Monitoring systems for the laser keyhole welding process of aluminium Tailor Welded Blanks, are in many cases vital to ensure a certain weld quality. Especially process visualization with camera based systems gives a lot of insight. Although for steel it has already been demonstrated that images can be obtained in real-time from the laser welding process using these cameras based on silicon chi...

In the automotive industry, a barrier to widespread implementation of friction stir welding (FSW) for aluminum joining is the perceived need for high cost, custom capital machinery. The reason for this perception is that the FSW process requires relatively large forces that commonly used automation machinery (e.g. an industrial robot) has difficulty producing. Further complicating the issue, is...

Information is presented on the conceptualization, experimental study, and numerical process simulation of tailor heat treated aluminum alloy blanks. This concept intended to improve forming behavior parts in challenging conditions. The implementation requires precise control laser treatment parameters within a suitable industrial framework. study details material properties, parameters, result...