With the popularity of laser cutting machines, the precision of sheet metal cutting is getting higher and higher, which also creates conditions for the application of laser welding technology. Many companies began to consider the use of laser welding technology to improve welding accuracy and aesthetics.
What are the advantages of laser welding?
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Laser welding in the low-end processing market to win cost-effective, high-end manufacturing to break through the limitations of traditional welding process. Laser welding is widely used in both low-end and high-end processing markets.
Among them, the main products in the low-end market for handheld laser welding, small machine, easy to operate, can achieve complex irregular welding process, mainly used for welding 3mm metal and non-metal plate, the application field for sheet metal, kitchenware, bathroom, hardware and other light industry.
In the high-end market to meet the downstream manufacturers for automation, safety, precision, product yield, processing efficiency and other needs, with traditional welding process can not reach the welding effect, mostly used in power batteries, automotive, consumer electronics industry.
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High welding efficiency, low labor cost, handheld laser welding economic benefits appear.
From the perspective of procurement cost, a handheld laser welding is about 30,000 yuan, which is more than 10 times that of a traditional arc welding. However, the welding efficiency of laser welding is about 3 times that of arc welding, if the project production capacity needs 3 arc welding, then 1 laser welding can meet the total workload, the number of labor forces required is also 1/3 of the traditional process, which can greatly save labor costs. Taking a project that requires 3 arc welding units (corresponding to 1 laser welding unit) as an example, the use of laser welding can reduce the annual total cost by 74,000 yuan, and the economic benefits are significant. In addition, the laser welding energy loss is small, meet the requirements of energy conservation and environmental protection, and also perform better in the welding effect and joint quality.
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Laser cutting machine in the application field is strong, the difference is weak, and laser welding machine in the downstream market is specific, according to different uses will take different welding methods, such as the welding of the car body using brazing, while the welding of medical equipment is more heat conduction or laser conduction welding.