Published by laser-cutter manufacturer Spartanics (Rolling Meadows, Ill.), the Laser Cutting Technical Guide: How to Match Today’s Laser Cutting Technology to Application Requirements, Parts I and II are designed to provide guidance to composites fabricators about how best to configure laser-cutting technology to meet specific application requirements and help them select the types of components and features required for laser-cutting technology. In Part I, chapters include “Choosing Between Laser Cutting vs. Tool-based Die Cutting Systems,” “Quality and the Soft Marking Standard” and “Cutting Speed vs. Web Speed.” Part II of the Guide deals with topics such as “The Fallacy of the Double Scan Head Advantage,” “Systems Integration, User-Friendliness and Production Output,” “Selecting System Components” and also presents a “Suggested Method for Sourcing Laser Cutting Technology."