Coherent Announces Advanced Industry 4.0 Integration of Laser Welding Head Vision System Enabling a Revolution in EV Battery and Motor Manufacturing
On October 17, 2022, Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR) introduced HIGHvision, an advanced machine vision system designed for laser welding heads, targeting the electric vehicle (EV) battery and motor manufacturing sectors. This system enhances manufacturing efficiency through ultrahigh accuracy and rapid alignment, subsequently reducing costs and improving welding throughput. HIGHvision is compatible with Coherent's HighLight FL-ARM lasers and encompasses a growing library of processing applications, including for battery and motor components. Coherent will display this innovation at EuroBLECH 2022.
- Introduction of HIGHvision machine vision system enhances laser welding efficiency.
- System improves manufacturing processes for EV batteries and motors, a growing market.
- Integration with HighLight FL-ARM lasers offers a comprehensive solution to customers.
- Extensive library of applications enables diverse processing capabilities.
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a leader in advanced laser processing solutions, today announced HIGHvision, a machine vision system for laser welding heads, that greatly improves the efficiency of manufacturing electric vehicle (EV) batteries and motors.
The transition to EVs worldwide is expected to accelerate, enabled in part by process innovations that lower their manufacturing costs, and by advancing toward Industry 4.0 and digital and smart manufacturing techniques that will increasingly contain machine learning and artificial intelligence, making them more competitive with internal combustion engines. As a next step, Coherent has developed HIGHvision, a turnkey system consisting of advanced machine vision hardware and software that enables laser welding heads to align to software-defined features on the workpiece in milliseconds and with ultrahigh accuracy. HIGHvision greatly accelerates welding throughput, which lowers the total cost of ownership, all while maintaining very high quality and reliability.
“What makes our laser welding solution with HIGHvision among the fastest and most accurate on the market is that we designed laser welding heads specifically around an embedded vision system architecture,” said Dr. Karlheinz Gulden, Senior Vice President, Laser Components and Subsystems Business Unit. “Laser welding heads with HIGHvision can be seamlessly integrated with Coherent HighLight FL-ARM lasers, providing customers with an all-in-one solution and extensive capabilities to optimize welding process parameters.”
HIGHvision includes an extensive library of processing applications, including welding battery busbar, tab, and can-cap assemblies, as well as electric motor stator hairpins. HIGHvision is available as an option for the HIGHmotion 2D and RLSK remote laser welding heads. The library of processing applications will continue to be developed, including with future AI-assisted algorithms.
Coherent will exhibit at EuroBLECH 2022 in Hanover, Germany, Oct. 25-28, stand 11-A141. At the trade show, Coherent will showcase the most recent additions to its broad portfolio of differentiated solutions for materials processing.
About Coherent
Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems. We deliver innovations that resonate with our customers in diversified applications for the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, Coherent has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. For more information, please visit us at www.coherent.com.
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