What is the price of UV laser cutting machine in 2021?

The price of UV laser cutting machines is becoming more and more transparent. On the one hand, the upstream cost is reduced, and on the other hand, there is price competition among peers. Laisei Laser attempts to simply analyze the cost and price of nanosecond UV laser cutting machines from these two points.

The core cost of UV laser cutting machines is mainly divided into the optical path part, mechanical transmission part, system control part, mechanical parts and electrical part.

The optical path part mainly includes nanosecond UV lasers, beam expanders, vibrating mirrors, focusing mirrors, reflectors, and adjustment mirror frames. From the cost point of view, lasers are the main factor affecting the cost of UV laser cutting machines. The laser cost of early UV laser cutting equipment accounted for half of the total price. With the breakthrough of domestic technology, prices continued to fall, causing the price trend of UV laser cutting machines to continue to fall. At present, domestic ultraviolet lasers are mainly used in ultraviolet lasers below 15w; the position of the beam expander in the ultraviolet laser cutting machine is a consumable, based on continuous light emission for 8 hours a day. Under normal working conditions, the replacement cycle of the beam expander is half a year to one year, while the continuous use cycle in a good working environment is more than one year. At present, the beam expanders used in ultraviolet laser cutting machines on the market are mainly domestically produced, and some laser manufacturers use built-in beam expanders to protect against pollution (mainly dust). However, from the perspective of many years of equipment experience of Laisai Laser, the maintenance of external beam expanders is more convenient and quick; the vibration mirror is an important way to control laser processing, which directly affects the processing effect, especially the microscopic effect is obvious. At present, some low-end applications have replaced imported vibration mirrors, but the mainstream application of ultraviolet laser cutting machines is still imported vibration mirrors; the focusing mirror of the ultraviolet laser cutting machine uses a telecentric lens with a small-format focusing spot. In recent years, some domestic manufacturers have begun to try to make this type of telecentric small lens, but from a long-term perspective, it still needs to be further improved. At present, the focusing mirror of the ultraviolet laser cutting machine is still mainly imported.

From the cost point of view, the localization of core equipment in the optical path part of the UV laser cutting machine is the core condition for price reduction. In the future, the route of nanosecond UV laser cutting machines in the market will go to the market with high power and low cost, but there is still room for breakthroughs in vibration mirrors and focusing mirrors.

The mechanical transmission part includes XY direction linear motors and Z axis lifting motors. In most application areas, XZY motors have been localized or part of the equipment has been localized, and their accuracy meets most of the current requirements in the electronics field, replacing imported products. However, as downstream applications have higher and higher requirements for laser technology, nano-platform processing has been introduced into the high-tech field, which is also an important development direction in the future. The localization process must not only meet the application needs of the micron platform, but also start from the layout of the nano-processing platform.

The core of system control is software control and visual control. The importance of system control is self-evident. A mature software saves time and effort, and vice versa. The software must be conducive to automation, including functions such as automatic compensation and monitoring. At present, domestic software already has these functions. The difference from imported UV laser cutting machines lies in the rigor of the software. Many algorithm compensations are not deeply refined, nor are they refined. Compared with foreign system functional UV laser cutting machines, domestic software still has obvious defects, but its advantages are convenient and fast, easy to modify and maintain, both advantages and disadvantages, and increased after-sales re-maintenance and calibration costs. In summary, domestic software lacks system construction. In addition to the company's own in-depth research, the future trend is indispensable for cooperative development with algorithm companies such as Alibaba.

In theory, the cost of machined parts should be cheaper and cheaper in mass production. However, with the upgrading of the national environmental protection control level and the increasing demand for manufacturing, the cost of machined parts is on the rise. Some qualified enterprises have begun to set up their own machining departments to increase response speed and reduce costs, while small and medium-sized enterprises still rely on external processing, and some urgent parts are processed by 3D printing, which increases manufacturing costs. This situation cannot be changed for a long time in the future, and I hope to accumulate 3D laser printing technology.

In general, the main cost of UV laser cutting machines has gradually decreased with the advancement of localization, and its price has also decreased with the reduction of costs. Of course, from the perspective of the market and economy, the increase in domestic technology homogeneity has also brought about the problem of market share competition, which is particularly prominent in price competition. The profit margins of the same industry are getting lower and lower, which deserves everyone's vigilance. If a reasonable profit point cannot be guaranteed, the enterprise will be unsustainable. Whether it will eventually be accepted by the customer group and bring economic value is unclear. After all, the economic loss of a group will eventually lead to the decline of the entire industrial chain. We can't wait to die, let alone continue to compete at low prices, which is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. We need differentiated development and develop new technologies and markets by improving technical conditions and market conditions. This is obvious to all in several domestic circles. For customers, please give more space, and win-win and mutual benefit can last for a long time.