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Laser Welding
Laser Welding - Its small spot size and extremely high energy density make laser welding ideal for many welding applications. Learn about the capabilities and limitations of the process in this technology area.
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- From The FABRICATOR
Scansonic FCW laser welding system processes multiple components simultaneously
- Jul 21, 2023
- Product Release
Scansonic has developed the FCW (fast component welding) system for parallelization of laser processes for high welding speeds.
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- From The WELDER
IPG’s flexible laser sources weld EV batteries without spatter
- Jul 3, 2023
- Product Release
IPG has introduced new adjustable mode beam (AMB) fiber laser sources that enable high-precision processing for electric vehicle applications.
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- From The FABRICATOR
AMADA WELD TECH’s galvo scan heads made for precision laser welding
- May 30, 2023
- Product Release
AMADA WELD TECH has introduced a line of galvo scan heads for precision laser welding applications.
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- From The FABRICATOR
Laser welding thick with dynamic beam shaping technology
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 10, 2023
- Article
Dynamic beam laser (DBL) technology might be a harbinger in the industrial lasers arena. No longer static, the laser beam can be shaped, sequenced, and focused in multiple ways to suit an application’s and metal fabrication shop's needs.
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- From The WELDER
Hand-held laser welding’s time has come in metal fabrication
- By Bill Kallgren, John Bickley, and Laura Garcia
- Nov 21, 2022
- Article
Advancements in manual laser welding have made hand-held laser welding viable for metal fabrication and manufacturing businesses in ways that were not possible before.
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- From The FABRICATOR
Scansonic offers LPH-O laser optics for sheet metal laser welding
- Nov 8, 2022
- Product Release
Scansonic offers the LPH-O series of laser optics, which uses the company’s modular scapacs system.
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- From The FABRICATOR
Belt Technologies adds laser welding machine
- Oct 12, 2022
- News Release
Belt Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of custom metal belt conveyors, has added a fourth laser welding machine to its Agawam, Mass., facility.
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TRUMPF TruLaser Weld 1000 - Laser Welding with Ease
- Sep 20, 2022
- Video
The new TruLaser Weld 1000 from TRUMPF makes adopting laser welding easier than ever. At the lowest price ever offered for automated laser welding, the TruLaser Weld 1000 is also the easiest to operate, with simple point and click programming. See it at FABTECH! More Information.
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- From The FABRICATOR
Laser welding research aims for EV manufacturing solutions
- By Rob Colman
- Sep 12, 2022
- Article
Civan's laser speed and the ability to alter a laser welding beam on the fly are generating interest in electric vehicle fuel cell manufacturing research.
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- From The FABRICATOR
The evolution of laser welding technology
- Aug 31, 2022
- Article
Laser welding technology has progressed to become the process of choice for metal fabricators and manufacturers because of its mind-boggling variety of applications.
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- From The FABRICATOR
Laser Welding Certificate Course
- August 1 - 3, 2023
- Event
This three-day certificate course focuses on the fundamentals and applications of laser welding technology.
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- From The Additive Report
Grob releases liquid-metal 3D printer
- Jul 18, 2022
- Product Release
New metal 3D printer eliminates high material and handling costs
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- From The FABRICATOR
MKS Ophir laser power sensor made for dusty, dirty production operations
- Jun 7, 2022
- Product Release
MKS Instruments Inc. has introduced the Ophir IPM-10KW, a high-power, modular laser power sensor for use in rough production environments.
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- From The Additive Report
Farsoon introduces metal LPBF 3D printer
- Jun 1, 2022
- Product Release
New medium-sized printer introduced to U.S.
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- From The WELDER
SMS group, Taylor-Winfield Technologies form global strategic alliance for laser welder
- May 13, 2022
- News Release
SMS group and Taylor-Winfield Technologies have announced a global strategic alliance for the supply, support, and service of SMS’ proprietary X-Roll heavy-gauge coil joining laser welder.
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- 07/25/2023
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