{"id":1795,"date":"2025-12-16T10:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/?page_id=1795"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:24:05","slug":"flexibeam-hochflexible-echtzeit-laserstrahlformung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/flexibeam-hochflexible-echtzeit-laserstrahlformung\/","title":{"rendered":"FlexiBeam (highly flexible real-time Beam-Shaping)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexibeamRoboter-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1860\" style=\"width:1169px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexibeamRoboter-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexibeamRoboter-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexibeamRoboter-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexibeamRoboter-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexibeamRoboter.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Quelle: FlexiBeam-Laserbearbeitungszelle am IPPE der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The FlexiBeam Controller (FPGA) enables flexible beam shaping, fast pyrometric temperature measurement, and thus immediate control of the melt bath temperature. This enables high-quality applications such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Laser Remote Welding (LRW)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laser Hardening (LTH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Directed Energy Deposition(DED)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Complex surface temperature profiles can be achieved by dividing the surface into power or temperature zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/temperatureControl.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1829\" style=\"width:518px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/temperatureControl.png 832w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/temperatureControl-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/temperatureControl-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/temperatureControl-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamDiagram.drawio-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1855\" style=\"width:583px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamDiagram.drawio-1.png 990w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamDiagram.drawio-1-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamDiagram.drawio-1-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamDiagram.drawio-1-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamController-2-edited-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1852\" style=\"width:1154px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamController-2-edited-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamController-2-edited-1-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamController-2-edited-1-1024x395.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamController-2-edited-1-768x296.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamController-2-edited-1-1536x592.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamController-2-edited-1-2048x789.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeamController-2-edited-1-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beam Shaping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:64% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WeldingFigure-2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>To ensure uniform welding across a surface, the beam moves in a pattern like in the adjacent video. Optionally the speed of the laser in the pattern can be held constant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following patterns are possible by defining frequency and phase (Lissajous figures).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BeamShapes-1024x155.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1854\" style=\"width:1163px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BeamShapes-1024x155.png 1024w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BeamShapes-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BeamShapes-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BeamShapes-1536x233.png 1536w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BeamShapes-2048x311.png 2048w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BeamShapes-18x3.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laser Metal Deposition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Different results were achieved with the sample on the right using various methods. The numbered welds can be seen in the top-view in the above picture and the respective micrographs below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Nr.<\/td><td>Welding Process<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Weld bead without oscillation of the laser (standard for comparison)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Weld bead with donut shaped oscillation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Weld bead with rectangular oscillation (as broad and flat as possible)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Weld bead with rectangular oscillation (as wide and high as possible)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5 bis 8<\/td><td>Four overlapped weld beads with rectangular oscillation <br>(to coat surfaces)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Varying weld bead width by changing oscillation width<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>6mm deep groove filled with 85 weld beads no oscillation<br>(heavy mixing between substrate and weld beads)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>6mm deep groove filled with 35 weld beads and oscillation<br>(good connection to substrate)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">source (pictures): Welding sample by the IPPE of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeD_KomplettNummeriert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1825\" style=\"width:513px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeD_KomplettNummeriert.jpg 966w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeD_KomplettNummeriert-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeD_KomplettNummeriert-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeD_KomplettNummeriert-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1826\" style=\"width:581px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA1.jpg 901w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA1-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA1-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA1-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA2-1024x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1827\" style=\"width:582px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA2-1024x276.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA2-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA2-768x207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA2-1536x414.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA2-2048x552.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeA2-18x5.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeB_nummeriert-2-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" style=\"width:577px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeB_nummeriert-2-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeB_nummeriert-2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeB_nummeriert-2-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeB_nummeriert-2-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeB_nummeriert-2-2048x1413.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeB_nummeriert-2-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeC_nummeriert-1-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeC_nummeriert-1-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeC_nummeriert-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeC_nummeriert-1-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeC_nummeriert-1-1536x1049.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeC_nummeriert-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlexiBeam_ProbeC_nummeriert-1.jpg 1970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloads Documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PI715_FlexiBeam_05_A4.pdf\">Download Flyer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Proceedings_Controlledlaserhardeningandlasermetaldepositionwithflexiblebeamshaping_LiM2023_2023-06-22_Final.pdf\">Conference Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This project was realized in cooperation with the Additive Manufacturing Laboratory of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" 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Dies erlaubt qualitativ hochstehende Anwendungen wie: Durch Einteilung in Leistungs- oder Temperaturzonen k\u00f6nnen komplexe Oberfl\u00e4chentemperaturprofile erreicht werden. Laserstrahlformung Um eine gleichm\u00e4ssige Schweissung ohne Temperaturhotspots \u00fcber eine Fl\u00e4che sicherzustellen, wird ein Bewegungsmuster abgefahren (siehe nebenstehendes Video&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/flexibeam-hochflexible-echtzeit-laserstrahlformung\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FlexiBeam (highly flexible real-time Beam-Shaping)<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1860,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1795"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1795"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1875,"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1795\/revisions\/1875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pie.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}