Processes include friction welding methods ... car lights and solar panels. During contour welding, the laser beam is guided once along the weld line using a positioning system such as a robot.

which they could do by applying a shielding gas or adjusting the shape of the beam that the welding laser uses. The simple adjustments, identified via their new equation, increased production rate to ...

Maximum productivity and consistent quality are critical in automated welding processes. This requires robust, high precision ...

With this technology, the beam can be dynamically shaped during the welding process to bridge joint gaps up to 0.6 millimeters when welding steel plates that are 2 millimeters thick," says Yongcui.

Metals are the most common materials used in these welding techniques, however, plastic materials have also found application in the laser beam welding process.