Abstract: The present invention discloses a method to calibrate a laser cutting machine without stopping the production. The method is adapted to laser cutting machine which use a conveyor belt to convey the sheets while cutting them with the laser. The method allows to place calibration marks at locations on the sheet that are convenient according to the production job, thereby minimising the waste of material.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a watch component according to the present disclosure is a method of manufacturing a watch component that includes a decorative region at a front surface thereof. The method includes sequentially irradiating the decorative region with laser light to draw, in a superimposed manner, a plurality of decorative patterns constituted by a plurality of lines. At least one of the decorative patterns is constituted by the plurality of lines arranged at intervals in a range of 80% to 200% of a spot diameter of the laser light, at least one of the plurality of lines including a curved portion.

Abstract: An integrated electrical power supply and control system and method are provided. Such a system and method utilize energy storage, memory and a processor to provide controlled direct current (DC) energy suitable for operating narrowband semiconductor irradiation arrays according to appropriate pulse width modulation patterns to achieve cooking/heating of comestibles.

Abstract: A processing device for film cooling holes on blade of aviation engine includes a working box. A workpiece clamping mechanism is arranged in the working box for holding the workpiece. A cover body having an internal space communicated with an internal space of the working box is connected to an upper part of the working box. A laser processing mechanism is connected to a top end of the cover body and can produce laser rays to carry out laser processing on the workpiece. The cover body is connected to a liquid supply mechanism and an acid gas filtration mechanism. The liquid supply mechanism can spray an acidic solution to the workpiece in the working box, and the working box can collect the acidic solution. The acid gas filtration mechanism can filter acid steam produced during processing. A working method of the processing device is also provided.

Abstract: A material processing system includes a particle beam column for directing a particle beam at a first processing region and a laser scanner for directing a laser beam at a second processing region. A method for operating the material processing system includes: scanning a first mark placed on an object with the particle beam; scanning the first mark with the laser beam for a first time and producing a second mark on the object with the laser beam; scanning the second mark with the particle beam; and scanning the first mark with the laser beam for a second time and removing material of the object with the laser beam based on the scanning of the second mark with the particle beam.

Abstract: This welding control device which controls a welding condition when arc welding is performed on a groove having a root gap, comprises: a first detection means for detecting, from a captured image of a fused section formed in the groove, the position of the tip of the fused section with respect to a direction in which the welding progresses; a second detection means for detecting the position of an end of a to-be-welded object for defining the root gap; a determination means for determining the relationship between the position of the end and the position of the tip of the fused section; and a control means for controlling the welding condition according to the determination result.

Abstract: A control unit for providing control instructions for controlling a laser cutting machine by determining transition phases for transforming different dynamic laser beam shapes for the laser cutting machine, for dynamically varying the shape of the laser beam is disclosed. The control unit includes a cutting plan interface for receiving a cutting plan for cutting out parts of a workpiece that are each defined by a cutting segments ordered in a queue, an allocation tool configured to allocate a specific dynamic laser beam shape to each cutting segment, a transition tool for determining transition phases between each two consecutive specific dynamic laser beam shape, and a processor configured for determining a specific dynamic laser beam shape for each cutting segment and for determining all transition phases between each two consecutive specific dynamic laser beam shapes and for providing controlling the laser cutting machine for executing the received cutting plan.

Abstract: A method of welding two metal sheets includes providing a first sheet having a first weld surface and a second sheet having a second weld surface. The first sheet has a coating includes an alloy of aluminum and silicon on the first weld surface. The method further includes irradiating the first weld surface and the second weld surface with a laser beam. The laser beam has an inner core and an outer ring with different intensity profiles. The laser beam is moved with a wobbling motion in a feed direction along an imaginary feed line and perpendicular to the imaginary feed line. A path of the laser beam along the imaginary feed line is of a periodic shape. A width of the path perpendicular to the imaginary feed line is greater than a length of a period of the path along the imaginary feed line.

Abstract: An integrated machine for automatic cutting, polishing, stacking, and unloading of substrates, including a laser cutting machine, a mechanical laser arm, a polishing machine, a polishing device, a first finished product placement rack, a second finished product placement rack, and an automatic stacking device. The mechanical laser arm is fixed on the frame of the laser cutting machine, the polishing device is fixed on the polishing machine, and the first finished product placement rack and the second finished product placement rack are arranged on both sides of the automatic stacking device. The present disclosure can achieve cutting the substrates of any size, and can automatically polish the edges of the cut substrates. The present disclosure has the characteristics of automation, integration, and multi-functionality, effectively reducing the number of supporting equipment and occupying space.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying a welding tip of a welder and an apparatus for replacing the same include a fixed bracket secured to a support. The apparatus includes an actuator coupled to the fixed bracket and a first moving member moved by the actuator. A second moving member is coupled to the first moving member and hingedly coupled to the fixed bracket. A third moving member is hingedly coupled to the second moving member. A first welding tip removal member is coupled to the third moving member to separate a welding tip coupled to a shank. A fourth moving member is disposed opposite to the first moving member. A fifth moving member is coupled to the fourth moving member and hingedly coupled to the fixed bracket. A sixth moving member is coupled to the fifth moving member. A second welding tip removal member is coupled to the sixth moving member.

