Does anyone really think this is only 30kW?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-1...sian-gulf.html
IPG Photonics has had a 100kW unit in the field for a year and this has to be cost competitive in an industrial environment.
http://www.laserfocusworld.com/artic...-industry.html
It is interesting that they are telling everyone that they can dazzle (warn you) or burn you with the undoubtedly IR main beam.