Equipment

Laser machining equipment

• 10 kW disk laser with portal system (TruDisk 10002, wavelength: 1030 nm, beam quality: 8 mm*mrad)
• 6 kW disk laser with industrial robot system and linear axis (TruDisk 6001 with BrightLineWeld option, wavelength: 1030 nm, beam quality: 4 mm*mrad)
• Green 1 kW Disk Laser (TruDisk 1020, wavelength: 515 nm, beam quality: 2 mm*mrad)
• Diode laser 2 x 500 W for laser hardening and laser soldering
• Different laser lens systems for welding, deposition welding, soldering, cutting and heat treatment
• Process sensors and weld tracking systems

Handling systems

• Gantry machine system TRUMPF TruLaser Cell 7020
• 2 interactive 6-axis robots type Comau NJ110/NJ40 with 2 rotary tilting tables type DKP 400 (CNC-control unit)
• Rotation axis for both systems

Gas shielded arc welding equipment

• GMAW welding power source (Fronius Transpuls Synergic 5000, Fronius CMT 4000 advanced, Merkle 55 HighPuls RS)
• Plasma- / TIG welding power source (EWM Tetrix 400, Fronius Magic Wave 5000)
• Hanging welding robot (REIS RV20-16 und RDK05)

Software (selection)

• Pro-Engineer / CATIA / AutoCAD / Inventor
• ANSYS / ABAQUS
• DEFORM / PAM-STAMP / AUTOFORM
• Simufact welding
• Sorpas®2D.welding

Resistance welding equipment

• Medium-frequency resistance welding equipment driven by servomotors
• Capacitor discharge welding equipment (GLAMATRONIC)
• Various robot-guided systems of resistance spot welding for aluminum and steel

Friction welding equipment

• Punctate, linear, planar
• Friction stir welding machine RPS100 (Harms+Wende)

Process analysis

• High-speed camera system up to 100,000 Hz
• High-speed thermography camera (frame rate: 800 Hz, temperature sensitivity: 15 mK, image size: 256 x 256 pixels)
• Optical 3D measuring system (GOM-Aramis, GOM-Pontos) for the analysis of welding distortion
• Measuring system WeldQAS by Fa. HKS for the temporal process analysis of arc welding processes in high-resolution
• SPATZMulti04 weld recorder for the analysis of resistance spot welding processes
• Pyrometer (5 – 500 K and 300 – 1,600 K)
• Quenching dilatometer up to 1,500 K/s

Testing of joints and components (selection)

• Vibration testing (± 100 kN, up to 400 Hz, multi-axis)
• Impact testing (dynamic impact, up to max. 40 kJ)
• Corrosion testing (salt spray test, cyclic corrosion test, condensation water test, simulation of outdoor weathering)
• Non-destructive testing (ultrasonic, X-ray, tomography)