According to the latest data from luxury car manufacturers, sales growth of second-tier luxury brands in China has slowed down in October this year. The Jaguar Land Rover, the leader of the second camp, was the most obvious. Sales last month were less than the same period last year.
Although Infiniti and Cadillac's sales in China are still growing at a high speed, they are less than the previous year's growth rate of 70% or even doubled.
Audi's global sales growth in October increased by 10.8% in China by 17.0%.
According to data released by Audi Motors recently, its global sales in October this year was 146,200 units, compared with 131,957 units in October last year, an increase of 10.8%.
SUVs and compact cars such as the Audi A3, Audi Q3 and Audi Q5 are key to growth. From January to October, Audi's global sales increased by 10.1% year-on-year, from 1,312,705 units to 1,444,900 units.
In the Chinese market, Audi's sales in October climbed 17.0% from the 41,117 units to 48,108 units. From January to October, sales from 399,330 units climbed 16.1% year-on-year to 463,812 units.
BMW's sales in China climbed 20% in October and global growth was 11%
Including the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, BMW Group's sales in China increased by 20.3% from 39,858 units to 39,512 units in October. From January to October, the BMW Group delivered 375,375 vehicles in the Chinese market, compared to last year. The sales volume delivered during the same period was 317,822 units, an increase of 18.1% year-on-year.
In September this year, BMW's delivery sales in China increased by only 3.7% year-on-year, setting a new low in monthly sales growth in recent years. In October, it returned to the "fast lane."
Mercedes-Benz sales in China increased by 33% in October, globally increased by 11.5%
In the Chinese market, Mercedes-Benz brand sales in October surged 33% year-on-year to 23,150 units, and cumulative sales in the first 10 months increased 31% year-on-year to 226,635 units.
Including Smart, Mercedes-Benz's sales in China increased by 31.3% from 18,671 units to 24,506 units in October, from 187,590 units in the previous October, up 28.9% year-on-year to 241,716 units.
Jaguar Land Rover's sales growth in China slowed to 3% globally in October
In October of this year, Jaguar Land Rover sold 7,463 vehicles in China, compared with 7,243 vehicles in the same period last year, an increase of 3.0% year-on-year. Jaguar Land Rover's cumulative sales in China from January to October reached 92,265 units, compared with 70,161 units in the same period last year, a year-on-year increase of 34.9%.
Volvo's sales in China surged 36% in S60L into the best-selling car in October
In October, Volvo Car Group continued its high-speed growth in China, delivering 6,917 vehicles to consumers, compared with 5,086 in October 2013, a significant increase of 36.0%. The increase was close to the cumulative sales growth of 35.8% in the previous October. From January to October, Volvo sold 65,827 vehicles in China, compared with 48,466 vehicles in the same period last year.
The Volvo 60 series equipped with the Drive-E "E-Drive Intelligent Technology" powertrain and intelligent in-vehicle interconnection system is still in strong demand in the Chinese market, with the highest sales volume in each department, with a total sales volume of 3,062 vehicles in that month. The Volvo S60L made its debut at the top of the list, with 2,414 units sold in a single month. This was followed by the Volvo XC60, which sold 2,380 units a month in October. Volvo V40 accumulated 8,102 vehicles in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 83.5%.
GM's sales in China increased by 3% in October. Baojun 730 helped the brand to rise 2.5 times.
The domestic sales of the Cadillac brand in October increased by 21.8% year-on-year to 5,116 units, and the cumulative sales in the first 10 months increased by 57.9% year-on-year to 57,541 units.
The top-selling models of Cadillac XTS and SRX sold 2,211 units and 1,767 units respectively in October this year.
Porsche's global sales growth of 18% in October climbed 16% in China
In October, Porsche delivered 3,429 units to the Chinese market. In October last year, it delivered 2,948 units, up 16.3% year-on-year. From January to October, it sold 36,021 units, compared with 30,406 units in the same period last year, up 18.5% year-on-year. In September this year, Porsche sold more than the US market in China and ranked first in the world.
Infiniti's sales in China reached a new high in October, and its cumulative sales soared 85%.
Last month, the Infiniti luxury brand sold 2,895 vehicles in the Chinese market, compared with 1,951 vehicles in October 2013, a year-on-year increase of 48.4%. It also set the highest monthly sales since entering the Chinese market. Since the beginning of this year, Infiniti's sales in China have risen rapidly. In August and September, it has weakened compared with the previous growth, with an increase of 33.0% and 37.3% respectively. By September, it has returned to nearly 50%.
