MINI REVIEW article
Front. Phys.
Sec. Optics and Photonics
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fphy.2025.1595077
Research progress on the application of high-power laser cutting, welding, and drilling
Provisionally accepted
- 1School of Information Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, China
- 2Tianjin Xiqing District Highway Construction and Maintenance Center,, Tianjin, China
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High-power laser technology has become an important tool in the field of modern machining due to its high energy density, non-contact processing characteristics and high-precision control ability to make it show significant advantages in cutting and welding. With the continuous development of laser technology, the application of high power laser (such as fiber laser, CO₂ laser) in the industrial field is also expanding. This paper combs through the technical advantages, application research, challenges and future trends of high power lasers in cutting, welding and drilling. In recent years, the increase of laser power and the optimization of processing have promoted the wide application of high-power lasers in aerospace, automotive manufacturing and electronic devices. In this paper, we will discuss laser cutting, welding and drilling, and discuss their future development directions in light of recent research progress.
Keywords: High power laser technology, Machining applications, Laser cutting and welding, laser drilling, Future development trends
Received: 17 Mar 2025; Accepted: 28 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Hou and Lv. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Yu-Guo Wang, School of Information Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, China
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