Laser Market Update
ANDREAS THOSS, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
The International Laser Marketplace Seminar, traditionally held as part of the LASER World of Photonics event in Munich, has provided a reliable source for market and trend information in the field of industrial laser systems. Global markets for industrial lasers have changed considerably since analyst Arnold Mayer of Optech Consulting introduced the seminar 32 years ago.
“When we started the Laser Marketplace in 1992, the laser as an industrial tool was new and just started to replace established methods on the shop floor,” he told Photonics Media.
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