BeamWatch Integrated 150

Beam Characterization System for Automated Manufacturing

Description:

Automatically measure laser power, caustic and focus shift in real time
Support multi-mode lasers
Fully automated operation
Trend analysis with good/bad signal
Detailed report with time stamp
Ability to work with different types of welding heads w/o changes to the measurement system
Rugged for industrial production environment
Short measurement time for frequent measurements during shift operation

Specification

Datasheet

Wavelengths980-1080 nm
Power Range500 W – 9999 W (up to 30 kW on request)
Beam ProfilingISO 11146 Measurements
Power MeterNIST traceable calibration ±3 %

Max Beam Diameter at Entrance/Exit12.5 mm
InterfaceGigE, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, CC-Link
ComplianceCE, UKCA, China RoHS

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Ordering

BW-Integrated-150-NIR-155-ProfiNet

P/N SP90512

BeamWatch Integrated for multi-mode lasers support ProfiNet protocol
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BW-Integrated-150-NIR-155-EtherNet/IP

P/N SP90528

BeamWatch Integrated for multi-mode lasers support EtherNet/IP protocol
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BW-Integrated-150-NIR-155-CC-Link

P/N SP90537

BeamWatch Integrated for multi-mode lasers support CC-Link protocol
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Documentions

BeamWatch Integrated
The system can be manually operated by PC using BeamWatch, our full-function software with an extensive set of ISO quantitative propagation measurements, NIST calibrated power measurements, graphical representations of the beam caustic. Requires user supplied PC.

The system can alternatively be operated automatically by PLC using PROFINET, EtherNet/IP or CC-Link. Tolerances and limit values can be set-up for desired measured parameters to trigger corrective actions. The trend charts give insights for early problem detection and predictive maintenance.

In both cases PDF and CSV reports can be generated.
PROFINET Installation: GSDML File
To install the BeamWatch Integrated into a PROFINET network, download the GSDML file and follow the instructions in the manual

Drawings

Support

Tutorials and Articles

How to Make Laser Welding and Cutting Affordable and Sustainable

Contactless Monitoring of the Focus Increases Product Quality Read more...

White Paper – ISO compliance of non-contact, real-time beam analysis

1. IntroductionDuring the past decade laser power levels used in production applications has risen significantly. Today, welding systems are commonly using laser power in the range of multiple kilowatts. To deliver continuously high product quality, the key parameters of the laser beam must be measured on a regular basis. Ophir has tackled the task and developed a non-contact measurement technology based on the Rayleigh scattering. The technology used in the BeamWatch laser beam profilers enables the measurement of high-power beams without ever touching the laser beam. As the technology is Read more...

White Paper - The challenge of battery production

Optimizing and Controlling Laser Processes Right from The Start Read more...

White Paper – Keeping Your Additive Manufacturing Laser in Spec

There is little debate about how Additive Manufacturing is adding benefits and changing the face of manufacturing in our modern age. Additive Manufacturing allows for the manufacturing of more customized parts, using more specialized materials, and will eventually create a more localized, rapid, and agile distribution network than what have been used to. Read more...

Laser Measurements in Materials Processing: How and When They Absolutely, Positively Must Be Made

19th century British physicist and engineer William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, was the first to say, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” When applying this principle to improving laser-based processes, there are a variety of parameters that must be measured. Given the continuously rising power of laser systems in material processing, the requirements for measurement systems are more challenging than ever. Which technologies are available to measure high-power lasers? How often should they be measured? What measurements should be tracked? When this data is collected, what should be done with it? Read more...

THE OPHIR BEAMWATCH SYSTEM OPTIMIZES LASER PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

The laser seam welding of sheets of zinc-coated steel – a combination of metals with disparate melting and evaporation properties – used to be a major challenge for the automotive industry. But Volkswagen AG is pursuing a promising approach with multi-focal laser welding: A newly developed process enables significantly higher welding speeds than is otherwise possible with conventional mono-focal laser beam welding systems. After a development period of just three years, the process was registered for a patent. The development of this multi-focal laser welding process was Read more...