Betrachtungen zum Löten in Gegenwart und Zukunft

Abstract

In all parts of industries using metals, the application of brazing and soldering is increasing. The origin of those technologies is assumed 6.000 years ago, and for a long time, they were limited to a few industrial fields only. In recent years, they turned out to become a source of innovation. Today, they are essential in different industries as microelectronics, electrical engineering, automotive industry, aviation industry, turbine industry or tool industry. Starting with defining brazing and soldering, especially in comparison to competitive joining techniques, some selected developments of the last decades are presented, as brazing of Aluminium, High Temperature Brazing and brazing of ceramic materials. Finally, an outlook is given concerning ongoing and future developments. © 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.