Price vs Quality: Why a cheap laser engraving machine is a killer?

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Price vs Quality: Why a cheap laser engraving machine is a killer?

Nowadays, the technology of laser engraving machine is very mature, it is very easy to produce the laser engraving machine. So, more and more company join this industry. This led to the competition is getting more and more intense. Therefore, some companies are beginning to production low-priced machines to attract customers. You may can found very very cheap laser engraving machine on the alibaba, AliExpress, etc, one 20watt fiber laser engraving machine may cheaper than USD1000. This is incredible and crazy. But some customer like them. In this post I will tell you what you will get, what you will lose and what you need to pay for a cheap laser engraving machine.

What you will get from a cheap laser engraving machine?
Low initial investment, you don't need pay too much money for this business.
Low risk, for the customer who first time to contact this machine, they can use a low price to buy a machine to try, if this machine can't meet their need, even the machine not suitable for him, he only loss a little money, not a very big risk.
It is also helpful for some customer who have a limited budget but also want a laser engraving machine.

What you will lose from a cheap laser engraving machine?
A good services, due to a low price also means a low profit for the manufacturer, so they may not willing to supply a good service for the customer, so the customer have to request help from other laser machine company.

A good quality, a cheap machine also means a low cost, the supplier have to choose cheap spare parts, even pirated spare parts to production this machine.

A good crafts, low profit make the supplier not willing to cost many time on those machine, they always want a fast speed, so you will found the screw is loose and the wire is not welded well.

What you need to pay for a cheap laser engraving machine?
1.Time cost: when you machine have a problem, such as the laser source is broken.
I. You must send the laser source to your supplier, it may need one week.
II. You supplier must send the bad laser source to the laser source company, it may need 3days.
III. The laser source company may need 3days to test and repair it.
IV. The laser source company send the laser source to your supplier, it may need 3days.
V. You supplier need do a test for this laser source, it may need 2 dyas.
VI.You supplier send it back to you, it may need one week.
In total, you may need one month to solve this problem, it cost a long time.

2. The risk of losing orders, due to the machine is damage, you have to stop producing, you can't delivery the product on time. So, you may loss the order.

3. The risk of fine, if you are doing some big company or government orders, if you can't delivery the product on time. You may have to pay a fine.

4. High maintenance cost, as mentioned before, you need send the damage spare parts to your supplier, you need pay the courier fee. If some small spare parts damage, you need buy it from your local market, you have to pay the cost for them, also you need pay the operation fee to the man who change the spare parts for you.

5. Lost reputation, if you are famous in the local area and have a good reputation, you may loss your reputation due to you can't delivery the product on time. It is a very big loss for you and your company.

In a word, a cheap laser engraving machine may can kill you and your business. When you buy a laser engraving machine, you can't only care about the price, you also need pay more attention to the quality and services, a cheap machine doesn’t mean that it’s worth your hard-earned dollars. I believe once you see the excellent engraving effect you get from a high-quality laser engraver, you’ll never ever want to use a cheap one again. For more question about laser machine, feel free to contact me.