How does electroplating technology support the future of "Made in China"?
Once upon a time, "Made in China" was the pride of the Chinese people. Whether you are wearing New Balance, which is known as the "king of jogging shoes", or holding an Apple mobile phone that can "change the world", or even pick up a small commodity, the place of origin is definitely It says: "Made in China". A large amount of labor and low prices were once a major advantage of China, but as the demographic dividend gradually disappears, "Made in China" is experiencing an unprecedented crisis.
So how should Chinese manufacturing turn "danger" into "opportunity" now and even in the future? The key is to move from "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing". The Fifth Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China pointed out that building a new industrial system, accelerating the construction of manufacturing power, and implementing "Made in China 2025" will focus on the in-depth integration of informatization and industrialization, promote intelligent manufacturing and green manufacturing, and use the brand approach to shine to the world Create a new image of "Intelligent Manufacturing in China".
The implementation of the "Made in China 2025" strategy marks the beginning of my country's manufacturing industry from becoming stronger. High quality is one of the important signs of the strong manufacturing industry. In the past, my country had low-quality reliability in some key materials, parts, and core systems, and long-term dependence on exports, changing the status quo of low-level and low-value-added manufacturing. Must start with quality. As the basic industry of the manufacturing industry, the electroplating industry will play a fundamental role in the realization of a manufacturing powerhouse.
Ten key areas in the "Made in China 2025" strategy: a new generation of the information technology industry, high-end CNC machine tools and robots, aerospace, marine engineering equipment and high-tech ships, advanced rail transit equipment, energy-saving and new energy vehicles, power equipment, Agricultural machinery equipment, new materials, biomedicine and high-performance medical equipment all rely heavily on electroplating technology, and electroplating technology is needed to guarantee or improve its performance and quality.
Let's take a look at the application of electroplating technology in the ten key areas of "Made in China 2025".
1) A new generation of the information technology industry
The new generation of the information technology industry relies heavily on basic equipment such as integrated circuits and special equipment, information communication equipment, and electronic computers, and requires electroplating technology to ensure the stability of the equipment. Among them, high-phosphorus electroless nickel plating is widely used in the electronics industry due to its unique corrosion resistance and wear resistance, stable non-magnetic, high resistivity, and heat resistance.
2) High-end CNC machine tools and robots
At present, most CNC machine tools and robots are made of metal parts and need to accept high-strength repetitive actions and high-temperature and high-pressure working environments. Electroplating technology helps to improve their mechanical strength, ensure reliability and accuracy, and maximize their corrosion resistance, conductivity, lubricity, heat resistance, and surface aesthetics.
3) Aerospace
The entire aerospace equipment industry chain is in the field of high-end equipment and new materials, and the performance requirements of parts are relatively high. It is necessary to ensure that its performance stability, quality reliability, environmental adaptability, service life, and other indicators meet the corresponding standards. For example, the system integrated chassis of the aircraft is made of special aviation metal materials, which are pressure-resistant and corrosion-resistant. Needless to say, the embedded circuits and plugs are all aviation-specific products to ensure that they are firm and must not be loosened, let alone short-circuited.
4) Marine engineering equipment and high-tech ships
Seawater is a very corrosive medium in nature. Especially with the development of the economy, the pollution of offshore areas is increasing, which makes the seawater environment more complicated, and also makes the problem of metal corrosion in the seawater environment more prominent. Because marine engineering equipment and structural parts are in service in harsh corrosive environments, their underwater structures are subject to seawater erosion and microorganisms for a long time, so higher requirements for their corrosion resistance are required, and electroplating technology is needed to improve their Corrosion resistance.
5) Advanced rail transit equipment
High-speed railway tracks need to withstand extreme weather tests, especially in plateau areas, which also need to overcome the technical problems of plateau frozen soil. Therefore, some metal surface treatment technologies need to be used on railway tracks to resist these extreme tests. Metal surface treatment can greatly improve the performance of rails or high-speed trains, such as anti-corrosion, anti-rust, anti-wear, electrical conductivity, lubricity, strength, heat resistance, weather resistance, and other characteristics.
6) Energy-saving and new energy vehicles
The core components of energy-saving and new-energy vehicles, such as drive motors, high-efficiency internal combustion engines, advanced transmissions, and lightweight materials, need electroplating technology to support, and complex-shaped automotive parts such as gears, radiators, and fuel injectors also need to be electroless nickel-plated Process protection.
7) Power equipment
Power equipment needs to make breakthroughs in the manufacturing technology of key components and materials such as high-power power electronic devices and high-temperature superconducting materials, and promote new energy and renewable energy equipment, advanced energy storage devices, power transmission and transformation for smart grids, and user-side equipment. This requires electroplating technology to provide hardware protection.
8)Agricultural equipment
Many agricultural machinery and equipment need to be used in the scorching sun or humid environments, and their surfaces are often in contact with soil and sewage, which are prone to corrosion and rust. Therefore, its parts and surfaces need to be electroplated to ensure its protective performance.
9) New materials
With special metallic functional materials, high-performance structural materials, functional polymer materials, special inorganic non-metallic materials, and advanced composite materials as the development focus, electroplating technology is of great significance to the research in these fields.
10) Biomedicine and high-performance medical equipment
Because medical devices are in direct or indirect contact with the body, they may even be implanted inside the body for a long time, so their safety requirements are very high. Many parts of medical devices are made of metal, and the metal will produce tiny burrs and intolerance during processing. Corrosion needs to be processed by the metal plating process.
Under the current environmental trend, "Made in China" will disappear within a few years, and the era of "Made in China" will usher in the future. The connotation of the future "Intelligent Manufacturing in China" will be more embodied in quality, brand, and innovation. Innovating products, ensuring quality, and building a brand will be the necessary tasks of "Intelligent Manufacturing in China". At the same time, the electroplating industry will lay a solid foundation for the future of "Intelligent Manufacturing in China". Jiechang Electroplating Factory, which focuses on high-precision and difficult metal surface treatment, will also exert its own technical advantages and contribute to the "Intelligent Manufacturing in China". Power.
