Abstract
AbstractCarbon dioxide lasers have been utilized by the automotive industry for many years, originally being employed for heavy duty auto body welding applications. But over the last decade the advent of compact, sealed CO2 lasers with improved output characteristics, together with the development of more sophisticated robotic systems, have enabled lasers to move into high precision processing tasks for non‐metallic materials (e.g. for leather, plastics or carbon fiber composites) particularly components destined for automotive interiors. This article reviews some current high precision automotive manufacturing applications and the lasers and robotic technology that service them.
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