Amada Weld Tech, a manufacturer of resistance welding, laser welding, marking, cutting and micro machining equipment and systems, has released the WL-300A precision laser welding workstations, configured for continuous wave (CW) or quasi-continuous wave (QCW) fiber lasers. Typical applications include welding of metals, and select plastics, particularly for electronics.
The WL-300A incorporates a laser, motion, cameras and a process monitor. The system is a CDRH Class 1 workstation designed for low- to medium-volume production with an operator load/unload of the parts. It is a smaller, standardized version of the company’s Delta workstation and is based on the platform design of the WL-P300A. The standalone enclosure includes an ergo-arm for computer and display.
This product comes standard with an air-cooled CW or QCW fiber laser integrated into the base. Optionally, a floor-standing LF model laser could be integrated and used with the workstation.
Beam delivery is through a galvo scanning head. There are two options for lenses with 163 mm (70 mm x 70 mm field size) and 330 mm (188 mm x 188 mm field size).
Up to four axes of motion can be used within the enclosure and are controlled through marker motion. The z axis is standard for all models and has a 200 mm stroke. The x-y table has a 150 mm x 150 mm stroke. There are various options for rotary stages with the most common being a 1:1 belt-driven device.
An off-axis camera system for viewing the welding area comes as standard; on-axis camera viewing is optional. Additional options include a weld monitoring kit, an air-knife and a cover gas module.
The workstation also provides easy part fixturing using an M6 threaded hole pattern mounting base plate. A fume extraction port is included with flexible tubing to extract fumes created during the laser process.
The WL-300A can handle a wide variety of welding types including spot welding, spiral welding, wobble welding and seam welding.
Software features include a Windows 11-compatible Windows-based job editor, CAD vector file importing tools, multi-language support and an advanced DXF filter with process optimization. Also available is password-protected security lockout.
Founded in 1948, Amada Weld Tech manufactures equipment and systems for resistance welding, laser welding, laser marking, laser cutting, hermetic sealing and hot bar reflow soldering and bonding. The company serves a wide range of markets including aerospace, automotive and electronic components. Amada Weld Tech is an ISO9001 certified company.
