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The first 16,000 ton die casting machine at Dongfeng’s Wuhan plant has officially started trial production.
Hubei TV, a local Chinese newspaper, got access to the new factory in Wuhan where a 16,000 and a 10,000 ton die casting machines have been installed and are now producing test products.
LK Machinery’s Dreampress 16000 is making battery trays for fully electric vehicles. The mold cavity for this casting has a projected area of 4 square meters according to Hubei TV.
Some new details about the production process have been released. The production island has a cycle time of 135 seconds and Dongfeng aims for a scrap rate of less than 5%.
Dongfeng test battery tray extracted from the 16,000 ton machine . Source: Hubei TV
The project focuses on developing, manufacturing, and supplying ultra-large Gigacasting structural components for new energy vehicles, including front and rear underbodies, battery trays for hybrids and fully electric vehicles, and potentially C-D inner side panels for Dongfeng’s various brands.
Supported by a 226 million yuan investment ($31.2 million at the time of announcement), construction began in April 2024.
Upon completion, the plant will feature six die casting production lines, rolled out in two phases. China News toured the completed factory, sharing a video showcasing the facility’s readiness for trial production click here.
Once fully operational, the 16,000 ton and 10,000 ton machines are projected to produce a combined 200,000 units annually. When all the two phases are complete, the plant’s total capacity will reach 600,000 units per year.
Photo by Xie Jinxuan. Source: etp.dfmc.com.cn
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