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Supplier News

Auto Parts Tooling and Molds Supplier CHC

Prioritizes Resilient Capabilities

Chung Ho Cheng (CHC) Enterprise Co., Ltd. can verify the necessary materials used throughout the
has acquired IATF16949 certification as an expert manufacturing process and guarantee efficient usage
in steel, aluminum, copper materials, hot, warm, of materials and costs. This helps CHC reduce the
and combination forging capabilities, including idle time before manufacturing processes begin and
comprehensive services for heat and surface eliminate potential bottlenecks for speedier, on-time
treatments. CHC is currently providing parts for delivery of goods.
various industries, including auto parts, scooter parts,
agriculture machinery parts, railroad parts, national Lai said CHC's foundations were built on
defense (aerospace) parts, hardware tools, furniture, practical mold development expertise, using precise
fasteners, and fire-fighting use hot forged parts. manufacturing techniques to produce 150g to 53kg of
various aluminum alloy, copper alloy, carbon steel, and
CHC Chairman Lai Han-chung is dedicated to steel alloy forged products. Due to the impacts brought
learning molding techniques and designs. In the past, on by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years,
the overall environment to learn molding expertise Lai said their existing marketing and supply channels
and acquire better equipment for development was were disrupted amid a suddenly fast-changing market
less fruitful than the present. Through many rounds of demand environment.
discussions with suppliers in order to gain a deeper
understanding of the craft, Lai said each hurdle was CHC had to reevaluate its production lines and
an opportunity for him to refine designs and redefine capacities and renew existing equipment with new
his existing practices to roll out better quality molds. options to combat this. Through analyzing future order
Much of the process includes refining or discarding trends, CHC procured and set up three additional
old designing concepts into the new. This is one of new production lines, rounding up the total to 14.
the reasons that propelled CHC into its current stellar The current factory size at 1100-ping could no longer
global reputation. house all the production capabilities either, so plans to
expand factory grounds are also underway. Lai says
Quality Equipment for Quality Products all of these actions are geared towards future trends of
CHC has over 3,000 sets of molds in circulation low volume, high-mix orders, and ensuring consistent
for its production capacity, largely developing large- production to meet regular demands.
scaled or special-shaped designs. In addition, Lai
implemented 3D printing equipment for innovative Long-Term Plans Bearing Fruit
additions, high-capacity equipment, and optimizing Manufacturing auto parts is still CHC's primary
systems management, using German manufacturing business, making up around 70%, including
process simulation software SIMUFACT to analyze the suspension systems and steering system parts, and
current process for metals in the tooling process. The has garnered recognition from international buyers.
method includes extruded bar materials to the final CHC is also building up a presence in the electric
forging step. Thanks to the simulation software, CHC vehicle parts supply system, having entered it many