In mold industry, automobile manufacturing takes up a big portion. In United States, Germany, Japan and other developed countries, automobile manufacturing accounts for more than 40% of the mold industry. In China, there is thirty percents mold products for the automotive industry. Generally, 1000 to 1500 sets of stamping molds are needed to produce an ordinary car.
Automotive die stamping is the important automobile production technology. The time to design and manufacture of automotive takes up approximately two thirds of the production time. Automotive die stamping is featured with large size, complex profile and high technical standards. In the past, automotive stamping are commonly used single-step mode and composite structure design. With the development of technology, it is possible to reduce costs and improve production efficiency. In addition, progressive die stamping is gradually used for automobile design and manufacturing which has become the developed direction of automotive die stamping manufacturing technology.