Large-format laser welding laboratory

Infrastructures
Research areas
  • Engineering & Technology
Contact
Available for external users?
Yes
Description

High-power laser welding infrastructure for large components. The facility integrates a 7 × 4 m multi-axis gantry system for automated welding across large areas, high-power disk and fiber laser sources, advanced welding heads with wobble functionality and seam tracking, and a collaborative cell equipped with a UR10e robot for flexible laser welding.

Equipment

  • KUKA REIS gantry system, 7 × 4 m.
  • TRUMPF TruDisk 6002 disk laser.
  • Coherent 6 kW ARM fiber laser.
  • IPG LightWELD 1500 XR handheld laser welding system.
  • Scansonic RLW-A welding head with wobble functionality and seam tracking.
  • UR10e collaborative robot.
  • IPG LightWELD 2000 XR laser welding system.
  • GARMO, Wenglor, and Gocator inspection devices.

 

Services
  • Development and validation of laser welding processes for large components
  • Automated laser welding over large areas
  • Welding parameter optimization
  • Flexible collaborative laser welding
  • Trajectory programming and optimization
  • Weld seam quality control
  • Technical consultancy for industrialization
Location

LORTEK

Arranomendi kalea 4A, 20240, ORDIZIA (Gipuzkoa)

Other info
Welding and Joining:
- Automation and Control
- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Application sectors

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Automotive, aeronautics, and advanced mobility
  • Capital equipment
  • Energy
  • Metal fabrication and complex structures
  • Machine tools and robotics

Industry plan

  • HAZI · Aerospace
  • IRABAZI · Automotive Components
  • IRABAZI · Energy
  • IRABAZI · Advanced Manufacturing