Laser technology is currently used in a wide variety of industrial processes including cutting, welding, marking, surface engineering, repair and direct parts fabrication. The range of applications covers metals, plastics, semiconductors, and ceramics, on a scale from sub-micron to several meters.

Inkjet printing is a type of computer printing that recreates a digital image by propelling droplets of ink onto paper, plastic or other substrates. Inkjet printers are the most commonly used type of printer,[2] and range from small inexpensive consumer models to expensive professional machines.

CNC means Computer Numerical Control. This means a computer converts the design produced by Computer Aided Design software (CAD), into numbers. The numbers can be considered to be the coordinates of a graph and they control the movement of the cutter. In this way the computer controls the cutting and shaping of the material.