Why Is Handheld Laser Welding So Hot?

As a new generation of welding methods, handheld laser welding in thin stainless steel plate, iron plate, aluminum plate and other metal materials welding speed, welding quality, follow-up treatment (smooth and flat without manual grinding) have obvious advantages, and more energy efficient in line with the current industrial trends.

Handheld welding from the second half of 2018 began to gradually popularize, in the major exhibitions successfully out of the circle, attracting a large number of light source and equipment manufacturers to influx, the compound annual growth rate of more than 100%, 2021 active in the market of handheld laser welding equipment manufacturers about 500, in just two or three years showed explosive growth.
Relative to marking, cutting and other applications, the laser welding process is more difficult, the laser and processing process requirements are higher, laser welding equipment is highly customized, and is mostly used in high-precision manufacturing areas, such as new energy vehicles and power battery industry. The emergence of handheld laser welding equipment can be said to have subverted the traditional product form, more portable and flexible operation characteristics, making laser welding possible for high-volume use, can be described as "flying into the common people's home"! Because of this, a large number of domestic manufacturers flocked to the handheld laser welding market was completely ignited.
Early market handheld laser welding equipment is mainly water-cooled cooling method, this stage of the enterprise more assembly-based, lasers, welding heads, wire feeders, etc., through external procurement, does not require too deep R & D strength. On the other hand, the domestic fiber laser manufacturers have launched a 500 W, 1000 W and 1500 W and other high-power lasers, fiber lasers with good beam quality, small size, low energy consumption, equipment stability and compatibility, etc., for the handheld welding equipment provides an ideal light source. For this reason, equipment manufacturers can quickly launch new products to seize the market.
With the growing maturity of the upstream and downstream industry chain, the handheld laser welding products to high reliability, more portable, more beneficial to the people in the direction of continuous iterative innovation. According to relevant statistics, in 2022 the market for handheld laser welding manufacturers has grown to nearly 800, the growth rate is quite impressive.
However, under the appearance of prosperity, the handheld laser welding market is also hidden worries. At present, there are many brands in the domestic handheld laser welding market, but there are still many miscellaneous brands and labeled machines, in order to grab the market at a low price, often exaggerate the welding effect, and even false labeling of the power, the consumer is almost groping for a stone to cross the river, and the quality of the products bought is almost by luck.