The Canadian Welding Association • Association canadienne de soudage 8260 Parkhill Drive Milton, ON L9T-5V7 • www.cwa-acs.org • 1-800-844-6790

LASER WELDING WORKSHOP

LASER WELDING WORKSHOP

The Canadian Welding Association • Association canadienne de soudage 8260 Parkhill Drive Milton, ON L9T-5V7 • www.cwa-acs.org • 1-800-844-6790

LASER WELDING WORKSHOPClarendon Hotel57, rue Sainte-Anne Old Quebec, Quebec

APRIL 13 - 14, 2016

Over the last decades, lasers have been successfully implemented in the manufacturing industry not only for cutting, but also for weld-ing several materials of varied thicknesses, from sub-millimeter foils to cargo hulls. Although well mastered in some segments of the welding industry, laser processes are not yet wide-spread in the Canadian industry, which could benefit more from their high produc-tion efficiency and low thermal stress. Novika Solutions and IPG Photonics would like to join their efforts and welcome the members of the Canadian Welding Association on a series of conferences and hands-on lab sessions on high power laser processing. Laser welding, hybrid laser-GMAW welding, laser cladding and laser tempering are to be presented. The attendees will meet and share with laser processing experts as see how laser processing could be implemented in their industry.

Held in the heart of beautiful Quebec City, conferences will introduce the attendees with laser processing, high power lasers and their capabilities, and laser safety considerations. On Day 2, attendees will travel by VIP bus to La Pocatière, where hands-on lab sessions will be held at Novika Solutions facilities. Top-level installations, with the highest-power fiber laser in Canada will be presented and used for remote scanner welding, hybrid laser-GMAW welding and surface treatment such as cladding and tempering.

INTRODUCTION TO LASER PROCESSING

This introductory level session will present the attendees with the most common industrial laser processes, such as cutting, autoge-nous and hybrid laser-GMAW welding, remote welding, and laser cladding. Basic parameters will be introduced and discussed to leave the attendees with solid bases on laser welding understanding.

Head of Novika’s laser processing team, Lorraine Blais has a professional mechanical engineering background, delivered by Université Laval. Active in the world of laser welding for a decade, her vision has brought her team to a high level of competency in several laser processing activities. Excellent communicator, Lorraine shares her passion for laser pro-cesses and innovation management.

HIGH POWER FIBER LASER APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRY

In recent years, with more attention being focused on the economy, manufacturing has come under increasing pressure to offer more cost competitive solutions. Globalization and the rising cost of labour have placed increasing pressure on companies to automate and offer faster yet more accurate processing. With the inception of the Fiber laser technology, fiber lasers have reduced the price of the one micron wavelength to approximately one third of the 2006 prices. This reduction is also complimented by higher laser reliability and minimal heat affected zone. Laser welding and cutting are now at the forefront of many markets including mining, automotive, medical, and nuclear and includes cladding, welding, and heat-treating. This presentation is focused on laser processing and its ben-efits.

Chris Pilcher is the Regional Sales Manager for IPG Photonics in Canada, the largest supplier of Fiber lasers worldwide. He has held similar positions at Trumpf Canada and Rofin-Sinar. In addition, Chris was President and CEO of Welding and Cutting Solutions who were responsible for integration and installation of specialized systems. Mr. Pilcher served as the Director of Automation and Engineering Manager at Liburdi Automation Incorporated. He has over 25 years experience

LASER WELDING WORKSHOP

The Canadian Welding Association • Association canadienne de soudage 8260 Parkhill Drive Milton, ON L9T-5V7 • www.cwa-acs.org • 1-800-844-6790

in the welding and systems integration field and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, as well as, a degree in Computer Science. His experience has spanned many industries including Nuclear, Aerospace, Automotive, and Medical.

CHOOSING THE LOW COST METHOD

Lasers are capable of performing a wide variety of manufacturing tasks: cutting, welding, drilling, and many more. Lasers and laser systems have come down in price over the last several years, to the point that laser manufacturing is cost competitive with traditional manufacturing methods for a wide range of applications. This presentation will describe a method to compare the costs of laser and competing manufacturing methods to help you determine the low cost manufacturing method for your particular situation. In partic-ular, the effect of production volume on the low cost method of manufacturing will be discussed.

