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China High speed band saw machine counterattack in the field of superhard material cutting

19 Mar February 2026 | LionNord

 Technological breakthrough: domestic counterattack in the field of superhard material cutting

The core breakthrough of the domestically produced new ultra high speed band saw lies in solving the pain points in the industry of superhard material processing. For difficult to process materials such as aerospace titanium alloys, new energy vehicle battery trays, and photovoltaic silicon rods, the cutting efficiency is twice that of traditional equipment, and the sawing accuracy reaches the level of 0.05-0.08mm, approaching the level of similar products in Germany (0.02mm) and Japan (0.03mm). What is even more disruptive is the cost-effectiveness advantage - the price is less than 1/5 of European and American products, while similar equipment from domestic leaders such as Nantong Guosheng can still maintain profitability at a price 30-50% lower than imported products. This "performance equaling, cost cutting" competitiveness completely breaks the foreign monopoly pattern in the high-end band sawing machine market.

Behind technological iteration is continuous investment in research and development. Domestic enterprises have collaborated with universities to overcome core processes such as HiPIMS coating technology and adaptive feed systems, resulting in a lifespan increase of over 40% for superhard material saws and equipment overall efficiency (OEE) approaching international advanced levels. From 2021 to 2025, the annual compound growth rate of the superhard material saw market will reach 16.8%, and the sales revenue will exceed 1.22 billion yuan in 2025, confirming the correctness of the technological roadmap.

2、 Explosive demand: emerging industries generate market space worth billions of yuan

The rise of domestically produced ultra high speed band sawing machines coincides with a surge in demand for high-end downstream manufacturing. In the field of new energy vehicles, the procurement of hard alloy saw blades will reach 1.72 billion yuan in 2025, accounting for 68.3% of the automotive sector. The demand for efficient cutting equipment for precision parts such as battery trays and motor shafts will surge by 28.5%; The large-scale silicon wafer cutting in the photovoltaic industry has given rise to a 1.86 billion yuan market for ultrafine diamond wire saws, requiring equipment with micrometer level cutting accuracy; The demand for large equipment with a sawing diameter exceeding 800mm in heavy manufacturing fields such as wind turbine towers and marine engineering equipment has grown at an average annual rate of 16.8%.

From a global market perspective, the revenue scale of metal band sawing machines will reach 6.714 billion yuan in 2024 and will increase to 8.899 billion yuan in 2031. As the world's largest consumer market, China's demand is expected to reach 2180 units in 2026, accounting for 44.9% of the global total. More importantly, the export of domestic machine tools has achieved a historic breakthrough - by 2025, China's machine tool export scale will surpass Germany for the first time, with a global market share of 21.6%. Among them, the export growth rate of metal forming machine tools is as high as 34.1%, laying the foundation for the export of ultra high speed band sawing machines.

3、 Policy Empowerment: Dual Benefits from Import Substitution to Global Expansion

The continuous strengthening of national strategy has provided strong impetus for the development of domestic band sawing machines. The "High end CNC Machine Tools and Basic Manufacturing Equipment" special project has been implemented for more than ten years, promoting the domestic sawing accuracy to jump from 0.15-0.20mm in 2018 to the current 0.05-0.08mm. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's "Small and Medium sized Enterprises Going Global Service Special Action" launched in 2025 supports the "group going global" of domestic equipment through six major services, including policy interpretation, cross-border matching, and compliance guidance, especially providing support for technical standard docking in emerging markets such as Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

At the level of import substitution, policy orientation resonates with market demand. From January to November 2025, the import value of metal cutting machine tools decreased by 0.5% year-on-year, while the export value increased by 12.3% year-on-year, and the import substitution rate continued to improve. Leading enterprises such as Nantong Guosheng have achieved breakthroughs, with their cutting diameter of 2 meters of ultra large equipment replacing imported products in the fields of wind power and shipbuilding. Their domestic market share has reached 35%, and their global market share has risen to 8.2%.

4、 Challenge and Breakthrough: The Necessary Path towards High end Manufacturing

Despite significant achievements, domestic band sawing machines still face three challenges: firstly, the core components rely on imports, with high-end CNC systems and precision transmission devices still dominated by Siemens and Fanuc, and the domestic substitution rate is less than 30%; Secondly, the brand recognition needs to be improved. In high-end fields such as aerospace, foreign brands still occupy over 60% of the market share; The third challenge is the compliance pressure of green manufacturing, as well as the carbon footprint accounting requirements of EU CBAM, which pose new tests for exported equipment.

The breakthrough path is clear: technically, focusing on breaking through micron level accuracy (with a target of below 0.03mm) and integrating intelligence, improving equipment comprehensive efficiency through digital twin, remote monitoring and other technologies; In the market, we will focus on the customized demand of emerging industries, and expand the market share of Southeast Asia, Latin America and other markets by taking advantage of the "the Belt and Road" opportunity. It is estimated that the global share of Made in China will reach 35% by 2026; Ecologically, build a full lifecycle system of "host+consumables+services", referring to the modular design experience of Hegenscheidt in Germany, and shorten the delivery cycle to 8-12 weeks.

Conclusion: Refactoring the global competitive landscape of band sawing machines

The rise of domestically produced ultra high speed band sawing machines is not only a breakthrough in a single product, but also a microcosm of China's industrial mother machine industry's transformation from "scale advantage" to "technological advantage". With a performance breakthrough of doubling efficiency and a price advantage of less than one-fifth of Europe and America, coupled with the dual benefits of policy support and market demand, domestic equipment is transforming from a "substitute" to a "leader". In the next five years, with the comprehensive localization of core technologies and the deep implementation of green manufacturing, domestic band sawing machines are expected to dominate the global mid to high end market, injecting strong impetus into the high-quality development of China's manufacturing industry.