Providing a Safe Environment for Handheld Laser Welding

The technological advancement in high-power pump diodes and fiber lasers has reduced the cost of owning laser welding machines. The air-cooling method makes laser welding devices more portable and affordable. Also, the benefits of excellent welding quality and minimal postweld finish work with handheld laser welding devices have drawn interest in the past few years.

Although lasers have gained popularity in the welding industry over the last three decades, most are used in automation processes in more control..