Market Challenges And Opportunities

Increasing use of laser in the medical sector is leading to rising demand for fiber lasers

Demand for fiber lasers is expected to increase significantly for application in medical surgeries including, cosmetics, hair treatment, skin diseases, laser tattoo removal, aesthetic plastic surgery, and dentistry, among others. This is due to reliable, flexible, and compact advantages offered by fiber lasers. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, in 2016, the surgical procedures such as Liposuction, and Eyelid Surgery accounted for 56% of the total expenditures and non-surgical procedures accounted for 44%. Furthermore, the study also suggests that 650,000 procedures of photo-rejuvenation, a non-surgical procedure, was performed, which is around 36% higher as compared to that in 2015. Also, laser tattoo removal treatments increased up to 13% in 2016 than the previous year.

Material processing held the largest share in the fiber laser market in 2016. This is due to increasing adoption of high beam quality with high energy efficiency for material processing applications such as welding, cutting, and etching and this is expected to aid in growth of this market. Extensive use of fiber lasers in industrial laser applications is expected to support fiber laser market growth. Fiber lasers are increasingly being adopted for application in barcodes and traceable labels, diamond industry, scientific research, semi-conductor industries, and 3D printing. Fiber lasers are used for marking or laser engraving process in barcodes and traceable labels application. Furthermore, semiconductor industries widely use fiber laser, to reduce the damage to the object.