WSweld

Our world novelty WSweld fiber

With WSweld fiber, you bring our latest development to your company. This revolutionary technology allows you to weld on your Trumpf flatbed laser. With a simple head change, your 2 D flatbed laser becomes a 2.5 D laser welding machine! Achieve more flexibility and expand your offering with your existing machinery.

Test customers wanted!

Become our test customer and benefit from many advantages.

The WSweld fiber package includes:

3D programming software (so 2D flatbed lasers can be programmed in 3D)
Input: fixture and part as .STEP,
Output: weld program as .LST with all weld parameters and the LTTs.
Welding head WSweld fiber
Cooling unit for process-safe cooling of the head
Gas unit (this provides the shielding gas atmosphere and the Crossjet)
Modular processing table
User and programming training at your site
Preferential price after quotation
Special support
On-site support
Ready for series production at the end of the test period

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WSweld is a complete laser welding solution that can be readily integrated into already installed laser cutters. It was awarded the EuroBLECH 2016 Award in the category The Young Generation. With a simple swap of the processing heads, the laser cutter is instantly turned into a laser welder and back.

Changing heads means changing technology
Both processes: Heat conduction and deep penetration welding
Significantly lower investment than with traditional laser welding machine
Existing high-quality CO₂ laser is used
Plug and play: the machine can always be switched between laser cutting and welding within 10 minutes
New markets become accessible with this technological lead
Welding requires cutting — higher utilization of existing capacities
Personnel already trained for existing machine
Modular processing table allows installation of fixtures parallel to the machine’s productive time
Easy-to-use 3D software automatically generates programs for machine

Our YouTube channel shows applications of WSweld. This pamphlet gives further technical details about WSweld.

Laser Welding Head UTI

The WSweld Laser Welding Head UTI was developed specifically for the current generation of Trumpf CO2 laser cutters. A simple switch between the laser cutting head and the WSweld laser welding head UTI enables the machine to do laser welding.

High quality laser welding seams thanks to the TruFlow CO₂ laser beam
Intuitive and safe head changes by clamping pin holder
Improved cross-jet prevents spatter from reaching optical elements
High process safety through fluid cooling of all optical elements
Coaxially flowing welding gas for perfect laser welding seams
Active cooling of nozzle increases its lifetime
Almost no extra hosing required for additional gases and fluids
Active collision detection

The WSweld welding head UTI is compatible with all CO2 laser machines of the current generation (TruLaser 3030, TruLaser 3040, TruLaser 5030, TruLaser 5040, etc.) — independently of the machine’s laser power.

Laser Welding Head TC08

A simple switch of the cutting head with the WSweld Laser Welding Head TC08 transforms the laser cutter into a laser welder.

Both deep penetration and heat conduction welding combined in one welding head
Active cooling of all optical elements
Coaxially flowing welding gas for perfect laser welding seams
Cross-jet prevents impurities from reaching optical elements
Active collision detection

The WSweld Laser Welding Head TC08 is compatible with the following machine types:

TRUMPF TruLaser 3030 classic
TRUMPF TruLaser 5030 classic
TRUMPF Trumatic L2530
TRUMPF Trumatic L3030
TRUMPF Trumatic L3040
TRUMPF Trumatic L3050

Modular Processing Table

The WSweld Modular Processing Table makes positioning the workpiece within the machine very simple.

Fixed-grid mounting holes allow high positioning flexibility
Offers large amount of space for workpieces which in turn allows for modular fixtures designsModular
Installation of fixtures can be done while machine is in use
Modular processing tables can be combined to allow even large space workpiece space
For workpieces of sizes up to 1000mm x 500mm x 350mm per modular processing table

3D Programming Suite

The intuitive 3D programming suite leads the way straight from a 3D model to the finished assembly.

Fully integrates all available technologies
Automatically checks workpiece sizes via simulation
Direct generation of ready-to-use machine programs

WSweld References

“ We spent a lot of time on the subject of laser welding. It is clear to me that without WSoptics's competence in redesigning our parts, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Our previous laser welding attempts were always based on the original part construction. I can say in complete confidence that WSoptics helped us tremendously in making progress here. It’s nearly impossible to invest 0.8 million Euros in a laser welding robot without a proper test phase and test-bed evaluation. Thus the relatively small invest in WSweld was a real blessing for us. We can now do further experiments in laser welding and develop a business case in which we can use facts and don’t need to base it on assumptions.”

Sven Leider, Business Development
LKW Komponenten s.r.o. (MAN)

“We spent a full year carefully investigating laser welding options and made a clear decision for WSweld. The system has many advantages, like its simple handling and its low investment needs. The same day WSweld was delivered and installed, we could already start welding production parts in top quality. WSoptics has been a pleasure to work with, both in terms of the technical expertise they offer as well as their customer service. We look forward to fully implementing WSweld for use in our serial production. ”

David Mangels, production planning
Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG

“WSweld is a great addition to our production! Laser welding shows no part derformation and creates beautiful seams, even when welding deeply. WSweld is very simple to use and works out of the box.”

Boris Malsy, CEO
KM Blechbearbeitung GmbH

“For us, the first laser welding job paid off WSweld entirely. The system uses the existing laser. This means the initial investment is much lower than with a stand-alone laser cell, but the quality is the same..”

Christopher Kern, CEO
Dieringer Blechbearbeitung OHG

“In the past, we considered starting laser welding several times. Because of its high initial investment, getting a laser welding cell was never a feasible option for us. By purchasing a new automatic laser cutter, we ot spare capacity on our existing Trumpf laser cutter L2530 plus. We found it ideal to use this extra capacity for laser welding. Through WSweld, we now have the possibility to explore this new technology with a much lower investment. Since our personell is very well-trained for the machine, installation, training, and initial operation could all be done in one day.”

Elmar Willems, head of product development
Hase Kaminofenbau GmbH

“Together with its tube cutting axis, our laser cutter gained a tremendous amount of flexibility and variability! Cutting metal sheets, cutting tubes, and laser welding all in a single machine with minimal set-up times! We currently change parts from hand to laser welding whenever possible. This saves us extra worksteps that hand welding requires and laser welding doesn’t.”

Stefan Burghard, CEO of Werkzeugbau-Stanzerei
Walter Götz GmbH