{"id":446,"date":"2022-05-21T20:31:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T20:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/?page_id=446"},"modified":"2024-06-01T12:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T12:55:38","slug":"high-precision-micro-welding-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/high-precision-micro-welding-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"High Precision Micro Welding Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The High Precision Micro &#8211; W<span lang=\"EN-US\">elding Unit (HPMWU) for micromechanical manufacturing (alignment accuracy better than 10 microns, deformation better than 3 microns) to support research, SMEs and specialistic training. The LMWU aims to provide the most advanced processes for micro welding, such as diffusion bonding, brazing, continuous and pulsed laser welding, induction brazing. Previous substantial investments permitted to equip the LMWU with a bespoke vacuum\/multi gases furnace to 3000<sup>o<\/sup>C, a 2kW IPG laser welding on robotic arm, 10kW induction brazing, tabletop micro laser welding and five different furnaces with controlled atmosphere (Argon, Nitrogen, vacuum).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Micro welding technician: Mr. Rhys Stephenson<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 66.52614622550756%;height: 486px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 354px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.364502680166765%;height: 354px\">Tabletop pulsed laser<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.27287126984453%;height: 354px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2017\/11\/Laser.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2017\/11\/Laser.png\" alt=\"Laser\" width=\"348\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2017\/11\/Laser.png 479w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2017\/11\/Laser-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2017\/11\/Laser-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2017\/11\/Laser-250x250.png 250w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2017\/11\/Laser-174x174.png 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.364502680166765%;height: 22px\">Induction Brazing 10 kW<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.27287126984453%;height: 22px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08893-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-425\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08893-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Induction\" width=\"624\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08893-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08893-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08893-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08893-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08893-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.364502680166765%;height: 22px\">2kW IPG Laser on ABB robotic arm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.27287126984453%;height: 22px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08891-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-426\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08891-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"laser\" width=\"738\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08891-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08891-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08891-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08891-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/01\/CPP08891-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.364502680166765%;height: 22px\">Multi gas high temperature furnace<\/p>\n<p>(Brazing and Diffusion bonding)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.27287126984453%;height: 22px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/05\/Picture-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-449\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/05\/Picture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Furnace\" width=\"493\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/05\/Picture-1.jpg 288w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sub-thz-electronics\/files\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-174x174.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.364502680166765%;height: 22px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.27287126984453%;height: 22px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.364502680166765%;height: 22px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.27287126984453%;height: 22px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.364502680166765%;height: 22px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.27287126984453%;height: 22px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The High Precision Micro &#8211; Welding Unit (HPMWU) for micromechanical manufacturing (alignment accuracy better than 10 microns, deformation better than 3 microns) to support research, SMEs and specialistic training. The LMWU aims to provide the most advanced processes for micro welding, such as diffusion bonding, brazing, continuous and pulsed laser welding, induction brazing. 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