{"id":2647,"date":"2026-05-06T07:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/?page_id=2647"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:17:34","slug":"whitepapers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/resources\/whitepapers\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitepapers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"hero alignfull hero--wide hero--medium has-overlay has-overlay-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hero__image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/Banner-Block-10.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1920\" class=\"attachment-design-max size-design-max\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/Banner-Block-10.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all 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style=\"--one-novanta-hero-pre-heading-acent-line-color: #4bb295\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__content-wrap has-medium-font-size has-heading-font-family\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__pre-heading shiny-text\">\n\t\t\t\tprecision manufacturing\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__heading line-expanding has-display-font-size\">\n\t\t\tWhitepapers\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<p><\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull large-text-block is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<p class=\"large-text-block__text has-heading-font-family has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Explore expert white papers and technical articles delivering in\u2011depth insights into precision manufacturing technologies, photonics innovation, and product performance, designed to support informed decision\u2011making, system integration, and advanced industrial applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\"><div class=\"latest-articles-2 latest-articles--card-type-tiles wp-block-one-novanta-latest-articles\" data-show-load-more-button=\"true\">\n\t\n<div class=\"grid alignwide grid--cols-3\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"tile image-zoom-in has-secondary-background-color tile--has-description\">\n\t<figure class=\"tile__figure\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/30-watt-co2-laser-for-thin-film-cutting-t.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=400\" 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\/>\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"tile__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"tile__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tile__heading has-large-font-size\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/resources\/whitepapers\/choosing-the-correct-beam-delivery-method\/\" class=\"stretched-link tile__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChoosing the Correct Beam Delivery Method\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tile__description has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 4, 2022 \u00b7 2 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"30\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 30\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M.86.857 15.001 15 .858 29.142\" \/><\/svg>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tile image-zoom-in has-secondary-background-color tile--has-description\">\n\t<figure class=\"tile__figure\">\n\t\t<img 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\/>\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"tile__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"tile__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tile__heading has-large-font-size\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/precision-manufacturing\/resources\/whitepapers\/co2-lasers-for-packaging-what-they-do-why-it-matters\/\" class=\"stretched-link tile__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCO2 Lasers For Packaging: What They Do, Why It Matters\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tile__description has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDecember 29, 2021 \u00b7 2 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"30\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 30\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M.86.857 15.001 15 .858 29.142\" \/><\/svg>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tile image-zoom-in has-secondary-background-color tile--has-description\">\n\t<figure 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