EWI has purchased a latest Miyachi Unitek LW2AG, which is a green laser having a wavelength of 532 nm, for its laser welding laboratory. The location of this lab is at the headquarters in Columbus.
This high-tech laser enhances the ability of EWI for a non-contact combination of small parts like copper, gold and copper alloys that are conductive. EWI will employ this machine for various joining applications for the manufacturing clients in the electronics, automotive, advanced energy, medical devices and further industrial market divisions.
The Applications Engineer of EWI's Lasers Group has said that this recent laser produces a wavelength of 532 nm in the visible spectrum that is absorbed by the highly reflective materials. This laser permits accurate, high-speed, eco-friendly micro-welding of copper, gold and copper alloys, which opens up new potential applications.
In addition, the LW2AG Green Laser extends EWI’s in-house laser processing capacities. EWI is a company based in Ohio and has been at the front of laser techniques since the early period of 1990's. The company has expanded the technology of initial high-speed video imaging to expose the hybrid laser welding and high power laser secrets. It has attained the worldwide credit for the speedy laser welding of thin sheet materials for fuel cells and batteries. An optical tool for laser paint stripping was developed by the company and it is 200-300% more prolific than other existing technologies. Moreover, it activates the fiber-delivered laser, which has the highest power of 15 kW, existing in a free research environment.
Source: http://www.ewi.org/