Suppliers of laser welding machines

Company Electro Solar Srl, Italy FIX Maschinenbau GmbH, Germany Kuka Systems GmbH, Germany Lang Laser-System GmbH, Germany Renaud Lasers S.A.R.L., France Sunlaser Consulting GmbH, Switzerland

Product ES-T 6000 LSA Laser Welding Machine customer-specific SW 1220 SW 1425 Helios n/a n/a n/a SR-LWM-S180 SR-LWL-F2500

Application (absorber type) fin/full plate fin/full plate fin/full plate fin/full plate fin/full plate full plate fin full plate (standard size) full plate (large size) fin full plate

Maximum absorber size (length x width) 2,200 mm x 1,200 mm 3,500 mm x 1,400 mm variable 2,000 mm x 1,200 mm 2,500 mm x 1,400 mm 2,500 mm x 1,100 mm 6,000 mm x 200 mm 2,500 mm x 1,250 mm 6,000 mm x 1,500 mm n/a n/a

Welding speed 20 to 30 absorbers per hour 50,000 to 500,000 m/a 20 to 40 absorbers per hour 50,000 m/a 500,000 m/a up to 18 m/min up to 15 m/min up to 25 m/min up to 25 m/min 8 m/min 8 m/min

Web site www.electrosolar.it www.fix-utz.de www.kuka-systems.de www.lang-laser.de

www.renaudlasers.com www.sunlaser.ch

Sunrise Solar Machinery, Greece

www.sr-sis.com

Source: Sun & Wind Energy 1/2009 page 58, manufacturer instructions