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Only after I posted. Its been a long morningDid you check the date of the thread?
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We’ve taken on an exclusive UK distribution for LC lasers (Laser Comercial) which are a Spanish manufacturer of handheld laser welding machines and cleaners.
Having seen what they can do and their quality in the flesh I can say that on sheet metal 6MM and under they’re absolutely unreal. The speed they can be run at and ease of use is unrivalled by any arc welding machine, which should help companies improve their production speeds as well as overcome the issue of finding welding staff.
The welds are very strong and can’t be broken with ease.
There are downsides to handheld laser welding such as the requirement of near perfect fit up for components that are to be welded and the safety stipulations of using a class 4 laser products. There are certainly a lot of great scenarios for using hand held laser welding and, having been in the office for the last two months fielding enquiries, I can certainly say the interest is growing in the industry.
I’ve got some interesting brochures about the use of laser welders and the safety requirements if anyone would fancy a read? Happy to post them.
Having seen what they can do and their quality in the flesh I can say that on sheet metal 6MM and under they’re absolutely unreal. The speed they can be run at and ease of use is unrivalled by any arc welding machine, which should help companies improve their production speeds as well as overcome the issue of finding welding staff.
The welds are very strong and can’t be broken with ease.
There are downsides to handheld laser welding such as the requirement of near perfect fit up for components that are to be welded and the safety stipulations of using a class 4 laser products. There are certainly a lot of great scenarios for using hand held laser welding and, having been in the office for the last two months fielding enquiries, I can certainly say the interest is growing in the industry.
I’ve got some interesting brochures about the use of laser welders and the safety requirements if anyone would fancy a read? Happy to post them.
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Pretty sure for most - yes please!
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me too, no real idea why he was banned, but I think it was mutual
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Had a quick peek on Welding Supplies Direct's website...oh dear, as expected the price is given as POA, which as we all know means they are not priced at two for a tenner! Any chance of a rough price (purely curiosity, not intended purchase!) @Tom Orrow L ?
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Will get them posted tomorrow when I’m in the office. I wouldn’t like throw exact pricing out but let’s just say it’s a hefty investment upwards of £20,000 plus the value added taxings.
Doesn’t seem to put too many off though. When they weigh up the problem it solves for them the investment becomes worthwhile.
Doesn’t seem to put too many off though. When they weigh up the problem it solves for them the investment becomes worthwhile.
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My concern is too fast of heating in too narrow of a heat effected zone.
Tom Orrow L
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First of three 
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Second of three.
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It would appear that the last of three, the safety aspects catalogue, is too large in size to upload to the forum so if anyone wants it feel free to send me your email address in DM and i'll send it over
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Tom, I'm actually talking semi seriously to a few people about laser welding now...
Application 1: 1mm to 1.6mm 304ss for food industry - probably ideal. I've forwarded your brochures to them.
Application 2: we have a structural 304ss job coming up with a whole load of modular folded 2mm outside corner and fillet welds, currently planning to TIG weld them. What's the ins and outs of getting a 15614 weld procedure with a semi automatic laser weld system? I'm hesitant to bring it up with my boss unless i know the full story.
Application 1: 1mm to 1.6mm 304ss for food industry - probably ideal. I've forwarded your brochures to them.
Application 2: we have a structural 304ss job coming up with a whole load of modular folded 2mm outside corner and fillet welds, currently planning to TIG weld them. What's the ins and outs of getting a 15614 weld procedure with a semi automatic laser weld system? I'm hesitant to bring it up with my boss unless i know the full story.
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Argon for most laser welding applications
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The 1MM to 1.6MM 304SS would be a perfect application for the laser welding machine. Providing their prep work and fit up is decent
The strucutral application and weld procedure may pose somewhat of a challenge but I'm gonna give our WPQR guy a call this afternoon and see what his thoughts are. If you wanna send me over any further info you've got in DM's that'd be brill!
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Not quite, it was to the forum owner.
