1. According to reports from foreign media, by 2030, electronic components will constitute 50% of the cost in most smart electronics sectors. However, at the turn of this century, this figure was only 30%.

2. As the number of components in various electronic products increases, issues related to packaging and weight have become challenges for the manufacturing industry. The introduction of flexible printed circuit boards (FPC) has effectively addressed these concerns.

3. With the ongoing rise in circuit density and pitch in FPC products, along with increasingly complex designs, manufacturing FPC molds has become progressively challenging.

4. The laser cutting of flexible circuit boards utilizes numerical control processing, eliminating the need for mold production and significantly reducing mold development costs.

5. Furthermore, as traditional mechanical processing methods can limit accuracy, laser cutting employs a high-performance ultraviolet laser source, which ensures superior beam quality and cutting results.

6. Unlike traditional processing techniques, which are contact-based and can induce stress that leads to physical damage, laser cutting is a non-contact method that effectively prevents damage and deformation of the materials being processed.

### FPC Laser Cutting Processing Analysis

1. In the electronics industry, flexible circuit boards (FPCs) can be regarded as the lifeblood of electronic products. Especially in the current trend towards lighter, thinner, miniaturized, wearable, and foldable devices, FPCs offer significant advantages such as high wiring density, lightweight, thinness, flexibility, and three-dimensional assembly, making them well-suited to market development trends. Consequently, demand is on the rise.

2. Traditional processing methods include die cutting, V-CUTs, milling, and stamping. However, these methods involve mechanical contact splitting processes that can induce stress, produce burrs and dust, and lack high precision. As a result, these methods are gradually being supplanted by laser cutting technology.

3. As a non-contact processing tool, the FPC laser cutting machine utilizes high-intensity light energy focused on a small point. This concentrated energy can effectively perform laser cutting, drilling, marking, welding, and scribing on various materials.

4. The application range of FPCs is extensive. The distinctive feature of these components is that circuit boards and electronic systems can be bent, folded, and stretched without compromising their functionality. Conductive ink can be coated onto the flexible surface, with mechanical devices employed to manufacture flexible printing elements, which can then be integrated into an electronic system.

5. For FPC cutting, conventional methods such as die cutting, V-CUT, milling, and stamping are commonly used. However, these are contact-based processes that generate stress, making them prone to burrs, dust, and insufficient precision.

6. As the line density and pitch of FPC products increase and the complexity of FPC graphics escalates, creating molds for FPCs becomes increasingly challenging.

7. The limitations of mechanical processing mean that manufactured FPC molds often fail to achieve high-precision surfaces, thereby constraining FPC processing accuracy.

8. Since traditional FPC cutting is a contact machining method, it inevitably induces processing stress on the FPC, potentially leading to physical damage.

9. Beyond Laser’s independently developed FPC cutting machine not only functions as a laser cutter but also features an automatic feeding and receiving system. This enhances flexibility in daily operations: it enables automatic feeding, cutting, counting, receiving materials, and model changes. A complete set of processes can be handled with one click, significantly reducing manual operation costs and allowing for continued work outside of regular hours.

10. The machine provides automatic fine cutting of flexible circuit boards, which are crucial components for future flexible electronic devices. In contrast to traditional mechanical blanking, laser processing requires no consumables and achieves superior edge processing. The cutting speed can reach 3 cm/s, almost instantaneous, comparable to the length of an adult’s pinky finger.

11. With advancements in flexible electronic technology, a variety of electronic products have emerged. The application of flexible electronics is expected to generate a trillion-yuan market and enhance the added value of traditional industries. Laser cutting machines will play a vital role in advancing the processing capabilities of FPC flexible circuit boards.
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