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Laser Institute of America

Laser Institute of America (LIA), founded in 1968, is the professional society for laser applications and safety. Our mission is to foster lasers, laser applications, and laser safety worldwide. LIA cultivates innovation, ingenuity and inspiration to promote the continued growth and safe use of laser applications.

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| December 05 2023

Research of melting state identification and process performance based on selective laser melting acoustic signals

Dongju Chen, Anqing Wang et al.

An acoustic signal acquisition experiment platform was constructed to gather the acoustic signals throughout the formation of 35 single-tracks of a 120 mm length copper-tin alloy in order to monitor ...

Research Article

| December 05 2023

Understanding the coaxial optical coherence tomography signal during the laser welding of hidden T-joints

Thorsten Mattulat

In the case of “hidden” T-joints, the nonvisible web sheet is welded through the face sheet. Positioning tolerances and movement due to the distortion of the web sheet represent the main challenges ...

Research Article

| December 04 2023

Evaluation of surface tortuosity on the corrosion resistance of organic coatings using laser texturing process

Santiago Caraguay, Thiago Soares Pereira et al.

Surface tortuosity is a quantitative measure of the complexity of a material's surface. It is commonly defined as the ratio between the real length of the surface over the shortest distance between ...

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