Surface deposit welding

 

Wires with a diameter down to 100 microns can be welded

 

Welding on an inside edge

 
   

Advantages of laser deposit welding

• Rapid: on-site repairs, no pre-rocessing,
   minimumpost-processing
• Exact: welding wires with 100 microns
   diameter, processing possible in narrow
   geometries which are difficult to access
• Material-sensitive: low heat input, rapid
   heating and cooling, almost no distortion,
   crack formation or softening
• Flexible: processing of high-alloy tool
   steels as well as aluminium, copper and
  nickel
• Smooth contour modifications for short
   design cycles

   

Simple and fast

The laser beam welds a hand-guided filler wire on to the workpiece with great accuracy and high strength. Wires with a diameter as small as 100 microns can be processed - which is clear evidence of the unrivaled high accuracy of this technology. A low heat-affected zone, rapid heating and cooling, exact control of the beam power via pulse shaping – all these factors provide a minimum thermal load on the workpiece. For crack-sensitive material the mold is not pre-heated.

Processing is spot-accurate, even in small geometries and places where access is difficult. The unique tilt-adjustable optical system lets you work on vertical surfaces without rotating or tilting the mold. The accuracy of laser deposit welding saves complex post-processing with the milling machine. In many cases a finishing of the seam weld with e. g. a drawing die is sufficient.

 
   
     

Performance
The bestselling manual laser welding unit worldwide! More than 4,000 customers use this system for fine-welding stainless steel, titanium, gold or platinum. With this tool they create seam welds under 100 microns and work with materials as thin as 10 microns or wires of 20 microns in diameter. Learning to operate this system is a matter of hours.


     

Performance CNC
The Performance is now available as CNC version, which may either be operated with CNC control or manually, is user-friendly, cost-effective and handling is very easy. The SWM Performance is hence ideal for partly automated serial production with high reproducibility, for customized products as well as prototype production or repair work.


     

Select
The Select is a fully integrated system: ergonomically optimized manual welding laser, joystick controlled deposit welding system or high-precision CNC system – a unique welding concept with four high-precision axes, short setup times and easy CNC programming.


     

Integral
Large access doors and a solid and precise motor-driven XY-table allow the Integral to take work pieces with a maximum weight of 350 kg: this allows large tools and molds to be processed efficiently by the laser. Laser deposit welding with filler wire enables rapid heating and cooling of the weld which minimizes heat affected zone and melt volume compared to conventional technologies.


     

Tool Open
The new Tool Open brings mobile laser welding to perfection. Without the time-consuming set up of large tools and molds, you can accomplish on-site repairs and enjoy the advantages of laser welding as a flexible and location-independent process. With a cantilever of 1,70 m and a maximum working height of 1,80 m you should be able to reach your target even on the largest molds and tools.