The importance of lasers is self-evident. It is a new light source produced in the 1960s and has the characteristics of good directionality, high brightness, good monochromaticity and high energy density. With the rapid development of science and technology and the maturity of laser technology, its applications are gradually moving to industrial processing technology, communications, information processing, medical treatment, military affairs, scientific research, etc. While accelerating social development, it is also improving people’s living standards.
According to Laser Focus World data, the global laser market continued to grow from 2013 to 2019. The global laser market in 2019 was 15.13 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%. It can be seen that the global laser industry market has been developing rapidly, and it has shown a straight upward trend in recent years.
Looking back at the global laser application field in 2019, material processing and lithography accounted for the largest proportion of the market, leading other laser applications in other industries with a 44.3% advantage. According to the data released by “International Industrial Laser Business Market”, global industrial laser sales revenue in 2019 was US$5.15 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1.8%.
Ultraviolet laser has become an indispensable part of the modern processing technology of enterprises
Since the end of 2019, the pace of the national economy has slowed down, and the laser processing market is no exception. Many companies are facing the dilemma of high operating pressure and declining performance. The new crown pneumonia epidemic in 2020 has worsened the development of the laser industry. In such an environment, the laser market related to PCB processing is still growing, driving the development of the entire laser industry. Until the second half of 2020, with economic adjustments, the market has slowly become active, and UV laser “cold processing” technology has gradually become the darling of the market.
After the fiber laser cutting machine, UV laser technology continues to mature, and the power continues to break through. From 1-5w, 10W, 15W, 20W, and even 30W, it has been widely used in the light processing industry. Ultraviolet laser takes advantage of its unique natural advantages, such as narrow pulse width, small spot size, large output energy, high peak power and good material absorption. Ultraviolet laser equipment has been applied to the high-end market for ultra-fine processing. Surface marking and scribing of mobile phones, cosmetics, medicines, food, flexible PCB boards and other materials, as well as micro-hole and blind hole processing of silicon wafers. As the power increases, the cutting field is bound to become more extensive.
With the widespread application of ultraviolet lasers, many related questions have arisen. Which brand of laser is cost-effective? Are UV lasers good? What is the quality of the UV laser? And so on related questionable questions. In addition to diversified functions, UV lasers must also operate stably for a long time. Because UV lasers generate a lot of heat during long-term operation, the refrigeration system is also very critical.
For the domestic use environment, a water-cooled interface is additionally equipped, and when the weather is hot, it can be forced to cool to maintain the normal use of the laser equipment (247 industrial-grade applications). By using the manufacturing process without adjusting frame, the laser has reliable mechanical performance and can run stably for a long time.
Domestic lasers are in line with foreign lasers, scientific research and innovation, product quality improvement, and consistency have made greater progress. In terms of solutions to the actual problems of Chinese users, domestic lasers are even better.
