With the modular ALOhybrid system, Alotec Dresden has developed the world’s first laser system that supports both stationary and mobile material processing. The robotic system with 4 kW laser power is designed for hardening and deposition welding and can be used either at the main plant or directly at the customer’s site. This opens up new opportunities, especially for job shop production.

The modular 10-axis robotic system is equipped with a 4 kW diode laser and several processing optics for hardening and cladding. The system is easy to operate and offers maximum flexibility in process control with high precision. In stationary mode, the six-axis processing robot can be positioned on a linear unit, and the part to be processed can additionally be positioned on a rotary or a rotary-tilt axis. For mobile operation, a radio remote-controlled crawler with a 14-meter radius of action around the media station and movable laser safety walls are available. The changeover between stationary and mobile configuration can be realized in just four hours, and a quick-change system enables the processing optics to be replaced quickly. The mobile configuration is also transportable on land, water and in the air and therefore very flexible in use: it fits into two small containers and can be transported by all freight routes, including scheduled air freight.

ALOhybrid provides laser users who have to harden or coat components of widely varying dimensions in rapid succession with a modular system solution for applications in mechanical engineering, tool and die shops, and related areas of metal processing. If the weight or size of a part does not allow it to be positioned in a conventional machine booth, it can also be processed outside the booth with the aid of the mobile system configuration. If the shipment of a component to the main plant is impossible or involves disproportionate time and expense, the laser system can be deployed directly at the customer’s site with a short lead time.

This flexibility is in particular beneficial to job shop production: the job shop only has to invest in a single laser system and achieves optimum system utilization. The customer benefits from lower transport costs and reduced downtimes, as repair coatings can be applied quickly and easily on site or new components can be processed while being clamped in a milling or turning machine.

The ALOhybrid system is already available and can be supplemented with other modules such as additional laser optics. (Source: Alotec)

Link: ALOtec Dresden GmbH, Kesselsdorf, Germany