Independent Innovation Becomes Core Barrier

Release Date: June 2026 | Source: China Forging & Stamping Industry Association Equipment Technology Research Report

In 2026, China’s punch press manufacturing industry has entered a critical stage of from assembly manufacturing to independent R&D and platform-based customization. For a long time, domestic medium and low-end punch press enterprises adopted the “outsourcing procurement + simple assembly" model, with core components such as servo control systems, high-precision ball screws and pressure sensors highly dependent on imports. High import costs, long delivery cycles and stuck technical parameters have become the core bottlenecks restricting the profit margin improvement and high-end market breakthrough of domestic punch press equipment.

With the continuous maturity of domestic precision manufacturing technology, leading punch press enterprises have launched modular platform product iteration and full-link core component localization replacement strategy. Through standardized general mechanical platform + configurable functional module design, enterprises realize rapid customization of diversified models; through independent matching and localized batch verification of core parts, they cut procurement costs, shorten R&D cycle and break foreign technical parameter barriers. Industry data shows that full localization of core components can reduce the comprehensive manufacturing cost of punch presses by 10%–15%, while improving after-sales response efficiency by more than 60%, forming strong independent competitive advantages.

The following authoritative industry data table intuitively reflects the import dependence, localization progress and performance comparison of core components in China’s punch press industry in 2025–2026:

Industry technical analysts pointed out that the homogenization competition of punch press hardware appearance and basic parameters has entered a dead end. The future core competition of the industry lies in independent R&D capability of modular platforms and localized supporting capability of core components. On the one hand, modular platform design solves the pain points of long customization cycle and high R&D cost of multi-variety equipment; on the other hand, core component localization breaks the cost and technical constraints of imported parts, enabling domestic punch presses to have dual advantages of high precision and low cost. It is predicted that by 2028, the industry’s core component localization rate will exceed 85%, and the overall profit margin of domestic medium and high-end punch presses will increase by more than 12 percentage points.

The industry will complete the transformation from “assembly-oriented manufacturing" to “platform-based independent innovation manufacturing", and a number of domestic independent brand benchmark enterprises will emerge to replace imported equipment and expand global market share.