Rubber Moulding
What is Precision CNC Milling
In general, computer numerical control milling machine (CNC) machining is a deductive manufacturing technique that programs 3-axis linkage, complex to 5-axis linkage, drives milling cutters to remove layers from solid blocks called blanks to produce finished parts. CNC milling is one of the main types of CNC Machining, which uses cutting tools that rotate at a speed of several thousand to tens of thousands of revolutions per minute (RPM) to precisely remove materials to obtain parts with complex surfaces. In addition to milling, CNC machining is also equipped with drills, boring tools, thread cutters and other tools to complete different part features at once. CNC machining produces parts based on a computer-aided design (CAD) model that is sent to a CNC machine through computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software.
CNC Machining centers developed from CNC milling machines. The biggest difference compare to CNC milling machines is that the machining center has the ability to automatically exchange machining tools, by installing tools for different purposes on the tool magazine, the machining tools on the spindle can be changed through the automatic tool changing device in a single clamping device to achieve a variety of machining functions.
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CNC Milling Finish
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Process
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Roughness Ra(um)
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Cylindrical milling cutter milling (rough)
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12.5~3.2
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Cylindrical milling cutter (fine)
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3.2~0.8
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Cylindrical milling cutter (precision)
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0.8~0.4
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Cylindrical milling cutter (rough)
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12.5~3.2
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Cylindrical milling cutter milling (fine)
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3.2~0.8
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Cylindrical milling cutter milling (precision)
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0.8~0.4
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Cutter milling (fine)
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12.5~3.2
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End milling cutter (rough)
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3.2~0.4
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End milling cutter (precision)
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0.8~0.2
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High speed milling (rough)
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1.6~0.8
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High speed milling (fine)
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0.4~0.2
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CNC milling accuracy
CNC milling centers and high-Precision Machining centers. Ordinary machining center, resolution of 1μm, maximum feed speed of 15 ~ 25m / min, positioning accuracy of about 0μm. High-precision machining center, resolution of 0.1μm, maximum feed speed of 15 ~ 100m / min, positioning accuracy of about 2μm. Between 2 and 10 μm, with a ± 5 μm more, can be called precision grade. FCE equipped with different grade and different size CNC milling center. Take in to account into both economic and quality in parallel.
CNC Finishing surface treatment
Post-processing is the final step in the CNC machining process. In a quick guide, we offer a lot of surface treatments to complete your final parts and get them to meet strict specific requirements. It should be noted that in CNC machining, post-processing is in optional, as the quality of the machined parts is already very high.
Anodized
The anodizing process allows the part to obtain excellent corrosion resistance, increasing the hardness and wear resistance of the surface. Anodizing is also the most common pre-painting treatment, which can help the painted surface to obtain good adhesion. We typically apply two types of anodizing in our production: Type II, corrosion resistant; Type III is thicker, adding a layer of wear resistance. Both anodizing processes can achieve a variety of color effects.
Polishing
Grinding polish, it offers the fastest turnaround parts and does not require post-processing. The surface finish of the grinding part is equivalent to 125 um in Ra, and the requirements can be increased to 63, 32 or 16 um Ra. Minor tool marks may still be visible on the last part.
Powder coatings
Powder Coating is thermoplastic powder spraying directly on the processed part. The sprayed parts are then baked in an oven to form a durable, abrasion- and corrosion-resistant plastic coating. In the powder coating process, its color, brightness, surface roughness can be customized.
Shot blasting
Shot peening is the high-speed spraying of beads of different hardnesses and sizes onto the surface of the part. To get different textures and brightness of the surface. Since the surface has been hit by similar forging beads, the hardness and wear resistance of the surface have also been enhanced.
Design of CNC machining
CNC machining is a universal machining process, especially parts that can be cut and machined can be achieved through CNC, from simple shape shapes to complex curved structures. However, as with every manufacturing technique, CNC machining has some design limitations. We break them down as follows to ensure that your products are optimally designed to better fit the CNC machining process.
General Tolerance
When designing parts, the size of each part is different according to the application environment, working conditions, etc., and the requirements for the machining accuracy of the workpiece are also different. Although CNC machining can achieve very high machining accuracy, we should also be aware that demanding machining accuracy and accuracy (strict product tolerances) usually mean Longer production times and higher costs. If a specific tolerance is not specified in the product design, we recommend choosing at the following levels.
