nLIGHT set the bar in performance, reliability & customer service when it entered the industrial laser market with programmable beam shapes to increase part quality and decrease tact time, enhanced process stability with hardware back-reflection protection, and by employing a modular design for rapid and low-cost field serviceability. With the addition of Plasmo, nLIGHT expands its offering to include revolutionary real-time process monitoring solutions, crucial for the development, qualification & production of complex and safety-critical metal parts.