The development of mold technology should serve the requirements of "short delivery time", "high precision", "good quality", and "low price" for mold products. Mold CAD/CAM/CAE technology is the development direction of mold design and manufacturing.

With the development and progress of microcomputer software, the conditions for popularizing CAD/CAM/CAE technology have basically matured, and various enterprises will increase their efforts in CAD/CAM technology training and technical services; Further expand the application scope of CAE technology. The standardization level of molds in China is constantly improving, and it is estimated that the coverage rate of standard parts for molds in China has reached around 30%. Developed countries abroad generally account for around 80%. It is necessary to choose high-quality steel and apply corresponding surface treatment techniques to improve the lifespan of the mold. The key link in whether mold heat treatment and surface treatment can fully utilize the performance of mold steel materials. The development direction of mold heat treatment is to use vacuum heat treatment. The mold surface treatment has improved and developed advanced vapor deposition (TiN, TiC, etc.), plasma spraying and other technologies. Mold grinding and polishing will be automated and intelligent.

The quality of the mold surface has a significant impact on the service life of the mold and the appearance quality of the parts. It is an important development trend to study automated and intelligent grinding and polishing methods to replace existing manual operations to improve the surface quality of the mold.