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Choose the Laser Welding Process if you need A High Quality Weld

Not only are the welds high quality, they're repeatable, and easily automated. For difficult to weld metals, and very thin sections, Laser Welding is up to most any task.

Whether you call it Laser Welding, or Laser Beam Welding (LBW) The End Result is the Same: High Quality Welds

Well Suited for Difficult to Weld Metals

Laser welding, frequently known as Laser Beam Welding (LBW), is a relatively recent welding process that's just been around for a few decades, and only of late has it begun to reach a more general utilization. At the start it was used with exotic metals that were difficult to weld by using established welding processes. But as applied science progressed, laser welding has moved into a more important position within the different types of welding processes.

What is laser welding? It's a type of welding process that employs the use of a very concentrated laser beam to project a high-powered beam of light onto a piece or pieces of metal which in turn causes the metals become molten and combine together as they chill.

The beam of light that's produced by the laser can either be a visible beam or an infrared beam. As the beam of light leaves the laser is guided by optics that are capable of positioning the beam wherever it's needed. Through the use of these specialized optics it's also possible to focus the beam on a very small and narrow spot.

One of the main benefits of laser welding is due to the power to focus on such a fine region. By concentrating on such a small area, the power density gets bigger as the focal point decreases. This holds the advantage of decreasing the heat affected zone (HAZ), while increasing heating and cooling rates. The typical size of the spot created by the laser deviates from a few tenths of a millimeter up to two centimeters.

Ordinarily laser welding is a wholly automatic process. Computers are used to control all facets of the weld including weld sizing, input power, control of the weld beam, etc. It is exactly because of this computer control, the accuracy, repeatability, and overall quality will be very high. Not simply for an individual weld, but for every weld.

There are typically 2 types of laser beam welding that are used. The laser beam is usually either a constant beam or an intermittently operated beam commonly known as a pulsed beam. Which type is used depends mainly on the heaviness of the metal or alloy that is to be joined. Thin metals are more apt to employ the pulsed beam procedure, whereas heavy gauge metals that need much more heat normally use the continuous beam operation.

Laser beam welding is a very important process in that it can be employed to create exceedingly high quality welds in nearly any type of metal or alloy that's weldable; including stainless and carbon steels, aluminum, and titanium. Click here to find more unique information and a great laser welding machine

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