A mass transferring system and the method thereof are provided. The system includes two platforms and a plurality of picking and placing units. When the mass transferring process is performed for one of the substrates, the replacing process and the aligning process are simultaneously executed for another one of the substrates, such that the mass transferring process and the replacing process can be performed at the same time. Compared with the conventional mass transferring processes, the efficiency of the mass transferring system and the method thereof according to the present invention can be increased by 90%.

A system and method for laser cutting a plurality of parts, for example metal chassis components, using a plurality of laser cutting apparatuses is provided. The system includes a plurality of the laser cutting apparatuses disposed in a single enclosed cell for simultaneously trimming multiple parts. The system also includes at least one inner chamber and at least one set of double doors for transferring the parts in and out of the enclosed cell without any light escaping the cell. The parts are conveyed through the first door to the inner chamber while the second door is closed, and through the second door to the enclosed cell while the first door is closed. The system also includes robots continuously preloading and unloading the parts to maximize the laser trimming time.

An additive manufacturing system includes one or more processors configured to determine one or more geometrical characteristics of each of multiple segments of a build part at a candidate position of the build part relative to an additive manufacturing instrument. The one or more geometrical characteristics include an angle of incidence between a beam line extending from an electromagnetic energy source of the additive manufacturing instrument and a surface normal of a respective skin of the corresponding segment proximate to the beam line. The one or more processors are configured to determine, based on one or more geometrical characteristics of the segments at the candidate position, one or more locations of support material to be formed adjacent the build part during a build process of the build part.

Systems and methods for real time feedback and for updating welding instructions for a welding robot in real time is described herein. The data of a workspace that includes a part to be welded can be received via at least one sensor. This data can be transformed into a point cloud data representing a three-dimensional surface of the part. A desired state indicative of a desired position of at least a portion of the welding robot with respect to the part can be identified. An estimated state indicative of an estimated position of at least the portion of the welding robot with respect to the part can be compared to the desired state. The welding instructions can be updated based on the comparison.

A laser pipe cutting machine for cutting pipes or profiled sections using a laser beam generated by a laser unit, includes a machine bed on which a feed station is provided for feeding pipes or profiled sections to be processed along an x-axis, and a push-through chuck through which the pipe or profiled section is pushed to a cutting head. The cutting head is movably disposed along a y-axis running perpendicularly to the x-axis and along a z-axis running perpendicularly to the y-axis. The machine bed is equipped with an axis support on which the cutting head is movably mounted and the push-through chuck is disposed.

Methods and systems for laser cutting of components are disclosed herein. Examples are specifically suited for laser cutting relatively large components of e.g. a vehicle framework such as a unitary side panel of a vehicle door. Multiple robots may perform laser cutting operations substantially simultaneously.

Partial welding of partially joining together two metal plates by melting at least one area inside a joining region of the metal plates is performed. After a lapse of a predetermined time from completion of the partial welding, main welding of joining together the metal plates by melting the joining region entirely is performed.

A device, and method, for laser cladding, in particular for extreme-high-speed-laser cladding (EHLA), comprising: at least three drive columns; a workpiece support for a product to be manufactured, the support being positioned centrally between the drive columns, and/or a support plate for a welding head, which is movably connected to the drive columns in three spatial directions (x, y, z) via multiple tension-compression struts and revolute joints that are fixed on the ends thereof, wherein, each drive column has at least one inner guide rail facing the workpiece support and/or the support plate with an inner carriage running in said rail for moving the workpiece support and/or the support plate in the three spatial directions and has an outer guide rail with an outer carriage running therein for guiding a counterweight vertically in the opposite direction to the inner carriage; and a welding head.

A laser processing apparatus includes a light source, a laser head configured to emit a laser beam, a robot configured to move the laser head, and a control apparatus configured to control start and stop of generation of the laser beam and control operation of the robot. The control apparatus controls the light source to generate the laser beam when a first time has elapsed after causing the robot to start an operation of accelerating the laser head such that a movement speed of the laser head with respect to a processing target object reaches a constant target speed.

Systems and methods for real time feedback and for updating welding instructions for a welding robot in real time is described herein. The data of a workspace that includes a part to be welded can be received via at least one sensor. This data can be transformed into a point cloud data representing a three-dimensional surface of the part. A desired state indicative of a desired position of at least a portion of the welding robot with respect to the part can be identified. An estimated state indicative of an estimated position of at least the portion of the welding robot with respect to the part can be compared to the desired state. The welding instructions can be updated based on the comparison.