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Session 7: Laser Heat Treatment
Location: D3-26/27 (COBO Center)
(Please check final room assignments on-site).
Session Description: Laser beams for hardening of various metals provide a simple, efficient and reliable method for achieving improved part performance and lower manufacturing costs. The major advantage of laser surface treatment includes: high processing speeds with precise case depths, ideal for use in a “Lean Manufacturing” cell, precision control of the width and length of the region to be processed without retooling, minimal distortion of the part, minimal cool-down time because of reduced heat input and the elimination of external coolants because of the self-quenching phenomenon in the part. Lasers are now a significant tool for manufacturing. Companies looking to upgrade their manufacturing lines are just now discovering the efficiency and flexibility that lasers provide.
Session Chair:	Mr. Dan Williams Induction Heating Consultant, Novi, MI
10:40 AM			New Technologies for Industrial Laser Hardening – an Overview