laser processing equipment market analysis in the world

Nowadays, with laser engraver machines, laser seals machine such as laser processing equipment, the industry is increasingly becoming the important manufacturing components for traditional industrial technical renovation and manufacturing modernization providing advanced technology advantage. The experts of laser light yue of laser processing equipment of global market of scientific analysis of the bold. Hope to involve the industry enterprises.

For nearly 30 years, China’s rapid development of market economy, greatly leading hi-tech development and application. Laser science and technology of China by the rapid development of laser processing is one of the high-tech industry. So far, China is engaged in manufacturing industrial laser system of over 100 companies, are forming r&d, production and supply and sales volume, maintenance service system. Domestic laser can supply and small batch production power (Nd) 30W has 500W – solid laser processing system: yag.the equipment and high power (100W – 5kW laser processing equipment of CO2).

Domestic industrial laser manufacture enterprise has to offer low, medium small batch of laser marker, crossed, welding, cutting, drilling equipment. China’s laser and laser technology industry preliminary scale is formed. According to Chinese optical photoelectron industry association (COEMA) laser branch of statistics [10], 2001, the laser processing equipment production of 6.3 million yuan RMB, the relative 2000 percent growth. In 2002, the output value of laser machining equipment for 10 million yuan, 10.355 billion yuan, and in 2001 growth than 65%. According to the statistics [1], 2002, global sales of laser processing market is 299,929 billion (about 260 million yuan), both, compared to China accounted for about 1/26. There was a huge domestic market, and application of laser processing the market for China’s accession to the WTO since the rapid forming “global manufacturing base” and fast growth. Domestic and foreign investors and laser manufacturers are subordinate to the market. Therefore the laser processing technology in China, China’s rapidly growing market of laser machining technology industrialization will accelerate the realization. Both at home and abroad in laser and laser machining technology r&d, production and management system of enterprises are facing great challenges and opportunities.

According to Industrial Laser Solutions) ILS (global Industrial statistics, the output value of Laser system for 20.63 billion in 1997 and 1998 to 1999, 23.38 billion dollars for 25.91 billion dollars, from 1997 to 1999 global Industrial Laser system output growth has remained at about 13%. But 2000 global industrial output value of laser system for 27.76 billion yuan (approximately 229 million), its annual growth rate drop, start by 7% dotcom, America and global recession. In January 2003 after correction of ILS statistics published in 2001, the number of negative expected to 0.5% corrected, 2001, China’s industrial laser systems market growth factors of large amount, 2001 global industrial laser system output 28.75 instead of $2000 9.6% growth than. Obviously, the Chinese market growth of laser machining has significantly affects the laser processing of international market. In 2002, global industrial laser system output is about an estimated $billion in 2003, for 31.11 billion us dollars, estimated in 2004 for 32.11 billion dollars. In recent years, the market that the annual growth rate decreased, and keep in a 3-5%, the expected future years will maintain the annual growth rate in 5%. The application of laser equipment industrial market directly affected by the electronic, microelectronics, optoelectronic industry, communication industry and optic-mechanical integration of the development of the market system. The laser processing system is to meet the new industry and advanced manufacturing technology and equipment necessary. And CO2 laser, semiconductor lasers, solid state lasers, diode pumped lasers and laser light, “the excimer laser processing equipment and brazing, the maximum demand is the fastest growing industrial laser processing system. The 2001 recession in semiconductor industry makes a [2] and related semiconductor manufacturing, processing, mark and fine processing industries, such as affected by the excimer laser lithography equipment for semiconductor processing and production of the measurement system with laser en – sales serious decline. In addition, because of the telecommunications industry to recession, fiber grating overproduction of grating used in the manufacture of excimer laser, metal steam laser or argon laser no market. About 40 percent of global sales of industrial lasers in CO2 laser power sales have been hardest hit. In the United States, for example, 2001 CO2 laser sales dropped 40%. Compared with 2000, the diode laser appear negative growth. Application of laser processing system from abroad, by 2001, for example, including laser cutting of sales, 37 percent of laser marker 36%, laser welding and laser machining 12% 10%, laser drilling, other than 2% of the application of 3%. The laser processing in different countries in the field of industrial application scope and degree is different. In the early 1990s, the United States, Germany and Japan’s laser processing application is very common. In 1990, Japan’s industrial laser system has 3,000 sets, 1997, to $5,000 in 2000 Japanese industrial laser processing system has accounted for about 1/3 [3]. In the application of laser machining scope, the domestic market, the difference between foreign laser processing applications began based on high technology, high technology industries such as automotive manufacturing industry, semiconductor industry, aviation industry, for example, in the mid 1990s, America, Japan’s laser processing applications has mainly concentrated in the electronic, semi-conductor, automobile industry, and share about its laser processing equipment of 25-30%. These industrial laser application industry in China is just a decade ago weaker industry.

