Cooling Fan Mold
Cooling Fan Mold - Yige Precision Molding Technology Solution
I. Core Technical Features
Cooling fan molds are key equipment in the production of plastic cooling fan impellers for applications in electronics heat dissipation, home appliances, and automotive cooling systems. Yige Molds possesses the following core technical features in the manufacturing of cooling fan molds:
1. High-Precision Molding Capability
Utilizing five-axis machining centers for precision processing, impeller cavity accuracy is controlled within ±0.02mm, ensuring uniform blade angles and thickness, and excellent dynamic balance performance. Through high-speed milling and EDM processes, high-precision forming of complex curved impellers is achieved, with wire-cutting machining accuracy reaching ±0.005mm.
2. Safe and Environmentally Friendly Material Selection
Mold materials prioritize food-grade 718H pre-hardened steel and S136 stainless steel, ensuring products are non-toxic and odorless, compliant with RoHS environmental standards. Surface treatment processes achieve cavity roughness of Ra≤0.08μm, enhancing product surface finish.
3. Precise Thermal Management System
Molds are equipped with zoned temperature control and efficient cooling systems, maintaining cavity temperature differences within ≤±2°C, ensuring molding efficiency and product quality. The cooling system adopts conformal design with water channel spacing controlled at 20-30mm, improving cooling efficiency by 30%.
II. Key Design and Processing Technologies
1. Scientific Material Compatibility
Based on product requirements, high-quality mold steels such as P20, 718H, and 2738 are selected, with hardness controlled between HRC33-62 to balance wear resistance and machinability. The material system uses pre-hardened 718H mold steel (HRC 36-38) paired with carbide inserts.
2. Structural System Optimization
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Multi-point synchronized ejection system with ejection pin density of at least 2 per 100cm²
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Optimized exhaust system design with vent hole dimensions set at 0.03-0.05mm
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Conformal cooling system design with water channel spacing controlled at 20-30mm
3. Precision Machining Process
Utilizing advanced processes such as high-speed milling and EDM, high-precision mold manufacturing is achieved. Surface polishing combined with nitriding processes reduces cavity roughness to Ra≤0.08μm, enhancing product surface finish. PVD coating technology extends mold lifespan beyond 800,000 cycles.
III. Application Scenario Customization Solutions
Industrial-Grade Cooling Fan Mold
Produces large-size cooling fan impellers with diameter ranges of 120-300mm, suitable for industrial equipment heat dissipation, server cooling, and other scenarios. Single mold cycle produces 1-2 pieces with daily capacity reaching 200-400 units.
IV. Yige Service Support
1. Technical Consultation Services
Provides professional technical consultation services, customizing mold solutions based on customer needs with a design cycle of 3-5 working days.
2. Mold Trial Guarantee Services
Offers a 30-day free trial period to ensure mold performance meets standards and products comply with customer requirements.
3. Rapid Response Mechanism
A 24-hour technical support team addresses various production issues, with common spare parts delivered within 48 hours to minimize downtime.
4. Upgrade Services
Annual mold performance optimization inspections continuously improve production efficiency and reduce customer operating costs.
V. Production Advantages
1. Efficiency Advantage
Through modular hot runner technology and multi-layer cooling structure design, the molding cycle is shortened by 25%, with daily production capacity reaching 300-800 units, significantly improving production efficiency.
2. Quality Advantage
Mold lifespan exceeds 800,000 cycles, product dimensional tolerances are controlled within ±0.1mm, and surface finish Ra≤0.08μm ensures stable batch-to-batch product quality.
3. Cost Advantage
Mass production reduces unit costs, and mold maintenance costs are lowered by 40%, with significant improvement in comprehensive cost-effectiveness.
4. Environmental Advantage
Supports up to 30% recycled material usage, and energy-saving injection molding solutions reduce energy consumption by 22%, meeting green manufacturing standards.
VI. Market Application Prospects
1. Sustained Growth in Market Size
The cooling fan mold market reached ¥35 billion in 2023 and is expected to exceed ¥50 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of approximately 6.8%. With the development of electronic devices, automotive, and home appliance industries, demand for high-quality cooling fans continues to grow.
2. Strong Export Demand
As the world's largest exporter of cooling fan molds, China's export value grew from 5.28 billion in 2022, with a CAGR of 13.2%. January-July 2023 exports reached $2.46 billion, with overseas markets showing continuous growth in demand for high-precision cooling fan molds.
3. Rising Technical Barriers
The proportion of cooling fan mold orders with composite functions such as rapid mold changing, micro-foaming molding, and online texture embossing increased from 15% in 2021 to 32% in 2023, accelerating industry evolution toward higher technical barriers and customization levels.
VII. Key Factors for Choosing Yige Cooling Fan Molds
1. Technical Expertise
Yige Molds possesses professional design teams with 17 years of mold manufacturing experience, offering comprehensive services from mold design and trial verification to mass production support. Engineering teams provide customized mold solutions within 14 working days based on specific customer requirements.
2. Quality Assurance
Each mold undergoes strict quality inspection and trial verification, with three-coordinate measurement of grid dimensional tolerances (±0.15mm) and pressure testing simulating 8-10 years of usage wear, ensuring products meet international safety standards.
3. After-sales Service
Provides technical support and rapid response, with 24-hour technical support teams addressing various production issues, annual mold performance optimization inspections, and common spare parts delivered within 48 hours to minimize customer downtime losses.
4. Price Advantage
Through mass production and optimized processes, offers customers highly competitive pricing with significantly improved comprehensive cost-effectiveness.
