Laser Welding Mastering the Technology
See upcoming datesCourse Overview
Improve your laser welding operations, and better understand laser welding as a system and its practicality in today's manufacturing arena.
Who Should Attend?
- Manufacturing engineers
- Production engineers
- Mechanical engineers
- Design engineers
- R&D engineers
- Production, maintenance, and setup personnel
- Laser operators
- Quality assurance engineers
- Laser system integrators
Course Outline
Practical Laser Theory Industrial Lasers
- CO2lasers
- Nd:YAG lasers
- Solid-state lasers
- fiber lasers
- Direct diode lasers (DDL)
- Temporal profiles
- Spatial profiles
- Factors affecting laser selection
- Maintenance considerations
Laser Beam Delivery
- Optics
- Fiber optic delivery systems
- Remote welding systems
- Power losses
- Monitoring beam performance
Weld Geometry
- Nomenclature of the weld
- aspect ratio
- porosity
- Joint design
- butt welds
- lap welds
- fillet welds
- Design criteria
- Fit-up tolerances
Laser Welding
- Material-energy interactions
- Power density control
- Shield gases
- selection and delivery
- flow rate
- direction
- Calculations
- spot size
- power density
- sizing the laser
Pulsed (Power) Laser Welding v. Continuous Power (CW) Laser Welding
- Penetration
- Power density
- Pulse shape
- Power ramping
- Temperature control
Welding Dissimilar Metals
- Power density
- Heat-affected zone
- Fusion
Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM)
- Overview
- Laser selection
- Powder selection
- Power determination
- Pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Learning opportunities
Tooling
- Clamping
- Heat sinking
- Shield gas
Class Exercise: System Integration
- Create a process and design a laser system from concept to final production
Laser Weld Inspection
- Pre-process
- machine vision
- In-process
- Post-process
- Lab evaluation
Laser Weld Defects
- Nomenclature of weld defects
- Causes of weld defects
Lessons Learned
Summary and Review
Testimonials
"Marc understands the issues involved in successful laser welding operations. He holds nothing back. He provided objective, unbiased, knowledgeable solutions and answers. These courses deliver. They are worth every penny!"
Welding Engineer
"It was great that laser welding was approached as a "system," not just the laser…it's the tooling, parts, gas, exhaust, etc."
Welding Engineer
Instructors
Marc Hernandez
Marc Hernandez, LWP, is the Manufacturing Engineering Technician Supervisor for DSSA-AZ (Daicel Safety Systems America–Arizona), a leading initiator device manufacturer, located in Mesa, Arizona. Prior to joining DSSA-AZ, Hernandez worked as a Manufacturing Engineer at Special Devices Inc. (SDI), where he developed and maintained robotic laser welding cells for their operations worldwide. Prior to joining SDI, Hernandez worked for TRW Automotive Air Bag Inflator Manufacturing, and the US Navy in a variety of laser welding and directed energy operations.
Elaine Andrysick
Elaine M. Andrysick, joined Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison, as a continuing engineering education specialist in 1988. She is responsible for the development and delivery of high-value continuing engineering education short courses for practicing professionals in the areas of chemical and process engineering and laser material processing. Also, she manages the University’s Laser Welding Certificate program.
Upcoming dates (1)
May 3-5, 2021
Laser Welding Mastering the Technology
Location: Des Plaines (Chicago), IL
Course #: RA00568-U359
Fee: $1,995
Fee
- $1,995
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Fee covers morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials
Credit(s)
- CEU: 2.1
- PDH: 21
Schedule
Day 1: Registration: 8:00 AM Class begins: 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM CT
Day 2: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CT
Day 3: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM CT
Instructor(s)
Elaine Andrysick, Marc HernandezDiscount(s)
Team Discount: $1800 per person, when two or more enroll from the same employer.
Locations
2930 South River Road
Des Plaines (Chicago), IL 60018
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend, please notify us by no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Because this course has limited enrollment, cancellation received after this date and no-shows are subject to the full course fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.
Laser Welding
Course #: RA00568Laser Welding
Date: Mon. November 18, 2019 – Wed. November 20, 2019ID: RA00568-T794
Fee:
- $1,895
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Fee covers morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials
- CEU: 2.1
- PDH: 21
1805 Hotel Plaza Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Laser Welding
Date: Mon. May 06, 2019 – Wed. May 08, 2019ID: RA00568-T481