On April 21-22, the 2023 New Energy Automobile Laser and New Technology Summit Forum hosted by Wuhan China Optics Valley Laser Industry Association was successfully held in Wuhan. HGLaser, subsidiary of HGTECH, hosted and attended the forum, sharing the innovative practice of the integration of laser industry and automobile industry on the spot, injecting new momentum into promoting the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry.

We focus on the new materials, new structures, new processes and new equipment brought by the development of the automobile industry, and hope to bring new inspiration, new tools and new efficiency to the development of the automotive industry with laser intelligent manufacturing.

In the forum, Mr. Ye Zufu, general manager of HGLaser welding automation product line, delivered a keynote speech on “Typical Applications of Advanced Welding Technology in New Energy Vehicle Manufacturing”, sharing the technical applications of HGTECH's related business sections in the automotive industry, as well as the new technology applications and intelligent manufacturing cases brought by the changes in the automotive industry.

At present, about 50%~70% of body parts can be processed by laser. Under the trend of electrification, intelligence, networking, sharing, light weight and safety of automobiles, laser processing will have great potential!

IntelliIntelligent Connected Vehicles
 

Focusing on the key demand for in-vehicle high-speed communication in the new four factor (Electrification, networking, intelligence, and sharing) automotive and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), we focus on three major directions: intelligent cockpit domain, autonomous driving domain, and body domain, and develop related applications for intelligent in-vehicle video box, MICRO LED matrix headlight, VIU, and 4D imaging radar to create the second growth curve.

Automobile Industry Laser Marking Application
 

Fully automatic laser marking for car lights

The product information is marked externally on the base of the car light bulb by laser, and it cooperates with the automatic loading of manipulators, laser marking, lighting test, automatic packaging, etc. to realize fully automated production.

Full automatic laser marking line for Philips headlights

Auto Parts Products Full lifecycle traceability
 

HGTECH’s subsidiary, HGCyber, has developed a full lifecycle traceability system for auto parts and components, providing an integrated solution for auto parts manufacturers through three major links: product quality traceability, MES system and intelligent manufacturing.

Through systematic collection, the traceability platform helps manufacturing companies achieve comprehensive integration, and then realize the traceability of product life cycle information.

Laser Welding Automobile industry Laser Welding Applications
 

With conventional laser welding methods (such as laser heat conduction welding/laser deep penetration welding/laser hybrid welding/laser brazing) and more excellent laser double-spot welding/laser stirring welding as advantages in laser welding, we develop a series of applications for BIW, transmission parts, seats, safety parts, doors, and for new energy vehicles such as automatic power battery lines, battery tray welding, and flat wire motors.

Auto BIW welding

40+ OEM cooperation, 170+ off-line models, the whole vehicle laser application reached the first domestically, technology covers welding main line, four doors and two covers line, floor line, etc.
 

Automotive transmission parts

The first fully automated welding line for DPCA/Getrag gears: JPH of 20s/piece, 150,000 vehicles/year

The first fork/flywheel disc welding: the first in China

Car Seat

Laser welding can be applied to seat recliner high-profile sub-assembly and assembly laser welding/seat recliner core part connection block laser welding/seat recliner sheath laser welding/seat recliner core part interior small assembly laser welding / seat slide rail reinforcement laser welding etc.
 

HGLaser pioneered the flexible welding of car seats

Car Door

The car doors and B-pillars laser welding

For car door processing, double-station automatic equipment can guarantee ≥ 3 sheets/min, and the production capacity can reach 1 million pieces;

For conventional automotive tailor-welded blanks, the annual production capacity can reach 1-1.2 million pieces, and a single production capacity of a user is >2 million pieces (weld length <500mm)

The first in laser flying welding

Door ring tailor welding system and door production line, realizing the automatic processing
 

Auto bumper/sunroof slide rail

Launched the first bumper welding system in China

Launched on-line tube welding system for Golf 6 side door anti-collision beams and bumpers

Launched the first laser spiral spot welding in China, creating new welding process

HGLaser auto bumper welding system
 

New Energy Vehicles Industry Applications
 

Triboelectric System

New energy vehicles take motors, electronic controls, and batteries as the core, and the following applications for the “three electrics” are developed in laser welding:

Intelligent manufacturing of square & pouch battery modules/PACK segment series workstations/automatic lines

Automotive power battery module BUSBAR welding

Automobile power battery automatic sealing line

Steel case battery flange welding

Steel shell / square sealing nail seal welding

Cylindrical cell sealing nail sealing welding

Square battery module/PACK production line

Battery Tray

Laser welding is superior in new alloy materials, which can improve the safety and light weight of new energy vehicles.

