The Cutting Edge of Education

Embracing student potential is everything. Schools and universities all over the globe are taking leaps and bounds to improve the technology available to the students, allowing them to fully explore their creative imaginations, without the limitations of old tools. Whether it be in science, technology, the arts or mathematics, laser systems have helped revolutionize curriculum, adding meaning to student studies by dealing with real-world problems. This new curriculum will better prepare students for future jobs, with real-life experience with advanced technologies.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CORE SKILLS STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP USING THE LASER SYSTEM?
Students will reap many benefits from a laser system, including the development of core skills, simply by operating one of these machines. There are three key core skills developed throughout the design phase and use of the laser cutter/engraver;

Design – Involves the critical inventive thinking, creativity, use of human-centered design processes and visual-spatial skills to create, design and draw a project for laser cutting and assembly. In the case of designing a model for assembly, precision and accurate measurements are needed in the drawing to ensure everything will fit together once cut.

Laser operation – Learn the technology and machinery principles involved around operating such a system. An understanding of principles around safety, how the laser works, sustainability and use of material, as well as understanding the implications of their design.

Post laser processing – Depending on the project, this may involve hands-on assembly work, fitting together of an inlay, applying a finishing coat to the timber, stitching together of the textile or whatever the project may entail.

HOW DOES USE OF LASER SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE TO ENTERPRISE/ENTREPRENEURIAL CURRICULUM?
In addition, Laser cutting/engraving partners well with the enterprise/ entrepreneurial as it requires critical and analytical thinking to develop a solution that fulfils a need. Working through the “user-centred design process”, students identify a need, research the market and develop their idea with prototypes. This entire process reflects what any aspiring entrepreneur will have to work through to be a success in the real-world. The remarkable thing about laser cutter/engravers, is that these machines cut and engrave to a quality that matches that offered by the commercial sector, making their products perfectly saleable in the real-world.