Metal laser welding: expertise and industrial innovation
Carbon steels, stainless steels, aluminium and its alloys, copper, titanium and its alloys, Inconels: IREPA LASER masters laser welding on all these industrial materials. Qualified, transferable processes tailored to your production requirements.
Metal laser welding: materials expertise that makes the difference
Laser welding metals is not a matter of applying a universal process. Each alloy has its own properties in terms of thermal conductivity, metallurgy, reflectivity, surface tension and sensitivity to oxidation. These parameters directly influence melt pool stability, weld bead geometry and the mechanical strength of the joint.
IREPA LASER develops laser welding processes specifically adapted to each family of materials. Our teams master the physical phenomena involved, select the optimal laser parameters and qualify processes to the requirements of your sector.
The result: precise, reliable, repeatable metal joints, documented for direct integration into your production line.
Our expertise by family of metallic materials
Mastering metal laser welding requires in-depth knowledge of how each alloy behaves under the laser beam. Here are the main families we work with and the associated technical challenges.
Range of metals processed:
- Carbon steels
- Stainless steels
- Aluminium and its alloys
- Copper
- Titanium and its alloys
- Inconels
- Waspaloy
- Precious metals
- Other specific alloys
Our achievements in metal laser welding
Joining aeronautical components in titanium, Inconels and Waspaloy, copper busbar connections, leak-tight joints on stainless steel components: this is how our metal laser welding processes meet real industrial constraints.
Metal laser welding in your sectors
Metal laser welding meets very different needs depending on the sector.
Here is how our processes apply in practice to each of them.
Our metal laser welding services
Comprehensive support for your metal laser processes
Project engineering
Design and validation of your metal assemblies, material and geometry analysis
Laser process development
Parameter setting, weld bead optimisation, qualification to your standards
Industrialisation & pre-series
Raising industrial maturity, manufacturing files, first series
Production
Metal assemblies in small and medium series, parts up to 5 metres
Training
Upskilling your teams in laser processes and laser safety
Support & Assistance
Optimisation of existing processes, failure analysis, technical support
Training in mastering laser welding
Core course : Mastering laser welding (AL2.1)
This foundation course covers the principles of metal laser welding, laser/metal interactions and parameter control for reliable, reproducible joints.
It then leads on to four specialisations:
- Optimising butt welds – Carbon steels and stainless steels (AC2-1)
- Inspection of laser-welded metal joints (AC2-2)
- Optimising lap (penetration) welding of stainless steels (AC2-3)
- Optimising lap (penetration) welding of copper and aluminium (AC2-4)
Core course: Mastering laser welding (AL2.1)
This foundation course covers the principles of metal laser welding, laser/metal interactions and parameter control for reliable, reproducible joints.
It then leads on to four specialisations:
- Optimising butt welds – Carbon steels and stainless steels (AC2-1),
- Inspection of laser-welded metal joints (AC2-2),
- Optimising lap (penetration) welding of stainless steels (AC2-3),
- Optimising lap (penetration) welding of copper and aluminium (AC2-4)
Content
- Know the different laser technologies suited to metal welding.
- Master the specific features of laser welding.
- Be able to set up a laser welding operation on an automated machine independently.
- Be able to select the appropriate peripherals for your application (focusing head, monitoring, OCT...).
- Acquire a methodology for developing the welding process according to the joint and requirements.
- Be able to implement appropriate inspections (destructive and non-destructive testing).
- Be able to identify a joining defect and respond accordingly.
Benefits
Autonomous teams, controlled processes, guaranteed quality and safety.
Do you have a metal laser welding project?
IREPA LASER supports you from design to production, safely and reliably.
