Laser Cutting, Drilling and Piercing

The idea of cutting with light has appealed to many from the first time they burnt paper on a sunny day with the help of a magnifying glass. Cutting centimetre-thick steel (Figure 3.1) with a laser beam is even more fascinating!

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