With the rapid development of high-end equipment manufacturing industry, the demand for precision plates in mold steel forging and rolling continues to rise. Industry data shows that in the first quarter of 2024, the procurement volume of precision steel plates for molds in China increased by 22% year-on-year. Among them, products using environmentally friendly and energy-saving forging and rolling processes accounted for 65%, reflecting the trend of green transformation in the industry.
Several leading enterprises have recently increased their layout of short process precision plate production lines. Through the innovative process combination of "electric slag remelting+diameter forging billet opening+multi roll precision rolling", the material utilization rate has been increased to 92%, and the production energy consumption has been reduced by 18%. The H13 series precision board products launched by a listed company have been tested to have a service life of over 250000 molds and a surface roughness Ra ≤ 0.4 μ m. They have been widely used in the fields of 5G communication base station heat dissipation modules and photovoltaic silicon wafer multi wire cutting molds.
Industry insiders analyze that, driven by the "dual carbon" goal, mold steel precision plates that combine high performance and low-carbon attributes will become the mainstream in the market. It is expected that by 2026, the global market size of precision mold steel will reach 8 billion US dollars, and Chinese manufacturing enterprises are expected to seize a larger market share through digital process innovation, promoting the reshaping of the global mold industry chain pattern.