The Tube and Pipe Journal® - January/February 2012
The Tube and Pipe Journal®
January/February 2012
January/February 2012
Publication Information:
Publication:
The Tube and Pipe Journal®Issue:
January/February 2012Publish Date:
Sunday, January 1, 2012Information Website:
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http://www.fma-communications.com/Forms/Subscription-Page.cfm?Publication=TPJSelected articles from January/February 2012 issue published on TheFabricator.com:
Introducing solid-state laser technology
Although the solid-state laser is considered new in metal cutting processes, the first laser demonstration in a laboratory in 1960 was a solid-state laser. CO2 lasers turned out to be more practical for cutting metals, but solid-state lasers are making headway. Understanding laser equipment and the physics involved in generating a laser beam helps to explain the capability differences between CO2 and solid-state lasers.
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