在南非,有一小群研究人员,不畏困难,做了大量的有价值研究,对整个国家制造业产生了深远的影响。南非国家激光中心(NLC)于2003年成为科学与工业研究理事会(CSIR)的一部分,建立NLC有两个目的:第一,它作为国家资产执行如下职能:·促进学术环境建设;·提高光学设备的研究与发展水平;·促进激光在工业中的应用。第二,它也提供基于激光工艺发展、激光 In South Africa, a small group of researchers, defying difficulties and doing a great deal of valuable research, have had a profound impact on manufacturing in the entire country. The National Laser Center of South Africa (NLC) became part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2003. The NLC has two purposes: first, it performs the following functions as a national asset: • Promotes the building of an academic environment; • Improves optics Equipment research and development level; · To promote the application of laser in the industry. Second, it also offers laser based process development