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In the precision mold factories in Dongguan and Foshan, this block of steel is undergoing a "transformation process".

As practitioners in the mold industry in Guangdong, we want to take the opportunity of the World Cup to show everyone how the molds in Guangdong are made.

I. Why is it always Guangdong? Molds are the "mother of industry"

Many people know that Dongguan produced the medals, commemorative coins and the logo of the World Cup, but they don't know that behind these exquisite products, there is a more core contributor - molds.

Whether it's the relief patterns on the giant cup figurine or the muscle lines of the athletes on the commemorative coins, if the molds can't be made, all the subsequent casting, stamping and electroplating would be zero.

The official licensor of the 2022 Qatar World Cup - Dongguan Wei Guang, has been able to win 9 consecutive licenses not by luck, but through the joint efforts of nearly 10 local mold and precision processing enterprises in Dongguan.

In the eyes of the mold industry people in Guangdong, the World Cup orders are "hell-level" tests:

• Short delivery time: Hundreds of thousands of sets of commemorative items must be placed all over the world before the start of the tournament.

• High precision: If the player's movements on the trophy are blurry by 0.1 millimeter, it is a defective product.

• Long lifespan: One set of molds may need to be stamped tens of thousands of times, and it cannot be chipped.

This is precisely the comfort zone of the Guangdong mold industry.

II. The "World Cup Journey" of a Block of Steel

To help everyone understand the technical content of the mold industry, we can simplify the process of manufacturing a "Giant Cup Mold" into three steps:

Step 1: Dissect the "Divine"

When the design draft of FIFA is sent to the engineers in Dongguan, it is a perfect 3D diagram. But the mold engineers need to do "reverse thinking" - break the complete trophy into molds.

Step 2: Five-axis processing - Even on the steel, it needs meticulous carving

Nowadays, the mold workshops in Guangdong are no longer the era of hammers and files. We use German or Japanese imported five-axis CNC (numerical control machines). Haina Mold has also updated and replaced.

You can imagine this scene: A steel block of several hundred kilograms is fixed on the workbench, and the cutting tools carve fine as-if hair-like textures on the steel. To ensure a mirror-like finish, we also use a mirror finishing machine for final processing.

Step 3: Trial mold and "medical check"

The mold is only a semi-finished product. In the large-scale mold factories in Guangdong, each mold set must be tested on a 200-ton injection molding machine or stamping machine before leaving the factory.

• Is the pressure enough?

• Is the demolding smooth?

• Is there any burr (spurs) on the product?

Only when the first perfect "Giant Cup" sample is produced, this mold is considered graduated.

III. Why can Guangdong molds become "the force behind the World Cup"?

Many customers ask me: "Why is your mold industry in Guangdong better than others?"

The answer often does not lie in the price, but in three points:

1. Ultra-fast "speed": In Dongguan, if you want to make a mold, you can draw a sketch in the coffee shop in the morning and find a steel supplier, heat treatment factory and CNC processing shop within a few kilometers in the afternoon. This one-hour industrial circle is rarely seen globally.

2. The willingness to use equipment: Although the Guangdong bosses usually wear slippers, they are not reluctant to buy equipment. For a World Cup order, we dare to use five-axis linkage, 3D printing and conformal cooling. Good equipment can produce good molds.

3. Unbreakable delivery power: During the 2022 pandemic, many international orders were transferred to Guangdong. We managed to deliver the molds to the next process on time through closed-loop management, enabling the World Cup souvenirs to be successfully put on the shelves.

IV. Not just the World Cup

In fact, the World Cup is just a representative example of molds in Guangdong.

When you see the back cover of an iPhone, the components on a Tesla vehicle, or even the exquisite threads of high-end cosmetic bottles, chances are that there is a set of molds from Guangdong behind them.

We molders often say: "Size determines success or failure."

If you are looking for a set of precise, durable, and fast-delivery injection or stamping molds, whether you are making sports goods, 3C electronics or automotive parts, please feel free to contact us.  Message us - hainamould Mould Company Limted

Email：ciky@hainamould.com

Let us use the speed and precision of "Guangdong molds" to help you create the next hit product.