China’s first application of laser processing equipment in more developed is light, textiles, clothing and electronic industry, etc. These conditions are now just for overseas industrial laser manufacturer offers great opportunities, facilitate will mature, industrial laser system into China market. Rob China’s domestic market of domestic industry 2.2 laser market in developed countries starting late 20 years, China’s laser industry in 1995 and has just started, and in developed countries, the industrial laser system has been widely applied. Domestic industrial laser processing equipment sales Numbers and sales since 1995 began to have greater growth, in 1995 and 1996 and 1999-2000-2001, there appear doubled. But because of the low starting point, the value of the 1999 is only 1 billion yuan to 2000, April 3 million to 10 million yuan, 112% growth than in 1999, the rapid growth of reason is sealed battery laser welding and electronic components, hardware laser marker adopts a lot of market of laser welding machine and laser yag.the mark machine. In 2001, domestic industrial output value of laser processing system for 6 billion yuan, more than 3 percent growth in 2000, 2002 to March 10 billion yuan, 2001 and growth than 65%, its main reason except laser marker and battery seal welded to sustain growth, homebred laser cutting and welding systems of growth is bigger. In 2002, our laser marking machine market sales reached 5.029 billion yuan, 2001, laser cutting machine market growth of total sales 2.417 billion yuan, 2001 growth 75.6%, laser processing sales growth, achieve maximum 9746 yuan, 550.5% growth than in 2001, laser welding machine market sales reach 8655.7 yuan, 2001, laser rapid forming 19.9 sales market than 4750 yuan, 2001 growth as high as 90.2%. In addition, trimming machine, HuaPian machine market sales have varying degrees. Thermal processing sales dropped by 2002, 2001 7370 yuan RMB 804 cut down, 6222 84.4 %, reduced the yuan. Industrial laser processing equipment in China’s first developed economy, more active areas obtain rapid application [5]. For example in guangdong province in 2002 was about 1500 more Nd: YAG laser CO2 and mark machine, used for PC keyboards and other components of the processing, About 800 sets laser welding machine is used for battery seal welded (about 90% of world number from China, especially in the battery in guangdong province), About 100 sets of laser crossed machine for solar wafers and chip processing, Currently has more than 100 for jewelry (gem) processing of laser welding systems, including 90 percent from Italy, About 20 sets of high power laser cutting system for CO2 plate cutting. Another example, located in the Yangtze river delta region, including Shanghai and surrounding areas are using laser processing has hundreds of Taiwan. For example, zhejiang enterprise for clothes button dozen mark laser marker machine has more than 100 sets of production, the town of global market button button of more than 40 [5]. China has established nearly 100 laser processing station for some temporary need laser processing business of small and medium-sized enterprises provide services. Over the past five years, China has tens making rapid laser system. In recent years, along with the rapid development of domestic economy, and all kinds of laser machining technology system, industrial laser application progress in expanding the market, laser processing field, by the clock in develops unceasingly, batteries, light industries, etc. To button electronics industry, machinery manufacturing, automotive industry, aviation, power and energy, as well as medical and dental equipment manufacturing field, etc.

In the field of laser machining, 2001, laser cutting has accounted for 37%, domestic market only, can see, 21.7 domestic market expansion of this room is bigger. In 2001, the laser marker for 36% abroad, and generally applied to machine, microelectronics industry. Domestic laser marker for domestic and industrial laser market 45.3% are mainly applied in light industrial products, hardware industry, etc. This shows that the laser marker will capture the domestic applications. In recent years, the foreign companies are fast into China market, occupation, processing of high-grade product market and domestic enterprises is not yet in a market.

Since the 1990s, with the rapid development of market economy in China, is engaged in the development, production and many business lasers and laser processing equipment company. Modern enterprise system by the establishment of the emerging company (enterprise), management concept completely positioning in market economy, the market for vitality, play advantage, preferentialness and enterprise, and meet the needs of customers, through the financing, financial, absorbing and growing technical advantage, through various channels, the formation of their technical superiority and service in the user product advantage. Just a few short years, these companies consciousness. Since more than 100 in laser processing manufacturing enterprises, some of which is established by the laser technology application research institute, the other is emerging privately owned company private laser. The company has become the main market of domestic laser machining, manufacture of industrial lasers and laser processing system (components and laser marker, crossed, trimming, cutting, welding, surface treatment, micro processing and direct molding) accounted for about domestic market share of total more than 90%. These units with batch, small batch, usually 698 within 6 months after receiving orders to delivery. Most of the product sells to domestic market, sold overseas. The laser processing system based on different application, and to sum up the entitlement-exploding, thermal processing, laser cutting machine, laser engraving machine, laser seals machine, laser marker machine, laser welding machine, laser punching machine and laser crossed machine, etc.

After entering the 21st century, governments and industrial sectors are attaches great importance to the development of laser processing technology and equipment. The Chinese government has also been laser as “advanced manufacturing technology” as national key development project. With the rapid development of China’s economy and global manufacturing base “, “the rapid expansion of scale, China will quickly become a global lasers and laser processing equipment of important market. Facing the increasingly huge laser processing applications market and international competition, the new pattern of China and laser processing technology industrial lasers will have a greater development, and in bringing in laser processing technology, laser equipment research and development, production and operation of enterprises and investors to challenge, but also bring great opportunities.