High power diode laser transmission welding of plastics
Brian Bryden
(Brian Bryden is a Research Fellow at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, in association with Herfurth Laser Technologies, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, UK. Tel: +44 1203 572 623; E‐mail: BRYDEN_B@WMGMAIL.wmg.warwick.ac.uk)
Abstract
Trials using high powered laser arrays recently available, have shown that a range of joining and surface treatment processes are possible. These range from transmission welding of polymeric materials to surface hardening, soldering and welding of steels.
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Citation
Bryden, B. (2000), "High power diode laser transmission welding of plastics", Assembly Automation, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 136-139. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150010321760
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:MCB UP Ltd
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