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Equipment

Beam technology

EB plant K26
EB-Anlage

Vacuum chamber

Chamber volume: 2.6 m3
Maximum working height: 800 mm
Vacuum: up to 7 x 10-4 mbar

CNC-controlled 4-axis work table

X-axis: 800 mm
Y-axis: 500 mm
A-axis: 5 turning stations (endless)
A1-axis: Swivel beam (feed axis; 90° à horizontal)

Beam generator

Beam generator voltage 60 to 150 kV
Beam generator power 0 to 15 kW (at 150 kV)
3 steel production systems with different beam characteristics

Laser processing cell TruCell 3010

Welding and cutting (3D)

Clamping table with T-slot plate 1000 mm x 375mm
focal lengths 100-300 mm
cutting device (550 mm x 660 mm)

Travels

X-axis: 1000 mm
Y-axis: 500 mm
Z-axis: 400 mm
B axis: ± 135°C axis: endless

Load cycle machine T30
Taktmaschine T30

Laser beam welding at atmospheric pressure down to 0 mbar negative pressure
2 machining stations alternating (welding and assembly) for near-series applications.
For axial, rotationally symmetrical weld seams, max. diameter 240 mm (
Laser optics BEO D70 with 280 mm or 300 mm focal length
fibre optic cable: 200 µm

LasVac
LasVac

Laser beam welding at atmospheric pressure up to 1 x 10-1 mbar
Chamber volume: 0.3 m3
Chamber dimensions (WxDxH): 700 mm x 700 mm x 600 mm

TruDisk 6002 disk laser
TruDisc 6002

Wavelength of the laser light: 1030nm
Laser power: 120 - 6000 watts
Beam parameter product: 8 mm*mrad4 Light paths
fibre optic cables: 200 µm and 400 µm

Welding Technology

Additive manufacturing (WAAM)

8-axis robot workstation (Fa Kuka)

MSG power sources: Fronius TPSi 500 / Fronius CMTAdvanced 4000

CAD/CAM environment DCAM (Fa. SKM Informatik)

Autogenous technology

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MSG welding power sources

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Process diagnostics
  • Weldscanner
  • Cavitar Welding Camera
  • Temperature Measurement Technology

 

Resistance Welding System

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Test engineering and analytics

Indenter / Hardness tester

Indenter

  • FISCHERSCOPE HM2000

 

Hardness testers

  • Reichert-Jung Micro-Duromat 4000 E Mikrohärteprüfer
    • Messbereich: HV0,05-HV0,2
  • BAQ UT200 UCI Härteprüfgerät
    • Messbereich: HV0,1-HV2
  • Bühler Wilson Hardness Tukon 1202 Härteprüfgerät
    • Messbereich: HV0,1-HV2
Confocal 3D colour laser microscope

Manufacturer: Keyence

Technical data

  • Surface characterization (profile, roughness measurements)
  • Magnification of the objective lenses: 10x, 20x, 150x
  • viewing and measuring range: max. 1350 x 1012 µm
  • Height measuring range: 7 mm (display resolution 0.001 µm)
  • Light source for measurement: Violet laser (408 nm) / halogen lamp
Metallography

Reflected light microscopes

  • Leica DM4000M with Jenoptik ProgRes C14 Plus camera system
  • Axiotech HAL1000

Stereomicroscope

  • Zeiss Stemi 2000-C

Image editing

  • Software and database: Imagic

 

Micro-area analysis

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

  • Device: VG/Thermo Escalab Mark II with preparation chamber
  • Suggestion: Mg K-alpha 1253 eV
  • depth resolution: 3-10 atomic layers (nanometer range)
  • Measuring field 1 x 1 mm
  • Detection of elements: Z > 2
  • Limit of detection: 0,01 % by weight

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX)

  • Device: JEOL JSM-6480
  • EDX detector: eumeX
  • EDX processing system: Iridium Ultra
  • Detection of elements: Z > 4
  • Limit of detection: 0,1 % by weight
  • Possibility of sputtering with gold

Electron beam microprobes

  • Device: JEOL JXA-8800 L
  • Device: Cameca SX 100

 

Mobile ultrasonic testing device

Manufacturer: Olympus

Technical data

  • Testing with conventional ultrasound and phased array
  • Phased array sensor: 16 elements, 5 MHz test frequency
  • Flow wedges (0°, 55°)
  • Battery for mobile measuring operation
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