Applications of fiber laser based deep penetration welding in
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Applications of fiber laser based deep penetration welding in
Applications of fiber laser based deep penetration welding in shipbuilding, rolling stocks production and pipe as well as pipeline welding 4th Intern. Symposium on High-Power Laser and their Applications Steffen Keitel, Duisburg Jan Neubert, Halle (Saale) Ulf Jasnau, Rostock August 08 Content • GSI – the company • GSI – welding application in industry • GSI – first high power fiber laser in use • Fiber laser based welding in shipbuilding • Fiber laser based welding in rail car industries • Fiber laser based welding in pipe production and pipeline welding • Conclusions GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 2 GSI Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH branches in Germany Hamburg Rostock Bielefeld Hanover Duisburg Berlin Halle Düsseldorf Headquarter Fellbach ÜbachPalenberg Munich Saarland GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH Shops / Offices 3 GSI - Facts and annual output Holder / Owner DVS - Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e.V. employees turnover branches additional workshops intern. Companies 400 45 Mio € 9 10 3 (SVV Praha, SLV-GSI Polska, cooperative partners GEWC Egypt, …) 6 (SLV Halle, SLV M-V, TC Kleben, SLV Nord, SLV Mannheim, … international contacts 50 20.000 trainings and examinations in welding 1.000 6.000 2.500 1600 180 trainings for supervisor in welding further education for managers qualification of companies / certification certification of damage and material projects in research and development GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 4 Research and Development in GSI Fusion Welding Mechanical Joining Thermal Cutting Thermal Spraying Friction Welding Resistant Welding Brazing GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH Small Parts and Micro Welding 5 System of Quality Assurence company testing/valuation personal Quality claims weld technique weld processes Safety in working material nach DVS 3208 GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 6 R & D of GSI Application of Shop Primer GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 7 R & D of GSI Plasma Welding in Automotive Industry GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 8 R & D of GSI Resistant Powder Surfacing GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 9 Historic Development of Fusion Welding Processes 90 80 Increase of density 70 60 50 40 30 20 Development of the weld metallurgy 10 0 1930 1940 1950 Gasschweißen gas welding GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 1960 1970 1980 Lichtbogenschweißen arc welding 1990 2000 2010 Strahlschweißen beam welding 10 Laser Welding of Water Tubes in 2003 Implementing the two Laser Sources in an existing Tube Welding Line EUROPIPE 1. Weld (inside of tube): CO2-Laser 12 kW 2. Weld (outside of tube): Nd:YAG-Laser 4,4 kW GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 11 Laser Beam Welding under Real Industriel Conditions Welding Process with Laser Beam Welding of Front Side and Opposite Side Welding Head Outside second pass Welding Head Inside First pass Bending Beam Equipment for Tube Forming GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 12 Laser Welding of Water Pipe in 2003 Materials Testing and Parameter G22_X4_5 Base Material: StE 240 Thickness: 10 mm Filler Material: SG-Mo Laser Power inside: 11,87 kW (95 %) Laser Power outside: 4,2 kW (95 %) Welding Speed: 2,5 m/min Speed of Filler Wire: 2,0 m/min Overlap: 1,03 mm GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 13 Laser Beam Welding of Tubes under Industrial Conditions Leak Test of Laser Welded Tubes, Pressure up to Break GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 14 Laser Beam Welding in Manufacturing of Rolling Stock • Overlapped Welding of Sheets and Reinforcement using Laser Welding • Short Step Welding Side Wall of a Rolling Stock Body GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 15 Current developments of electrical arc high performance welding process combination process coupling torch laser beam separate action zone no common welding pool GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH torch laser beam common welding pool hybrid process 16 Fiber laser based welding in rail car industries Laser-Arc-Hybrid Welding Process Hybrid welding of base frame components T-joint welding with full penetration from 8 - 10 mm Torch equipment developed by: GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 17 GSI – first high power fiber lasers in use • First fiber laser at GSI: 4,5 kW source, installed at SLV Halle in July 2003 • First 10 kW fiber laser source worldwide, installed at SLV M-V in August 2004 4,5 kW fiber laser GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 10 kW fiber laser prepared for mobile use with chiller in a transport frame 18 Current developments of electrical arc high performance welding Hybrid welding head especially developed for fillet weld on plates with large thickness GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 19 Fiber laser based welding in rail car industries Hybrid welding of base frame components • • „Marschbahn“: regional train between Hamburg – Sylt, Travel speed: 160 km/h GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 20 Fiber laser based welding in rail car industries Hybrid welding of base frame components T-joint welding with full penetration from 8 - 10 mm GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH Base frame assembly 21 Fiber laser based welding in shipbuilding First mobile laser welds with a 10 kW fiber laser and a tractor system on a sun-deck from a river cruise ship in Rostock, December 2006 sources: Neptun Werft Rostock, Meyer Werft Papenburg, SLV M-V Rostock GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 22 Fiber laser based welding in shipbuilding Development work for a refitting of a welding gantry using a 10 kW fiber laser source for hybrid welding – demonstration in Rostock in July 2005 GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 23 Fiber laser based welding in shipbuilding The first outfitting of a welding gantry with a 10 kW fiber laser source for hybrid welding in production at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone in 2007 After approval of first WPS the first production welds were made at the end of 2007 GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 24 Fiber laser based pipe welding Hybrid welding equipment for orbital pipe welding Welding equipment contains: GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH • Tractor • Hybrid welding head • Sensor for positioning 25 Fiber laser based pipe welding Welding results in different positions GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 26 Hand Held Laser Systems Manuell Laser Beam Welding and Cutting – semi atomized Process GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 27 Examples for Laser Deep Penetration Welding Industrial field of applications Welding Application Welding Deep Laser Source Shipbuilding Laser Hybrid Welding Butt Joint 8 mm 10 kW Fiber Laser Rolling Stock Production Laser Hybrid Welding Filled Weld 6 – 8 mm 4,5 kW Fiber Laser Tube Production Laser Welding Butt Joint (Double Side, 2 Passes) 6 – 12 mm 12 kW CO2 Laser 4,4 kW Nd:YAG Laser Pipeline Welding Laser Hybrid Welding Butt Joint, Orbital Welding 10 – 15 mm 10 – 12 kW Fiber Laser Shipbuilding Laser Welding 2 – 5 mm Butt Joint+Filled Weld, Hand Positioned GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 4,5 kW Fiber Laser 4,4 kW Nd:YAG Laser 28 Conclusions After 6 years working with high power fiber lasers in different application fields: • High Power Fiber Laser are characterised be simple handling and high availability • High power fiber lasers are usable in shipbuilding industry and other branches • Fiber laser sources can be integrated easily in production systems in shipbuilding, Pipe Welding, Production of Rolling Stocks as well as Pipeline Welding • The fiber lasers realised the breakthrough of solid state lasers in shipbuilding GSI – Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH 29