Landscape Shifting for Laser Materials Processing
Aug 1, 2016 — Not long ago, laser materials processing was characterized by four basic manufacturing operations: surface treatment, marking, removal and welding. Buoyed by advances in additive materials deposition, the proliferation of laser annealing for thin films, and the evolution of 3D printing for rapid prototyping, the laser materials processing market in 2016 is undergoing seismic change — not only in Europe but in APAC countries such as India, Japan, South Korea and China.