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New way to weld?
Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 6:46 pm
by DCIV
https://lasersystems.ipgphotonics.com/p ... ent=button
Well prob not new but this will make it much more available.
Coop
Re: New way to weld?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 12:20 am
by mjannusch
Looks cool, wonder what the cost is.
Re: New way to weld?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 10:19 am
by tabasco122
[quote=""mjannusch""]Looks cool, wonder what the cost is.[/quote]
about 17k from what i found lol
Re: New way to weld?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 10:46 am
by DCIV
[quote=""tabasco122""]about 17k from what i found lol[/quote]
About 8yrs and 300 from HF.
Coop
Re: New way to weld?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 9:24 pm
by mjannusch
That's a bit steep.
Re: New way to weld?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 10:08 pm
by ChargerX3
Bit of a sceptic here. I see no fill material is used. How are they guaranteeing uniform weld penetration? Otherwise everything will have to be a butt welded if you aren't going to compromise parent material. Even then its no guarantee. How do they mitigate oxidation in the joint. Is it just the power of the laser that displaces the oxygen?
Re: New way to weld?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 10:10 pm
by mjannusch
In the video I saw them using shielding gas. I'd assume that if you are in a situation where you need filler, then you could add it similar to TIG.
Re: New way to weld?
Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 3:52 pm
by ChargerX3
Why didnt they show using filler material? Virtually all properly done welds require it.
I can only guess they were trying to flex their penetration capabilities.
