Laser welding head wireXL | Innovation 2023
The high-performance solution for a laser wire cladding process and wire-based additive manufacturing
With the product launch of our new wireXL laser welding head for efficient processes in the power range up to 10 kW laser power, we offer our customers a new and modern welding option. With new digitalisation functions, the possibilities of the manufacturing processes are fully exploited.
For the first time, a deposition rate of up to 5 kg/h is possible for steel wires with our proven, direction-independent 3-beam concept. Other materials such as nickel, titanium, copper and cobalt alloys extend the range of applications.
New integrated special functions enable active process monitoring, on-line monitoring of the welding data and condition monitoring of the head. The consistency of the data offers numerous advantages in terms of production control, quality assurance and cost calculation.
The process head can be installed as fixed basic equipment or as interchangeable equipment in laser processing maschines. This increases the ability to functionalise or repair surfaces of large metallic components faster and more cost-effectively.
Clean production environment for human and machine, the ecologically sensible 100 percent utilisation of the filler wire as well as the complete automation of the welding process are important benefits with added value for industrial applications.
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Technical data (preliminary)
Dimensions | ~1000 x 350 x 350 mm³ (height x width x depth, depending on configuration) |
Weight | ~30 kg without peripherals (depending on configuration) ~40 kg with peripherals (such as utilities kables, wire drive, laser fibre connector, camera, etc.) |
Wire diameter | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 mm (selectable depending on configuration) |
Materials | steel, nickel, titanium, copper and cobalt alloys as solid wire (typical) |
Stickout (free wire length) | 15 to 20 mm |
Laser types | Fibre-coupled diode lasers |
Laser mode | continuous wave CW (typical) |
Laser power | ≤10 kW |
Deposition rate | ≤5 kg/h (for steel alloys) |
Laser wavelengths | 900 to 1100 nm (typical) |
Numerical aperture (NA) | 0,2 |
Optics diameter | 2 inch |
Fibre connector socket | LLK-D |
Accessibility | ~40° (aperture of the outer 3 beam cone related to the tool centre point TCP) |
Optional equipment | wire feeder, process camera, hot-wire equipment, shielding gas chamber adapter and special configurations |
Integrated functions
near-process, coaxial collision protection shutdown
three partial laser beams aligned to a triple focus
- three cross jets and three down jets each for high volumetric flow rate in front of the protective glasses
built-in sensors (depending on configuration)
compact interchangeable sliders for the three protective glasses of the partial laser beams
easily exchangeable wire nozzle for different wire diameters
slim and shielding gas nozzle close to the process
- precise XYZ adjustment option for the wire
- two cooling circuits to the optics and the wire nozzle
Deviating special configurations are possible on customer request.
