How Lasers Help Shape Metals

While the global financial crisis wrecks havoc in workplace, forcing employers to fire many people, there are sectors that are still in desperate need of skilled workers. One such sector is that related to the production of polishing injection molds. These structures are extremely difficult t... [ read more >> ]

Metal mold for glass manufacture: the lower part of the mold has been left unprocessed, the upper part has been laser-polished. On the right, the product that can be made using a mold of this type

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Metal mold for glass manufacture: the lower part of the mold has been left unprocessed, the upper part has been laser-polished. On the right, the product that can be made using a mold of this type