Metal tool forgings have a wide range of applications in industry and daily life, and are essential for industrial manufacturing and maintenance. With the continuous development of science and technology, the manufacturing technology and equipment of hardware tools and forgings are also constantly upgrading to meet the market demand for high quality, high efficiency and high reliability. This paper will discuss the development trend of hardware tool forging manufacturing technology and equipment, as well as the challenges faced in the future.
Manufacturing technology
The traditional metal tool forging technology mainly relies on manual operation and experience, the production efficiency is low, and the product quality is unstable. With the development of science and technology, digital and intelligent manufacturing technology is gradually applied to the production of metal tools and forgings.
Through computer aided design software, digital manufacturing technology can realize high precision and high efficiency mold design, and reduce the error rate and cost of mold manufacturing. At the same time, through the introduction of numerical simulation technology, real-time monitoring and optimization can be achieved in the forging process to improve product quality and production efficiency.
Intelligent manufacturing technology combined with robots and automation equipment can realize the automatic production of metal tools and forgings. Intelligent forging equipment can automatically complete material heating, mold replacement, product inspection and other operations, reduce manual intervention and error, improve production efficiency and product quality.
Equipment development
The traditional hardware tool forgings manufacturing equipment is relatively backward, there are low precision, low efficiency, poor reliability and other problems. With the continuous progress of science and technology, high-end and automation have become the main development trend of hardware tool forging equipment.
High-end equipment adopts advanced materials and processing technology, which can achieve high-precision and high-stability production and improve product quality and production efficiency. At the same time, high-end equipment can also realize the rapid replacement and adjustment of molds to adapt to the production needs of a variety of specifications and varieties.
Automation equipment Through the introduction of robots and automation technology, can realize the automatic production of hardware tools forgings. Automated forging equipment can reduce labor costs and labor intensity, improve production efficiency and product quality, and also reduce production costs and delivery cycles.
Manufacturing process
The manufacturing process of metal tool forgings includes design, manufacturing, inspection and other links. The design process mainly includes product modeling, mold design, process planning and other steps, which need to pay attention to the application of digital manufacturing technology to improve the design accuracy and efficiency.
The manufacturing process mainly includes material procurement, material heating, mold adjustment, forging, cutting, grinding and other steps. This link needs to pay attention to the application of intelligent manufacturing technology to improve production efficiency and product quality.
Inspection link is an important step to ensure the quality of metal tools forging, including appearance testing, size testing, performance testing and so on. The inspection process needs to pay attention to the application of automatic detection technology to improve the detection efficiency and accuracy.
Market prospect
With the development of economy and the continuous progress of technology, the market prospect of hardware tool forgings is broad. Especially in the fields of automobile manufacturing, machining, aerospace and so on, the demand for high quality, high efficiency and high reliability hardware tool forgings is increasing. At the same time, with the implementation of national strategies such as “Made in China 2025”, domestic hardware tool forging manufacturers will face more opportunities and challenges.
conclusion
In summary, the manufacturing technology and equipment of hardware tools and forgings are developing in the direction of digitalization, intelligence, high-end and automation. These trends will lead to higher production efficiency, lower production costs, higher product quality and stronger enterprise competitiveness. Therefore, hardware tool forging manufacturing enterprises need to pay attention to the upgrading of technology and equipment to adapt to market demand and development trends. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to the research and development and application of digital and intelligent manufacturing technology to improve the technological innovation ability and market competitiveness of enterprises. In the future, domestic hardware tool forgings manufacturing enterprises also need to continuously strengthen their research and development capabilities, production management capabilities and market development capabilities, in order to achieve greater development and success in the global market.
