Collaboration Takes Laser Welding Underwater

With flux-cored welding, the wire can be continuously taken from a wire reel that is then melted, thereby enabling much longer weld seams to be produced. This increases deposition and production rates. With the help of laser radiation, the researchers aim to optimize flux-cored welding. The eventual goal is to develop laser-assisted metal flux-cored welding as a qualitatively convincing and more efficient alternative for underwater welding.