Browsing: laser safety

The hot topic today in our industry today is lasers and new applications for using them. From welding and cutting, engraving and marking, to surface treatment and cleaning, lasers have become a very fast, precise tool. In fact, laser-based machine tools have grown into a $20 billion industry just in the last decade. This growth begs the question, what about safe use? Well, it all depends on the type of laser, the output energy, exposure time, and radiation wavelengths. These conditions are expressed in MPE (Maximum Permissible Exposure). Lasers are divided into classes, and each class has different hazards and…