Mahendra engineering COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SEMINAR ON:
Recent trends IN WELDING TECHNOLOGY

PRESENTED BY:
V.RAJAGOPAL(I-year ME-CAD) 11MECAD16

WHAT IS WELDING?
Welding is the process of joining the similar are dissimilar metals. The welding can be done by various methods. Many different energy sources can be used for welding, including a gas flame, an electric arc , a laser, an electron beam, friction, and ultrasound.

TYPES OF WELDING:
Some of the welding process are;
Arc Welding Gas Welding Electro-slag Welding Ultrasonic Welding Gas Metal-Arc Welding Plasma Arc Welding Submerged Arc Welding Electron Beam Welding Laser Beam Welding

LASERS IN WELDING:
LASER is an acronym for, "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Laser Beam Welding (LBW) is a modern welding process used to join multiple pieces of metal through the use of a laser. The beam provides a concentrated heat source, allowing for narrow, deep welds and high welding rates.

SPECIFIC LASER WELDING CAPABILITIES: 600 Watt Yag Lasers CNC Controlled Welders for Accurate Repeatability Single Job to Multiple Welds Per Part Capabilities Material Thickness from .001 to .100 of an Inch Bead Width from .010 to .030 of an Inch Welder Speed up to 100 Inches per minute Laser Etching for Wording or Letters

ROLE OF FOCUSING LENSES:

In this, the focal spot is targeted on the work piece surface which will be welded with the help of focusing lenses.
It concentrates the beam energy into a focal spot as small as 0.005 in diameters or even less.

TYPES OF LASERS IN WELDING TECHNOLOGY:

There are many types of Laser Beam Welding (LBW) but the most popular types in the industry are:

Nd: YAG (neodymium-yttrium aluminum garnet) Laser. Carbon Dioxide Lasers. The Diode Laser.

 ND: YAG LASER The Nd: YAG (neodymium-yttrium aluminum garnet) laser uses a man-made crystal as its active medium and produces light with a 1.06-micron wavelength. CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS: The CO2 laser uses a mixture of gases including CO2 as the active medium and produces light with a 10.6-micron wavelength.

 THE DIODE LASER:

The diode laser uses a semiconductor diode material as its active medium can be manufactured to produce one of several wavelengths.

AUTOMATED LASER WELDING:

The laser welding can be automated either of the following process;

CNC control

Artificial intelligence

ROBOTIC AUTOMATION:
A robot laser welding system can improve automation with flexibility, repeatability, quality, and a large return on investment (ROI). It consists of a servo-controlled, multi-axis mechanical arm, with a laser cutting head mounted to the faceplate of the robot arm.

AUTOMATION THROUGH CNC CONTROL:

The processing head for lasers is often mounted on a 3-axis gantry. Alternatively, the work piece may be moved on a table or traverse. In this cases, CAD-drawings can be used, simplifying programming of the machine.

DUAL BEAM LASER WELDING:

However, a number of defects, such as porosity, surface holes, irregular beads, undercuts, humping, and cracking, are often found in laser welds. Thus to overcome these, a welding technique that combines two highenergy beam (laser) sources, called dual-beam welding, has been investigated in recent years.

ADVANTAGES OF LASER WELDING:

Deep and narrow welds can be done. Absence of distortion in welds created. Minimal heat affected zones in welds created. Excellent metallurgical quality will be established in welds. Ability to weld smaller, thinner components. Increased travel speeds. Non-contact welding. Welding at higher accuracy level.

This shows the images of Dual-beam laser welds; Single-beam laser welds.

DISADVANTAGES:

Health and Safety Extensive Training Skilled labors High Cost High power consumption.

CONCLUSION:
Suitable advances in technology foster change and the changes that we are witnessing in the welding industry today are due to the forces of new power source technology. Thus it is necessary for the welding industry to get advanced with the welding technology. So that the company can reap the whole benefits and rewards for the customers as well as other companies.

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