1. Equipment maintenance cost. The maintenance cost of CO2 laser cutting machines is huge. Not only are the front and rear mirrors expensive, but the life of the turbine bearings is only 8,000 hours, and the replacement cost reaches 80,000 yuan per pair. However, fiber laser cutting machines are maintenance-free, have basically no consumables, and are capable of harsh working environments, with a high tolerance for dust, vibration, impact, humidity, and temperature.
2. In terms of processing costs, CO2 laser cutting machines not only consume gas during processing, but also have a photoelectric conversion rate of only 8%-10%. Fiber laser cutting machines do not require any other consumption during processing, and their photoelectric conversion rate can reach 30%, which is more energy-saving and power-saving.
3. From a technical perspective, the laser structure of the CO2 laser cutting machine is complex, the maintenance cost is high, and the beam divergence is large during processing, which is not suitable for large-format processing. Although the cutting seam is relatively fine, the speed is very slow when processing thick plates. However, the characteristics of the fiber laser cutting machine are reflected in miniaturization, intensiveness, high brightness and high conversion rate. In terms of thin plate processing, the cutting speed of the fiber laser cutting machine with the same power is 2-3 times higher than that of CO2, and the cutting section is smooth.
It is said that the reason why the fiber laser cutting machine can quickly gain a foothold in the market and gradually replace the traditional cutting process is precisely because of its various technical advantages, which provide the necessary process technology for the fine processing of products.
