WATERLOO TECHNICAL SOCIETY

September 9, 2025

Iowa Laser (Tour)

Tour Host: Sean Alexander, Sales Manager, Iowa Laser

A Short History of Iowa Laser

• 1978 Founding: Established in Cedar Falls, Iowa during the infancy of industrial laser technology.

• Industrial Pioneer: Pioneered industrial laser cutting, welding, and metal fabrication services across the Midwest.

• Facility Expansion: Expanded into a 160,000-square-foot fabrication facility in the Cedar Falls Industrial Park.

• Strategic Acquisition: Acquired in 2012 by O'Neal Industries to serve as a specialized laser-cutting division under O'Neal Manufacturing Services (OMS).

• Technological Milestone: Maintained its edge by installing the first Trumpf 10kw Laser used in the United States on its production floor in 2017.

• Core Industries Served: Supplies high-precision components to global OEMs in agriculture, construction, forestry, and military sectors.

Reservations: reservations@waterlootechnicalsociety.org, by 11am Monday, September 7, 2025

Social period: 5:30 P.M, September 9, 2025

Dinner: 6:00 P.M.

Program: Tour, after dinner; about 7:00 PM at Iowa Laser

Program Chair: Steve Crouse

Guests are always welcome. We need your reservation to enable us to have a name tag for you as well as to send you a reminder in email. 

You are welcome to make a reservation for dinner or just come for the program. A program-only reservation is appreciated for a head count.