Figure 1. Various test samples that have been laser welded in an applications lab (a) and a low-density polyethylene fluid container welded with a diode laser system (b). Direct welding of plastics is ...

Note to readers: I published a letter from Ray Guilbert regarding skip welding patch panels into place back in the July 2007 "Professor Hammer" column. This has generated more mail than any column in ...

In this Wednesday, July 30, 2014 photo a swatch of fabric with a welded seam, top, is displayed resting on a piece of U.S. Navy camouflage fabric, below, that utilizes a traditional seam sewn using ...

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 ...

At the Laser World of Photonics tradeshow in Munich, Germany, Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH (acknowledged remote welding expert and SCANLAB GmbH associate company) will present an entirely new scan ...