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ML-3030AS/3015AS

Contents

How to Use This Document  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
For Use in Safety  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Safety Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Precautions for Handling   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Laser Safety Supervisor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Routine Handling   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
For Transportation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
For Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
For Disposal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Sticking Warning/Danger Labels   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Introduction Part 

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Chapter 1  Overview of the Pulsed Fiber Laser Welder   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .23

1. Fiber Laser  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
2. Mechanism of the Fiber Laser  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
3. Functions of the ML-3030AS/3015AS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
4. Product Composition   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Packaging  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Checking the Packaged Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Chapter 2  Name and Functions of Each Section   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .31

1. Name and Function of Each Section on the Front Side  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Front Cover Section  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Inside of the Front Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

2. Name and Function of Each Section on the Top Side  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
3. Name and Function of Each Section on the Rear Side  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Installation and Preparation Part 

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Chapter 1  Installation   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .39

1. Installation Place   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Space Required for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Environment Suitable for Installation and Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

2. Fixing the Laser Welder  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Chapter 2  Connections and Preparations of Each Section  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .43

1. Connecting the Power Supply   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
2. Connecting the Optical Fiber  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Models other than ML-30□□AS-110

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ML-30□□AS-110

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3. Connecting the Laser Controller (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
4. Connecting the External Communication Conversion Adapter (Option)   . . . . . . . . .51

Operating Part 

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Chapter 1  Control Method, and Start and Stop    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .55

Summary of Contents for ML-3015AS

Page 1: ...AA04OM1178497 20 OPERATION MANUAL PULSED FIBER LASER WELDER ML 3030AS 3015AS Original instructions...

Page 2: ...ntents Introduction Part Explains the outline and functions of the laser Regarding the Fiber Laser this part explains the basic configuration and functional outline of this product including options s...

Page 3: ...nction of Each Section on the Front Side 31 Front Cover Section 31 Inside of the Front Side 32 2 Name and Function of Each Section on the Top Side 33 3 Name and Function of Each Section on the Rear Si...

Page 4: ...aveform FLEX 85 SCHEDULE Screen Flexible Waveform CW 87 Setting Laser Light Output Schedules 88 SEAM Screen 92 Setting the Output Schedules for Seam Welding 93 MODULATION Screen 95 Setting the Modulat...

Page 5: ...pping a Laser Light Output 159 Stopping an Error Signal Output 159 Resetting the Total Number of Outputs 160 Resetting the Appropriate Number of Outputs 160 Reading Error No at Occurrence of Trouble 1...

Page 6: ...wed Denote prohibition They are warnings about actions out of the scope of the warranty of the product Denote actions which operators must take Denotes caution for electrical shock Do not touch the in...

Page 7: ...e any cable The power cable and connecting cables may be broken and that can cause electric shock and fire If any part needs to be repaired consult us or your distributor Stop the operation if any tro...

Page 8: ...er cover it with non combustible material Do not apply the laser beam to combustible materials To avoid risk of fire never apply the laser beam to flammable or combustible materials Do not cover the L...

Page 9: ...the switches and buttons carefully by hand If they are operated roughly or with the tip of a screwdriver a pen etc they may be broken Operate the switches and buttons one at a time If two or more of t...

Page 10: ...temperature is 10 to 35 C and the ambient humidity is 50 to 85 RH and yet a sudden temperature change does not occur For other information on managing laser equipment or the MPE level refer to the fo...

Page 11: ...with its casters The casters are for fine adjustment of installation position Retract the level adjuster fully when transporting the Laser Precautions for using a fork lift The following figure shows...

Page 12: ...afety shoes and gloves for safety Leather gloves are recommended Retract the level adjuster fully when packing the Laser Take care that the Laser does not fall or slip Fix the skid to prevent slipping...

Page 13: ...n Operating Procedure 1 Open the package and install the slope 2 Put the equipment on the skid using the slope To avoid bending the slope put laminated cardboard blocks 2 positions at the bottom of sl...

Page 14: ...3015AS Precautions for Handling 3 Remove laminated cardboard blocks after putting the equipment in place 4 Stand the slope straight up Laminated cardboard block Hook and loop fastener Hook and loop fa...

Page 15: ...g 15 ML 3030AS 3015AS 5 Put the removed laminated cardboard blocks in place with the hook and loop fastener 6 Secure the corners of the bottom cap with joint clips Hook and loop fastener Rear of block...

Page 16: ...ndling 7 Put the cushion for cable storage on the top of the equipment and store the opti cal fiber in it Be careful of the bending radius of fiber 8 Install an external packaging sleeve External pack...

Page 17: ...Precautions for Handling 17 ML 3030AS 3015AS 9 Put rear cushions 10 Put front cushions Front cushions Rear cushions...

Page 18: ...the package with bands For Disposal This product incorporates parts containing gallium arsenide GaAs At the time of disposal separate it from general industrial waste or domestic waste and carry out t...

Page 19: ...S Sticking Warning Danger Labels Warning danger labels are struck on the laser Read the precautions provided on each label for correct use The numbers correspond to the label figure numbers on the nex...

