This
picture shows a "heel" welded on to a wire burned insert as discussed in our article in the October 2001 issue of Moldmaking
Technology Magazine.
This
picture shows a laser welded bead approximately .008" wide as discussed in our article in the March 2003 issue of Moldmaking
Technology Magazine.
This
picture shows another laser welded bead. Notice that the bead is only .020" wide. Because this bead was produced via laser,
it produced virtually zero sink and a very low heat affected zone.
This
picture shows engraved numerals welded via laser. Only the minimal amount of weld was applied which kept heat input at a minimum.
