Laser welding clear or translucent materials may not work when appearance matters because the weld lines stick out like a sore thumb. Oce Graphic Display Systems, a San Jose, CA-based division of Oce ...

Try to laser weld two pieces of clear plastic together and they may not remain clear for long. The carbon black and other opaque additives that make laser welding of clear materials possible in the ...

Gentex Corp., which specializes in making military helmets and other products that use polycarbonate, has developed a process called Clearweld for laser welding of clear or colored plastics with no ...

Manufacturing advances, including inkjet and tabletop dispensers, now make this a viable alternative in low and high-production applications. In laser welding, a part absorbs electromagnetic energy ...