Open AccessTomorrow's Advanced Technology for Laser Welding – Today
Author(s) -
Dupriez Nataliya Deyneka
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
laser technik journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1863-9119
pISSN - 1613-7728
DOI - 10.1002/latj.201800018
Subject(s) - welding , optical coherence tomography , laser beam welding , bridging (networking) , laser , computer science , materials science , mechanical engineering , optics , engineering , computer security , physics
Abstract Optical coherence tomography (OCT) becomes a widely accepted technique for precise and consistent seam‐guided laser welding. Being advantageous due to its operation principle, OCT has gained a role of innovative seam tracking technology for highly productive, cost‐effective laser processing. The industrial tests deliver satisfactory results. Either remote laser welding of body‐in‐white or gap bridging, OCT is an unbeatable technique for the laser welding applications with extended tracking limits.