Manufacturing advances, including inkjet and tabletop dispensers, now make this a viable alternative in low and high-production applications. In laser welding, a part absorbs electromagnetic energy ...

An example of hybrid technology in its purest form has been developed and built by the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) for the DVS research project "KoaxHybrid". In Aachen, Germany, ...

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 ...

Simple changes in technique can yield big improvements, say researchers investigating how welding speed and the placement of materials affect the quality of welds between dissimilar alloys. They ...