Laser market may recover positive trend in 2010

For the first time since 2000 worldwide laser sales fell during 2009 because of the worldwide recession. According to the latest industry review and forecast from Laser Focus World, the global market for lasers could return to growth in 2010 (about 11%) bringing total revenues to $5.91 billion for the year. "Recovery is coming in 2010, but some laser market sectors will do better than others," says Dr. Tom Hausken, analyst at Strategies Unlimited who conducted the survey. "Semiconductor and display manufacturing tools, biomedical systems and R&D are already on the rise, but slower sectors such as most of materials processing will not see growth until late 2010 or even 2011."
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