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The Laser as a Tool
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    • Packaging and interconnection technology
    • Interaction mechanisms between beam and workpiece in laser beam joining
    • Production Technology
    • Joining in precision mechanics and microsystems technology
    • Joining Technology
    • Joining techniques for lightweight construction
    • Casting technology
    • Materials Science
    • Modelling and simulation in joining technology
    • Production engineering for the aerospace industry
    • Production technology for automotive engineering
    • Welding technology I - Process and equipment
    • Welding technology II - Behaviour of the materials
    • Welding technology III - Design and calculation
    • Blasting production processes
    • Packaging technology in the pharmaceutical industry
    • Materials Technology for Circular Economy
    • Werkstoffwissenschaften
    • Non-destructive materials testing

The Laser as a Tool

General Information

Lecturer: Prof. Klaus Dilger
Start: see StudIP
Closure: Master
Credit points: 5
Module number: MB-IFS-30
Rotation: Sommersemester

 

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Qualification goals

Through this module, students acquire fundamental knowledge about the use of laser beam as a tool in various manufacturing processes. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to identify the fundamental quantities of geometrical optics and explain their relevance to laser material processing. They can qualitatively describe the basic physical processes involved in the absorption of laser radiation and apply this understanding to technical surfaces. Furthermore, students will be able to describe the interaction between laser radiation and matter. They also gain the ability to identify the interaction mechanisms involved in laser-based joining processes and qualitatively explain their functional principles.

By examining numerous application examples from research and industry, students can assess the relevance of these manufacturing processes. Upon completion of the module, they will be capable of understanding and describing the interaction mechanisms between the laser beam and the workpiece during laser-based joining and of transferring this knowledge to industrially relevant challenges, particularly with regard to modern applications such as joining in electromobility.

Content

  • Fundamentals of geometrical optics
  • Description and relevance of optical parameters for laser material processing
  • Physical principles of absorption on technical surfaces
  • Heat conduction welding processes, deep penetration welding processes
  • Laser beam joining in automotive engineering
  • Laser beam joining in battery and hydrogen technologies
  • Laser technology for more sustainable production
  • Quality assurance in laser material processing

Lecture notes & Downloads

Lecture notes are available to participants via StudIP.

Literature

  • Seiji Katayama (2013): Handbook of laser welding technoligies, Woodhead Publishing Limited

  • Eichler, Hans Joachim / Eichler, Jürgen / Lux, Oliver (2018): Lasers. Basics, Advances and

    Applications. Berlin, Heidelberg (Springer)

  • Joao Pedro Oliveira, Zhi Zeng (2017) Laser Welding, Metals Special Issue, MDPI

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