Machines and Controls
Work of the group focusses on:
- Development of laser-assisted arc processes such as laser-assisted MAG welding and laser-assisted cladding
- Laser micro-welding of aluminum using solid-state and diode lasers
- Quality assurance and control using laser-optical spectroscopy
- Development of special equipment for laser material processing
- Numerical simulation of laser process and optimization
Current scientific work and projects:
- ReDoeCut „Reflective, diffractive optical elements for industrial cutting applications using high-power CO2 lasers” (EU)
- Generation of optimized intensity profiles for high-power CO2 laser to enable faster and better cutting processes
- Analysis of the influence of different intensity distributions on the flow mechanism at the cutting front
- SME Innovative Project HoDopp: High output deposition welding with a double wire feed using a non-transferred arc and laser based penetration depth control
- Deposition rate increase of at least 300% to over 20 kg/h
- Decrease of dilution rate by over 80% to less than 5%
- Decrease of need for expensive coating material
- IGF Project: Laser stabilized aluminum welding
- Low energy input
- High process speeds
- Good seam quality
- Exact energy input based on laser guidance
- QUAK “Quality evaluation system for caoutchouc mixtures”
- Use of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
- Characterization of the homogeneity of caoutchouc mixtures
- Set up of a mobile system






















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