Robot Laser Cutting Market Has Broad Prospects

From 2021 to 2026, the robotic laser cutting market is expected to grow to $174.7 million per year, and the growth rate of the market will accelerate at a CAGR of 14.61% per year.

Laser cutting technology is to use the high power density of the laser beam to focus the laser on a very small spot, so that the material can be rapidly heated, vaporized to form a cavity after reaching the boiling point, and then a slit is formed on the surface of the material by moving the laser beam to complete the process. A new type of cutting technology for cutting processed objects. Continuous fiber lasers and pulsed fiber lasers can be used.

According to the application field, the robot laser cutting machine market is mainly divided into two categories: metal material processing and non-metal material processing.

The precision of robotic laser cutting is a major challenge restricting the growth of the robotic laser cutting market. Historically, the average positioning error for end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) was around +-5mm. However, with the advancement of the control module and error compensation software, its accuracy has been greatly improved to +- 0.05mm. For example: the GF101+GF102 precision laser 3D cutting system launched by Raytools, not only the cutting speed is fast, but the precision can reach +- 0.01mm.

The operation control system is the "brain" of the laser cutting equipment, which can help the equipment to realize automation and intelligence. It is expected that during 2021-2026, the robot arm will achieve the required precision through advanced control operations.