Lea Kroth, René Geiger, Sebastian-Paul Kopp, Katja Tangermann-Gerk
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Individualization, shorter product cycles and prototyping are leading to increased use of additive manufacturing in industry. A reliable and versatile process like laser plastic welding is needed to join parts with other additively manufactured or injection molded parts.