Laser welding laboratory for e-mobility and batteries

• Physical Sciences

Tel.: +34 943 882 303

Advanced infrastructure focused on the development, validation, and industrialization of laser joining processes for battery components and energy storage systems, as well as the automated disassembly of batteries for recycling and the circular economy.

The facility integrates state-of-the-art laser sources, wobble scanning optics, real-time monitoring and control systems, and a robotic battery disassembly cell equipped with collaborative robots (cobots) and an autonomous mobile robot (AMR).

Equipment

• FANUC ARC MATE 120i robot.
• TRUMPF TruDisk 6002 disk laser.
• Coherent 6 kW ARM fiber laser.
• EXOM Scanner with wobble functionality, TRI06S camera, and TACHYON 1024 thermal camera.
• Scansonic RLM-W.
• Battery disassembly cell comprising:
  - Three collaborative robots (cobots).
  - Autonomous mobile robot (AMR).
  - 3D camera.
  - RGB camera.
  - Grippers.
  - Cutting and unscrewing tools.
  - Workbenches.

• Development and validation of laser welding processes for batteries
• Laser welding of highly reflective materials and dissimilar-material joints
• Real-time process monitoring
• Process parameter optimization
• Automated battery disassembly
• Development of solutions for battery reuse and recycling
• Prototype and pre-series manufacturing

LORTEK

Arranomendi kalea 4A, 20240, ORDIZIA (Gipuzkoa)

Batteries and Energy Storage:

- Automation and Control

- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Application sectors

• Aerospace
• Aeronautics and space
• Automotive
• Automotive and advanced mobility
• Electromobility
• Energy

Industry plan

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