Rules of the safe use of laser welders
◆ Do not point the laser beam at anyone’s eyes!
◆ Do not look directly into the laser beam!
◆ Wear protection glasses and goggles!
◆ Make sure the water chiller working properly!
◆ Switch lens and nozzle when it’s necessary!
The Welding Methods
Laser welding machine is well known and a commonly used machine for laser material processing. Welding is a manufacturing process and technology of joining metal or other thermoplastic materials such as plastics by heating, high temperature or high pressure.
The welding process mainly includes: fusion welding, pressure welding and brazing. The more common welding methods are gas flame, arc, laser, electron beam, friction and ultrasonic wave.
What happens during laser welding - laser radiation
In the process of laser welding, there are often sparks shining and attracting attention. Is there any radiation harm to the body in the process of laser welding machine welding? I believe this is the problem that most operators are very concerned about, the following for you to explain it:
Laser welding machine is one of the indispensable pieces of equipment in the field of welding, mainly using the principle of laser radiation welding, so in the process of use there are always people will worry about its safety, the laser is stimulated and emitted light radiation, is a kind of high-intensity light. Lasers emitted by laser sources are generally not accessible or visible and can be considered harmless. But the laser welding process will lead to ionizing radiation and stimulated radiation, this induced radiation has a certain effect on the eyes, so we must protect our eyes from the welding part when the welding work.
Protective Gear
Laser Welding Glasses
Laser Welding Helmet
Standard protective goggles made of glass or acrylic glass are not suitable at all, as glass and acrylic glass allow fiber laser radiation to pass through! Please wear laser-light protective googles.
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What about the laser welding fumes?
Laser welding does not produce as much smoke as traditional welding methods, even though most of the time smoke is not visible, we still recommend you buy an additional fume extractor to match the size of your metal workpiece.
Strict CE regulations - MimoWork Laser Welder
l EC 2006/42/EC – EC Directive Machinery
l EC 2006/35/EU – Low voltage directive
l ISO 12100 P1,P2 – Basic Standards Safety of Machinery
l ISO 13857 Generic Standards Safety on hazard zones around Machinery
l ISO 13849-1 Generic Standards Safety related Parts of Control System
l ISO 13850 Generic standards Safety design of emergency stops
l ISO 14119 Generic standards interlocking devices associated with guards
l ISO 11145 laser equipment Vocabulary and symbols
l ISO 11553-1 Safety standards of laser processing devices
l ISO 11553-2 Safety standards of handheld laser processing devices
l EN 60204-1
l EN 60825-1
Safer Handheld Laser Welder
As you know, traditional arc welding and electric resistance welding usually produce a large amount of heat which maybe burn the operator’s skin if not with protective equipment. However, a handheld laser welder is safer than traditional welding due to the less heat-affected zone from laser welding.
Learn more about the handheld laser welding machine safety matters
Post time: Aug-22-2022