CLOSED-LOOP LASER POWER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CLADDING AND LASER METAL DEPOSITION PROCESSES

CLAMIR is a process control system for Laser Additive Manufacturing that measures and maintains the melt pool geometry through a closed-loop control of the laser power using a 1,000 image per second MWIR camera.

- ACCURATE PROCESS CONTROL: Closed loop control of the laser power unit at high-speed

- MWIR IMAGING MONITORING: On-axis process observation with a high-speed uncooled MWIR camera (1000 images per second)

- COMPATIBILITY WITH LAM PROCESSES: Laser Metal Deposition (LMD), laser cladding

- EASY MECHANICAL INTEGRATION: The system is attached to an optical port of the laser head

- HIGHER DYNAMIC RANGE: Monitoring of temperatures starting at 100 ºC

- ANALOG OUTPUT: Compatible with Laser Power Units controlled with analog output (0V – 10 V)

Parameter Name	Parameter Value
Applications	industrial for the automotive industry rugged machine vision for the glass industry for aerospace applications for the metallurgical industry for materials testing
Technology	digital
Function	measuring inspection thermal imaging
Spectrum	MWIR
Sensor	focal plane array
Interface	Ethernet with analog output
Resolution level	64 x 64
Other characteristics	waterproof lightweight smart custom lens compact uncooled