WORLD LASER EXPO 2007

ALAC World Laser Expo 2007, scheduled for September 24-26 in Burlington, MA, is a dedicated laser applications conference and exposition that will provide a forum to address applications, processes, engineering development, and system integration. The keynote session, Business - Investments & Market Perspectives, chaired by Bill Shiner, vice president IPG Photonics, will include a presentation by Dr. Tom Hausken, director of photonics market research at Strategies Unlimited, offering a market perspective on fiber lasers and other industrial lasers. The session opens with a presentation by John Harmon, Needham, titled, "Investing in Laser Stocks: Not Science Fiction."

On Tuesday, September 25th, Todd Rockstroh, GE, is chairing the session Industry Focus: Laser applications/transportation, which will include presentations on advanced laser welding head for future automotive body assembly applications, laser marking and engraving with integrated through-the-lens vision, and high-speed laser cutting of aluminum and steel using transmissive-reflective combination cutting head, among others.

The morning session on Wednesday, September 26, chaired by Kunihiko Washio, Paradigm Laser Research, includes papers on laser as a tool for decorative 3D texturing, precise processing of thin films with picosecond fiber laser, and laser processing of silicon for solar cell production, as well as others.

For a full conference program, as well as information on the vendor exhibition, visit www.alac-iluc.org.