13-09-2017, 02:56 PM
Hybrid Laser Arc Welding (HLAW), which uses an automated seam welder, high power solid state laser and innovative adaptive process control technology combined with conventional CO2 laser cutting, provides productivity gains ,.
Introduced for the first time in 2006, ESAB's HLAW process offers impressive advantages: welding speeds three to five times higher than metal gas arc welding (GMAW), reducing heat input by up to 90 percent and operating savings of approximately 50 percent compared to GMAW. HLAW has opened the door to new design approaches for products, reducing weight and cost of the product through the use of high-performance light alloys and advanced designs of structures.
Today, a strong business case can be made for the use of HLAW in thin-walled tanks and production of pressure vessels. The manufacture of fine tanks includes stationary and mobile storage tanks and pressure vessels made of mild steel, high strength steels and stainless steels and duplex, as well as aluminum alloys with thin and light structures having walls 16 mm thick or less .
Introduced for the first time in 2006, ESAB's HLAW process offers impressive advantages: welding speeds three to five times higher than metal gas arc welding (GMAW), reducing heat input by up to 90 percent and operating savings of approximately 50 percent compared to GMAW. HLAW has opened the door to new design approaches for products, reducing weight and cost of the product through the use of high-performance light alloys and advanced designs of structures.
Today, a strong business case can be made for the use of HLAW in thin-walled tanks and production of pressure vessels. The manufacture of fine tanks includes stationary and mobile storage tanks and pressure vessels made of mild steel, high strength steels and stainless steels and duplex, as well as aluminum alloys with thin and light structures having walls 16 mm thick or less .