Page 20: ...PULSE DURATION WAVELENGTH S CLASS LASER PRODUCT VISIBLE AND OR INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION DANGER INTERLOCKS DEFEATED AVOID EYE OR SKIN EXPOSURE TO DIRECT OR SCATTERED RADIATION CLASS 4 LASER RADIATION...

Page 21: ...Introduction Part...

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Page 23: ...are invisible to the human eye Most of laser equipment for laser welding belongs to class 4 laser that is the most hazardous in the classification of laser products specified in JIS When the laser li...

Page 24: ...welded This method is called powersharing Supposing that the energy of a single laser light beam is 100 50 laser light is simultaneously irradiated when the number of deliveries is 2 Up to 2 deliveri...

Page 25: ...cessing can be done with the modulation function The isolation function option protects the oscillator from light reflected from the processing point Simple operations and maintenance Fully air cooled...

Page 26: ...products are included Package for main unit Product name Model No Q ty Pulsed Fiber Laser Welder ML 3030AS 3015AS 1 Package for accessories The model numbers of accessories are subject to change with...

Page 27: ...tput unit as shown below Main unit x 1 Optical fiber x Number of deliveries Output unit x Number of deliveries Main unit Provided with the number of safety shutters with open close sensor based on the...

Page 28: ...mm 10 m PO1175453 KVLKA2 AR2 ST400E 5m 0 4 mm 5 m PO1175454 KVLKA2 AR2 ST400E 10m 0 4 mm 10 m PO1175455 KVLKA2 AR2 ST600F 5m 0 6 mm 5 m PO1175456 KVLKA2 AR2 ST600F 10m 0 6 mm 10 m PO1177722 KVLKA2 AR2...

Page 29: ...solator cannot be mounted on ML 30 AS 110 For the maintenance parts separately sold refer to the Maintenance Part Chap ter 1 1 Maintenance Parts and Standard Intervals of Inspection Replacement on pag...

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Page 31: ...of Each Section 1 Name and Function of Each Section on the Front Side Front Cover Section This section explains each section of the front cover of the main unit Function of Each Section on the Front...

Page 32: ...e Front Side The front door is opened to perform maintenance Each section of the inside is explained below Function of Each Section inside the Front Side 1 Filter Fixing Screw Unscrewed to remove the...

Page 33: ...ration is stopped and the same state as that provided by turning OFF the CONTROL keyswitch is provided When the pressed button is turned in the direction of RESET clockwise the button is re set to the...

Page 34: ...switch When the CONTROL keyswitch is turned ON with the MAIN POWER switch ON this keyswitch is operable When the laser is not used turn OFF the CONTROL keyswitch and then pull out the key The laser s...

Page 35: ...an oscilloscope 8 BRMON Con nector BNC connector used to output an analog signal representing the moni tor waveform of reflected light When viewing the waveform of reflected light connect to an oscill...

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Page 39: ...place it may be necessary for our engineer to perform inspection and re adjustments 1 Installation Place The space required for installing the laser welder and the environment suitable for the install...

Page 40: ...exhaust device such as dust collector and blow er in a proper position to keep a clean environment Use the product in a place where the ambient temperature is 10 to 35 C and the ambient humidity is 50...

Page 41: ...lder This section explains how to fix the laser welder on the floor Item required Phillips screwdriver adjuster pressure fixture and anchor etc Operating Procedure 1 Install the attached adjusters pre...

Page 42: ...or by using a connecting apparatus such as anchor The connecting apparatus is not attached as an accessory Prepare it on the customer side 74 5 59 94 19 5 50 19 33 48 20 14 Fixing hole to floor Lock n...

Page 43: ...nestly recommend using a leakage breaker with the rated current of 15 A or more which is applicable to harmonics and surges Item required Slotted screwdriver and Phillips screwdriver Operating Procedu...

Page 44: ...during Operation During operation wear fingerstalls or gloves power free During operation take care not to give shocks to the optical fiber or bend it below the minimum bending radius in the following...

Page 45: ...lace in custody If a dirty cap is mounted again this will cause seizure 3 Align the groove on the output unit side and the key provided on the optical fiber side to mount the optical fiber on the end...

Page 46: ...If there is stain dust and streak repeat above steps 8 Check that there is no stain dust and streak and mount it on the output unit Step 2 2 Connecting the Optical Fiber 1 Insert the key provided on...

Page 47: ...cylinder and tighten the set screw Finally tighten the cable gland ML 30 AS 110 Precautions during Operation During operation wear fingerstalls or gloves power free During operation take care not to...

Page 48: ...er cap in a clean place in custody If a dirty cap is mounted again this will cause seizure 2 Remove the protective pipe at the end of the optical fiber 3 Place the cleaning paper on the end of the qua...

Page 49: ...of the optical fiber removed in Step 1 to prevent a dust from entering the inside 2 Insert the optical fiber so that a red dot on the optical fiber is in line with the two red dots on the connector se...

Page 50: ...aser controller Item required Laser controller and circuit cable Operating Procedure 1 Open the connector cover and disconnect the short circuit cable 2 Connect between the main unit and the laser con...

Page 51: ...al con version adapter for external communication RS 232C RS 485 conversion adopter is required For making a connection to a PLC provided with RS 485 the conversion adapter for external communication...

