An example of hybrid technology in its purest form has been developed and built by the Fraunhofer ILT for the DVS research project KoaxHybrid. In Aachen, the institute engineers have developed a new optical system with glass substrates and an arc torch which unites metal shielding gas (MSG) welding and laser material deposition with an annular beam, thus creating a completely new process. Interested parties can find out how the COLLAR Hybrid process can be used to increase the welding speed and the deposition rate in metallic 3D printing at a specialist congress organized by DVS—Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e. V. from September 19 to 21 in Koblenz.
When a laser collar tames the arc: New system unites metal shielding gas welding and laser material deposition
