Abstract
Utilising traditional machinery, sheet metal parts are usually produced in large series. Decreasing lot sizes and quickly changing demand calls for highly flexible production systems. In spite of their rather high system cost, high power laser production systems could prove profitable on account of their big advantages in terms of flexibility. A unique flexible manufacturing system, which is provided by laser, was planned for a broad spectrum of three-dimensional sheet metal parts. In this system, medium-sized series are to be produced in three shifts, with the third shift being unattended. For the implementation of the combination of laser cutting and laser welding, a feasibility study has been performed that includes system and operational cost comparisons.
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