Title :
Overview of the laser machining industry
Author_Institution :
15 Country Hill Rd., Sturbridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. It is estimated that over 100,000 industrial lasers are used in production applications in the world´s manufacturing industries. Carbon dioxide and Nd:YAG lasers, at all power levels, cut, weld, mark, and surface treat materials. Diode-pumped solid-state, excimer and diode lasers, used in microprocessing applications, are expected to continue laser growth in the early years of the next millennium.
Keywords :
laser beam machining; manufacturing industries; reviews; CO/sub 2/ lasers; Nd:YAG lasers; cutting; diode lasers; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; excimer lasers; industrial lasers; laser machining industry; manufacturing industries; marking; microprocessing applications; surface treatment; welding; Carbon dioxide; Laser beam cutting; Machinery production industries; Machining; Manufacturing industries; Optical materials; Power lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Surface treatment; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833911
