Overview of automotive plastic parts molds development of in Brazil

摘要

In Brazil the market for plastic parts molds, in last few years had become very competitive, with several Vehicle Operations and a big number of a different models, and with today total market volume it means low volumes productions for each model. This market demands for good tool shops and at the same time a big pressure to reduce investments, one of the most important. Plastic components usage in the car is increasing overtime with new applications for exterior, interior and powertrain requiring new technologies for injection molding processing and making molds to be more complex. The development of plastic parts in Brazil has its own characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, in fact a big and heterogeneous market. This paper intends to present an analysis of development of plastic parts in Brazil, considering the development of mold tooling locally, focusing the automotive market. Visteon research of tool shops including visits to facilities and questionnaire answers by tool shops are the basis of this paper.