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Dr. Alexander Arndt, Manager of Digitalization and Process Design at Laserline GmbH in Mülheim-Kärlich is a member of the working group to develop an interface standard based on OPC UA for the laser industry.

Palpable decline in Germany’s 2019 production of laser systems
Palpable decline in Germany’s 2019 production of laser systems
Palpable decline in Germany’s 2019 production of laser systems

Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were indications of cooling in the laser industry. According to figures issued by the VDMA Working Committee “Lasers and Laser Systems for Material Processing”, both production and incoming orders dropped by about 18 per cent in 2019. Yet even in the midst ...
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