Lasers Make Cars Better

The automotive industry faces countless challenges around the world, such as: lighter, safer, smarter, environmentally friendlier. Laser processes deliver exceptional flexibility with high robustness, and meet tough safety standards.

Laser Tools Offer

• Increased productivity
• Further enhancement with trajectory planning
• Material and weight savings
• Enhanced sustainability thanks to lower fuel consumption
• Greater safety
• More design flexibility
• More process monitoring for higher product quality

Typical Laser Scan Applications in the Automotive Industry

• Remote welding of body components and heat exchangers, for further information visit the website of our associated company Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH.

• Welding of plastics e.g. contactless welding of containers or headlights

• Laser drilling for micrometer-exact fabrication of injection nozzles etc.

• Laser cutting of installable parts, airbags and other technical textiles (e.g. CFRP)

• Laser hardening of highly stress-subjected mechanisms for minimized wear and tear

• Laser perforation e.g. for defined breaking points in airbag fittings

• Laser structuring for surface treatment, minimizing friction losses, and tool mould making for interior fitting components

• Laser marking day/night labeling of displays or controls, laser marking of nameplates, laser labeling of parts for batch tracking

• Functionalizing via laser cleaning processes for preparation of bonding surfaces, paint removal, degreasing, creating oxide layers etc.

• Additive manufacturing for example for customized component manufacturing