Metalworking Lasers In Automobile Fabrication - A View From The UK

C J Dawes

doi:10.1117/12.938901

12 November 1986 Metalworking Lasers In Automobile Fabrication - A View From The UK

C J Dawes

Proceedings Volume 0668, Laser Processing: Fundamentals, Applications, and Systems Engineering; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938901
Event: 1986 Quebec Symposium, 1986, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

The development of the CO₂ gas laser in the mid-sixties, has paved the way for the potential use of lasers in the fabrication of various driveline and body parts for automobiles. Much laser and laser metalworking research has been conducted in the United Kingdom and Europe (early research on cutting dates back to 1967). However, the automobile industries in both communities have been cautious in using lasers in production for heat treatment and welding. This paper outlines, in respect to the automobile industry, developments in laser equipments, current production applications, potential application studies and particular problem areas which are being researched. The application areas discussed cover: laser cutting, heat treatment and welding.

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C J Dawes "Metalworking Lasers In Automobile Fabrication - A View From The UK", Proc. SPIE 0668, Laser Processing: Fundamentals, Applications, and Systems Engineering, (12 November 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938901

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