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      <title><![CDATA[Two processes sometimes are better than one]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1A cladding process Alabama Laser calls Alabama Laser Hot Wire, or ALHW, combines a solid-state laser with a wire heated by a gas metal arc welding power source (the laser head is out of the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Laser welding update]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.   Figure 1Disk lasers combine the pumping efficiency of a semiconductor laser with the beam quality of a solid-state...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting close to remote laser welding]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.Figure 1A remote laser welding cell doesn't take up too much room on a shop floor and holds the promise of being more...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Laser welding basics]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.Close-up View of a CO2 Laser Weld in CopperAutomotive manufacturers, Tier 1 auto suppliers, and other  high-volume...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welding with diode lasers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While lasers have been used in welding for many years, this is still an active area of technological development. In particular, improvements in traditional welding lasers, together with the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[6 keys to laser welding]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some of the keys to laser welding success may surprise you, especially if you are an engineer or scientist. In the world of high technology, it's very tempting to reduce the success of a manufacturing...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making the right choices for laser welding]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An Nd:YAG laser performs seam welding of steel tube components.This article is adapted in part from Mark Rodighiero, &quot;Putting It Together: Laser Welding Systems,&quot; presented at FABTECH&amp;reg; Intl. &amp;amp;...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Laser welding 201]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A battery component is secured in place with two laser spot welds.Laser welding technology has entered a new state, in which optimization of the equipment and the process is relatively easy to...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lifestyle trends expand use of lasers, ALAW presenters say]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When the Fabricators &amp;amp; Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., and the Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., announced in April 2006 that they had purchased the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fiber lasers weave out of the lab and into metal fab]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fiber lasers are more monolithic and integrated than most other laser types, making them suitable for portability.Editor's Note: This article is based on the authors' presentation at the 2nd...]]></description>
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