Quality improvement of polymer parts by laser welding

Heidrun Puetz; Hans-Georg Treusch; M. Welz; Dirk Petring; Eckhard Beyer; Gerd Herziger

doi:10.1117/12.184747

7 September 1994 Quality improvement of polymer parts by laser welding

Heidrun Puetz, Hans-Georg Treusch, M. Welz, Dirk Petring, Eckhard Beyer, Gerd Herziger

Proceedings Volume 2207, Laser Materials Processing: Industrial and Microelectronics Applications; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184747
Event: Europto High Power Lasers and Laser Applications V, 1994, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

The growing significance of laser technology in industrial manufacturing is also observed in case of plastic industry. Laser cutting and marking are established processes. Laser beam welding is successfully practiced in processes like joining foils or winding reinforced prepregs. Laser radiation and its significant advantages of contactless and local heating could even be an alternative to conventional welding processes using heating elements, vibration or ultrasonic waves as energy sources. Developments in the field of laser diodes increase the interest in laser technology for material processing because in the near future they will represent an inexpensive energy source.

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Heidrun Puetz, Hans-Georg Treusch, M. Welz, Dirk Petring, Eckhard Beyer, and Gerd Herziger "Quality improvement of polymer parts by laser welding", Proc. SPIE 2207, Laser Materials Processing: Industrial and Microelectronics Applications, (7 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184747

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