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Page 55: ...ected to the laser is OFF the laser is under control by control panel To switch the control by external input output signals over to the control by con trol panel turn OFF pin No 25 control switching...

Page 56: ...g For the control by control panel set the output schedules and sharing method by operating the buttons while watching the liquid crystal screen display and press the LASER START STOP button to output...

Page 57: ...MONITOR STATUS and CONFIG screens to set a welding schedule There are 5 types of basic screen as shown below which are displayed on the liquid crystal display of the control panel Each screen is selec...

Page 58: ...rding the buttons with green lamp the selected screen button is displayed in green Regarding the ON and OFF buttons OFF lights out and ON lights up blinks When the OFF button is pressed a check window...

Page 59: ...setting by pressing and buttons on right and left sides The set schedule number is displayed on the button FORM Sets the waveform creating method When this button is pressed a window to select FIX fix...

Page 60: ...is displayed in blinking light blue GUIDE Sets the guide light output to ON OFF When the button is pressed a window to select ON OFF is displayed At ON guide light is output At OFF no guide light is o...

Page 61: ...control panel RS 485 CONTROL external communication control Control is exerted by the personal computer connected to the RS 485 1 or RS 485 2 connector DELIVERY SYSTEM Displays the laser light sharing...

Page 62: ...ATUS screen Control by Control Panel PANEL CONTROL When the laser is independently used or when the power supply of the PLC or per sonal computer connected to the laser is OFF control is exerted from...

Page 63: ...m the personal computer con nected to the main unit external communication control is selected and RS 485 CONTROL is displayed in CONTROL DEVICE on the STATUS screen Resetting the Number of Laser Ligh...

Page 64: ...XT I O 1 EXT I O 2 How to see the displayed items Settable item INPUT Displays the current status of external inputs OUTPUT Displays the current status of external outputs EXT I O 1 Moves to the EXT I...

Page 65: ...exceeds a thousand the histories beginning with the chronologically oldest history are overwritten How to see the displayed items Settable item Displays the date when the error occurred Displays the...

Page 66: ...y are overwritten How to see the displayed items Settable item Displays the date when the event occurred Displays the time when the event occurred Input source Displays the input source of instruction...

Page 67: ...SION screen appears On this screen the version of each software is displayed How to see the displayed items Settable item Unit name Displays the name of unit which uses the software PARTS NO Displays...

Page 68: ...ENGINE VERSION How to see the displayed items Settable item Serial Displays the serial number of the laser engine Firmware ver Displays the firmware version of the laser engine SOFTWARE Returns to th...

Page 69: ...r laser control RS 485 COMM Displays the setting screen for RS 485 communication TCP IP COMM Displays the setting screen for TCP IP communication PASSWORD Displays the password setting screen DATE and...

Page 70: ...GE occurs LASER START DELAY Sets the acceptance time for laser start signal and schedule signal from 0 1 ms 1 ms 2 ms 4 ms 8 ms or 16 ms GUIDE BLINK Sets the guide light blinking status or continuous...

Page 71: ...isplayed items Settable item NETWORK Sets the equipment No in the range of 0 to 15 to perform remote operations by using the external communication function BAUD RATE Sets the communication speed from...

Page 72: ...IP COMMUNICATION SETUP How to see the displayed items Settable item ETHERNET ADDRESS Displays the Ethernet address IP ADDRESS Sets the IP address SUBNET MASK Sets the subnet mask DEFAULT GATEWAY Sets...

Page 73: ...rvisor How to see the displayed items Settable item SCHEDULE EDIT Displays the protection status UNLOCK or LOCK At UNLOCK schedules can be changed At LOCK it is impossible to change schedules ENTER A...

Page 74: ...The ENTER key is used to check the entered password for correctness At delivery a password is not set Press the ENTER key without inputting charac ters Then set a password The password to be entered m...

Page 75: ...on the button changes to LOCK The password is validated and a part of setting items is protected dis abling a change When UNLOCK is selected the display changes to UNLOCK and the protec tion is cance...

Page 76: ...e password once again 5 Enter the same password into the password re input box lower portion and press the ENTER key The set password is registered and PASSWORD CHANGED appears Unless the two password...

Page 77: ...function MODULATION screen DUTY Duty ratio MODULATION Modulation degree FREQUENCY Frequency MODU Modulation function ON OFF WAVE Modulation waveform type SEAM screen SHOT Laser light output count of e...

Page 78: ...AS 3 Changing the Equipment Settings SETTING AT DATE AND TIME How to see the displayed items Settable item DATE Sets year last two digits month and day TIME Sets time in a 24 hour period X Returns to...

Page 79: ...ize can be set in No 1 to No 5 In an example of the screen above the laser output peak values of SCHED ULEs 0 and 10 are synchronized When the laser output peak value of 0 is changed that of 10 is als...

Page 80: ...settings can be initialized and the screen for setting such as the error output and the LD deterioration check is displayed How to see the displayed items Settable item INIT SCHEDULE Displays the conf...

Page 81: ...ds default MON TRB DETECT Output when the error occurs The normal output signal is turned ON during output until the error occurs OUTPUT Ext I O TROU BLE by REM I L ERROR Sets whether to output the er...

