Laser welding of plastics
I. Jones, TWI Ltd, UK
Abstract
Lasers may be used for rapid and reproducible welding of plastics. The principles of plastics welding and direct and transmission laser welding for plastics are described. The equipment variations and process parameter effects are discussed and guidance for practical application of the technique is provided. Typical application areas are summarised.
Key words
laser
welding
plastics
theory
modelling
equipment
process
parameter effects
monitoring
direct
transmission
applications
10.1 Introduction
Welding of plastics is of practical importance in many automotive, medical and electronic packaging applications. There have also been developments in textile joining, and in joining ...
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