Optimize laser efficiency by rounding sharp corners

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Optimize laser efficiency by rounding sharp corners

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Interesting article:
On a recent visit to one of our partner manufacturers, a street light pole producer, I noticed a clever design detail on one of their freshly powder-coated light poles. The baseplate for the light pole had 4 bolt slots which were seamlessly integrated into the outer cut of the baseplate. Although the design looked cool, my guess was that this design was intended to reduce laser time. Our tour guide confirmed it, though he didn’t know exactly how much time this design change had saved them. I was curious about the time saved so I knew I had to run a comparison study.

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