Bill Lawson,P.E.
has worked in the laser industry for 27 years, founding and building Preco Laser Systems, LLC. He is a past-president and fellow of the Laser Institute of America. Joel De Kock, Ph.D., assisted in the writing of this column. He is applications manager for PLS and a member of the American Welding Society, ASM International, and the Laser Institute of America.
