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LQ-Spot Laser Staking System

LQ-Spot Laser Staking System

The LQ-Spot is a hot riveting system designed for mounting circuit boards into plastic housings. A project typical done with imprecise welding systems, glue or screws; there was a lot of room for improvement. The LQ-Spot provides perfectly reliable mounting with no chance of damaging the circuit board. The precise control over placement of the heat makes it ideal for sensitive circuit board mounting jobs.

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Clamp Tools and Fixturing in Laser Plastic Welding

Clamp Tools and Fixturing in Laser Plastic Welding

Solid knowledge and execution of clamping and fixturing can have a profound effect on the laser welding process. To ensure quality welds during laser plastic welding, intimate contact between the two parts is paramount. Close contact will allow for adequate heat to be transferred, through heat conduction, from the absorbing lower layer to the transmissive upper layer.

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TMG2 Handheld Transmission Testing System

TMG2 Handheld Transmission Testing System

The LQ-TMG2 is a handheld unit design for testing the transmission rates of plastics. Excellent for material selection, quality control and testing; the TMG2 is becoming an industry standard for ensuring proper material transmission.

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Design Guidelines: Hybrid Laser Welding of Automotive Lighting

Design Guidelines: Hybrid Laser Welding of Automotive Lighting

This design guide is an elaboration on the original LPKF Design Guidelines for Laser Plastic Welding. You will find this document has a specific focus on automotive exterior lighting. All of the considerations have been adapted to this topic and other details have been added.

The purpose of this Automotive Lighting design guide is to help engineers understand the process and the type of considerations required to implement laser hybrid welding in auto lamp assemblies.

Laser hybrid welding of automotive lighting is a promising technology offering many advantages over traditional welding methods (hot-plate, vibration, ultrasonic, etc.) including: simple joint designs, the ability to handle large and complex shapes and the elimination of the post-weld annealing process.

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Quality Control – Laser Plastic Welding, Impossibly Consistent

Quality Control – Laser Plastic Welding, Impossibly Consistent

Quality control is a main factor in the development and manufacture of any new product. From pre-production testing to in-line process monitoring, control mechanisms often drive much of the process of bringing a product from concept to production.

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Laser Welding System in Action

Laser Welding System in Action

See the ins-and-outs of a standard, stand-alone laser welding system. Designed for heavy industrial use the, LPKF LQ-Power is a workhouse, but still lives up to the “velvet hand” precision laser welding is know for. The rotary indexing table allows for parts to be loaded during welding, reducing downtime.

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Hybrid Welding of Tail Lights

Hybrid Welding of Tail Lights

Laser plastic welding of car tail lights is the next big thing in automotive manufacturing for good reasons including: durable and hermetic seals, aesthetically pleasing weld seams, flexibility and cleanliness. Pushing this already ground breaking technology even further, LPKF Laser & Electronics has introduced a hybrid welding system.

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Balloon Dilation Catheters

Balloon Dilation Catheters

Balloon dilation catheters used to expand the coronary vessels must not only be leak-proof but are also subject to tight tolerances. A CO2 laser integrated into a welding system ensures the requirements are implemented in series production, while making for a robust process that offers short cycle times.

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Is Laser Plastic Welding Economical?

Is Laser Plastic Welding Economical?

Laser plastic welding is becoming well known for its ability to join complex and detailed parts. In fact, the technology is driving innovation for products that were once not possible in the medical, automotive and consumer electronics industries.

However, there still exists a stigma that laser technology cannot compete economically with other joining methods. Despite the technical advantages, the initial capital investment of laser systems has been a stumbling block for the technology.

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Quality Monitoring

Quality Monitoring

Quality starts with a safe and reliable welding process, and continues with proper testing. The LPKF LQ systems boast integrated process monitoring including regulation mechanisms which correct even the smallest deviations.This brochure highlights the process monitoring capabilities of laser welding systems.

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