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ORGANIZER;CN=ESTAD 2023:mailto:info@metec-estad.com
LOCATION:Room 26
SUMMARY:Welding of modern high strength steel grades with the X-Roll® laser welder
DESCRIPTION:In strip processing lines, the ends of the strip have to be joined together to form an endless strip, which is necessary for a continuous process. Laser welding fulfills this task perfectly.
The X-Roll® laser welder is capable of welding a wide field of steel grades, even those deemed as hard-to-weld. This is possible due to the patented inductive heat treatment system. Other technical highlights are a low cycle time, automatic welding parameter calculation, the quality assurance system, and a fast knife cassette exchange-procedure. The laser source can be either a carbon dioxide or a solid-sate laser resonator. The solid-state laser offers advantages such as less operational costs and a more flexible design. Yet the carbon dioxide laser is the more established technology on the market.

As part of our processing lines, the X-Roll® laser welder utilizes synergy effects to optimize and stabilize the production. The X-Roll® laser welder is not only confined to new lines, it can also be suited for a revamp in an existing processing line. Due to the slim design of the machine, the replacement of obsolete flash butt welding machines or older laser welding machines can be done with low effort. This enhances the variety of input material. Older welding machines are often not capable of welding modern steel grades in a reliable manner, since the alloying content of the strip material effects its weldability.

The paper will include information about solid state lasers, weld-seam heat treatment, revamps, preventive maintenance and possibilities of digitization. Reference implementations will be shown as well.

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