As the key process equipment in the plastic molding process, it plays a very important role in improving the level and production efficiency of plastic products. According to Luo Baihui, director of the International Association of mould, hardware and plastic industry suppliers, the plastic mold industry in the Yangtze River Delta is booming rapidly, driven by the developed plastic industry in the region. At present, the Yangtze River Delta region has become one of the most important production bases of plastic mold in China, with an annual output value of nearly 10 billion yuan, and has become the largest import and export base of plastic mold in China. In 2003, the total export volume of moulds from Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang accounted for 42.7% of the total export value of molds in China. With its strong industrial foundation and competitive advantages, the Yangtze River Delta has become a pearl of mold manufacturing industry.
Extension of industrial chain
At present, the plastic mold in the Yangtze River Delta has formed a complete industrial chain integrating design, manufacturing, processing and sales, which has become another economic growth point of the region with its unique advantages. Luo Baihui, director of the International Association of mould, hardware and plastic industry suppliers, pointed out that mold is the most basic manufacturing industry. Its rise can drive the rapid growth of the regional industrial chain, and the extension of the industrial chain will promote the development of the mold manufacturing industry.
As the developed plastics and products processing industry in the Yangtze River Delta has a large demand for molds, the local plastic mold enterprises should go up; at the same time, the centralized growth of plastic mold enterprises has greatly reduced the price of local plastic mold, which undoubtedly reduces the production cost for plastic processing enterprises and can produce more varieties of products. As a result, a closer relationship has been formed between industries, promoting each other and developing together.
Industrial Park agglomeration
The characteristics of the plastic industry park in the Yangtze River Delta are very distinct. Yuyao mold City, Ninghai mold city and Jiangsu Mold Industry Experimental Zone in Kunshan are the three most important mold cities in the region. According to Luo Baihui's investigation, the local government's attention to the park construction and the inclination of relevant policies are important factors for the rapid development of the plastic mold industry in this region. Ningbo has listed mold as one of the key industries in Ningbo. Now Ningbo has become the most important plastic machine production base in China, and mold as its supporting industry will also get rapid development.
The mould Industrial Park in the Yangtze River Delta has its own characteristics. Yuyao plastic city is one of the most famous distribution centers of plastic raw materials and products in China. Its basic characteristics are small and complete, and the price is low. Therefore, Yuyao mold city also has this characteristic. 80% of the enterprises in the mold city are plastic mold production enterprises, mainly small enterprises. Due to the small scale of the enterprise, the single enterprise or factory in the mold city has a high degree of specialization, the production efficiency is improved, and the conditions of process cooperation are good. The processing of a pair of molds can be completed by cooperation of several enterprises. Each enterprise is only responsible for the production of a certain part or a certain part, and the final assembly. The so-called 'technology has its specialty'. Its productivity is very high, the cost is low, and the production cycle is greatly shortened. Therefore, it has a competitive advantage.
At the same time, the development of related industries in surrounding areas has been promoted by the increasing scale of mold city. Although this small and specialized division of labor mode still has the shortcomings of low equipment level and low comprehensive quality, due to the high degree of specialization, the product quality is also improved relatively quickly, and the scientific and technological content of enterprises is gradually improved.
Increase of added value
It is aware of the lack of high-tech plastic mold products in this region, and the Yangtze River Delta region is actively attracting foreign investment to improve the quality of local mold products, and then improve the overall level of plastic processing industry. Due to the good policy and investment environment, the Yangtze River Delta has become a new hot spot for foreign enterprises to invest in, and most of the investment belongs to projects with high scientific and technological content. For example, Jiangsu Mold Industry Experimental Zone, which is located in Kunshan, is a mold industrial park with high-grade mold as the main body. Compared with Yuyao mold City, Kunshan mold city is a 'power type' Park, positioned in high-tech mold production, with foreign-funded enterprises in the majority. In 2004, several plastic mold projects with investment of more than 10 million yuan were launched in the mold industry experimental zone. As the mold projects invested by foreign-funded enterprises are generally high-tech and large-scale, this will effectively improve the mold level in the Yangtze River Delta region.
However, China's import and export of plastic molds and moulds are still in the first place. Therefore, strengthening the cooperation between cities in the Yangtze River Delta region and introducing foreign capital and advanced technology and equipment will play a positive role in improving the level of China's plastic mold industry and further improving the level of China's plastic processing industry.
