Hub partner: LUT
Additional information:
The research group of Laser Processing at LUT Mechanical Engineering, , focuses on researching and developing energy-efficient manufacturing methods and processes based on the use of a laser beam for industrial needs.
The focus areas of the laboratory research include the traditional welding, surface treatment and cutting of metallic materials and the processing of non-metallic materials. The newest focus area is research on additive manufacturing methods, the so-called 3D printing or sintering.
The laboratory's hardware enables versatile research and development work for laser processing.
Equipement:
Hardware of the Laboratory of Laser Processing:
• 10kW and 5kW fibre laser equip-ment for high-power processing
• 2.7kW carbon-dioxide laser
• 200W fibre laser and 20W pulsed fibre laser
• Workstations for working areas up to 11x4x1.5m
• laser sintering machine for metals (additive manufacturing)
• hybrid welding machines
• wire and powder feeder hardware for dynamic feeding of the filler
• gas mixing equipment for bi-component and tri-component gas mixes in the processing phases
• Collection of Measurement Devices for Monitoring and Analysing Laser Processing
• spectroscope
• pyrometer
• imaging equipment using active lighting
• optical sensors for measuring and documenting different wavelengths
Contact: Antti Salminen
Email: antti.salminen@lut.fi
Competence category: Sample (process results) analysis, Laser process (technology) development, Implementation of laser technologies , Product development