Glossary for technical terms

Among other things for laser, welding, additive manufacturing, 3D printing of metal and directed energy deposition

Our coaxworks glossary contains technical terms that are relevant to our products, services and applications in the field of laser wire deposition.

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There is currently 1 technical term in this directory beginning with the letter T.

tool centre point (TCP)


The tool centre point means the ‘point defined for a given application with regard to the mechanical interface coordinate system’.

[ISO 8373:2021, Robotics — Vocabulary]

Our three partial laser beams meet in the TCP. This is also where the welding process takes place.

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