Leading technology, launched the first set of domestic aluminum alloy battery tray laser welding system for automobiles.
 

High-strength steel battery tray laser welding production line.

BIW

We built the first all-aluminum laser welding system in China for NIO's all-aluminum body (roof/sidewall laser welding and laser brazing).

Automotive Industry Cutting Applications

Automotive thermoforming parts cutting

Launched AUTOBOT 3015 laser cutting intelligent equipment: designed for batch cutting of automotive high-strength steel thermoforming parts, the market share of the first domestic.
 

Robotic flexible cutting
Multi-species, good flexibility, high efficiency and high cost-effectiveness
Launched the first set of auto sheet metal parts cutting in China
Auto plastic parts cutting: leading bumper punching technology

Automotive dashboard weakening

Leading technology: with safety protection design, independently designed control system, lightweight oscillating cutting head, professional cooling system

Completely independent control of intellectual property rights

With cutting process database

Laser re-manufacturing applications

Mainly includes automotive mold repair, quenching and 3D printing applications

Laser Cleaning Automotive Industry Laser Cleaning Applications

Laser cleaning of automotive tire molds and pistons

For automotive tire mold and piston cleaning, laser cleaning is more environmentally friendly, safe and efficient than other cleaning methods.
 

Automotive parts cleaning mainly includes

Transmission gear pre-weld cleaning

Aluminum alloy parts cleaning
 

New energy vehicle cleaning

All-aluminum body pre-weld and post-weld cleaning

Battery tray pre-weld cleaning oxide

Laser cleaning before pole coating

Laser cleaning during battery assembly
 

Body cleaning

Laser cleaning before welding the roof, sides and bottom can significantly reduce the black ash and porosity defects of the welded joints, improve the welding uniformity and improve the welding quality.

Intelligent Factory Automotive Industry
 

With the rapid development of the automotive and hardware industries, the development of flexible and intelligent production equipment has become an urgent requirement to serve the industry.

Uncoiling Blanking Line

The high-speed three-head laser blanking line combines the working concept of blanking and laser cutting, and adopts three-head dynamic cutting technology to realize the efficient and intelligent production of sheet metal products.

It fills the gap of high-end cutting and blanking equipment in China, and the technology reaches the domestic leading and international advanced level.

Automatic material warehouse for laser cutting processing

The flexible sheet metal processing line combines laser cutting equipment, loading and unloading equipment, intelligent sorting equipment, sheet metal magazine, RGV, intelligent traveling crane, etc. into one production line, which automates the feeding, transferring, stacking and unloading of metal materials.

Fully ensure the high flexibility, high quality, high efficiency and human resource saving of sheet metal processing.

Sensor Automotive Industry Sensor applications
 

In addition, HG Gaoli Electron, a subsidiary of HGTECH, provides multi-functional sensor solutions, anchoring on the track of new energy and intelligent networked vehicles, and developing a series of "specialized and new" products. HG Gaoli temperature sensors account for 70% of the global market share, and PTC heaters for new energy vehicles account for 60% of the domestic market.
 

Industry gathering, integration and innovation

New energy vehicles need the support and assistance of the "light" industry, and the "light" industry also needs the support and extension of the "automobile" industry. From parts processing, to complete vehicle structure, automated production line, intelligent factory production method, HG Laser will focus on "laser + intelligent manufacturing" to continuously release new dynamic energy of production!

About HGTECH

HGTECH is the pioneer and leader of laser industrial application in China, and the authoritative provider of global laser processing solutions. We comprehensively layout the construction of laser intelligent equipment, measurement and automation production lines, and smart factories to provide an overall solution for intelligent manufacturing.

We deeply grasp the development trend of manufacturing industry, constantly enrich products and solutions, adhere to exploring the integration of automation, informatization, intelligence and manufacturing industry, and provide various industries with laser cutting systems, laser welding systems, laser marking series, laser texturing complete equipment, laser heat treatment systems, laser drilling machines, lasers and various supporting devices The overall plan for the construction of special laser processing equipment and plasma cutting equipment, as well as automatic production lines and smart factories.