Several factors point to a major acceleration of laser welding as a method of joining plastics, particularly for electronics enclosures: High equipment and materials costs, however, remain a concern, ...

Industrial lasers are used to process engineering plastics across many markets. Some examples of the common processes are shown in Figure 1, including laser marking, cutting, and welding.

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 ...

Device makers are taking increased interest in product designs and assembly that support closed-loop recycling. A Branson plastic welding process can safely and nondestructively “unweld” plastics used ...

Modern manufacturing sectors face increasingly rigorous demands for assembly precision and material integrity. Industries such as medical device production, automotive electronics, and new energy ...

LPKF Laser & Electronics SE is reporting positive response from industrial users just one year after the market launch of its Absorbing-to-Absorbing technology (ATA) for laser welding of plastics. As ...

Non-contact laser welding offers several advantages when it comes to joining one plastic part to another. It works on the principle of partial transmission which lets a laser’s light travel through ...