The mold is called "; Mother of Industry "; In strategic industries such as automobile manufacturing, electronic information, and high-end equipment, molds are an efficient production process equipment. 60% -80% of precision components rely on mold forming, which can achieve high-speed mass production and ensure stable product quality in large-scale production. Molds include stamping molds, injection molds, die-casting molds, forging molds, and other types. Stamping molds play an important role in the mold manufacturing industry, accounting for over 40%, especially in the automotive industry. According to relevant statistics, more than 95% of the components in automotive production need to be formed by molds. An ordinary sedan requires approximately 1000 to 1500 sets of stamping molds for the production of body parts, chassis parts, and interior parts.

Under the background of electrification and intelligence industries, the "brain" of automobiles also follows Moore's Law of evolution, shifting from "fixed mechanical products" to "evolving electronic mechanical complexes". Car companies have to frequently launch new models in order to seize the market, and short-term research and development of vehicle models has entered a normalized mode. At the same time, electrification simplifies the power system and chassis system, and the body, especially the exterior panels, becomes the core carrier for conveying the brand concept and product differentiation positioning of car companies. The body and tooling molds become the "bottleneck" links in the short cycle development of the entire vehicle.

4、 The transformation brought by AI design of automotive molds to the industry

1. AI mold design, solving technical problems that rely on industry experience

Through breakthroughs in core technologies such as building a knowledge database, constructing industry AI models, and intelligent design algorithms, we aim to develop a new generation of professional intelligent design systems based on data and knowledge driven approaches for the mold industry. This system achieves the intelligence of stamping processes and mold structure design processes, freeing us from the industry's common reliance on experience.

2.Accelerate the cultivation of mold professionals and reduce the risk of a talent gap in the industry design

By adopting an intelligent design system, the difficulty of mold design is reduced, and the design operation process is more convenient to understand the structure of the mold. Previously, it took at least 2-3 years to cultivate a basic qualified mold design engineer. Through the use of an intelligent design system, engineers can start designing complex mold structures after 1-2 months of learning.

3. Greatly reduce the operational intensity of mold design software and liberate engineers

Designing a set of molds includes hundreds of components, and engineers need to complete over 400000 CAD software operations. Engineers who have been engaged in mold design work for a long time are prone to shoulder periarthritis and cervical spondylosis, and mold companies are often troubled by personnel turnover. A large amount of CAD modeling operations in intelligent design systems are automatically completed by the system. Engineers only need to select design goals and fill in specification parameters, eliminating the modeling process of points, lines, surfaces, and bodies that is usually done in 3D CAD design. Even non-standard structures can be automatically completed by the system, greatly reducing the workload of design engineers and making design easier.

4. Intelligent mold design system improves the quality and efficiency of mold development process

The design process of molds is extremely critical because they are developed and produced as a single piece. Taking automotive mold development as an example, mold design includes two stages: process design and structural design. Normally, these two stages should be sequential, and structural design can only be carried out after the process design is completed. Moreover, each stage must be reviewed and approved by the mold developer and the automotive OEM. Due to the long mold design cycle, in order to shorten the entire development cycle, the industry generally starts the structural design early before the final review and approval of the process design. Once the process is changed, it will cause corresponding modifications to the mold structure design, resulting in a large amount of wasted design work. According to incomplete statistics, the ineffective waste work caused by mold changes reaches 30% -40%. This not only increases the development cost of molds, but also dampens the enthusiasm of structural design engineers.

当前电动化与智能化加剧了汽车产业的竞争，作为东风汽车打造的高端智慧新能源品牌东风岚图，拥有极高的技术敏感度，在研发、制造、产品、人才等全领域加速智能化布局。大捷智能凭借自主研发的平台化智能设计技术以及团队在车身研发领域20余年的专业基础，在智能设计核心算法、软件研发等方面的技术能力取得了该客户的高度认可，成为其在装备智能设计领域的合作伙伴，联合各大模具龙头企业，面向车身装备智能设计开展深入合作。

东风岚图充分发挥其主机厂的平台与生态优势，全面开放模具设计开发场景，并将多年实际汽车装备开发积累的Know How转化为设计标准，为智能化设计技术的落地提供应用土壤。作为产业链主，主导供应链内合作伙伴共同加入智能设计的应用实践，驱动系统快速迭代，推动AI技术在产业内的快速落地，同时发挥其在行业的技术引领性。

通过构建多方协同创新体，实现平台、研发、应用的多方优势互补，形成从标准制定、技术研发、实践应用、系统优化的有机循环。打破了业内“数据越来越不稳定、要求越来越高、周期越来越短”的困局，大家携手共进，共同推动产业技术创新，从而实现各方核心竞争力的持续性提升。

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