Abstract: A welding electrode apparatus may be mounted to a robot that presents it to a workpiece along a pre-programmed path conforming to the surface of the workpiece. The welding electrode apparatus has a first drive for rotating the welding electrode about its own axis. The electrode handle has a second rotating drive having an imbalance to impose vibration on the welding rod transverse to the axis of the rod. The first drive may turn relatively slowly; the second drive may turn more quickly. The first drive has an electrical pickup by which to carry DC power to the electrode. The two rotating drives impose two frequencies of vibration into the apparatus, causing a make-and-break contact for low power spark deposition, while at the same time causing the electrode to bounce and impact the surface. The forward end of the apparatus may include a cowling and a delivery line to provide shielding gas to the electrode.

Abstract: A method for producing an object by additive manufacturing including receiving in a process chamber a bath of material wherein a surface level of the bath of material defines an object working area, solidifying by a solidifying device a selective layer-part of the material on the surface level, and controlled oxidisation, of waste particles originating from the solidifying of the material, by controlling an oxygen level, such that oxidised waste particles are obtained and ignition of the waste particles is avoided. An apparatus for producing an objet by additive manufacturing.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus including: a wire nozzle that feeds a wirelike material onto a workpiece; and a machining head that irradiates the material fed onto the workpiece with a laser beam, and jets shielding gas from a supply source of the shielding gas. The machining head includes: a pipeline having a cylindrical shape and extending in a traveling direction of the laser beam, the laser beam being passed through the pipeline; and a gas supply port from which the shielding gas from the supply source is supplied to the pipeline.

Abstract: An ultrasonic resistance welding apparatus 10 contains a resistance spot welding apparatus 15, a first electrode 16 and a vibrable second electrode 18, the vibrable second electrode 18 in operable communication with an ultrasonic transducer 12, whereby the ultrasonic transducer 12 selectively imparts vibratory energy to the vibrable second electrode 18 based on signals from a controller 32. The vibrable second electrode 18 may be tuned or designed to resonate within 2.5% of an operating frequency of the ultrasonic transducer 12. During operation of the welding apparatus 10, a tip 19 of the second vibrable electrode 18 may be positioned at an anti-nodal point 38 of the vibratory energy and the vibrable second electrode 18 may be attached to the resistance spot welding apparatus 15 at a nodal plane 36 of the vibratory energy. A process for employing the apparatus 10 is also presented.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to additive manufacturing systems and related methods. An additive manufacturing system may include two or more laser energy sources and associated optical fibers. An optics assembly may be constructed and arranged to form a rectangular laser energy pixel associated with each laser energy source. Each pixel may have a substantially uniform power density, and the pixels may be arranged to form a linear array of laser energy pixels on a build surface with no spacing between the pixels. Exposure of a portion of a layer of material on the build surface to the linear array of laser energy pixels may melt the portion of the layer.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device and a controlling method thereof are provided. An aerosol generating device includes: a battery configured to supply power for generating an aerosol from an aerosol generating material; a converter configured to convert a supply voltage from the battery into a constant voltage of a predetermined level; a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating material using the supply voltage; a detection circuit configured to detect a change in resistance of the heater by applying the constant voltage output from the converter and performing a current sensing on the heater with a resistance value; and a controller configured to control the heater for generating the aerosol by switching between a monitoring mode for performing the detection of the change in the resistance of the heater using the constant voltage and a heating mode for heating the heater using the supply voltage.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc are disclosed. An example welding-type power supply includes a power converter, a weld monitor, and an arc modulator. The power converter outputs welding power to sustain a welding-type arc at a welding-type torch. The weld monitor monitors one or more aspects of a weld performed using the welding-type arc and the welding-type torch, and selects an audio message based on the one or more aspects. The arc modulator configured to modify the welding-type arc to output the selected audio message as a plasma speaker.

Abstract: A stud welding process and a stud welding device for welding a stud to a workpiece are provided, wherein an arc (LB) is generated between the surface of the stud that faces the workpiece and the workpiece by using a pulsed welding current (Is), and the arc (LB) is deflected by a magnetic field which is generated by a coil through which a current (IA) flows. The current (IA) through the coil for generating the magnetic field for deflecting the arc (LB) is activated synchronously and in anti-phase with the welding current (Is) by a current (IA) always being applied to the coil when the welding current (Is) is at a minimum, and the coil being switched off or the current (IA) through the coil being reduced to a minimum when the welding current (Is) is at a maximum.

Abstract: Provided is a laser device. A laser device includes a light source unit configured to emit a first laser beam and a second laser beam, and a beam shaping unit configured to receive the first laser beam and the second laser beam on an incident surface and to shape the first laser beam and the second laser beam into a first processing beam, wherein the beam shaping unit is further configured, to have the incident surface including four quadrants, to receive the first laser beam on a first quadrant and the second laser beam on a second quadrant, and to shape the first laser beam and the second laser beam being emitted at different timing from the first laser beam into the first processing beam.

Abstract: A robotic welding device including a control box configured to pre-store various welding processes and generate a welding parameter. A wire feed mechanism configured to feed a welding wire to a welding gun and a flexible guide rail attached to a welding component. A welding robot including a robot body and a welding gun. A teaching apparatus in communication with the welding robot and the control box, controlling, a traveling path and an operation position of the welding robot, and adjusting oscillation and welding operations of the welding gun according to an instruction of the control box. A remote control terminal in communication with the control box, and in communication with a data acquisition device of the welding robot. The robotic welding device including a welding power supply.