Page 82: ...Power is supplied and the POWER lamp comes on 2 While the KEY SWITCH CHECK screen is displayed press the INITIALIZE but ton and the right button red portion in the above figure of the laser controller...

Page 83: ...o the peak value supposing that the set peak value is the refer ence value 100 Note The settable peak value of laser output differs depending on the model ML 3030AS 0 5 to 2 7 kW ML 3015AS 0 25 to 1 3...

Page 84: ...s pressed the seam setting screen for the selected schedule number opens Blinks when the fade function for seam welding is enabled The function can be set on the SEAM screen COOL Sets the COOL1 COOL2...

Page 85: ...thout reference to waveform input For details refer to Limitations of Schedule Setting on page 100 SCHEDULE Screen Flexible Waveform FLEX How to see the displayed items Settable item PEAK POWER Sets t...

Page 86: ...ange of 1 to 1000 pps pulse per second SHOT Sets the number of laser outputs in the range of 1 to 9999 When the laser output count reaches the set value the laser output is stopped When 1 is set a sin...

Page 87: ...1 s 0 01 s or 0 001 s When the setting resolution is changed the currently selected schedule is cleared and the initial value is set POINT 01 POINT 20 TSet the laser output time and laser output valu...

Page 88: ...LASH1 first laser to FLASH3 third laser by FIX Set the laser light that becomes a fixed waveform by up to 3 divisions In the following example SCHEDULE No 0 peak value 1 000 kW FLASH1 3 6 ms 100 COOL1...

Page 89: ...the COOL button to set the output stop time ms in COOL2 Note Set the laser output time and the non laser output time so as to result in the fol lowing value FLASH1 COOL1 FLASH2 COOL2 FLASH3 50 0 ms 8...

Page 90: ...y the SCHEDULE screen 3 Setting ON OFF for the Output Schedules for Seam Welding 1 Press the SEAM button to display the SEAM screen 2 Press the SEAM setting button and set the seam welding output sche...

Page 91: ...ecked as a waveform At the leading edge of waveform an overshoot higher form than the set value may occur In this case extend SLOPE by 0 1 to 1 0 ms 2 Check the output energy displayed in REFERENCE VA...

Page 92: ...set on the SCHED ULE screen SEAM Sets the fade function to ON or OFF Laser output value adjusting function The laser energy is increased decreased slowly to provide a continuous waveform suitable for...

Page 93: ...ng mark of the final shot inconspicuous The fade function can also be set for other processes than the beginning end of welding 1 Press the SEAM button to display the SEAM screen 2 Setting the Fade in...

Page 94: ...300 the POWER of the final set value is repeated up to 201 to 300 shots for SHOT count In this case the 20 energy of POINT 06 is re peated up to 201 to 300 shots To protect the laser oscillator the m...

Page 95: ...Part Appendixes MODULATION Screen On the MODULATION screen the laser light modulation degree and the modulation frequency are set Rectangular wave RECT Triangular wave TRI Sinusoidal wave SINE How to...

Page 96: ...sult is PEAK POWER 2 160 kW x Upward modulation width 25 2 700 kW The setting more than 50 cannot be set FREQUENCY Sets the frequency of the laser output value The setting range is 1 to 5000 Hz Sets t...

Page 97: ...on the MODU LATION screen Set the ratio of the period of High in a cycle in DUTY the modulation width in MODULATION and the repetition period frequency in FREQUENCY 2 Press the DUTY setting button En...

Page 98: ...g button Enter the repetition frequency by using the numeric keypad and then press the ENT key 2 Enabling the Modulation Function 1 Press the MODU setting button to set it to ON When the modulation fu...

Page 99: ...nd paste functions you can transfer a schedule data to or from the buffer Also you can move a waveform data to another schedule appling these functions Operating Procedure 1 Select a schedule number t...

Page 100: ...W However when the value is lower than a lower limit the actual output becomes a lower limit 3 However when the value is lower than a lower limit the actual output becomes a lower limit Total output t...

Page 101: ...ER and TIME so as to fall within 0 to 30 J ML 3030AS or 0 to 15 J ML 3015AS 2 Output waveform When the laser output value is lower than the lower limit shown below the actual la ser output value becom...

Page 102: ...OFF of power feed back the output waveform also changes according to ON OFF of power feedback even with the same settings as shown below Power feedback OFF 3 When SEAM or modulation is ON 2 applies to...

Page 103: ...e energy is displayed at certain intervals because the display timing is too quick AVERAGE Displays the average power W of output laser light In the FIX FLEX mode an upper lower limit judgment is not...

Page 104: ...and a measured energy value is displayed The measured energy value of the last output laser light can also be checked by the corresponding SCHEDULE number if a regis tered SCHEDULE number is entered 1...

Page 105: ...e HIGH setting button Enter the upper limit value by using the numeric keypad and then press the ENT key The upper limit value of allowable energy is registered 2 Press the LOW setting button Enter th...

Page 106: ...t being split The ML 3030AS 3015AS main unit is provided with a safety shutter with opening closing sensor and a timesharing unit according to the sharing specification At deliv ery the number of deli...

Page 107: ...ing delivery One optionally selected out of the built in safety shutters is opened to output laser light For example when safety shutter 2 is opened laser light is output to the optical fiber connecte...

