Is Laser Edge Banding Popular? Is Traditional Glue Edge Banding still The Mainstream Trend?

In recent years, laser edge banding technology has gradually matured, and laser edge banding machines have gradually come into people's view. But can laser edge banding really replace traditional glue edge banding in a short time? Let's find out together.

Laser edge banding refers to an edge banding technology that melts the coating polymer on the edge banding tape with a special adhesive coating by laser, so that the edge banding tape and the plate can achieve high-strength bonding, thereby achieving seamless edge banding of the plate.

Laser edge banding technology is an advanced technology that has developed rapidly in recent years. It is highly favored for its advantages such as seamlessness, beauty, and environmental protection, but it also has many difficulties in practical applications.

First of all, on the one hand, its composition includes light source materials, optical components and other materials that make up the laser, and these materials are relatively expensive; on the other hand, as a new type of edge banding technology, its mechanical system, CNC system, etc. as important components require a lot of tests for debugging and running-in. These two aspects will generate a lot of investment costs in actual production and manufacturing, which also makes the research and development and application threshold of this technology high and its universality low.

Secondly, on the one hand, laser edge banding needs to be matched with specific plates and edge banding materials. Compared with traditional PUR, EVA and other traditional glue edge banding, the cost of laser edge banding is still much higher; on the other hand, the production efficiency of laser edge banding technology is relatively low and cannot meet the needs of large-scale production. Faced with the high cost investment of laser edge banding machines, the inability to improve efficiency to recover costs as soon as possible is also the reason why many companies are deterred.

Compared with laser edge banding, traditional glue edge banding is still the mainstream solution in the edge banding industry. On the one hand, the traditional glue edge banding technology has been accumulated and precipitated for a long time, and its stability and practicality have been tested, and the market recognition is high; on the other hand, the threshold of traditional glue edge banding technology has been developed for many years, and its technical threshold has gradually decreased, and related upstream parts and components have also developed accordingly. Overall, the cost is also gradually decreasing, which also makes the price of machines using traditional glue edge banding more affordable. It is precisely for this reason that the traditional glue edge banding technology is more widely used, and the related machinery manufacturing is booming, giving consumers more room for choice.

In general, traditional glue edge banding will still occupy half of the edge banding industry. As a stable edge banding technology widely accepted by the market, it is difficult to be replaced in a short period of time. As an emerging technology, laser edge banding still has a lot of room for improvement. If there are breakthroughs in production efficiency or production and R&D costs in the future, it may be able to compete with traditional glue edge banding.