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News Release from: Rofin-Baasel UK
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 March 2005
Laser renders 'Happy Birthday' to Royal
visitor
Staff at Rofin Sinar UK delighted His Royal Highness The Duke of York last week, with a high tech rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.
Staff at Rofin Sinar UK delighted His Royal Highness The Duke of York last week, with a high tech rendition of Happy Birthday The tune was played out in celebration of the Duke's Birthday on February 19, using the audible frequencies on a Carbon Dioxide laser, during an official visit to the Willerby factory, on Thursday 3 March
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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His Royal Highness spent an hour touring the factory and meeting staff, in his capacity as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment.
He arrived at around 11am, and swept into the car park flanked by six police outriders.
Ken Lipton, Rofin's Managing Director, greeted him at the door, before introducing him to some of Rofin's senior management team.
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First port of call for the His Royal Highness was the company's training room, where he was given a short presentation on the company and some of the many applications for which Rofin's SCx laser sources are used.
He seemed particularly interested - and somewhat surprised - to find out that research is being undertaken to use lasers to open a patient's breast bone during open-heart surgery.
After the presentation, His Royal Highness embarked on a tour of the factory, meeting members of staff along the way.
Relaxed and jovial, the Duke kept everyone busy by asking numerous questions and looking at the work that they do.
The culmination of the Duke's visit came when he was invited to create a laser-etched plaque to commemorate his visit, which will be mounted and displayed in the reception area.
The entire company assembled on the factory floor to witness the event, with many members of staff taking photos.
After pressing the button to etch the plaque, the Duke told the assembled workforce that he was pleased to recognise the work that you do.
Dave Paul, a Sales Support Engineer, set up the laser etching demonstration.
He said: We have one of the fastest 'on the fly' laser marking technologies in the world and it was great to be able to show this off to His Royal Highness today.
He was clearly impressed with both the speed and the accuracy of the etching, and even suggested that the technology could be used for plaques that his mother sometimes gives away! Necati Avci, Electronics Manager, came up with the idea of using the laser technology to play 'Happy Birthday' to the Duke.
He was thrilled, and a little relieved, that it had all gone according to plan.
We had practiced this over and over again to get it right, he said.
The Duke was clearly very pleased- he said that it was the first time that anyone had tried doing that for him before.
At the end of the Duke's visit, he signed the visitors' book and was then whisked away to his next engagement. Request free introductory details about products from Rofin-Baasel UK ...
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