References, laser mechanics (selected)

• Two revolving transfer units (one fully automated) for drilling of holes in airbag components (MBB Airbag Systems GmbH, Grossweitzschen, Germany)
• 4-axis NC laser system for precision machining (welding/cutting) using LASAG KLS 126 (system concept for the Mittweida Research Center)
• 4-axis NC laser system (welding/hardening/remelting) using 5kW SPECTRA-PHYSICS CO2 laser (system concept, control system linking for Mittweida Laser Application Center)
• 6-axis VORMER laser system (welding/hardening/remelting/surfacing/DMG) incorporating a 1kW HAAS cw-Nd:YAG laser and AEROTECH NC (Laservorm GmbH Altmittweida)
• 3-axis NC laser welding machine LVS 203 incorporating a HAAS HL 54P (Rathenow, machining of titanium spectacle frames)
• Microprocessor controlled laser hardening optical system for cw-Nd:YAG laser incorporating fiber-optics coupling, hardening unit incorporating PLC control and CNC linking (Laservorm GmbH, Altmittweida)
• 5-axis laser welding and cutting machine for gearbox components incorporating 2.5kW CO2 laser (KoKi Technik, Niederwürschnitz, Germany, and Mittweida Laser Application Engineering Consultancy)
• 3-axis NC laser welding machine LVS 203 incorporating HAAS HL 54P (People's Republic of China, Shanghai: Machining of small titanium and stainless steel components)
• Open control system for test system for laser welding of ceramics, control-system-side linking of two NCs incorporating movement system, scanner system and two laser units incorporating central PLC control system (Mittweida Laser Application Center)
• LVM modular machine system for laser machining - designed for finishing operations, incorporating various solid-state laser systems (Laservorm GmbH, Altmittweida)
• Laser unit for work on stored-geometry tools and various small-component welding operations, incorporating 2-axis PLC control system and ALPHA ALF 50 laser (Laservorm GmbH Altmittweida)
• Laser welding station (integration into assembly line) for series production of absolute indicating path transducers for use in cars, integrated process monitoring and documentation unit (Lüdenscheid, Germany)
• Custom PLC controlled machine for longitudinal and circumferential welds on sidebag components (CEFEG GmbH, Chemnitz, Germany)
• Laser welding station for aluminium microsurfacing (Otrokovice, Czech Republic)
• 3-axis LVS 203 NC laser welding machine incorporating HAAS HL 54P (Taipei, Taiwan; machining of small titanium and stainless steel components)
• Custom LVS 05Y machine for series production of assembled ribbon cables for use in car steering wheels, incorporating LASAG KLS 246 (Steinau a. d. Strasse; Germany)
• Custom LVS 9806Y machine for welding of small titanium implants, incorporating HAAS HL 62P, integrated image processing and welding track computation (Tuttlingen, Germany)
• Universal LVU 203 center incorporating solid-state laser for training of students in the welding, cutting, engraving, drilling and surfacing processes (Merseburg, Germany)
• Suite of LVH laser units incorporating various degrees of freedom, and both manually and motor-operated axes, for performance of repairs and design modifications on die and mould engineering components, in some cases incorporating manual optical machining systems and voice activation
• Development and hard- and software integration of a PLC controlled laser system (HL 204P laser, five optical machining systems, three machining stations) into an existing revolving transfer unit with a cycle time of 0.8 seconds for welding of incandescent bulbs (Plauen, Germany)
• LVS 204Y automated welding system for performance of various welding tasks on car preheater components (Jopp GmbH, Bad Neustadt, Germany)
• Custom LVS 9910Y laser machine incorporating an HL 124P for performance of seam and spot welds on components for use in safely-relevant systems (sidebags) (Laservorm GmbH, Altmittweida, Germany)
• Custom LVS 13Y laser machine incorporating pulsed solid-state laser for welding of stepping motor stators (Laservorm GmbH, Altmittweida, Germany)
• LVM 700D - Universal center for laser hardening and surfacing processes, incorporating a 700W Laserline diode laser (Laservorm GmbH Altmittweida, Germany)
• LVS 205D - compact welding unit, incorporating a 2.5kW RofinSinar diode laser (KoKi-Technik, Niederwürschnitz, Germany)
• Welding unit for integration into an existing assembly line (LVS) plus stand-alone machine (LVM), both units demand-controlled from a cw-Nd:YAG laser (ZF Sistemas de Dirección NACAM, S. L., Spain)
• LVM 316 universal laser welding system for various laser surfacing and hardening applications
• LVS 319C and LVS 424C - CO2 laser cutting system for opening of incubated eggs in the pharmaceuticals industry (Dessau-Tornau GmbH vaccine plant; company in Denmark)
• LVS 405CD - Kinematics and control system for ceramic-welding test installation (Technical University of Dresden)
• LVS 414 - Components for performance of hardening and surfacing processes in an existing robot installation (BMW AG, Munich)
• LVM 413Y - laser system for precision welding, incorporating image processing and a link to a database