Full penetration butt–weld on stainless steel sanitary piping
The purpose of this project is to join two pieces of stainless steel tubing with a Butt-Weld. Butt welds can be performed on various thicknesses of metals although the process with traditional methods becomes more complex as the joint thickness increases.
Laser welding provides a fast and economical solution to high volume butt- welding applications, especially with thicker material.
The photograph shows a clean weld inside and outside of the tube. The tube is 0.5” diameter Stainless Steel. The butt weld took two seconds.
The etched cross section shows the depth of the weld and that there are no voids present.
Fig 1 - The etched cross section shows the depth of the weld and that there are no voids present.
An automatic Solution offers:
- Little set up required
- High accuracy, high reliability
- Much faster than conventional weld methods
- Efficient and economical
- Little maintenance required
- It is a clean process
In comparison this Butt-Weld can be done using an Orbital GTAW
Which provides:
- Much slower production
- More Setup Time
- Needs skilled worker
- Manual or automated machine needs maintenance
Laser Butt Welding is ideal for all kinds and sizes of sanitary piping for the Medical Industry, Wafer Fabrication, Chemical Power Plants and Automotive industries to name a few.
Mundt & Associates, Inc. located in Scottsdale Arizona has been building both Standard and Custom Laser Work Stations for more than 25 years.
Please check out our website at www.mundtinc.com or for more information about this laser technique contact Mundt and Associates, Inc. today.
Mundt & Associates, Inc.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Tel: 480-922-9365