With the annual increase in domestic steel consumption, there has been a significant improvement in the requirements for steel processing technology. Processing requirements such as material cutting, welding, bending, etc. have become relatively inefficient when using early handheld devices. In addition, the experiential operation of handheld and manual devices is also an urgent problem that enterprises need to solve in terms of unstable control of machining accuracy. From an industry perspective, in the early stages of mechanical processing in China, manual cutting, semi-automatic cutting machine cutting, and CNC cutting machine cutting were used for sheet metal cutting. Manual cutting is flexible and convenient, but the quality of manual cutting is poor, the size error is large, the material waste is large, the subsequent processing workload is large, and the working conditions are harsh, resulting in low production efficiency. The imitation cutting machine in semi-automatic cutting machines has better quality for cutting workpieces. However, due to the use of cutting molds, it is not suitable for cutting single pieces, small batches, and large workpieces. Although other types of semi-automatic cutting machines reduce the labor intensity of workers, their functions are simple and only suitable for cutting parts with more regular shapes. Compared to manual and semi-automatic cutting methods, CNC cutting can effectively improve the efficiency and quality of sheet metal cutting, and reduce the labor intensity of operators. At present, manual cutting and semi-automatic cutting methods are still quite common in some small and medium-sized enterprises, and even in some large enterprises in China.

At present, the use of steel in China's machinery industry has reached over 300 million tons, and the cutting volume of steel is very large; With the development of modern machinery industry, the requirements for work efficiency and product quality in sheet metal cutting and processing have also increased. Therefore, the market potential of CNC cutting machines is still great and the market prospects are relatively optimistic.

From the application of various CNC cutting machines, it can be seen that the overall level of technology and overall performance of domestically produced CNC cutting machines has made gratifying progress, gradually catching up with the international advanced level, meeting the needs of users, and further improving market competitiveness. Some domestic CNC plasma cutting products have formed their own unique characteristics in many aspects, achieving "automation, multifunctionality, and high reliability". In some aspects, the technical performance of the product even exceeds that of foreign products. From the perspective of development trends, CNC flame cutting machines will maintain their basic market in the CNC cutting machine market, while the water jet cutting market will increase to a certain extent. CNC plasma cutting machines and CNC laser cutting machines will become the mainstream forces in the sheet metal cutting market. Special type CNC cutting equipment, contact and non-contact non-metallic special CNC cutting equipment will also have great development space, and the entire CNC cutting machine market will continue to expand. Improving the production efficiency and cutting quality of CNC cutting machines, reducing production and usage costs, enhancing the automation level and system stability of the entire machine, and improving system functions have become the direction of its technological development.