Robotic Laser Welding
Key Applications for Laser Welding
- Door rings and structural pilars
- Roof panels
- Powertrain components
- Electric car components and battery trays
- Seating assemblies
Courtesy of: Precitec GmbH & Co. KG
Courtesy of: Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH
Robotic Laser Welding
Standard Optics – all robot motion, fixed beam
- Typical for butt joint and overlap welding
- Beam spinning or Trepanning optics for stir welding process*
2D/3D Scanner head – Remote Laser Welding (RLW)
- Gap Bridging and seam widening
- *Stir welding – assist with material prone to hot-cracking and porosity (copper, aluminum)
Features Available
- Weld monitoring and analysis for process verification
- Seam Tracking
- Auto Focus
- Gap measuring
- Depth validation
- Joint position tracking
- Real-time process monitoring
- Data tracking and storage
Courtesy of: IPG Photonics Inc.
Courtesy of: Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH
Courtesy of: Precitec GmbH & Co. KG
Application Improvements
Avoiding micro-cracks and porosity…
- Power modulation
- Beam Shaping dual core technologies
- Beam oscillation or Stir welding
- Shielding
- Filler wire