# DIY Crafting Machines The 'Mr Beam II' Laser Cutter and Engraver Offers Superb Crafting Uses By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-04-10 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laser-cutter References: [geeky-gadgets](http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/mr-beam-ii-desktop-laser-cutter-08-04-2016/) & [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrbeam/mr-beam-ii-the-desktop-laser-cutter-and-engraver) The 'Mr Beam II' Laser Cutter is designed as a user-friendly way to break into the world of [laser cutting and engraving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duallaser-engraving-system) in a compact unit that's ready for desktop use. Currently being funded on [Kickstarter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/davcarve-l1), the unit is WiFi-connected, offers a plug-and-play setup model and is even camera assisted to ensure precision results. [DIY culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-intelligence) is showing little sign of slowing down; now more than ever, consumers are opting to make, enhance and customize their own products. The 'Mr Beam II' Laser Cutter allows this to be done in an easy way thanks to the product's precision capabilities when it comes to engraving and cutting. It can be easily used on a variety of different products and surfaces to ensure only the finest results. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 96% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Desktop Laser Cutting:** The 'Mr Beam II' Laser Cutter brings the world of laser cutting and engraving to the desktop, making it a convenient trend for creative professionals and hobbyists. - **Plug-and-play Setup:** The user-friendly setup of the 'Mr Beam II' Laser Cutter offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to develop similar easy-to-use machines for other industries. - **Camera-assisted Precision:** The incorporation of camera assistance in laser cutting offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for the manufacturing industry to improve precision and accuracy in their processes. ### Where This Applies - **Crafting and DIY:** The 'Mr Beam II' Laser Cutter caters directly to the crafting and DIY industry, allowing individuals to enhance and customize their own products with precision engraving and cutting. - **Consumer Electronics:** The trend of desktop laser cutting presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the consumer electronics industry to offer compact laser devices for personal customization and engraving of electronic gadgets. - **Manufacturing:** The camera-assisted precision in laser cutting technologies presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the manufacturing industry to improve quality control and efficient production processes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Desktop-Friendly Laser Engravers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wainlux-k8.md) - [Space-Saving Laser Engravers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elegoo-phecda.md) - [Multi-Module Laser Engravers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/davcarve-l1.md) - [Accessible DIYer CNC Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/genmitsu-cubiko.md) - [AI-Powered Laser Engravers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lumitool-20w-fiber-laser-engraver.md) - [Economical Laser Engraver Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-laser-engraver.md) - [AI-Powered Portable Laser Engravers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-portable-laser-engraver.md) - [Workstation-Sized Laser Engravers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desktop-fiber-laser-engraver.md) - [Precision Laser-Powered Desktop Cutters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikier-k1-pro-max.md)