Strip and Batch Welding Machines | Continuous Strip Joining

Workpiece

Metal strips and batch components

Workpiece

Metal strips and batch components

Gun

Strip and batch welder gun column

Gun

Strip and batch welder gun column

High-volume welding for strips and batches

CVE’s batch and continuous strip electron beam welding machines are suitable for large production batches, joining two or three dissimilar metals in a single pass.

A batch or continuous strip machine welds continuous strips rather than individual components, reducing labour and material costs for high-volume applications such as metal strips, sensors and relays.

How Strip and Batch Welding Works

The Batch model is suited to bi-metallic or tri-metallic welding with a cycle time from around 30 seconds plus weld process time, while the Continuous Strip model welds at up to 0.3mm per second with multiple vacuum chambers for uninterrupted production.

Automatic filament heating and beam alignment
Beam deflection patterns and function generator
Directly heated cathode for a high-intensity, low-distortion beam
Quick-release tooling with repeatable positioning (batch system)
Strip alignment system to keep parts in contact (continuous strip system)
Multiple vacuum chambers (continuous strip system)
Industrial PLC with PC-based HMI for recipe storage and data logging

Welds up to three strips simultaneously
Standard 10kW, optional up to 15kW beam power
Automatic joint finding for up to two joints simultaneously
High-speed deflection coil option for split-beam welding
Light guard protection of the loading area
MES and Industry 4.0 compatible

What are the Benefits of Strip and Batch Welding?

Continuous strip and batch welders are suitable for large production batches and for joining two or three dissimilar metals, with typical components including metal strips, sensors and relays.

A batch or continuous strip machine welds continuous strips rather than individual components, reducing labour and material costs across many industries.

The Batch model has high efficiency and is suitable for bi-metallic or tri-metallic welding, with a cycle time from around 30 seconds plus weld process time, and standard beam power of 10kW, optional up to 15kW.

The Continuous Strip model welds at up to 0.3mm per second, using multiple vacuum chambers, interchangeable PTFE seals and a strip alignment system to keep parts in contact throughout the weld.

Every system is built around a directly heated cathode, separately pumped gun column and PC-based HMI, with automatic joint finding for up to two joints simultaneously and MES/Industry 4.0 compatibility available.

Gallery

CVE continuous strip electron beam welding machine — The Continuous Strip model, with multiple vacuum chambers for uninterrupted production.

Batch model quick-release tooling — Quick-release tooling with repeatable positioning on the Batch model.

Continuous strip model strip alignment tooling — Strip alignment system on the Continuous Strip model.

PC-based HMI with cross-hairs for strip and batch welding — PC-based HMI with cross-hairs, recipe storage and data logging.

Cross-section of a batch model weld — Weld cross-section from the Batch model.

Industries and Applications

Strip and batch welding machines are used across a wide range of industries wherever high-volume, dissimilar-metal joints are needed. The same electron beam welding technology also serves CVE’s other industries, from automotive to nuclear power generation.