Laser roll plating equipment

Laser roll plating machine at Fraunhofer IWS
© Fraunhofer IWS
Laser roll plating machine at Fraunhofer IWS
Arrangement: inductive and laser heating of the bands
© Fraunhofer IWS Dresden
Arrangement: inductive and laser heating of the bands

Producer

  • Karl Fuhr GmbH & Co. KG, Horn-Bad Meinberg


Technical data

  • 2 x flexible Turks head rolling mill (plating and calibration)
  • 1 x 100 kW + 1 x 50 kW HF generator for the band pre-heating
  • 1 x 5 kW disc laser + 1 x 8 kW disc laser (temporary)
  • plating speed: up to 50 m / min
  • machinable bands (width x thickness): max. 150 mm x max. 4 mm
  • plating area: up to 30 mm
  • bands can be processed up to 1000 kg coil weight


Applications

  • inductively assisted laser roll plating of semi-finished components between: 
  • different steels
  • steels and aluminum or copper alloys as well as
  • aluminum and copper alloys