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Laser Welding - Page 19
- From The Fabricator
The transformative power of the laser
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 6, 2014
- Article
The laser has helped define the modern precision metal fabrication industry, and this year’s Advanced Laser Applications Workshop shows just how far the laser has come. Blink once, and you miss another technological milestone.
- From The Welder
Laserdyne receives order for fiber laser system from Chaoyu Technology Co.
- Aug 1, 2014
- News Release
Prima Power Laserdyne, Champlin, Minn., has finalized an order with Chaoyu Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, for a 430BD 6-axis fiber laser system. The machine will be used to precision-weld, drill, and cut 2-D and 3-D stainless steel microelectrical components used in applications such as...
- From The Fabricator
Stamping with a better idea
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 29, 2014
- Article
Cleveland-based Stripmatic Products strives to add more customer value by focusing on additional operations and asking what else customers may need. This led the company to a unique setup involving a servo press and a fiber laser welding cell.
- From The Fabricator
Tough optics for extreme laser welding
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 29, 2014
- Article
Engineers at EWI have developed laser welding optics tailored for high-power applications.
- From The Welder
Hybrid welding process welds thick metal sheets quickly
- Jul 23, 2014
- Product Release
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. has developed a hybrid welding process that allows the welding of thick pipelines and metal sheets made of aluminum alloys or steel at speeds of 19.69 and 4.92 FPM, respectively. The process can be used to make single-sided, zero-defect welds on aluminum sheets up...
- From The Welder
Electron Beam Eng. earns AS9100, ISO 9001:2008 certification
- Jul 14, 2014
- News Release
Electron Beam Eng. Inc., an electron beam and laser beam welding company in Anaheim, Calif., has earned AS9100 quality management system certification. The certification adds quality assurance expectations for design, development, and production work that apply specifically to the aviation, space,...
- From The Welder
American Photonics adds engineering staff
- Jul 10, 2014
- News Release
American Photonics Co., a Sarasota, Fla.-based manufacturer of precision infrared optics and specialty coatings, has announced the addition of Dennis Kessler and James Lee to its engineering staff. Kessler and Lee bring more than 30 years of manufacturing and design experience to the company....
- From The Welder
Welding head designed to be compact, lightweight
- Jul 10, 2014
- Product Release
Laser Mechanisms has introduced the FiberMINI® Weld ultracompact, lightweight welding head. Measuring 2.17 in. square around its central core, the head is suitable for fiber-delivered, solid-state laser systems up to 6 kW. Optics are protected against contamination by an accessible cover glass...
- From The Welder
Cross-jet design prevents sparks from contaminating focusing lens cover slide
- Jul 8, 2014
- Product Release
Prima Power Laserdyne has developed a new focusing lens assembly with a cross-jet design that maintains the compact profile of the third-generation BeamDirector®, called BD3Y. The cross-jet feature provides a high-velocity gas barrier that prevents metal sparks in the weld zone from contaminating...
- From The Welder
Fiber laser system features rotating lens for welding
- Jun 26, 2014
- Product Release
Amada offers the FLW 4-kW fiber laser system. The laser beam has a wavelength that is about one-tenth of that emitted by a conventional CO2 laser, helping to ensure high-speed results even when processing reflective materials, such as brass and copper, and combinations of dissimilar materials that...
- From The Welder
Prima Power names regional sales manager
- Jun 18, 2014
- News Release
Prima Power Laserdyne LLC, a manufacturer of industrial laser systems, has appointed Rick Weisbarth as a regional sales manager in North America. His appointment is in response to the company’s expansion of its laser system business and continuing focus on turbine engine manufacturing....
- From The Welder
Long-pulse fiber laser suitable for production of microcontours with single pulses
- Jun 17, 2014
- Product Release
Rofin offers the new long-pulse fiber laser LFS 300 for high-precision micro material processing. It features an average power of 300 W and 30-J pulse energy. The system generates pulses with up to 50-ms length, making it suitable for the production of microcontours with single pulses, such as...
- From The Welder
Laser system available with up to 20-kW QCW fiber laser
- Jun 4, 2014
- Product Release
Prima Power Laserdyne offers the 430 laser system for cutting, welding, and drilling of 2-D and 3-D component parts. Available with up to 20-kW QCW fiber lasers, it offers a suite of standard options and multiple configurations from 3 to 6 axes for processing parts in various market segments...
- From The Welder
High-powered lasers available
- May 13, 2014
- Product Release
Prima Electro North America LLC offers Convergent high-power CO2 and high-peak-power pulsed Nd:YAG lasers for laser cutting, welding, and drilling of metallic and nonmetallic materials. CO2 lasers are available in outputs from 2,500 to 5,000 W with excellent beam mode, the company reports. The...
- From The Welder
Laser system available with up to 10-kW QCW fiber laser
- Apr 28, 2014
- Product Release
Prima Power Laserdyne has announced the availability of the Laserdyne 430 series of precision laser systems with up to 20-kW quasi-continuous wave (QCW) fiber lasers for cutting, welding, and drilling of 2-D and 3-D components. Equipped with the third-generation BeamDirector®, the system...
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