I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to talk to you about lasers, a golden opportunity for the North American OEMs and suppliers. My presentation today will cover a brief introduction, global use of lasers, worldwide automotive applications, body-in-white savings, in the areas of laser cutting, laser welding and tailored blanks, my impression of future trends, and the laser application challenge here in the United States (Figure 1).

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