The domestic laser industry is often subject to foreign control in terms of core components

Most manufacturers of laser cutting equipment in China are still stuck in the mid-to-low-end product stage, and most core technologies such as high-power lasers, dedicated laser control systems, laser beam transmission control, and proprietary laser cutting technologies still rely on imports. Due to explicit restrictions imposed by foreign countries on exports in this field, a licensing system is adopted, strictly stipulating that this technology cannot be used in military, aerospace, and other fields. Therefore, China urgently needs to break through this technology. However, despite this, many domestic brands of laser application equipment still hope to break this limitation and promote the continuous development of Chinese laser technology. In recent years, many significant technological advancements have been made.

In recent years, with the rapid development of fiber lasers, carbon dioxide lasers, as pump sources, have also seen further growth. When discussing the technological development of medium and low-power carbon dioxide lasers, Mr. Yuan stated that in the past two years, medium and low-power carbon dioxide lasers, as pump sources for solid-state lasers, have not progressed rapidly. Solid-state lasers still hold potential in scientific research and ultrafast fields in the future. In terms of fiber laser pump sources, the main direction is towards high brightness and medium and low power. Looking back at the technological and market development in 2014, the direct application of carbon dioxide lasers saw significant growth, with many related companies emerging. Spate Laser has always focused on the research, development, and manufacturing of carbon dioxide lasers, providing high-quality light source components for downstream integrators. In terms of products, laser lens application products account for a basically stable proportion in Spate Laser's products, with direct applications including cladding, soldering, and surface processing. Laser cutting and processing have great potential in the fields of textiles, leather, advertising, and trademark industries.

Due to various reasons, the domestic laser lens industry often faces constraints in core components, which are also the segments with the highest profit margins. Regarding this, Mr. Yuan stated that improvements have been made in the upstream core devices, materials, and chips of carbon dioxide lasers, with a higher degree of localization. However, downstream applications have lagged behind, and the industry still lacks a good understanding of how to apply CO2 lasers, relying instead on device-driven application development. A healthy industrial environment should be one where applications drive the development of light source devices. In the future, the application areas of carbon dioxide lasers remain to be further explored.