Thirty years of Finnish laser processing research

Finnish laser materials processing activities started on 1982 by installing the first laser cutting system. In the start of research activities there were total 5 systems in Finland in 1985. Then a TEKES research programme "Laseriprojekti" (Laser project) was starting it. During three years many projects and systems were executed. On 90 s laser process revolution brought hundreds of cutting and marking systems to Finland and the activity was enlarged to many locations and organisations. The presentation tells how everything was started and what is the current status