Research Projects

We have been driving innovation ever since we were founded - always with the aim of increasing customer satisfaction and advancing the state of the art.

In recent years, we have carried out numerous process developments. In addition to classic process development, which is carried out bilaterally with the customer based on a product concept, we have also long been involved in general industrial research into new laser processes and technology concepts.

We are members of the technical committee of the DVS (German Welding Society) which puts in direct contact with other companies and research institutes in the field of laser material processing. Our Research & Development department participates in the FA6 technical committee and in an advisory capacity in various project, thus being directly involved in current trends and developments.

From 2014 to 2017, we were involved in the ZIM project ‘LaRS’ in collaboration with renowned industrial partners, in which we designed and built a clamping device with integrated extraction for a remote laser cutting system for CFRP materials.

In 2019, we decided to participate even more actively in funded research projects and to establish and intensify collaborations with other companies and institutes. We are currently involved in one publicly funded research project, while three research projects have been successfully completed in recent years. Further projects, such as in-depth research into CBC laser technology on the welding process or the development of a new type of clamping device for joining pouch cells, are in the planning or application stage.

Our current research projects and partners:

At the beginning of 2020, the TopLamp research project (funding code: 01QE2009A) was approved by DLR as part of the ‘Eureka Eurostars’ funding programme.

The goal was to develop a 2D on-the-fly technology platform for bipolar plates, as well as to develop a self-learning system based on process monitoring data.

The technology platform has now been completed at BBW Lasertechnik and is already impressing with its performance.

At the end of 2021, we received approval from AiF Projekt GmbH for the ZIM research project LaserComposite (funding code: KK5239801WO1).

The goal of this project is to develop a marketable joining process for the safe and high-quality welding of Al-Cu mixed joints with 90% reduction of intermetallic phases. This includes basic research using various laser welding methods with infrared and green lasers as well as the use of a new type of process monitoring.

The project was successfully completed in 2024.

Also in 2021, we won the jury in the first Pulsate ideas competition within the European Horizon programme for our Weldshape development project.

In the 13-month project, we worked together with the Israeli laser manufacturer Civan. On the one hand, the focus was on integrating a high-performance scanner from SmartMove with a 16 kW laser from Civan's newly developed CBC laser technology into a laser system built by us. Secondly, we demonstrated the improved weldability of aluminium alloys with limited weldability through dynamic beam shaping.

We were able to demonstrate a significant reduction in hot cracks in the weld seam of the crack-prone aluminium alloy AW 6060.

In mid-2021 we received the acceptance letter for our research project, Tramik (project number AZ-1501-21), from the Bavarian Research Foundation.

With Raylase and Innolas as industrial users and the Technical University of Munich as scientific institution, this project is a purely Bavarian consortium. The official start date is 1 January 2022 and the project will run for three years.

This project involves developing a software module for autonomous trajectory planning for scanner modules. A lot of time is wasted due to suboptimal compensation movement and braking motion, especially when working on longer surfaces. In addition, high scanner acceleration can lead to reduced accuracy. The optimisation achieved by Tramik should target an improvement in cycle times and accuracy through optimized movements.

The ReBi network project, which was launched at the end of 2023, focuses on resource-efficient component innovations using additive manufacturing processes in the Bavarian-Austrian border region.

It aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the application of these technologies, particularly in the field of lightweight construction and functional integration. The project includes the development of new materials, processes and product designs. The results are to be passed on to SMEs through training, advice and a competence to enhance their competitiveness

Numerous companies and institutes Are participating in this collaboration, including the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences, Landshut University of Applied Sciences, the University of Passau, the University of Innsbruck, the University of Salzburg and the Wels University of Applied Sciences.

Are you interested in collaborating on R&D? Contact us today, we’d love to discuss the possibilities.