Material
Carbon steel
Best reviewed by plate thickness, coating, gap tolerance, and whether the goal is speed, low distortion, or deeper penetration.
Send: grade, thickness, joint photo, current weld issue.
Capability Library
Find the right welding route for your part.
These are not generic article links. Each capability below explains what we evaluate, what information helps, and where the process usually fits before trial welding or system design.
Materials
Start with the metal and thickness window.
Material
Stainless steel
Common for sealed assemblies, food-grade hardware, exhaust parts, and clean appearance requirements where heat control matters.
Send: 304/316 grade, thickness, shielding requirement, leak-test target.
Material
Aluminum alloys
Usually needs closer review of surface condition, fit-up, wire feeding, and deformation risk before selecting a process route.
Send: alloy grade, temper, coating, thickness, fixture photo.
Material
Titanium alloys
Useful for high-value parts where shielding, heat input, and weld color tell us whether the setup is production-ready.
Send: grade, wall thickness, shielding requirements, inspection standard.
Material
Copper alloys
Reviewed carefully because reflectivity and thermal conductivity change laser absorption, power demand, and weld stability.
Send: copper type, thickness, joint design, electrical or leak requirement.
Material
Dissimilar metals
Feasibility depends on the material pair, intermetallic risk, joint layout, and whether filler material or process control is needed.
Send: both materials, thicknesses, joint section, target strength.
Industries
Review by application risk, not only by industry name.
Use these as evidence shortcuts. The videos and full cases stay on the Case page, while this page stays a routing map.
Industry
New energy battery packs
Focus areas include liquid cooling plates, trays, busbars, frames, sealing, distortion, and repeatable fixturing.
Useful inputs: leak requirement, volume, material stack, fixture access.
Industry
Aerospace
Best suited to a private technical review because materials, disclosure limits, inspection, and shielding requirements vary widely.
Useful inputs: material, wall thickness, inspection method, confidentiality level.
Industry
Medical devices
Typically driven by cleanliness, small weld geometry, repeatability, visual quality, and low heat impact on precise parts.
Useful inputs: part size, material, weld length, cosmetic and sealing standard.
Industry
Kitchen & bath hardware
Good fit when stainless appearance, reduced polishing, leak prevention, and stable repeatability matter more than heavy penetration.
Useful inputs: visible surface requirement, post-polish step, thickness.
Industry
3C electronics
Reviewed around miniature weld size, thermal sensitivity, clamping, positioning accuracy, and cycle time.
Useful inputs: part photo, heat-sensitive zones, tolerance, production rate.
Industry
Automotive parts
Common goals include replacing manual weld variation, improving throughput, reducing distortion, and building a repeatable cell.
Useful inputs: part family, annual volume, current process, target takt time.
Industry
Construction machinery
Often points toward thicker sections, long seams, large parts, or hybrid welding when gap and penetration requirements are demanding.
Useful inputs: plate thickness, seam length, gap range, access constraints.
Processes & Joints
Choose the process after we understand fit-up.
Jump from each process or joint type to filtered shop-floor demos, then return here when you need the review checklist.
Process
Autogenous welding
No filler wire. Best when fit-up is tight, the joint is consistent, and the goal is clean, fast laser welding.
Check first: gap tolerance, thickness, weld strength target.
Process
Wire-fed welding
Useful when the joint needs added material, better gap bridging, or stronger weld formation than self-fusion can provide.
Check first: wire material, gap range, joint access, bead size.
Process
Laser-arc hybrid welding
Combines laser energy density with arc gap tolerance for thicker parts, deeper penetration, and more forgiving assembly fit.
Check first: thickness, bevel, seam length, penetration target.
Joint
Butt joints
Highly dependent on edge preparation, gap consistency, thickness, and whether filler is needed to meet strength or appearance goals.
Send: edge photo, max gap, thickness, inspection method.
Joint
Fillet welds
Reviewed by robot access angle, weld leg requirement, clamping, wire feeding, and whether the joint needs sealing or structure.
Send: corner geometry, required weld size, material thickness.
Joint
Lap welds
Useful for sheets and overlapping components, but the review must check clamping pressure, heat path, and visible surface limits.
Send: overlap width, layer thicknesses, surface requirement.
Joint
Tailor welded blanks
Best reviewed with the exact material combination, thickness transition, weld length, and any downstream forming requirement.
Send: material pair, thickness pair, forming or inspection target.
Cutting
Laser hole cutting
Good for robotic access to holes, slots, or contours where the same cell may support welding and cutting workflows.
Send: hole size, material, thickness, tolerance, edge requirement.
Cutting
Robot 3D cutting
Useful for pipe, tube, curved parts, and large structures where a robot can follow a 3D contour instead of a flat table path.
Send: 3D model, cut path, material, thickness, part access photo.
Next Step
Do not guess the process from the button name.
The right route depends on your part, gap, inspection requirement, and volume. Send what you have and we will map the first review path.