CAW certification system paves the way for the healthy development of the aluminum wheel industry
2019-02-22
China occupies a very important position in the world aluminum wheel industry. In terms of technology of passenger car aluminum wheels, domestic brands have been recognized by international high-end passenger car brands.
On November 3, 2014, "China Quality Miles" made an exclusive interview with Wang Xiaodong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Wheel Committee of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Wang Xiaodong said that China occupies a very important position in the world aluminum wheel industry. After more than 20 years of rapid development in the aluminum wheel industry in China, domestic manufacturers led by CITIC Dicastal have ranked first in the world in terms of production scale. In addition, in terms of the technology of passenger car aluminum wheels, domestic brands have been recognized by international high-end passenger car brands, and there are cases of successful matching.
The development status of China's aluminum wheel industry
With the rapid development of my country's automobile market and the continuous introduction of technology, the manufacture and application of aluminum alloy wheels have also developed rapidly. In 1988, my country's first aluminum alloy wheel enterprise, Dicastal Aluminum Wheel Manufacturing Co., Ltd., was established. Since then, aluminum alloy wheels have been rapidly promoted in my country.
Talking about the status quo of the development of China's aluminum wheel industry, Wang Xiaodong summed up a set of numbers "65431" based on the data in 2013: "6" means that China's aluminum wheel production capacity is equivalent to 60% of the world's annual production capacity; "5" means China's aluminum wheel production capacity. More than half of the wheels are exported; "4" means that the annual output of China's top four manufacturers (CITIC Dicastal, Lizhong, Liufeng, Wanfeng Auto) is close to 50% of the total output; "3" means the current aluminum wheels in China The industry has 3 state-level enterprise technology centers, 3 listed companies (Wanfeng Auto, Lizhong, Yueling), and 3 executive director units under the Automobile Industry Association; "1" means that China's aluminum wheels are used in all auto parts. Exit first.
Wang Xiaodong in the office
"At present, China's aluminum wheel industry is ahead of other domestic auto parts. Judging from the data of '65431', it can be concluded that China's aluminum wheel industry has the 'three things', that is, scale, technology, There is a brand. The healthy development of the industry is inseparable from the quality assurance system of the enterprise, which has promoted the progress of the entire industry.” Wang Xiaodong said.
Types of aluminum wheels
According to Wang Xiaodong, there are currently two main types of aluminum alloy wheels: 5° deep groove wheels, which are mainly used for passenger cars; and 15° deep groove wheels, which are mainly used for commercial vehicles.
In recent years, the state has issued guiding or mandatory industrial policies and regulations to promote the adjustment and upgrading of automobiles and related structures. For example, supporting the development of radial tires and restricting the expansion of the production scale of bias tires have created conditions for the promotion of tubeless wheels for commercial vehicles.
However, due to the serious overloading of domestic vehicles, some manufacturers take the method of thickening wheel materials in order to solve the damage caused by overloading of wheels, which is not conducive to the development and application of new materials and new processes in the wheel industry, and affects technological progress.
my country's aluminum wheel manufacturing technology
From the aspect of molding technology, low-pressure casting is the most widely used molding method at present, about 85%, and the equipment automation degree is relatively high, which is more suitable for OEM matching. Gravity casting has also been used to a certain extent, and has shifted from pure manual casting to robotic automatic casting. Casting and spinning process is the direction of development in recent years, and it is an effective means to achieve lightweight. At present, the application of forging and spinning technology is not common in domestic car wheels. It is mainly used in truck aluminum alloy wheels. At present, the domestic target market is not large.
From the perspective of heat treatment technology, the traditional well-type heat treatment furnace is transformed into a continuous roller frame heat treatment furnace. Continuous heat treatment furnaces are also available in frame type, single-layer stepping type, and single-layer continuous type. The advantages of the latter in terms of equipment temperature control, transmission cycle, etc. are very obvious. At the same time, many domestic wheel manufacturers have also begun to do some exploratory research on heat treatment technology, starting from the traditional single-stage T6 aging, and b
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