Synergy Additive Manufacturing LLC specializes in high-power, laser-based solutions for complex manufacturing related to wear, corrosion, and tool life. Laser cladding and laser welding are different ...

A strong weld does not begin when the arc starts or the laser beam hits the joint. It begins earlier, when the metal surface is prepared. In many shops, weld defects are blamed on machine settings, ...

DuPont Engineering Polymers, Wilmington Del. (www.plastics.dupont.com), for example, offers a wide range of suitable materials for laser welding. It's relatively easy to produce strong welds with ...

German powertrain supplier Vitesco Technologies, looking to become a greener company, is turning to green lasers to help it do just that. Vitesco has adopted new laser technology developed by German ...

Lasers have been used to weld together plastic parts for decades, but until recently the technology had one major disadvantage: it could not be used to weld clear polymers. Recently, high-powered ...

Laser welding of plastics is now a convenient and flexible technique that is proving popular for joining automotive parts and medical equipment as well as consumer products. Most people are familiar ...

The machine is suitable for both serial production and more complex, one-off projects. The integrated rotary unit allows fast ...

In the medical device world, laser welding encompasses a wide range of applications and part sizes. However, when laser-welding process cannot be fully verified, FDA requires that manufacturers ...

Everybody likes 3D printing, right? But it’s slow compared to 2D laser cutting. If only there were a way to combine multiple 2D slices into a 3D model. OK, we know that you’re already doing it by hand ...