Laser technology

• Advice about laser beam sources and machining stations
• Process optimisation on your premises in situ
• Manufacture of prototypes and small-scale series
• Feasibility investigations into laser beam welding, laser beam brazing/soldering and surface treatment
• Qualification of materials, e.g. SEP 1220‑3
• Training and qualification of personnel, e.g. laser protection officer, also on your premises in situ

Processes for laser beam machining 

Laser beam welding

• Welding of the most diverse materials (steel, aluminium alloys, nickel-based alloys and titanium) and material combinations
• Material thicknesses from 50 µm to 2 mm with pulsed lasers, if necessary with pulse shaping
• Material thicknesses from 0.2 mm to 10 mm with cw lasers
• Low heat input and therefore low distortion are typical of laser beam welds
• Narrow and slender welds
• High welding speeds
• Welding with and without welding filler wire

Laser beam (fine) cutting:

• Cutting of various materials with the cutting gases: argon, nitrogen, oxygen or helium
• Cutting with high precision, even with very thin material thicknesses
• Burr-free and oxide-free cut edges, depending on the cutting gas

Laser beam surface treatment:

• Hardening of mild and alloyed heat-treatable and tool steels
• Remelting of cast alloys, e.g. camshafts and crankshafts
• Remelting of thermally sprayed coats for hardfacing
• Surface welding with filler wire as wear protection or as corrosion protection
• Surface welding with filler wire or powder for the repair of tools

Laser beam brazing/soldering:

• Brazing with CuSi3 or CuAl8 for steel materials or for galvanised steel sheets
• Brazing of nickel-based materials with silver-based brazing materials
• Soldering of electronic components with Pb-free tin soldering pastes
• Brazing material / solder addition as brazing/soldering wire, brazing/soldering foil or brazing/soldering paste

Technical equipment

Nd‑YAG laser, cw (P = 4.4 kW)

• Robot-guided laser machining system
• For welding, surface treatment and brazing/soldering

Nd‑YAG laser, pulsed (P = 500 W)

• Gantry-guided laser system with high precision
• For welding, cutting, surface treatment and brazing/soldering 

Nd‑YAG laser, pulsed (P = 75 W)

• Gantry-guided laser system with high precision
• For precision welding, fine cutting, surface treatment and microbrazing/microsoldering

Nd‑YAG laser, pulsed (P = 50 W)

• Manual laser workplace
• For welding, precision welding and microbrazing/microsoldering
• Particularly suitable for establishing the weldability of materials without delay
• Particularly suitable for manufacturing prototypes