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When welding galvanized sheets
                                                                       such as doors or A-, B- and C-pillars,
                                                                       diode lasers prove themselves by clean
                                                                       and smooth seams.








           The blue laser light is with 47 percent about 10 times       Whether it be galvanic or hot-galvanized,
           more strongly absorbed by copper than common IR              Laserline’s high-power diode lasers can also be
           wavelengths. The high absorption allows for heat             used for welding galvanized sheets for a
           conduction welding and leads to smooth seams, free of        structure. As with aluminum welding, here, the
           spatters. Above all, this has a major impact on the          spot-in-spot-process is as well used. It optimizes
           manufacturing of electric motors, batteries and electrical   the power distribution between the inner and outer
           contacts, and it also helps electromobility to swing upward.  spot dynamically, and provides a smooth molten
                                                                        pool. In this manner, metal splashes on the workpiece
                                                                        and laser optic can be minimized, such that clean
                                                                        and smooth welded seams are guaranteed.
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