TY - CHAP A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael ED - Katayama, S. T1 - Developments in hybrid laser-arc welding technology N2 - Laser hybrid welding technology provides a number of advantages, which in the previous decade have promoted its implementation in different branches of industry such as automotive manufacturing, shipbuilding and power generation. Some examples of the applications of laser hybrid welding are reviewed to demonstrate the technological and economic potential of this technology. The main objective of this chapter is to show some of the benefits and limitations of the process and to give some examples of how the number of applications could rise, taking into account the advantages of the new laser systems, optical components, arc power sources and sensor systems available nowadays. KW - Laser beam welding KW - Laser hybrid welding KW - High power laser KW - Shipbuilding PY - 2013 SN - 978-0-85709-264-9 SN - 978-0-85709-877-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857098771.3.505 SN - 2050-1501 SN - 2050-151X N1 - Serientitel: Woodhead publishing series in electronic and optical materials – Series title: Woodhead publishing series in electronic and optical materials VL - 41 IS - Chapter 19 SP - 505 EP - 521 PB - Woodhead Publishing Ltd AN - OPUS4-28932 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -