Author: Liao Jiayi
Electric vehicles not only drive the transformation of the traditional automobile industry, but also drive brand new automobile technology. Among them, the automobile industry is a very important application field for tool machines. With the advent of the electric vehicle era, the industry's demand for tool machines and equipment will also change accordingly. The industry is optimistic that the tool machine market in the future will be "full of challenges and opportunities."
At present, many countries have gradually promoted the policy of banning fuel vehicles and accelerating the move towards the mainstream. In addition to car manufacturers competing to make arrangements, electric vehicles have also driven the industrial landscape to bring a new revolution. Industry experts are optimistic. Shen Guorong, chairman of Heda, an important supplier of Tesla's reduction gearbox, analyzed that from the schedule of banning fuel vehicles in various countries, 2025 to 2026 will be a critical period for the development of electric vehicles, during which electric vehicles and fuel vehicles will show a "golden cross".
. Zhuo Yongcai, president of Shangyin Group, a major transmission component manufacturer, also believes that the electric vehicle era will come faster than imagined. It is expected that the electric vehicle era will arrive from 2030 to 2035. Zhu Zhiyang, president of Youjia Group, expects that the development scale and speed of electric vehicles in the next 3 to 5 years will surpass the past, and will gradually replace the proportion of fuel vehicles in the overall automobile in another 10 years.
. Riding on the east wind of electric vehicles not only drives the transformation of the traditional automobile industry, but also leads to the traditional design thinking powered by internal combustion engines, after being replaced by electricity, it also leads to new production technology demands and brings new cross-industry business opportunities. Among them, the application of the automobile industry accounts for about 40% of the global overall demand for machine machines. Since there are significant differences in the demand for machine machines in power system components manufacturing, when the number of electric vehicles gradually grows, it will also have a significant impact on the demand for machine machines, thereby driving new equipment demand. Xu Wenxian, chairman of the
Tool Machine Association, also publicly responded to his expectations for the electrification business opportunities in the automotive industry. He believes that after the electrification of automobiles, although key components such as engines and gearboxes are cancelled, the processing fields of gears, power motors, aluminum wheel rims, wire frames, etc. still retain a place in Taiwan factories. Moreover, in the era of internal combustion engines, the engine structure itself was relatively complex, and it was difficult for Taiwanese manufacturers to play in this field in the past, but it was quite suitable for the development of electric vehicles, including motors or battery shells, or other key components, and many Taiwanese tool machine manufacturers have entered the field.
For example, electric vehicles need servo control, and their brakes, steering gear and other components need to be driven by ball screws and racks. This will make you gain benefits by putting silver. Zhuo Yongcai also gave an example. Now electric vehicles will require silent designs, and the gear grinder becomes the key.
. Electric vehicles emphasize endurance, so from the battery to the body structure, it is necessary to be lightweight. When processing carbon fiber composite materials, waterjets or ultrasonic laser heads are required for cutting or drilling. This is one of the business opportunities of the tool machine. In the same size, the weight of the forged rim can be 15 to 25% lighter than the cast rim. Yan Ruixiong, chairman of Dongtai Group, therefore emphasized that the penetration rate of the forged rim, as well as the chassis combined with the battery shell, are all new parts requirements. The original processing method has shortcomings. Therefore, traditional metal processing equipment must change the working method, which is a new opportunity for the tool machine equipment, and it is also expected to drive the CNC tool machine manufacturer's business opportunities for Taiwan's aluminum wheel rim special processing machine and Turnkey automation equipment.
