Assembly Lines: Laser Shipments Increasing in 2004
MCLEAN, VA-At $173.6 million, second quarter shipments of industrial laser equipment and systems for North America and U.S. exports were up roughly 75 percent from the second quarter of 2003.
According to the Laser Product Group (LSPG) of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, industrial laser equipment shipments within North America by the 41 companies reporting to the second quarter 2004 LSPG statistical program totalled $119.8 million, while exports amounted to $53.8 million.