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HDE Technologies announces schedule of laser cutting/drilling, laser welding courses

HDE Technologies Inc., Elk Grove, Calif., has announced dates and locations for its laser cutting and drilling and laser welding courses for the remainder of 2016.

“Laser Welding Technology: EQ and PQ ‐ Equipment and Procedure Qualification,” to be held June 6-10 in Minneapolis and Sept. 19-23 in Phoenix, emphasizes material behavior during laser welding.

The course covers basic concepts in material processing, industrial lasers and optics, pulsed laser welding, CW laser welding, metallurgy of laser welds, weld geometry and shield gases, weld defects, weld inspection methods, and documentation control. For more information and to register for the class, visit www.laserweldtraining.com.

“Laser Cutting and Drilling Technology (Thermal and Photo-ablative),” offered June 14-17 in Minneapolis and Dec. 5-8 in San Diego, emphasizes material behavior during laser cutting and drilling.

Attendees will learn how to control the laser and the process to get the best-quality products. Topics include basic concepts in material processing, industrial lasers, beam-delivery optics, laser beam metrology, laser safety, laser drilling, laser cutting, assist gases, metallurgy of laser-cut and -drilled materials, defects and their sources, inspection methods, and documentation control. For more information and to register for the course, visit www.laser-cutting-drilling-training.com.

Simon L. Engel, president of HDE Technologies, is course manager and principal instructor. For more information about Engel, visit www.laserweldtraining.com/files/instructors.pdf.