Hello -
New to the forum and was wondering if anyone was familiar with precision laser welding. I'm asking because am thinking about starting a business to provide precision laser welding services. My hesitation is i have no idea the potential market size. I would need to keep the machine busy ! I currently have a CNC mill and a 1000 watt laser. I can weld 0.25mm sheets together with no warpage. Also have round work capabilities. Thanks for any repsonse ! :)

I think you have a good idea-I was thinking the same thing. Laser welding lends itself to mold and die repair perfectly. I work in the mold business , and I repair weld on mold steels-but what these laser machines can do is light years beyond what I can do with a tig welder-- like putting .005 on a damaged corner, accurately, without even heating the block! Lasers will replace tig for this type of welding.

Thanks for the replies. It's a custom machine. I removed the spindle on a brand new Haas Mill and replaced it with laser optics. Connected a cable to the laser and I use special M-Codes to call up a laser program, turn the beam on and off and turn on cover gas. It was interesting getting the Haas to run with the spindle and tool changer off - error codes galore !
The heat affected zone is very small - you can weld the hell out of something and as soon as the beam turns off you can touch the part. It is difficult however to add filler metal - it is possible though.

It's a custom machine. I removed the spindle on a brand new Haas Mill and replaced it with laser optics. Connected a cable to the laser and I use special M-Codes to call up a laser program, turn the beam on and off and turn on cover gas. It was interesting getting the Haas to run with the spindle and tool changer off - error codes galore !


Wow, that had to be a fun project! And you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor, good luck!

MC

I have some videos of it welding - will try to get those and some pictures posted.

waiting for pics and vids :)

We do laser as well as micro tig. Mostly for mold repair and some fab. work. What kind of questions did you have?

Thanks

Dan

www.microfusionwelding.com

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