Laser Welding Options
The Laser Welding process provides the following options:
The Laser Welding operation provides the following option:
Number of Parts in the Machine per Cycle
By default, the cost model assumes that each welding cycle handles one part. With this setup option, you can override the default. Choose one of the following:
• Optimize Number of Parts for the selected machine: this calculates the number of parts that can fit in the machine chamber (see
Machine Selection).
• User Override: enter a number of parts.
Number of Operators
By default, this is the value of the machine property Number of Operators (1 in starting point VPEs). With this setup option, you can override the default, and specify a different number of operators.
Time to Load the Assembly
This is the time to load the machine for one welding cycle. By default, this is the product of per-part load time and
Number of Parts in the Machine per Cycle. Per-part load time is looked up by part weight in the lookup table
componentLoadTime. See also
Laser Welding Formulas.
You can override the default with this setup option.
Time to Unload the Assembly
This is the time to unload the machine for one welding cycle. By default, this is the product of per-part unload time and
Number of Parts in the Machine per Cycle. Per-part unload time is looked up by part weight in the lookup table
componentLoadTime. See also
Laser Welding Formulas.
You can override the default with this setup option.
Weld Speed
By default, this is calculated based on machine power and weld depth, and bounded above by the machine’s maximum weld speed (see
Laser Welding Formulas). You can override the default with this setup option.