{"id":721,"date":"2025-12-02T06:20:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preciseworksplus.com\/?p=721"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:52:56","slug":"china-tooling-factorys-machines-preference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preciseworksplus.com\/es\/china-tooling-factorys-machines-preference\/","title":{"rendered":"Preferencia de m\u00e1quinas de la f\u00e1brica de herramientas de China"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Wire-Cut EDM (slow wire) \u2013 3 800 machines, USD 1.4 billion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Brand (Group)<\/th>2024 China units<\/th>Share (units)<\/th>Share (value)<\/th>Flagship<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Mitsubishi Electric<\/td>1 030<\/td>28 %<\/td>26 %<\/td>PA-M, MV series<\/td><\/tr>
Sodick<\/td>880<\/td>24 %<\/td>23 %<\/td>VL\/UL series<\/td><\/tr>
GF Machining (AgieCharmilles)<\/td>520<\/td>14 %<\/td>18 %<\/td>CUT series<\/td><\/tr>
Makino<\/td>410<\/td>11 %<\/td>13 %<\/td>U series<\/td><\/tr>
Seibu<\/td>260<\/td>7 %<\/td>8 %<\/td>Ultra MMBS<\/td><\/tr>
CHMER (Taiwan)<\/td>240<\/td>6 %<\/td>4 %<\/td>RV series<\/td><\/tr>
Others (local + small JP)<\/td>450<\/td>10 %<\/td>8 %<\/td>Sanguang, Ande, etc.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Take-away:<\/strong> The top-3 Japanese brands still own two-thirds of the floor space, but Taiwanese and mainland OEMs are edging past 10 % for the first time thanks to 0.5 \u00b5m scales and auto-threaders that finally work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Sinker EDM \u2013 2 200 machines, USD 0.6 billion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Brand<\/th>Units<\/th>Share<\/th>Notas<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Sodick<\/td>720<\/td>32 %<\/td>AG series dominates phone molds<\/td><\/tr>
Mitsubishi<\/td>600<\/td>27 %<\/td>EA-V series, price competitive<\/td><\/tr>
GF Machining<\/td>350<\/td>16 %<\/td>FORM P for micro-fluidic<\/td><\/tr>
Makino<\/td>220<\/td>10 %<\/td>EDA deep-rib<\/td><\/tr>
FANUC Robo-EDM<\/td>130<\/td>6 %<\/td>Robot cell for 24-h lights-out<\/td><\/tr>
Seibu \/ ONA \/ Local<\/td>190<\/td>9 %<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Trend:<\/strong> Micro-fluidic and medical hot-runner cavities are pushing “zero-copper” power-supply adoption; GF and Makino gain share when surface finish <Ra 0.2 \u00b5m is written in the spec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. High-Speed CNC (5-axis & graphite) \u2013 2 650 machines, USD 1.1 billion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

(only mold-making grade, >30 000 rpm or 5-axis simultaneous)<\/em>Tabla<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand<\/th>Units<\/th>Share<\/th>Comments<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Makino<\/td>480<\/td>18 %<\/td>iQ graphite mill is default for phone electrode shops<\/td><\/tr>
Sodick<\/td>420<\/td>16 %<\/td>HS \/ UH series, linear-motor drives<\/td><\/tr>
GF Mikron<\/td>350<\/td>13 %<\/td>Mill S 400 U for hard-metal lens cavities<\/td><\/tr>
FANUC<\/td>320<\/td>12 %<\/td>ROBODRILL \u03b1-DiB, 1.4 s chip-to-chip<\/td><\/tr>
Seibu<\/td>90<\/td>3 %<\/td>Micro-hole graphite specialty<\/td><\/tr>
Others (local + EU)<\/td>990<\/td>38 %<\/td>Beijing Jingdiao, Kede, Shenyang rising<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Observation:<\/strong> Local brands (Jingdiao, Kede) grabbed 38 % of unit sales by selling 5-axis <USD 180 k, but average selling price is still half of a Mikron or Makino\u2014hence only 25 % of revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Import vs. local assembly (2024 snapshot)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n