Lasers in automobile production
Abstract
There is a trend in mechanical equipment to replace complicated mechanical components with electronics, especially microprocessors, laser technology represents an important new tool. The effects of laser technology can be seen in production systems concerned with cutting, welding, heat treatment, and the alloying of mechanical components. Applications in the automobile industry today are not very widespread and are concerned essentially with welding and cutting.
- Publication:
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Laser Welding, Cutting and Surface Treatment
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984lwcs.rept...40P
- Keywords:
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- Automobiles;
- Laser Cutting;
- Laser Welding;
- Manufacturing;
- Production Engineering;
- Alloying;
- Laser Outputs;
- Machining;
- Process Control (Industry);
- Production Costs;
- Technology Utilization;
- Lasers and Masers