Where is CNC machining out? UniForge Super Speed ​​Forging!

Some time ago, the old section wrote an article on "CPC processing low-cost orders, harming oneself, hurting colleagues, and pitting customers! Please observe the reserve price" article on the old section evaluation machine (public number). Feelings of emotion, my heart is thinking about how a good industry will come to our hands. We have to work harder than the unit price. There are more than one million CNC machining machines in China. If we can save 5% of the processing time, instead of reducing the unit price by 5%, this will greatly promote the development of the entire industry!

There is no change in the raw materials, the process without innovation and improvement under the premise of CNC machining out in the end where? Through online research and offline visits, the author finally found an amazing solution – the ultra-fast forging of UniForge!

The traditional CNC processing method is to buy aluminum extrusion material, the entire piece of aluminum extrusion material is clamped down in the fixture processing, this process everyone fight or can save:

1, aluminum extrusion material (can not be cheaper? Can not be a small point, the provincial point of material? Can not use recycled materials, there will be anodized appearance problems? ...)

2, CNC machining time is shortened (processing path optimization? Reduce the number of tools? Feed too fast will the workpiece deformation? Processing too fast tool will not wear too much but not cost-effective? Customized tool? ...)

3, the tool to improve the yield (design to reduce the station process? Folder fixture design improvements? Processing temperature conditions control? Tool life management? ...)

However, the CNC processing industry has reached a bottleneck. New materials such as ceramics, liquid metals, and stainless steel have appeared in the use of materials, but the cost has not declined, processing has not been profitable, and even less easy, and the emergence of UniForge is a revolution in materials and processes. Innovation and breakthrough!

Photograph of 6063 Uniforge after forging

Compared with traditional hydraulic forging, the parts that need to be machined are much less, and even the structure of the inner cavity is forged. This is not possible with conventional hydraulic forging, and more importantly, the required raw materials are also less. 40%~50%.

The original Unibody full CNC processing required about 8mm, because the need for clamping, length and width is significantly larger than the UniForge, and now use UniForge ultra-high speed forging materials only 4mm! ! Think again, usually to save 3%, 5% have to talk about the old half weeks with the upper reaches, after using UniForge, not only can save raw materials, but also reduce CNC machining time, which has a huge influence on the CNC processing industry.

It is understood that this UniForge ultra-high-speed forging method is based on Pindar Technology in Taiwan. The process was not originally developed for use in the electronics industry, so mobile phone manufacturers do not know much about it.

UniForge Ultra High Speed Forged Samples

Pictured above is the aluminum alloy UniForge's mobile phone middle frame, seeing that many people will think of the future use of 5G mobile phones, it will be the middle frame + double-sided glass structure, but as the thickness becomes thinner and thinner, the intensity will be a very Big challenge.

Many people have doubts, SUS316 stainless steel for iPhone X can be forged? can. According to the introduction of Pindar Technology, they have forged stainless steel! Yes, UniForge changed the tedious process that required several “forging + tempering” processes to one that was forged by UniForge as long as it was a project. It was also formed as a whole. It was not divided into four forgings, and then it was processed and clamped securely with fixtures. Then shoot out the mold shot. A project? ! Yes, there is only one project. A set of molds will forge the following semi-finished products. The forging ratio is much better than traditional forging, which not only saves the amount of material used, but also shortens the CNC machining time! The author boldly speculated that if this UniForge stainless steel box can be used, the cost should be at least 25% less than the traditional process.

UniForge Stainless Steel Frame

The processing cost of stainless steel is nearly 2 times that of aluminum alloy machining because of the large loss of machining tools, the high toughness of stainless steel, and the long processing time, so the processing cost has remained high. Therefore, although stainless steel has good structural performance and appearance characteristics, especially the middle frame, it has only been used in high-end models, such as iphone X. Iphone X box is made of SUS 316 stainless steel, then the middle plate is magnesium alloy injection molding, after the completion of these two and then rib combination, it is said that Apple stainless steel frame full processing and magnesium alloy injection plate price over 320RMB ! This has to allow the author to help everyone begging, if you can combine stainless steel UniForge + aluminum alloy plate, where need to use this price!

Iphone X's internal structure

Establishing a place in the processing industry is a difficult task. As the market's cost pressures continue to rise, there must be a radical change before it is possible to obtain breathing space and room for growth. As the old section said, the unit price will hurt themselves, pit colleagues, pit customers! The UniForge ultra high speed forging seems to be a good solution.