Abstract: The thermal cutting industry status in China was introduced and its development tendency was analyzed from four different kinds of cutting process of oxygen cutting, plasma arc cutting, laser cutting and water-jet cutting. The problems at the present stage were summarized and it is suggested that domestic thermal cutting industry quality upgrading can be realized by focusing on the original innovation, intensifying basic subject construction and basic research, enhancing protection of intellectual property rights, increasing R＆D investment in core foundation components and strengthening the product quality supervision. By taking “made in China 2025” as the gripper to promote industry upgrade, resolutely eliminating outmoded products and technology, and speeding up the old and new kinetic energy transformation, the high-end development of domestic thermal cutting industry can be promoted.