Jan 14, 2020 / 04:20PM GMT
James Andrew Ricchiuti - Needham & Company, LLC, Research Division - Senior Analyst
Okay. We're going to start our next presentation, which is going to be a fireside chat with IPG Photonics. My name is Jim Ricchiuti. I'm the analyst -- equity analyst at Needham who's been following IPG for a while. I'm delighted to have this company's CFO, Tim Mammen here as well as Jim Hillier, who is -- and many of you know, heads up IR. So with that, why don't we get going?
Questions and Answers:
James Andrew Ricchiuti - Needham & Company, LLC, Research Division - Senior AnalystTim, let me just swing over here. So why not you maybe just start off spending a few moments with a short overview? I think most folks know IPG, but there may be some who want to get reacquainted with the story, and then we'll jump into Q&A.
Timothy P. V. Mammen - IPG Photonics Corporation - Senior VP & CFO
Sure. Good morning, Jim. Good morning, everybody. So IPG is credited with being the company that really commercialized fiber laser