ROFIN-SINAR Slab Laser Technology 5/2000 - RSL - 1
Diffusion-cooled CO 2 Slab Laser ROFIN DC 02x ROFIN DC 03x Compact 5/2000 - RSL - 2
Slab Laser Specifications Model DC010 DC015 DC020 DC025 DC030 DC035 Power (Watt) 100-1000 150-1500 200-2000 250-2500 300-3000 350-3500 Stability + / - 2 % Beam diam. < 25 mm at 12 meter distance < 30 mm at 12 meter distance K-Factor > 0.8 Pointing stability <= 0.15 mrad Pulsing up to 5 khz Power consumption (max.) 18 kwatt 24 kwatt 28 kwatt 35 KWatt 45 kwatt 50 kwatt Power consumption (stand by) 2.5 kwatt Gas consumption < 0.3 Nl/hour Gas cylinder capacity 1500 Nl Running costs incl. chiller (50% HV on, 0.21 DM/kWh, 3 shifts) DM/h 2.95 DM/h 3.69 DM/h 4.32 DM/h 5.11 DM/h 6.36 DM/h 6.88 5/2000 - RSL - 3
Diffusion-cooled CO 2 Slab laser ROFIN DC Series Improvements of output power of CO 2 Slab laser 4000 3500 Output power [Watts] 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 * Presentation of the first prototype 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Year of Market introduction 5/2000 - RSL - 4
CO 2 laser designs Fast Axial Flow Diffusion-cooled Slab 5/2000 - RSL - 5
Diffusion-cooled CO 2 Slab laser Resonator principle 5 6 1. Laser beam 2. Beam shaping 3 4 7 3. Output mirror 4. Cooling water 5. RF-excitation 2 8 6. Cooling water 1 9 7. Rear mirror 8. Laser gas discharge 9. RF-electrodes 5/2000 - RSL - 6
Advantages of Slab-Technology Compact Excellent mode structure (K-factor 0.8 or better) Low service requirements/low cost of ownership No moving parts Uncoated copper resonator optics Diamond window as the only transmissive optic No gas installation Very low gas consumption (gas bottle change: once a year) Low weight, laser head can be moved Potential for eliminating the external beam telescope 5/2000 - RSL - 7
Diffusion-cooled CO 2 Slab laser Components Control system 4 Beam output Resonator housing 1 3 2 Internal gas supply 5/2000 - RSL - 8
Advantages of diffusion-cooled CO 2 Slab Lasers very compact and nearly wear-free construction high beam quality (K-Faktor > 0,8) no gas heat exchanger required low optical loss very high thermal stability low gas consumption, no external gas cylinders necessary no gas flow and therefore no contamination of the resonator optics low maintenance 5/2000 - RSL - 9
Diffusion-cooled CO 2 Slab laser ROFIN DC Series 800 mm ROFIN DC O3X 2100 mm 853 mm 1900 mm ROFIN DC 0XX 1700 mm 800 mm Tiefe: 600 mm 5/2000 - RSL - 10
Power distribution ROFIN DC 025 5/2000 - RSL - 11
Power distribution ROFIN DC 025 5/2000 - RSL - 12
ROFIN-SINAR Slab Laser Production 5/2000 - RSL - 13
CO 2 Slab laser reliability Reliability 97% Service program to be established with customers* For example: Hotline service, product training part service, parts on site Decentralized Service Locations- (We are where you are) Preventive Maintenance Product Quality Compact Industrial Design * Only available in special agreements DC 010 DC 025 DC 015 DC 030 DC 020 DC 035 5/2000 - RSL - 14
Welding of stainless steel, DC025 laser 14 Tube welding speed with DC035: 16 m/min Tube welding speed with DC035:24 m/min Schweißgeschwindigkeit / welding speed [m/min] 12 10 8 6 4 Material: 1.4301 P L : 2400 W Gas: Ar f: 150 mm 2 0 0 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 4,5 5 5,5 Schweißtiefe / welding depth [mm] Diese Werte basieren auf Versuchen, die mit der bei ROFIN-SINAR installierten Systemtechnik durchgeführt wurden. Bei Verwendung kundenspezifischer Systemtechnik können die Werte abweichen. These values base on trials taken with application units installed at ROFIN-SINAR. Customer results may differ depending on components installed. 5/2000 - RSL - 15
Welding of mild steel, DC025 SLAB laser 9 Schweißgeschwindigkeit / welding speed [m/min] 8 7 6 5 4 3 Material: St 52 P L : 2400 W Gas: Ar f: 150 mm 2 1 0 0 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 4,5 5 5,5 Schweißtiefe / welding depth [mm] Diese Werte basieren auf Versuchen, die mit der bei ROFIN-SINAR installierten Systemtechnik durchgeführt wurden. Bei Verwendung kundenspezifischer Systemtechnik können die Werte abweichen. These values base on trials taken with application units installed at ROFIN-SINAR. Customer results may differ depending on components installed. 5/2000 - RSL - 16
Welding of aluminum, DC025 SLAB laser 8 Schweißgeschwindigkeit / welding speed [m/min] 7 6 5 4 3 2 Material: various Al P L : 2500 W Gas: He f: 150 mm 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schweißtiefe / welding depth [mm] Diese Werte basieren auf Versuchen, die mit der bei ROFIN-SINAR installierten Systemtechnik durchgeführt wurden. Bei Verwendung kundenspezifischer Systemtechnik können die Werte abweichen. These values base on trials taken with application units installed at ROFIN-SINAR. Customer results may differ depending on components installed. 5/2000 - RSL - 17
Principle of a Remote Welding System rotation y axis + - 12,5 x 80 RPM laser beam f = 1600 mm 127 mm travel of focusing lens 1000 mm x 2m/s 146 mm rotation x axis + 12,5 x 80 RPM - 358 mm 600 mm 1079 mm 565 mm 1006 mm 1125 mm 5/2000 - RSL - 18
Laser roof welding of a Volvo car body Advantages: necessity of access from one side only new design and construction opportunities reduced joint deformation highstatic strength and fatigue strength closer, more consistent body tolerances tighter seam-welded joints (source: Kuka Roboter GmbH) 5/2000 - RSL - 19
Scanner welding processor head articulated arm CO 2 laser scan optic workpiece (source: IWS Dresden) 5/2000 - RSL - 20
DC 025 Cutting Parameters Moving optics system; 7.5 inch focal length cutting speed [m/min] 8 7 6 5 4 3 mild steel stainless steel aluminum 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 1 mm mild and stainless steel, high pressure: 18 meters/min material thickness [mm] 5/2000 - RSL - 21
Cutting of mild steel DC 010-030 4,5 9m/min 7m/min 1mm 2mm Schneidgeschwindigkeit / cutting speed [m/min] 4 3,5 3 2,5 2 1,5 1 0,5 Material: RAEX 380 Gas: O 2 f: 127 oder 190,5 mm 3mm 4mm 6mm 8mm 10mm 12mm 15mm 20mm 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 Laserleistung / Laser power [kw] 5/2000 - RSL - 22
Cutting of stainless steel DC 010-030 8 1mm 2mm 7 Schneidgeschwindigkeit / cutting speed [m/min] 6 5 4 3 2 1 3mm 4mm 6mm 8mm 10mm 0 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 Laserleistung / Laser power [kw] 5/2000 - RSL - 23