Cell phone metal + plastic shell manufacturer why can not receive a single
This article is mainly about the dilemma of the cell phone plastic shell owner and the current popular cell phone shell type; today, we will discuss why the cell phone metal + plastic shell manufacturer can not receive a single when the metal + plastic shell is popular.
Nano injection molding in China’s cell phone market from commercialization to widespread use in just less than 5 years; as an important part of nano injection molding, the CNC processing development process is more surprising: from the early meat and potatoes to the current hot potatoes, CNC industry in the end what has happened? Why can’t cell phone metal shell manufacturers receive orders?
The rise and momentum of cell phone metal shells
In 2009, HTC’s first nano-molded cell phone, HD2, was put on the market, and nano-molding is quietly coming into people’s lives.
In the first few years of development, firstly, due to the introduction of nano-injection molding technology from Japan to China, there were only a few manufacturers capable of making plastic+metal shells; secondly, because the new process was not very stable, the defective rate of products was very high, and the cost of plastic+metal cell phone shells was too high. These two factors make the nano-injection molding first used in the higher-priced cell phones, plastic + metal cell phone shell development curve on the surface is steadily rising.
Why do you say steadily increasing on the surface? Because on the surface of this kind of cell phone shell in the market application range of steady growth, this 3 4 years is the accumulation of technology and talent for the later explosive growth of preparation!
The peak of the cell phone’s metal shell
After 3 or 4 years of accumulation plus transparency, metal surface treatment technology has matured more. E treatment, B treatment, F treatment, etc., have emerged, some of which are allegedly better than the Japanese Dacheng T treatment agent! Nano-injection molding and CNC processes have also been significantly improved, and the cost of plastic + metal housing shells has declined.
From 2014 onwards, the cell phone metal shell entered a period of crazy development.
This crazy development period from the CNC processing aspects of its performance in two ways.
(1) first of all, CNC processors continue to expand their CNC processing capabilities.
(2) followed by the vast majority of cell phone plastic shell manufacturers to do cell phone metal shell CNC processing.
The arrival of hidden dangers
CNC industry status quo?
CNC mainly CNC rough milling and CNC fine milling, CNC charges are generally calculated by the time: the first half of 2014, CNC charges for 2 yuan/minute or higher, according to a cell phone shell CNC rough milling 50 minutes, fine milling about 15 minutes, the CNC needs at least 130 yuan, CNC processing costs account for more than 50% of the finished metal shell of cell phones! CNC processing is very profitable!
Huge profits make the domestic CNC processing capacity soaring, and CNC processing competition pressure is huge! So far, the price in the industry has fallen below 1 yuan/minute. Although the price has fallen to the limit, many processing plants still can not receive orders. Why?
Why can we not receive orders from cell phone metal shell manufacturers?
There are three reasons.
(1) over-reliance on large customers: many processing plants over-reliance on such as Nokia, Samsung, and other large customers, and when these companies’ sales decline or launch the cell phone industry, these processing plants are also very likely to stumble. The same is true for cell phone CNC processing factories; we should diversify our customers and put our eggs in several baskets to reduce the risk.
(2) cell phone models change too quickly: At present, cell phones have become one of the items that people must bring when they travel. The consumer’s “picky” makes the phone update too fast, which requires a high response speed from the CNC processing factory.
(3) CNC overcapacity: The growth of the current cell phone market is relatively slow, but CNC production capacity is still developing rapidly.
According to industry insiders, there is currently a relatively awkward phenomenon in the cell phone CNC industry: on the one hand, the processing plant with 300-400 CNC units has a certain strength and is not willing to process cell phone side keys and other small parts with less profit; on the other hand, Huawei, Xiaomi, Apple, and other brands are more than 5 million units, or even up to 10 million, the monthly shipments of such phones need to Reach 500-1 million units; taking into account factors such as normal losses and defective rate, 1000-2000 CNC equipment is needed to complete processing. With less than 500 CNC equipment of small and medium-sized processing enterprises, the entire production capacity can not meet 50% of the supply of one of the models, can not enter the supply chain of the above large customers, can only become a large enterprise outsourcing processing base, when the market situation is not good, the first to be hit!
To pursue higher profits, many CNC processing plants are hard-pressed to expand their capacity, and manufacturers who are not capable of expanding their capacity choose to “group” – multiple processing plants to complete the processing of a model together.
Who is making our money?
CNC machine is a significant expense; the price of a CNC machine is more than 100,000 to hundreds of thousands of ranging. Generally, Japanese machines are more expensive (350,000-400,000) and have high precision; domestic machines are cheaper (200,000-300,000), less accurate, and have a shorter service life. The quality of a CNC machine mainly depends on its control board, spindle, head, body, etc. These components greatly impact the accuracy and life of CNC machines.
As mentioned, the cell phone metal shell CNC includes CNC rough milling and fine milling. CNC rough milling with domestic machines, CNC fine milling with Japanese or better domestic machines.
Where is the way of the CNC machining factory?
Since 1996, Nokia cell phones have occupied the first global market share for 14 consecutive years. In the second quarter of 2011, Nokia’s global cell phone status was surpassed by Apple and Samsung; after its sales were “defeated like a mountain,” almost completely launched the Chinese cell phone market.
Why is such a big enterprise as Nokia forced to withdraw from the cell phone market quickly? We all should know the reason: no timely response missed the era of smartphones. Now it’s like yesterday all over again; many CNC processors keep reducing costs and enhancing processing capability, not knowing that the next era is coming! If you do not make timely changes, Nokia’s today is your tomorrow!
Where is the road of the CNC machining factory?
Anpllocnc believes that there are at least the following two roads.
1. actively develop other applications of nano-injection molding: in addition to applications in cell phones, nano-injection molding can also be extended to automotive, medical supplies, and aerospace. For example, Anpllocnc has already actively expanded nano-injection molding to uncrewed aircraft.
2. Keep an eye on new technologies: The current global manufacturing situation is not too optimistic, which is the best time for learning and industrial upgrading. For example, Anpllocnc often attends technical seminars related to CNC processing and nano-injection molding to learn more about new processes, technologies, and trends. See if nano-injection molding can be combined with powder metallurgy and liquid metal to optimize the process and save costs!
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