Is it possible to achieve surgical precision in surface preparation while simultaneously slashing labor costs? Can a factory truly eliminate secondary waste streams and still meet the most stringent ...

A maintenance technician arrives with a handheld laser welder, plugs into a standard power outlet, dials in a preset for thin stainless, and lays down a clean fish-scale bead in under twenty minutes.

A strong weld does not begin when the arc starts or the laser beam hits the joint. It begins earlier, when the metal surface is prepared. In many shops, weld defects are blamed on machine settings, ...