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... SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING . Manuscript received October 2000; Revised August 2002. Associate Editor: J. Hu. 01 October 2000 01 August 2002 04 03 2003 laser beam welding metals design for manufacture manufacturing processes The sheet metal assembly process is one...