Research field Welding Processes
The Welding Technologies working group focuses on technology development, process qualification and process analysis for a wide range of joining and surfacing (build-up by welding) technologies.
Keywords:- Arc welding
- Resistance welding
- Additive Manufacturing, wire and powder based
- Measurement of energetic, mechanical and thermal process variables
- Welding fumes analysis
- Automation of joining processes
- Digitisation of joining processes
Contact: Dr. André Hälsig
Welding Equipment:
- Gas metal arc welding units (DC, AC, impuls)
- GMAW-Tandem welding unit
- TIG welding units
- Plasma welding units
- Plasma powder welding units
- Submerged welding unit
- Additive Manufacturing (wire and powder based)
- Resistance welding units (RP, RR, CD)
Manipulator systems:
- 6-axis-robots
- Turntabele positioners
- linear traversing units
- Spiral welding unit
- mechanised cold wire feeding devices
- mechanised powder feeding systems
Measurement Equipment:
- Measuring instruments for energetic process variables up to 100 kHz
- High-Speed-Video system up to 100.000 B/s
- Test rig for gas flow investigations
- Calorimetric equipment for measuring thermal efficiency
- Test rig for welding fume investigation according to DIN EN ISO 15011
- Thermography by using a thermocamera and pyrometer
- In-line temperature measurements using thermocouples
Services for the Industry:
- Joining tests
- Process parameterisation
- Parametric studies
- Mechanisation/automation of joining processes
- Measurement analysis of joining processes
- Energetic evaluation of joining processes
- Welding fume measurements and analysis according to DIN EN ISO 15011