Increasing the adaptability of laser technological systems

Abstract

Modern laser technological systems operated at machine-building enterprises are usually highly specialized, intended for the implementation of one single operation. On the one hand, this is expedient because it significantly increases the efficiency of using such equipment and limits the number and cost of auxiliary technological equipment. On the other hand, sometimes it is necessary to expand the technological capabilities of the equipment in order to obtain somewhat specific characteristics of the processed workpieces and increase the adaptability of the equipment to the designed technological operations. The purpose of this study was to determine the main needs for technological equipment of laser technological systems for surface treatment, which should provide opportunities to expand the range of processed workpieces by configuration and expand the list of processed materials. Such an increase in the adaptability of the technological system should provide opportunities to increase the flexibility of their application. In order to achieve the set goal, it was determined that in order to obtain accurate physical and mechanical parameters of the processed parts, it is necessary to clearly withstand and control the heating temperature of the surface of the workpiece at different points of its surface and ensure the time of exposure to each individual area. These two characteristics will depend on the physical and thermal characteristics of the material itself and the configuration of the processed workpiece (thickness, width, length, volume, presence of pointed edges, etc.).