A Massachusetts factory worker has gotten caught in a machine that uses a laser to cut metal and has died. Firefighters responded to Industrial Metal Products Co. Inc. in Sharon on Thursday morning.

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For decades, desktop CNC machines have been limited by manual tool changes, cumbersome setup, and inability to handle industrial-grade materials, confining serious metalwork to large factory equipment ...