Robert is currently Sr. Laser Applications Specialist at Massiv Automated Systems, a division of Magna International. Massiv Automated Systems designs, builds and installs automated manufacturing cells and production lines for other divisions of Magna International, and automotive OEMs. At Massiv, Robert is responsible for laser processing appli-cations and systems. Working through all phases of a project, from sales, through design, build, commissioning, and delivery, Robert ensures that laser systems meet all laser safety, productivity and quality requirements.Robert holds a Ph.D. from York University, and has been working with lasers and their industrial applications for 30 years. Robert has maintained a Certified Laser Safety Officer designation since 2003.

LASERS: A VERSATILE MANUFACTURING TOOL

By Robert Mueller

In the 50+ years since they were first demonstrated, lasers have been used for an amazing variety of processes and applications. La-sers are used in production to weld everything from fine wire contacts on hard drive read heads, to heart pacemaker shells, to hull sections of ocean freighters. Lasers cut materials as fine as arterial stents, and as heavy as 25 mm steel plate. Ultrafast lasers are used to machine nano-scale structures for microfluidic “lab on a chip” devices. All these processes (and more!), covering a wide range of power density and interaction time, can be mapped onto a simple graph. By understanding this graph, one can estimate the laser requirements and productivity capability of most any laser process and system.

LAB SESSIONS

INFLUENCE OF LASER PROCESSING PARAMETERS

Led by one of Novika’s laser processing specialists, this lab session will bring attendees in control of the welding parameters and wit-ness their effect on the welded parts. Sheet metal laser welding will be attempted on the most common materials, each having its own challenges to share.

HYBRID LASER-GMAW ON THICK MATERIAL

Reduced distortions, no further need for joint chamfering, excellent mechanical performance: Hybrid laser-GMAW (HLAW) has a lot to offer. This workshop will demonstrate the advantages of HLAW. Adaptive welding will also show how good weld quality can be achieved with changing joint conditions.

Holding a Master’s degree in metallurgy, Mathieu Foster, chemist, has a strong experience in hybrid laser-GMAW weld-ing of plate material, especially in developing adaptive welding parameters. He also specialises in laser tempering and laser-matter interactions.

LASER WELDING WORKSHOP

The Canadian Welding Association • Association canadienne de soudage 8260 Parkhill Drive Milton, ON L9T-5V7 • www.cwa-acs.org • 1-800-844-6790

LASER CLADDING

Whether for enhancement of surface mechanical properties, corrosion protection, or worn parts repair, laser cladding is the right pro-cess. Metallic powder, hot or cold wire delivery; the application requirements will drive the added metal type. This hands-on demon-stration will cover various types of laser-assisted metal deposition.

Michaël Saucier is our laser cladding specialist. Process optimization, destructive and non-destructive testing, standard tests are readily accomplished by our metallurgy technician, who masters also laser welding and hybrid laser-GMAW welding.

SCANNER WELDING - TEMPERING - CUTTING

Learn the advantages of laser galvo scanners, used for fast laser welding, dot-matrix surface tempering and even remote cutting. Wide-ly used in the automotive industry, remote laser welding can boost your productivity.

Daniel Chenard specialises in laser welding processes, pulsed laser applications and equipment start-up and trouble-shooting. With his technical physics engineering training and excellent analytical skills, Daniel makes no application impossible.

LASER WELDING WORKSHOP

The Canadian Welding Association • Association canadienne de soudage 8260 Parkhill Drive Milton, ON L9T-5V7 • www.cwa-acs.org • 1-800-844-6790

DATE: APRIL 13 - 14, 2016

Hotel: Clarendon HotelLocation: 57, rue Sainte-Anne Old Quebec, Quebec G1R 3X4 Canada

Special Room rates in effect until March 12, 2016. Regular $125; Corporate $145; Executive $195

Hotel room reservation, please mention special group rate for: Canadian Welding Association- #418957 On line reservation: https://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=1473842&hotelID=13391

Registration: www.cwa-acs.org/events

Member: $425 Nonmember: $525 Student: $150

Quebec City

DAY 1:

La Pocatière

13:00 Welcome13:15 Introduction to laser processing14:45 Break15:00 High Power Fiber Laser Applications in Industry15:45 Choosing the low cost method17:00 End of Day 1

7:30 Departure for La Pocatière8:45 Arrival in La Pocatière9:00 Lab: Influence of laser processing parameters9:50 Lab: Hybrid laser-GMAW on thick material10:40 Break11:00 Lab: Laser Cladding12:00 Lunch12:45 Lasers: A Versatile Manufacturing Tool13:00 Lab: Scanner welding - Tempering - Cutting14:00 Closing and remarks14:30 Departure for Quebec City15:45 Arrival in Quebec City

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DAY 2: