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Quality makes the difference

Laser plastics welding in medical and automotive industry

  1. Steffen Reinl*,
  2. Wolfgang Horn*

Article first published online: 19 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1002/latj.201190050

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Laser Technik Journal

Laser Technik Journal

Volume 8, Issue 5, pages 14–17, September 2011

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Reinl, S. and Horn, W. (2011), Quality makes the difference. LTJ, 8: 14–17. doi: 10.1002/latj.201190050

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  1. Dilas Industrial Laser Systems, A division of Dilas Diodenlaser GmbH, Galileo-Galilei-Str. 10, 55129 Mainz, Germany, Phone: +49 (0) 6131/9226 400, Fax: +49 (0) 6131/9226 444

*Dilas Industrial Laser Systems, A division of Dilas Diodenlaser GmbH, Galileo-Galilei-Str. 10, 55129 Mainz, Germany, Phone: +49 (0) 6131/9226 400, Fax: +49 (0) 6131/9226 444, www.DILAS-ILS.com

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  1. Issue published online: 19 SEP 2011
  2. Article first published online: 19 SEP 2011

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Abstract

The beam quality-range that used to be reserved for lamp-pumped solid-state lasers is now covered by fiber-coupled diode lasers. Accordingly, the diode laser is more and more displacing the lamppumped solid-state lasers in different application fields, among these being laserbased plastics welding. End-users have gained confidence in this process, thus, product acceptance, particularly in the automotive and automotive suppliers industry is at a high level. Also within medical device manufacturing, this method continuously takes over different applications. Especially in this field, laser plastics welding is advantageous since high weld qualities are required.

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