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The use of laser technology as a cutting tool has advanced significantly over the last two and a half decades. In this time, the creative properties have come to have many uses in various industries worldwide.

A laser is able to meet job cutting requirements in ways that a conventional blade never could. The most common use of laser cutting comes from industrial operations such as machine shops or automobile manufacturing companies.

Laser cutting applications can be used in automotive industries to bend, mold and weld together metal framework. It can even be used to polish and smooth rough edges and provide a nice finish to the vehicle by using a combination of laser and gas cutting technology.  In the industrial manufacturing industry, lasers can be used to cut metal sheets or piping metal. The laser accomplishes this by burning or melting through the material. An advantage of using a laser is that, unlike a saw, the laser won’t become dull with frequent use. Plus, a laser is far more precise than any other instrument used. 

Laser cutting is revolutionizing several other industries as well. In the fashion industry, lower powered lasers can be used to cut fabric and other soft material. In the electronic industry, lasers can be used to trim components such as resistors and capacitors. Commercial products such as frozen food packages or cereal boxes are marked and branded with company logos and barcodes. Laser cutting applications are even used in the medical industry as a way to sterilize certain medical equipment from fungi and bacterial infections.

The application has also benefited graphic designers with engraving projects on wood, glass, acrylic, plastic, fabric, such as leather, and metal. The making of advertising signs through the use of lasers has allowed printing companies to provide their customers with quicker and less expensive results. They can also help to create logos and business cards as well. Laser cutting can allow and artist to sculpt almost anything in metal, wood, or other material. Laser cutters can be quite beneficial to sculptors because it allows the laser beam to cut or etch the material they are working on. Laser cutters function the same way that a printer does, except that in lieu of burning an image on paper, the laser beam can actually etch or sculpt an image out of raw material.

Laser cutting is an ever advancing technology that continues to enhance human ingenuity while simplifying rigorous physical labor.

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