The latest research conducted by the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved a breakthrough in laser double-sided polishing technology. The roughness of fused quartz components has been reduced from 0.371 nanometers to 0.270 nanometers, and the 0% probability damage threshold has increased from 19.4 J/cm² to 21.2 J/cm².

Recently, the CNC tool industry has entered a new round of price increase cycle. Since July, the price of the key raw material tungsten has doubled cumulatively, driving the overall price of tools to increase by approximately 35% to 50% compared to the beginning of the year. The demand side from the downstream is constrained by the rigidity of processing and the expectation of raw material price hikes. They have all rushed to stock up in advance, forming a phased hoarding demand. Leading enterprises expect to raise prices again next month. The main reason is that the low-priced inventory has basically been exhausted, and the cost of the new round of procurement has significantly increased.

In 2025, the global industrial chain restructuring will exhibit the characteristics of diversified and accelerated regional evolution. Meanwhile, China's manufacturing industry is facing the pressure of transformation and upgrading, and needs to address the challenges through technological breakthroughs and optimization of the industrial chain.

Today, as high-end manufacturing advances towards precision and efficiency, the fundamental yet crucial process of thread hole machining is encountering unprecedented challenges. Difficult-to-machine materials, micro and small holes, and demanding working conditions are pushing traditional tapping techniques to their limits. Fortunately, a series of new materials, processes, and intelligent technologies centered around tapping are constantly emerging, providing key solutions for enhancing the quality and efficiency of manufacturing.

In the aircraft manufacturing workshop, as the high-pressure coolant precisely sprays onto the cutting tip, the tangled and difficult-to-handle titanium alloy chips are easily controlled, and the tool life has quietly increased by 50%.

The export control by the United States on key technologies such as high-end numerical control systems and precision measuring instruments has put domestic tool enterprises in a "choke point" predicament in terms of research and development upgrades. A leading enterprise's R&D director disclosed that the restricted imports of high-end coating technologies and super-hard materials have directly affected the improvement of product performance, and there is a risk of the gap with the international leading level widening.