949:2016 in 2016. System Effect 1. Streamline company management processes and improve corporate performance; 2. Improve product quality and strengthen corporate market competitiveness; 3. Used to prove the company`s standardization and control capabilities to the outside world (including customers); 4. Used to meet customer factory inspection requirements. Certification Conditions 1. Possess identity certificate: business license or public institution registration certificate; 2. The establishment time is 12 months; 3. It is a production-oriented enterprise and production is in normal operation. Applicable Industries 1. Automobile OEM; 2. Auto parts manufacturers. Benefits of Implementing IA/TF16949 1. Open up the market: As a mark of quality assurance, IA/TF16949 helps companies gain the trust of customers and gain a broader market space. 2. Improve customer satisfaction: By implementing IA/TF16949, pay attention to and meet customer requirements to improve customer satisfaction; 3. Reduce costs and increase efficiency: Continue to pay attention to corporate operating performance and improve process performance indicators to achieve cost reduction and efficiency improvement; 4. Improve product and delivery quality: Use systematic development and improvement methods to ensure product quality and delivery performance. The IA/TF16949 quality management system standard has five major concerns. Through

Plastic injection mould, the abbreviation of a combined plastic mold used for compression molding, extrusion, injection, blow molding and low foam molding, injection mould can be divided into three categories according to the different types of pouring systems: (1) Edge Gate injection moulding: The runners and gates are on the parting line and are demoulded together with the product when opening the mold. It has the simplest design, is easy to process, and has low cost. Therefore, more people use the edge gate system to operate. (2) Pin-point Gate injection moulding: The runner and gate are not on the parting line, usually directly on the product, so it is necessary to design an additional set of nozzle parting lines. The design is more complex and the processing is difficult. Generally, the selection depends on the product requirements. (3) Hot Runner injection moulding: The structure of this type of mold is roughly the same as that of the fine nozzle. The biggest difference is that the runner is located in one or more hot runner plates and hot spouts with constant temperature. There is no cold material demoulding, runner and pouring. The outlet is directly on the product, so the runner does not need to be demoulded. This system is also called a water outlet system, which can save raw materials. It is suitable for situations where raw materials are expensive, product requirements are high, design and processing are difficult, and mold costs are high. Therefore, we need to choose the most suitable mold type based on the specific product materials and output. We, Hongke Mould have been professionally designing and manufacturing molds for more than 15 years. If you have any questions about molds, please feel free to consult.

Exhibition Time: 6-10 May 2024 Exhibition Location: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA Held Period: Every three years Sponsor: American Plastics Industry Association, SPI [Exhibition Introduction] NPE is the largest and oldest plastics exhibition in the United States and the second-largest plastics industry event in the world. It is undoubtedly the gold medal exhibition in the North American plastics industry and is hosted by the American Plastics Industry Association. Since 1946, it has been held every three years. To this day, NPE has maintained steady growth in terms of exhibitors, exhibition area, scale, and the number of visitors. The U.S. plastics industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States and occupies a leading position in the global plastics industry market. NPE was founded by SPI in 1946 and has been held at McCormick Place in Chicago, USA since 1971. NPE has moved to Orange since 2012. NPE 2024 International Plastics Exhibition is the only exhibition that allows you to contact more than 2,000 global leaders in the plastics industry and is equipped with demonstration equipment to demonstrate breakthrough processes and new uses of resin plastics in real-time. During the week-long exhibition, participating in technical exchanges and social activities held in the exhibition area will definitely give you and your company an unparalleled return on investment. [Review of Past Sessions] The American NPE Plastics Exhibition held in 2018 reached 1.2 million square feet. 2,180 companies from 100 countries in the world participated in the exhibition. The five-day American NPE Plastics Exhibition attracted 65,000 visitors, mainly from the United S

Using a Hot Runner can bring you higher returns 1. The use of hot runner saves more costs. The higher the material price, the more waste materials at the nozzle, and the greater the product output, the more cost savings will be achieved by using hot runner. 2. The sprue material requires storage, crushing, and power consumption, which will reduce product quality and increase 1-2 manpower. The hot runner has no spout, which saves labor and has better product quality. 3. The three-plate mold is easily damaged due to the movement of the nozzle plate. After switching to a hot runner, the mold has a longer life and more stable quality. Hot runners can be produced in larger quantities 1. Since the hot runner system has no water inlet, the injection time and cooling time can be greatly shortened. The use of the hot runner system can shorten the molding cycle by 20%-25%. 2. The use of hot runner systems can achieve the injection molding of more cavity products, which can increase production capacity by at least 25%. 3. The internal pressure loss of the hot runner system is small, the internal stress of the product is small, and the surface quality and mechanical properties of the product are better. The structure of the hot runner mold is roughly the same as that of the fine nozzle. The biggest difference is that the runner is located in one or more hot runner plates and hot spouts with constant temperature. There is no cold material to demould, and the runner and gate are directly on the product; Therefore, the runner does not need to be demoulded. This system is also called a nozzle system, which can save raw materials. It is suitable for situations where raw materials are expensive and product requirements are high. Design and processing are difficult, and mold costs are high.

Harbor Results Inc. (HRI), a leading authority on the manufacturing industry, has released the results of Harbor IQ's in-depth study of the current state of the auto injection mould supplier. Analysis shows that North American automotive molds suppliers' mold spending will grow at an annual rate of 13.4% from 2022 to 2025, and spending in 2025 will reach US$8.3 billion, a significant increase from US$5.7 billion in 2022. Several key factors are driving the growth in tooling spending. First, even though demand for cars in North America fell from 15.8 million to 13.7 million, most automakers saw record profits per vehicle sold. This strong performance has funded investment in technology and new vehicles. From 2023 to 2029, the number of automobile nameplates in North America will increase by 18%, from 210 to 249. In addition, the proportion of pure electric vehicle nameplates will increase from 20% in 2023 to 46% in 2029. Five-axis CNC milling machine and monitor cut tire mold parts through solid ball-nose milling cutters. Image source: Getty Images New nameplates produce new models, which require more molds. Detroit's three major automakers (i.e. Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler) plan to purchase molds for all new full-size pickup trucks and SUVs from 2024 to 2026. Harbor IQ research shows that the discrete number of molds will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14% from 2022 to 2025, driving more demand for molds. "Despite economic uncertainty and supply chain challenges, we see a bright future for the automotive mold industry," said HRI President and CEO Laurie Harbour. "But it's important to note that tooling spend per pure electric vehicle is higher than that of traditional internal combustion engines. Vehicles are about 30% lower, so while we see both mold spending and mold purchase volume rising over the next few years, the average spend per mold is declining. So for mold compan