Laser welding is our most pop­u­lar pro­duc­tion method because it is so effi­cient, and it offers nearly limitless capa­bil­i­ties and design options. Laser welded sections are pro­duced by weld­ing indi­vid­ual com­po­nents together, creating a com­plete sec­tion. The pieces are typ­i­cally flat laser cut strips, but may also be pre­-fab­ri­cated solids, hol­lows or other shapes. The joints are cre­ated with pow­er­ful lasers with­out any filler mate­r­ial, pro­duc­ing a minute weld bead.

Vir­tu­ally all com­mer­cially avail­able car­bon and stain­less steels can be laser welded along with the appro­pri­ate approvals and cer­ti­fi­ca­tions. homo­ge­neous welds are eas­ily attain­able through a depth of 20mm. Laser welded sections can be produced in car­bon steel, stain­less steel and duplex steel pro­files, among others. Laser welding is a type of laser fusion but does not use any filler mate­r­ial in its process.

Laser welded stainless Sections generally have a better surface finish than extruded or hot rolled products because the raw components are processed from high quality hot rolled plate or from cold drawn flats. Upon being laser welded, the sections are straightened, bead blasted and passivated in an acid solution.