Laser welding

What is laser welding used for?

Quick answer

Laser welding is used for production speed, stainless benches, sheet metal, minimal distortion and clean finish. In Australian terms: sheet-metal production, stainless fitouts and jobs where cleanup time costs money.

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Typical jobs

  • production speed
  • stainless benches
  • sheet metal
  • minimal distortion
  • clean finish

When to pick something else

Thick structural sections, heavily galvanised steel and eye-safety-uncontrolled sites still belong to arc processes.