About This Webinar
Lasers used for material processing face two general challenges over the course of their lives. First, these lasers operate at relatively higher power levels compared to lasers used in other applications. Second, the environments in which these lasers operate are usually harsh. These two challenges can cause the laser's performance to drift over time, causing adverse effects on their processes. In this session, McCauley discusses first, which laser performance characteristics are meaningful to measure, second when, and at what frequency, these characteristics should be measured, and third and most importantly, how changes in these characteristics relate to the process.
*** This presentation premiered during the
2024 Photonics Spectra Laser Materials Processing Summit. For more information on Photonics Media conferences and summits, visit
events.photonics.com
About the presenter
John McCauley is senior business development manager for MKS Ophir with a focus on automotive and directed energy applications. From 2009 to 2016, he served as the Midwest regional sales manager and product specialist for all markets. Since 1998, McCauley’s background has been as an end user of, and an applications engineer working with, laser marking and engraving systems. He has also worked closely with several mid-Indiana metal fabricating customers and can be reached at
[email protected].