Page 108: ...set it to ON BEAM 1 to BEAM 2 are associated with safety shutters 1 to 2 and input units 1 to 2 The safety shutter that is set to ON is opened to allow laser light to be transmitted The safety shutter...

Page 109: ...ignal 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 or 128 to select a SCHEDULE number is input The following timing chart shows the laser light output timing when the laser signal acceptance time is 16 ms and 4 ms 1 Laser start...

Page 110: ...ceptance Time for Laser Start Signal Schedule Signal 2 Changing the Acceptance Time 1 Set the LASER START DELAY 2 Press the X button The CONFIG screen reappears and the acceptance time for laser start...

Page 111: ...Controller EXTERNAL CONTROL and con trol by sending a command from the connected personal computer RS 485 CON TROL At PANEL CONTROL welding schedules are set by using the control panel and laser light...

Page 112: ...e used Function of Each Section on the Control Panel 1 EMERGENCY STOP Button This is an emergency stop button With this button pressed the laser welder operation is stopped and the same state as that...

Page 113: ...ons refer to Chapter 4 3 Connector Functions on page 121 Before turning on the power supply put pin No 25 control switching of the EXT I O 1 connector to an open circuit to invalidate external input s...

Page 114: ...nter the SCHEDULE number by using by using the and buttons or nu meric numeric keypad and then press the ENT key In this example set 5 As the SCHEDULE number it is possible to set 255 schedules of 000...

Page 115: ...LASH1 FLASH2 FLASH3 50 0 ms 5 Press the SLOPE setting button Enter the time TIME ms required for laser light to up slope get gradually stronger in FLASH1 by using the numeric keypad and then press the...

Page 116: ...directly through protective glasses Note For ML 30 AS 110 it has no safety shutter and no beamsplitter Since no window is displayed even if the BEAM setting button is pressed bypass Steps 4 to 6 When...

Page 117: ...g set all the BEAMs to be used to ON to open all the safety shutters 7 Press the GUIDE setting button to set it to ON to output guide light The GUIDE setting button is set to ON and a red dot of guide...

Page 118: ...tting buttons on each screen to set them to OFF For ML 30 AS 110 it has no safety shutter and no beamsplitter Therefore op eration of the BEAM setting button is not necessary 2 Turn OFF the CONTROL ke...

Page 119: ...ol by external input output signals EXTERNAL CONTROL output sched ules are set by another method PANEL CONTROL RS 485 CONTROL in advance After that such control as schedule selection laser light outpu...

Page 120: ...ectors are as follows Connector Plug Socket Case Manufacturer EXT I O 1 HDBB 25P 05 HDB CTH 10 HIROSE ELECTRIC CO LTD EXT I O 2 HDCB 37P 05 HDC CTH 10 REM I L 116 12A10 2AF10 5 TAJIMI ELECTRONICS CO L...

Page 121: ...nnector D Sub 25 pin The EXT I O 1 connector inputs or outputs the start signal of guide light and laser light Use the following product mounted on the main unit Plug Case Manufacturer HDBB 25P 05 HDB...

Page 122: ...minated and this pin is closed the alarm will be canceled It could take up to 10 seconds to can cel the alarm 7 Unused Do not connect anything 8 Unused Do not connect anything 9 Old emergency stop LAS...

Page 123: ...er pins 17 Monitor normal When the monitor value of laser energy is in the range of HIGH and LOW set on the MONITOR screen the circuit is closed for 20 ms 18 Unused Do not connect anything 20 Monitor...

Page 124: ...mes ready to project a laser beam 17 BEAM SELECT 2 When this pin is closed laser beam input unit 2 is selected and the unit becomes ready to project a laser beam 18 Unused Do not connect anything 19 U...

Page 125: ...Common terminal for input signals 36 Unused Do not connect anything 37 0V Ground for 24 V DC output Output Pins of EXT I O 2 Connector Pin No Description 1 24V OUT Power supply for external I O 2 Unu...

Page 126: ...imesharing unit 1 ON While timesharing unit 1 operates this pin closes internally 10 Unused Do not connect anything 11 Unused Do not connect anything 12 Unused Do not connect anything 13 Unused Do not...

Page 127: ...2AF10 5 TAJIMI ELECTRONICS CO LTD Pin No Description 1 When the section between pin No 1 and pin No 2 is put an open circuit the safety shutter is closed 2 When the section between 2 pins of this con...

Page 128: ...No 14 and pin No 19 between pin No 3 and pin No 5 and between pin No 6 and pin No 16 in open circuit and put them in closed circuits Then input the trouble reset signal 14 16 19 11 External interlock...

Page 129: ...the Laser unsafe CAUTION ALL CONNECTIONS ARE POTENTIAL FREE DRY CONTACT CLOSURE ONLY Do not apply any voltage or current or you will damage the system Do not connect to the power supply on the EXT I...

Page 130: ...mplicated systems are integrated using certified safety controllers or safety relays In this situation one device is the master and the rest of the devices are the slaves The Laser is considered a sla...

Page 131: ...elay Module Any suitable IEC13849 1 com pliant safety relay controller is acceptable as long as it is implemented in this manner The end user is responsible for verifying compliance of the machine as...