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Permissible deviations in mm for ranges in nominal lengths
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Tolerance Class Designation(Description)
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fine
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medium
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coarse
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very coarse
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0.5 up to 3
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±0.05
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±0.1
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±0.2
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over 3 up to 6
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±0.05
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±0.1
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±0.3
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±0.5
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over 6 up to 30
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±0.1
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±0.2
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±0.5
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±1.0
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over30up to 120
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±0.15
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±0.3
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±0.8
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±1.5
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over120upto400
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±0.2
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±0.5
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±1.2
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±2.5
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over 400up to 1000
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±0.3
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±0.8
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±2.0
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±4.0
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over 1000up to 2000
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±0.5
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±1.2
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±3.0
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±6.0
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over 2000 up to 4000
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±2.0
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±4.0
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±8.0
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The highest precision of our equipment is 0.001, and the recommended most precise machining requirements do not exceed +/-0.005mm
Interior angle
All internal vertical edges of our products need to have rounded corners instead of right angles. This is because the tools used in CNC milling are cylindrical, which means they cannot produce inner right-angled edges. The fillet required by this process is called the inner corner fillet. When designing parts, the larger the inner corner fillet, the more efficient the production process. Because of the larger fillets, larger diameter milling cutters can be used to increase milling speed, and fewer swaps can be made to improve accuracy.
Undercut
Undercut cannot be machined with standard milling cutters, so the use of retract slots for parts should be avoided when designing CNC machined parts. In particular, for non-standard inner contour shapes, customized machining tools are required, which will greatly increase processing time and costs. Secondly, if undercut can not be avoided, due to the limited length of cnc tools, the undercut can not be too deep. If they are too deep or the location is difficult to reach, they will not be able to be produced because the CNC tool cannot reach the machining location.
Chamber wall thickness
CNC machining requires your part design to meet minimum wall thickness requirements. In general, it is recommended to choose the thickest possible and avoid very thin or characteristic walls. This is because CNC tools processing thin-walled parts will cause vibration deformation, which may cause interruptions or damage, and the size is out of specification. The standard minimum wall thickness for CNC machined metals is 0.030" (0.76 mm) and for plastics is 0.060" (1.5 mm).
Thread
When designing parts, it is useful to choose the largest possible thread size because smaller taps have a higher risk of breaking during production. If possible, avoid using deep hole threads as they lead to higher production costs, especially when custom tools are required.
Metal
In principle, materials with high hardness are easier to process because better processing accuracy can be obtained, but they are limited by the hardness of processing tools, so the hardness of the generally recommended parts is 8 ~ 60HRC, and for metal materials, the hardness is greater than stainless steel Followed by cast iron, followed by copper, and finally aluminum, while the processing of ceramics, plastics, etc. belongs to the processing of non-metallic materials. Fast production time.
Polymer
Although CNC can process thermoplastics, the material properties of polymers still have many difficulties for CNC processing. First, due to poor thermal conductivity, many thermoplastics melt or bend when in contact with CNC milling machines or drill bits. Secondly, the processing of plastics, because the hardness is low, the size accuracy caused by the knife during product clamping and processing is not high. For those parts that do not have special requirements for the strength and hardness of the metal, thermoplastics can provide a cheaper alternative.
Cost optimization of machined products
Simplify product design
Simplifying product design while taking into account functionality usually saves production time and reduces production costs. Because the manufacture of complex structures and surfaces often requires complex longer passes, more layering to obtain the same fine contour quality. This means higher production costs.
Reduce cutter changes
Using the same milling machine machining features, larger and same internal fillets, can reduce the number of tools used to reduce machining time. For example, if a workpiece needs a 10mm end face milling cutter to process some features, it also needs a spherical milling cutter to process a curved surface, and a 2mm milling cutter to process a fine groove, which will require repeated tool changes and reduce the machining efficiency
Proper material selection
The choice of raw material for machining can have a significant impact on production time and costs for CNC machining. If possible, choose a material with good processability, such as brass or aluminum. For those applications that do not require metal hardness and strength, CNC machining of engineering plastics like PMMA and ABS also helps to reduce costs because the material blank is cheaper, and the processing efficiency is higher.
Tolerance and wall thickness
Higher tolerances and thinner wall thicknesses also increase THE CORRESPONDING CNC machining costs, as it takes time to achieve higher precision cutting. If your product or component can accept a larger size range, choose a lower tolerance to reduce production time and costs. The same is true for wall thickness: a larger wall thickness margin should be chosen.
Choice of surface treatment
Surface treatment is often the final stage of the CNC machining process, which can also affect the cost of your entire project. Choosing less surface treatment for your part or product can lead to better time and cost efficiency. FCE can recommend to you how to optimize the surface treatment to balance the conflict between cost and quality according to your final needs.
FCE Machining services
FCE facilities are equipped with the most advanced and highest precision 3, 4 and 5-axis CNC machines, which allows us to complete your order in record time
1. 15+ year work experience engineers
2. Fastest 5 days delivery
3. Prototypes can be machined as quickly as 1 day.
4. More than 200 metals and plastics material available in stock
5. Tolerances as low as +-0.005mm
6. ISO 9001: 2015 certified factory
7. 40+ CNC machines
8. 50,000+ machined parts per month
We cooperated with many world top 500 companies and awarded good responds always.
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