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Is the cost of mold maintenance high? Laser cladding turns old molds into cash cows
Date:2025-11-26 14:17     Source:daokedao     Browse:8

The 2024 mold industry report shows that the average scrap rate of domestic molds is 35%, of which 60% of scrapped molds can be repaired and reused. However, traditional repair methods have poor effectiveness and short lifespan, which makes many manufacturers prefer to replace them with new ones. Behind this is a huge cost waste: a new medium-sized injection mold costs 500000 to 1 million yuan, while the cost of laser cladding repair is only 10% -30% of the new mold, but its lifespan can reach 80% -120% of the new mold. According to data from a mold repair factory serviced by Daokedao, after adopting laser cladding technology, the monthly number of repaired molds increased from 15 sets to 40 sets, and the customer repurchase rate increased from 40% to 90%. More importantly, the repaired molds can be quickly converted into production capacity: a toy factory repaired 5 sets of scrapped injection molds, increasing production by 100000 pieces per month and increasing profit margin by 8%. In the current trend of cost reduction and efficiency improvement in the manufacturing industry, laser cladding is not simply about "repairing old and recycling waste", but about making old molds a "cash cow" that continuously creates value, which has become the core competitiveness of leading mold enterprises.

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