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Auto Molds
With the advancement of technology, the automotive industry is also developing rapidly. Nowadays, more and more automotive brands are using carbon fiber materials to custom auto mold and carbon fiber automotive parts. This is not only due to the improvement of environmental awareness, but also because carbon fiber has excellent strength and low density, which can better play to the performance of automobiles. There are also many applications in the aerospace and defense industries, serving as the main components of aircraft bodies, personal protective equipment, and various other products.
1. Body structure
Replacing traditional steel structures with carbon fiber is due to the high rigidity and strength of the carbon fiber body, which is less prone to deformation. Additionally, due to the lower mass of the carbon fiber body, fuel consumption will be significantly reduced.
2. Use on car battery boxes
We produce quality carbon fiber automotive parts. The carbon fiber composite material battery box body can significantly reduce the weight of the battery box itself and improve the utilization rate of automotive power. Experimental results have shown that carbon fiber battery boxes can reduce weight by about 60% compared to traditional metal battery boxes, and the structure of the carbon fiber battery box body can also meet usage needs based on lightweight
3. Use on automotive components
In addition to the aforementioned automotive components, carbon fiber composite materials can be used for the water pump rotor, water pump housing, thermostat, impeller, water valve, oil pump, IGBT module, connector, etc. of the car.
Aircraft manufacturers will use a large amount of carbon fiber components in the future to improve the overall performance and cost-effectiveness of new aircraft. For example, aircraft fuselage and wing panels, landing gear, engine blades, airline cabin panels, seats, and luggage racks.
With the development of modern industry, CNC technology has gradually been applied in various fields and has become one of the important tools in the manufacturing industry. In the field of mold manufacturing, the application of CNC technology is becoming increasingly widespread.
1. Design phase
In the mold design stage, applying CNC technology to computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) can greatly improve design efficiency. For example, traditional manual design requires a significant amount of time to produce precise drawings and samples. By using CNC technology, we can continuously modify and improve the design drawings, and immediately manufacture them, so that the final product has more perfect performance and better results.
2. Manufacturing Stage
The application of CNC technology in the mold manufacturing process during the manufacturing phase can enable us to achieve faster, more accurate, and more stable mold processing. For example, CNC machine tools can automatically perform basic operations such as cutting, polishing, and drilling based on pre entered programs, avoiding interference from human factors on machining accuracy. Meanwhile, CNC technology can also achieve mass production and automated production of parts, further improving manufacturing efficiency.
3. Testing Phase
During the testing phase, testing is a crucial step in the mold manufacturing process. Through the application of CNC technology, we can add testing steps in the mold processing process to timely detect the processing quality of the mold, greatly reducing the possibility of producing unqualified products. In addition, CNC technology can also achieve automatic testing, avoiding the impact of human factors on testing accuracy.
The application of CNC technology has an obvious impact on the mold manufacturing industry. Firstly, the application of CNC technology can improve the accuracy and efficiency of mold manufacturing, transforming manual rough operations into precise planning and achieving zero error machining processes. Secondly, CNC technology can achieve machine automation operations, free up human resources, and improve production efficiency. The most important thing is that the popularization of CNC technology has lowered the manufacturing threshold, and some innovative enterprises can also explore new mold manufacturing businesses, breaking down barriers in traditional industries.
The application of CNC technology has become an important trend in modern industry. As a pillar of the manufacturing industry, the field of mold manufacturing cannot fall behind. CNC technology can be applied in various stages of mold manufacturing, significantly improving the processing quality of molds, improving production efficiency, and reducing manufacturing costs. Ultimately, it can drive the development and transformation of the mold manufacturing industry, as well as provide people with a better user experience, and play a greater role in future development.
Most irregular carbon fiber composite products require the use of molds during the manufacturing process, and the cost of molds accounts for a certain proportion of the product price. There are several types of molds that can be used for the production of carbon fiber products:
Chemical wood, as the name suggests, refers to a material that can replace wood, also known as machinable resin. Compared to wood, molds made from substitute wood are better, with a smooth surface and no need for post-processing, but the cost is relatively higher. Usually, small molds or molds with high size/quality requirements are made using substitute wood to make the original mold. There are also some composite components in the testing stage that use substitute wood molds to make a small number of trial parts.
Oil mud is mainly used in handicrafts, hardware, plastic molding, and student sculpture, and can be recycled. In the early days, it was more commonly used in traditional car body design. Oil mud has a hard and fine texture at room temperature, and can be finely carved. The foam putty mold is to stick the cut foam molds to each other, then apply the putty on the foam surface, and conduct the surface smoothness treatment manually. This type of mold has low cost, longer consumption time, but short service life, and is not suitable for high precision and large-scale production.
Our HKAA usually uses metal materials such as aluminum alloy and steel as mold materials. Although it takes a long time and has high mold costs, metal molds not only have a smooth surface, but also have high precision and durability, making them suitable for mass production of products with high performance requirements. It should be noted that the cost of molds is inversely proportional to the quantity of products, and the more product orders there are, the lower the cost allocated to each product.
At present, materials used for carbon fiber automotive parts and product molds include 3D-printed nylon, ABS, fiberglass, and other materials. However, throughout the entire carbon fiber product customization industry, metal molds still have the highest usage rate and the best applicability. HKAA can accept customized carbon fiber products based on drawings and samples. If you have any customization needs, you can contact us directly.
HKAA has more than 20 years experience in automotive molds. We cooperate with large auto parts manufacturer from European and North American. Our specialty tooling includes molds for Bumpers, Door Panels, interior and exterior parts and lamp molds etc.
HKAA Using five-axis CNC machines and high-speed CNC machines can improve the accuracy of the mold and shorten the delivery time, also have Moldflow analysis capacity.
Steel: Many kinds of imported steel,like Buderus,Assab,FINKL.
Customer: Germany Audi, Germany Mercedes-Benz, Germany BMW, Volkswagen, HYUNDAI Korea, American GE etc.
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