Master mold maker, dedicated manufacturing

Category: Industry Blog

Published Time: 2016-08-20

Summary: Molds, indispensable in modern industrial production, are known as the "mother of industry." Dongguan Hengli Town, with molds as its leading industry, has successively won titles such as "Guangdong Province Mold Manufacturing Professional Town" and "China Mold Manufacturing Famous Town." It is estimated that in 2018, the total output value of molds in the town will reach 20 billion yuan.

  Molds, indispensable in modern industrial production, are known as the "mother of industry." Hengli Town, Dongguan, with molds as its leading industry, has successively won titles such as "Guangdong Province Mold Manufacturing Specialized Town" and "China's Famous Mold Manufacturing Town." It is estimated that in 2018, the total output value of molds in the town will reach 20 billion yuan.

  These achievements are inseparable from the efforts of countless mold industry people in the town. Today, let's take a look at the story of Chen Guowei, one of the mold industry people.

  Profile:

  Chen Guowei, General Manager of Dongguan Minfeng Mold Steel Materials Co., Ltd.

  Actively promoting Minfeng to seize technological innovation and carry out "machine replacement," adapting to the needs of market development, and upgrading to precision processing of mold steel. Adhering to the principle of "doing it with heart and developing with heart," Minfeng's sales have continued to grow by more than 20% annually.

  Investing tens of millions in "machine replacement" improves work efficiency by 30%

  Chen Guowei is the general manager of Dongguan Minfeng Mold Steel Materials Co., Ltd. In the six years since settling in Hengli, under Chen Guowei's leadership, Minfeng has seized technological innovation, combined with the company's actual situation, invested more than 10 million yuan in "machine replacement" and increased the reserve of mold steel, achieving good results.

  Since 2014, we have introduced CNC machine tools to replace the previous ordinary machine tools. 'Machine replacement' is the future development trend, and we must adapt to the development of this era." Chen Guowei said that in the past, each employee could only operate one machine tool during working hours. Since the introduction of CNC machine tools, one person can easily operate two machines at the same time, greatly improving labor productivity and product quality rate, and optimizing the technological process.

  Although updating equipment makes us feel 'painful,' after 'testing the waters' with new machine tools, our work efficiency has obviously increased by more than 30%. " Chen Guowei said that after introducing new machine tools, not only has work efficiency improved, but the technical content of the products has also improved.

  Upgrading processing equipment breaks through many limitations

  Chen Guowei introduced that the previous machine tool processing had many limitations. For example, if a customer needed to process a material, it could not be done without large-scale equipment. "Now we have more advanced processing equipment, and we also have a 25-ton crane and an increased inventory of 2,000 tons. Mold masters can input relevant values on the machine tool's display screen according to customer needs to produce mold steel precision materials of the corresponding size, greatly reducing the waste rate of raw materials and labor costs."

  How to break through the competition

  Product transformation in response to market demands

  Since this year, competition in the mold market has become increasingly fierce. How can enterprises break through? Chen Guowei said that the key is product transformation and upgrading.

  At the beginning, we mainly sold mold steel raw materials. In response to the needs of market development, we have upgraded to precision processing of mold steel. " Chen Guowei said that in the past, many mold enterprises had high requirements for steel, and generally purchased imported mold steel for processing. Now, the domestic mold steel technology and hardware supporting facilities have caught up, and are increasingly recognized by domestic mold enterprises.

  Only by doing it with heart can you gain recognition

  Only by doing it with heart and developing with heart will your products gain market recognition, because the eyes of the masses are sharp! Products with guarantees will be 're-consumed.' " Chen Guowei said that Minfeng has a relatively complete range of products, and due to its accumulated industry reputation and reliable product quality, its sales have continued to grow by more than 20% annually.

  Mold Makers

  Understanding industry information and keeping up with the times

  Chen Guowei said that completing a finished mold is not an easy task, and it requires a series of processes such as CAD design, machining, pressing, welding modules, and coating. He believes that an excellent practitioner cannot only focus on one link, but should have a corresponding understanding of the upstream and downstream industries—the most important of which is to understand the industry dynamics of Dongguan, especially Hengli.

  In the past, if you wanted to make a mold, you might have to run all over Dongguan. Now you can go to Hengli Mold City. Mold City is like a supermarket, with a full range of product supporting facilities. You only need to tell the store your requirements for the mold, find different merchants for different processes, and you will quickly get all the parts and raw materials you need." Chen Guowei finds consumer hotspots through market research, pays attention to new technologies, and understands market dynamics.

  Chen Guowei also actively participates in local mold exhibitions and technical exchange meetings in Hengli. "Not long ago, the Hengli Mold Machinery Industry Association was upgraded to the Dongguan Machinery Mold Industry Association. As long as you actively participate in exchanges, you can quickly understand the latest information in the mold industry, so that our mold products can be better promoted and keep up with the trend of mold industry development."

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