Developments in laser joining and welding of plastics using high-power laser diodes

Tony Hoult; Raymond Ong

doi:10.1117/12.456906

25 February 2002 Developments in laser joining and welding of plastics using high-power laser diodes

Tony Hoult, Raymond Ong

Proceedings Volume 4426, Second International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456906
Event: Second International Symposium on Laser Precision Micromachining, 2001, Singapore, Singapore

Abstract

Diode lasers are now being employed in industry for a range of applications, in particular they are starting to be used as alternatives to conventional techniques for thermal joining of plastics. This is being assisted by the use of improved reliability aluminum-free diodes and diode laser systems, partly due to a better understanding of failure mechanisms. The laser welding and related techniques are dependent on transmission of part of an infra-red beam through the upper layer of a joint and semi-quantitative assessment of this is required for specific applications. The technique is applicable not only to high average powers, but also to very low average power, in this regime delicate thin-walled components may be joined. Recent developments using derivatives of this technique have shown that a wide range of similar and dissimilar material combinations may be joined.

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Tony Hoult and Raymond Ong "Developments in laser joining and welding of plastics using high-power laser diodes", Proc. SPIE 4426, Second International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, (25 February 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456906

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