I WONDER - What Industries Use Lasers?

Lasers are versatile tools used for cutting materials like wood, metal, and plastic. The intense light beam of a laser can melt or burn materials, allowing for easy cutting. In industrial settings, lasers create precise cuts, enhancing the quality and accuracy of products. This precision is due to the small beam diameter and the ability to focus the beam to a tiny spot, sometimes as small as 0.1 millimeters.

What materials can lasers be used to cut?

Explain how the intense light beam of a laser affects materials.

What advantages does laser cutting provide in industrial processes?

Describe the significance of beam diameter in laser cutting.

How small can a laser beam diameter be, and why is this important?