Variants of Additive Manufacturing Systems

Performance of laser-based machine tools

Working variants of adAM-PRO® & adAM-RD®-Machine tools

Single head machining

Multi-axis operation

In multi-axis operation, the X-axis of a machining head is configured as an additional synchronous axis. This enables full 3D machining of oversized components. For normal-sized components, this configuration allows the feed speeds of the axes involved to be added together. In the ideal case, peak values of up to 400 m/min can be achieved.

Additive manufacturing

High-speed laser cladding

  • Material powder
  • Vmax 300 m/min
  • Amax 100 m/s²
  • Layer thickness >10 µm
  • Application rates up to 10 kg/h (V2A)
  • Wall thickness > 0.6 mm
  • Laser power max. 12,000 W
  • Advantages low distortion
    precise

Standard laser cladding

  • Material powder
  • Vmax 20 m/min
  • Amax 20 m/s²
  • Layer thickness >500 µm
  • Application rates up to 5 kg/h (V2A)
  • Wall thickness > 1.2 mm
  • Laser power max. 12,000 W
  • Advantages easily controllable
    simply

Wire laser cladding

  • Material wire
  • Vmax 5 m/min
  • Amax 10 m/s²
  • Layer thickness >500 µm
  • Application rates up to 3 kg/h (V2A)
  • Wall thickness > 1.5 mm
  • Laser power max 6,000 W
  • Advantages Surface
    simply

Combined laser cladding

  • Material powder & wire
  • Vmax 20m/min
  • Amax 15 m/s²
  • Layer thickness >250 µm
  • Application rates up to 4 kg/h (V2A)
  • Wall thickness > 1.8 mm
  • Laser power max. 3,000 W
  • Advantages Operational capability
    flexibility

Processing methods

Joining processes

  • Laser-based for metals
    - Soldering with additional material
    - Welding with / without additional material
  • Laser-based for plastics
    - Surface welding
    - Deep welding
  • Optional: Dosing head for adhesive application

Cutting processes

  • Laser-based cutting processes for
    - Metals
    - Plastics
    - Glass
    - Special materials
  • Optional edge finishing with laser or rotating tools

Smoothing, cleaning, roughening, engraving

  • Laser-based surface processing
    - CW laser
    - Ultra-short pulse laser
  • Cleaning and activation of
    non-metallic surfaces
  • Optional: Special processing head with scanning optics

Machining

  • High-speed machining of surfaces and workpiece edges with rotary tools
  • Drilling holes
  • Creating decorative surfaces
  • Engravings
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