Laser welding technologies: high power diode laser application examples

摘要

In recent years, laser welding technologies have reached a stable position in the process of guaranteeing high quality and economy in many industrial applications: welding, cutting, hardfacing, alloying, remelting and heat treatment for top layers1-38. The only significant limitation on their common usage, especially with regard to Polish enterprises, is the high cost of laser stations, which varies from 100 to 300,000 euros, and even up to a million plus, depending on the laser type, its strength and the station's equipment, vital in the automation and robotization of the welding process.