Shimadzu has developed a blue direct diode laser, thereby
providing industry-leading high brightness levels. The 10-W type will be placed
on reference exhibit at InterOpto 2013 (October 16th to 18th at Pacifico
Yokohama, Japan).
The world market for lasers in a material processing was
worth $2.6 billion in 2010, but is expected to surge to $5.7 billion by 2020.*1
With machining lasers, in addition to conventional carbon dioxide lasers,
diode-pumped solid-state lasers and fiber lasers are increasingly becoming
commonplace.