Page 132: ...rity may be positive or negative 1 1 Normally closed for Laser Stop Inside of the laser 10k 10k TLP180 TLP197G 24V EXT 0V 24V DC RY EXT I O 1 2 to 6 25 EXT I O 2 16 17 22 27 to 34 EXT I O 1 11 to 17 2...

Page 133: ...en Using a Contact Signal 10k 10k TLP180 TLP197G 24V EXT 0V RY EXT I O 1 2 to 6 25 EXT I O 2 16 17 22 27 to 34 EXT I O 1 11 to 17 20 22 23 EXT I O 2 3 4 9 EXT I O 1 21 EXT I O 2 14 EXT I O 1 1 EXT I O...

Page 134: ...5 EXT I O 2 16 17 22 27 to 34 EXT I O 1 11 to 17 20 22 23 EXT I O 2 3 4 9 EXT I O 1 21 EXT I O 2 14 EXT I O 1 19 EXT I O 1 9 EXT I O 1 1 EXT I O 1 10 EXT I O 2 35 4 7k 4 7k TLP180 EXT 24V 24V output 0...

Page 135: ...put in a closed circuit and the signal external input acceptable is returned from the laser Press the STATUS button on the control panel to display the STATUS screen Then you can confirm that EXTERNAL...

Page 136: ...be selected by displaying the CONFIG screen For details re fer to Chapter 2 7 Changing the Acceptance Time for Laser Start Signal Sched ule Signal on page 109 When the laser can be output and a valid...

Page 137: ...or to an open circuit to turn OFF SCH 01 and put pin No 28 in a closed circuit to turn on SCH 02 7 Outputting Laser Light 1 Put pin No 2 Laser start of the EXT I O 1 connector in a closed circuit Lase...

Page 138: ...an appropriate work distance distance between the workpiece and the output position 2 Put pin No 5 of the EXT I O 1 connector in a closed circuit Guide light can be seen as a red point Laser light is...

Page 139: ...nal communication RS 485 CONTROL the original customer developed program is executed on the personal computer to set laser output sched ules and read monitor data and various types of status PLC Progr...

Page 140: ...on Part Chapter 1 Options on page 29 Prepare the program and its development environment for laser control on the customer side It is recommended to use the shielded cable To exhibit the shield effect...

Page 141: ...ansfer rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 bps Data type Start bit 1 Data bit 8 or 7 Stop bit 2 or 1 Parity bit Even odd none Character code ASCII Set the transfer rate data type and equipment No by di...

Page 142: ...nter the laser welder No in the range of 0 to 15 by using the numeric keypad and then press the ENT key For controlling multiple lasers by single personal computer it is necessary to reg ister equipme...

Page 143: ...ser to PC S T X data E T X B C C Or C H 1 C H 0 N A K The schedule No or data No is out of the range WS Setting the control method SCHEDULE No safety shutter etc PC to laser S T X C H 1 C H 0 W S S H...

Page 144: ...ernal communication control is not performed C2 GOOD COUNT reset command PC to laser S T X C H 1 C H 0 C 2 E T X B C C Laser to PC C H 1 C H 0 A C K Or C H 1 C H 0 N A K External communication control...

Page 145: ...in the data range of 0000 to 0255 If spaces are entered the currently selected schedule is used DT1 DT0 Data No DT1 tens digit DT0 units digit For detailed information on the data No see Set Value Mon...

Page 146: ...or Waveform data 095 to 099 SH3 SH2 SH1 SH0 Schedule No SH3 thousands digit SH2 hundreds digit SH1 tens digit SH0 units digit Enter the No of the schedule you want to read within the data range of 000...

Page 147: ...1W CW 00025 00135 1W 04 REPEAT on the SCHEDULE screen Pulse repetition rate FIX FLEX 00001 01000 Cannot be set in the CW mode 05 SHOT on the SCHEDULE screen Number of consecutive shots FIX FLEX 0001 9...

Page 148: ...0 0 1ms 0 01ms 09 POINT 09 TIME on the SCHEDULE screen 0000 5000 0 1ms 0 01ms 10 POINT 10 TIME on the SCHEDULE screen 0000 5000 0 1ms 0 01ms 87 Schedule Settings for FLEX TIME 11 to 20 Data No Item Da...

Page 149: ...0000 2000 0 1 09 POINT 19 POWER on the SCHEDULE screen 0000 2000 0 1 10 POINT 20 POWER on the SCHEDULE screen 0000 2000 0 1 66 Schedule Settings for CW TIME 01 to 10 Data No Item Data Range 01 POINT 0...

Page 150: ...0 0 1 06 POINT 06 POWER on the SCHEDULE screen 0000 2000 0 1 07 POINT 07 POWER on the SCHEDULE screen 0000 2000 0 1 08 POINT 08 POWER on the SCHEDULE screen 0000 2000 0 1 09 POINT 09 POWER on the SCHE...

Page 151: ...EAM screen 0000 9999 02 POINT 12 SHOT on the SEAM screen 0000 9999 03 POINT 13 SHOT on the SEAM screen 0000 9999 04 POINT 14 SHOT on the SEAM screen 0000 9999 05 POINT 15 SHOT on the SEAM screen 0000...

Page 152: ...OFF 0 OFF 1 ON 0 1 65 Modulation Function Settings Data No Item Data Range 01 WAVE on the MODULATION screen Selection of modulated waveform 0 Rectangular wave 1 Triangular wave 2 Sinusoidal wave 0 2 0...

Page 153: ...0000 99999 0 1W 06 Laser power monitor waveform data 5 5 00000 99999 0 1W If the pulse width becomes long the total number of waveform data can be con trolled to 100 or less by extending the measureme...

Page 154: ...000000 999999999999 03 SUBNET MASK on the CONFIG screen 000000000000 999999999999 04 DEFAULT GATEWAY on the CONFIG screen 000000000000 999999999999 05 Unused Fixed to 00 06 Unused Fixed to 000 07 POWE...

Page 155: ...is not used by customer In the maintenance mode the control method cannot be changed When the CONTROL keyswitch is turned OFF the control method is re turned to 0 Control by control panel when the co...

Page 156: ...eat ed output however the data is sent at certain intervals because the commu nication is too quick Even if the control method is changed in cnt the data is sent automatically until the power supply i...

Page 157: ...edule No SH3 thousands digit SH2 hundreds digit SH1 tens digit SH0 units digit cnt Control method 0 Control by control panel 1 Control by external input output signals Output schedules are set on the...

Page 158: ...ersonal computer etc Laser Personal computer etc Laser Personal computer etc Laser Personal computer etc Laser A C K N A K Or C H 1 C H 0 C H 1 C H 0 A C K N A K Or C H 1 C H 0 C H 1 C H 0 A C K N A K...

Page 159: ...y when in external communication con trol RS 485 CONTROL mode It returns a NAK when in any other control method 7 8 9 10 Laser Personal computer etc Laser Personal computer etc Laser Personal computer...

Page 160: ...rsonal computer etc Laser C S T X C H 1 C H 0 E T X B C C 2 R S T X C H 1 C H 0 E T X B C C T A C K N A K Or C H 1 C H 0 C H 1 C H 0 S T X E T X B C C E 2 E 1 E 0 E 2 E 1 E 0 E 2 E 1 E 0 Personal comp...

Page 161: ...al data If the history does not exist 000000000000 E000 is read Reading the Software Version The command code RV to read the software version is explained below Laser Personal computer etc Laser S T X...

Page 162: ...ata No 2 Data No 3 the last Data No Insert between individual data Reading the Equipment Name The command code RN to read the equipment name is explained below CH1 CH0 Equipment No CH1 tens digit CH0...

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Page 165: ...items and take extreme care WARNING Before starting maintenance operations be sure to turn OFF the power supply Turning ON the power supply for an operation check during maintenance puts the laser in...

Page 166: ...filter PC1178315 Every month Clean 1 year Replace Lithium battery 3 CR 2450 3 years Replace P type load switch T3 1 102 E SVB SW T0 5 years Replace SPS unit 1 PBA1500F 48 5 years Repair or Replace SPS...

Page 167: ...ety shutter is 5 million times Switching ON and OFF of the safety shutter according to the ON OFF state of the laser can lead to shortening the operation interval The safety shutter can be used for a...

Page 168: ...decreases the cooling capacity and af fects the service life of parts such as LD To give normal performance of the laser welder perform cleaning periodically Operating Procedure 1 Open the front door...

Page 169: ...a proper measure If you have any unclear point contact the distributor or us for information When there is any related page in this Operation Manual the reference page is shown Note If the safety inte...

Page 170: ...F ON A setting error has occurred with the main unit inte rior Consult us 017 INTERFACE BOARD ERROR OFF ON A connection error has occurred with the main unit interior Consult us 018 019 CONTROL BOARD...

Page 171: ...F ON Shock and vibration has been detected Check around any other trouble After checking that nothing is damaged press the RESET button 050 to 054 POWER FEEDBACK OVERFLOW to POWER FEEDBACK4 OVERFLOW O...

Page 172: ...AL STANDBY POWER HIGH ERROR OFF ON The standby laser output energy exceeds the ca pacity Consult us 103 OSCILLATOR1 OVER HEAT OFF ON Overheating occurs in the oscillator After waiting for several minu...

Page 173: ...press the TROU BLE RESET button 170 171 SAFETY SHUTTER 1 OPEN TROUBLE SAFETY SHUTTER 2 OPEN TROUBLE OFF ON The safety shutter unit fault Consult us 174 175 SAFETY SHUTTER 1 CLOSE TROUBLE SAFETY SHUTTE...

Page 174: ...normal value When welding spot is not clean or spatter increases Adjust PEAK POWER and output time If the laser does not improve though the setting is adjusted optical axis of resonator may have been...

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Page 177: ...ps Energy J x Repetition pps 0 150 kW or less However the pulse energy is 15 J or less and the DUTY is 50 or less Note When using the output wave form of 0 300 kW the pps value is limited to keep the...

Page 178: ...tion function CW mode Laser output waveform Modulation output waveform when using the modulation function Measurement function Laser energy J Average power W Counter Displays the total number of outpu...

Page 179: ...at the average power does not exceed the limit within 60 seconds ML 3030AS Ex When 300 W of power output for 30 seconds and then stopped for 30 seconds is repeated at ambient temperature 35 C the aver...

Page 180: ...is repeated at ambient temperature 35 C the average power becomes 75 W in 60 seconds and it does not exceed the limit Average power limitation by peak power 0 50 100 150 200 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 P...

Page 181: ...his case configure the setting of the pulse waveform to 2 65 kW or less Do not include the area above 2 65 kW REPEAT mode CW mode 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Ambient temperat...

Page 182: ...not include the area above 1 32 kW REPEAT mode CW mode 0 50 100 150 200 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Ambient temperature C 0 50 100 150 200 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Ambient temperature C Range that the pe...

Page 183: ...030AS 3015AS Dimensional Outline Drawings Unit mm FIBER OUT 1 Introduction Part Operating Part Maintenance Part Appendixes Installation and Preparation Part Front view Rear view Top view Right side vi...

Page 184: ...0 Beam is selected regardless of the status of pin No 16 beam select of the EXT I O 2 connector Therefore the pin can be kept open When the CONTROL keyswitch is turned ON the SHUTTER lamp comes on The...

Page 185: ...s or more Shutter operation time After BEAM selection a laser start input signal is input after the lapse of certain time for shutter operation 4 Time required for the end signal to be output after a...

Page 186: ...upper limit value HIGH and lower limit value LOW of monitor output In 3 and 6 the acceptance time is 16 ms but can be changed to 0 1 1 2 4 or 8 ms on the CONFIG screen In 7 and 8 the output time is 20...

Page 187: ...ance time is 16 ms but can be changed to 0 1 1 2 4 or 8 ms on the CONFIG screen In 8 and 9 the output time is 16 ms but can be changed to 30 or 40 ms on the CONFIG screen ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Introduc...

Page 188: ...lower limit value LOW of monitor output In 3 and 4 the output time is 20 ms but can be changed to 30 or 40 ms on the CONFIG screen LD ON Output Schedule 1 Input Schedule 2 Input Schedule 4 Input Sche...

Page 189: ...ration time 3 1ms min Monitor error output time Minimum error output time for 1000 pps Introduction Part Operating Part Maintenance Part Appendixes Installation and Preparation Part 2 3 Operation on t...

Page 190: ...he common contact is connected to the A contact and B contact commonly Abbreviation of Com mon Common Common line This means a connecting point where multiple points are commonly connected to the same...

Page 191: ...he optical fiber P 24 Interlock Circuit to prevent hazards which stops the machine operation when a material comes close to a place where a hazardous unit or equipment is provided L L Line terminal Th...

Page 192: ...on or parity bit that is added to the data Parity means Odd and Even Parity bit Data that is added to the source data to detect an error in data communication The receiving side collates with the pari...

Page 193: ...tion When the shut ter is set to open laser light is output P 106 SCHEDULE This word means a laser light output schedule in this laser 256 types of SCHEDULE can be set and each schedule can be registe...

Page 194: ...No optionally SLOPE TIME 00 0 50 0 ms FLASH1 TIME 00 2 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 COOL1 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms FLASH2 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 COOL2 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms FLASH3 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POW...

Page 195: ...OWER 000 0 200 0 COOL1 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms FLASH2 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 COOL2 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms FLASH3 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 SLOPE TIME 00 0 50 0 ms PEAK POWER ML 3030AS ML 3...

Page 196: ...s POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 05 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 06 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 07 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 08 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0...

Page 197: ...T 17 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 18 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 19 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 20 TIME 00 0 50 0 ms POWER 000 0 200 0 PEAK POWER ML 3030AS ML...

Page 198: ...WER 000 0 200 0 POINT 05 TIME 00 0 99 9 sec POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 06 TIME 00 0 99 9 sec POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 07 TIME 00 0 99 9 sec POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 08 TIME 00 0 99 9 sec POWER 000 0 200 0...

Page 199: ...9 sec POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 17 TIME 00 0 99 9 sec POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 18 TIME 00 0 99 9 sec POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 19 TIME 00 0 99 9 sec POWER 000 0 200 0 POINT 20 TIME 00 0 99 9 sec POWER 000...

Page 200: ...1 Connector 122 Output Pins of EXT I O 2 Connector 125 PLC 119 REM I L Connector 35 127 Ext I O 61 F FIX 83 88 FLASH 115 88 83 FLEX 83 85 FORM 88 FREQUENCY 96 G GOOD COUNT 63 104 grounding work 39 GU...

Page 201: ...supply terminals 43 Power Supply Terminals 34 PWRMON Connector 35 R READY Lamp 34 REFERENCE VALUE 84 86 REPEAT 84 86 89 RS 485 CONTROL 56 63 Code Table 143 Communication Schedules 141 connector 140 C...

Page 202: ...oduct was purchased from for the product warranty 2 In case that a AMADA WELD TECH product is being set up for operation at overseas facility without the presence of a serviceman of AMADA WELD TECH or...

Page 203: ...shipping In case of repair at AMADA WELD TECH s overseas subsidiaries return the product claimed defective to the subsidiary transportation charges prepaid AMADA WELD TECH will send the product which...

Page 204: ...r request for repair inform of the model serial number problem and distributor s name where the product was purchased from For customer s use Please contact our sales department or your local distribu...

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