A working cylinder has a cylinder tube, a first closure part, a second closure part and a piston unit. The first closure part is arranged at a first cylinder tube end and the second closure part is arranged at a second cylinder tube end, the cylinder tube and the first and second closure parts define a cylinder interior. The piston unit defines at least one working chamber in the cylinder interior. The piston unit slidably passes through the first closure part. The first closure part us joined to the cylinder tube in a positive-locking manner by a first circumferential laser ring weld seam. The second closure part is joined to the cylinder tube in a positive-locking manner by a second circumferential laser ring weld seam, and each of the laser ring weld seams define a fluid-tight sealing plane. At least one of the closure parts has an axially opening that is a circumferential concave receiving contour in which the cylinder tube engages. The receiving contour radially overlaps the cylinder tube, and a ring weld seam inclination angle thereof is 110 to 160 degrees.

A piston unit of a working cylinder includes a piston and a piston rod. The piston has an axial bore hole formed therein. The piston rod is received in the axial bore hole. The piston rod and the piston are connected by a material-bond by a circumferential laser ring weld seam. The laser ring weld seam defines a pressure medium-tight sealing plane.

A method for joining metallic well tubulars to be lowered into a wellbore (4) comprises the steps of: a) providing a first well tubular (6) having an upper end surface (6a), and a second well tubular (7) having a lower end surface (7a); b) lowering the first well tubular (6) into the wellbore (4), leaving the upper end thereof outside the wellbore (4); c) setting the second well tubular (7) in an axially aligned position on the first well tubular (6), with the lower end surface (7a) of the second well tubular (7) set against the upper end surface (6a) of the first well tubular (6); d) keeping the first and second well tubulars (6, 7) in said axially aligned position; e) welding the upper end of the first well tubular (6) to the lower end of the second well tubular (7), forming a circumferential weld bead (WL) in a position corresponding to said upper and lower end surfaces (6a, 7a); and f) lowering into the wellbore (4) the first well tubular (6) and the second well tubular (7) welded together. Step e) comprises the operations of: providing at least one laser welding head (13), configured for directing a laser beam (LB) towards a circumferential working zone (WA) that includes an upper end portion of the first well tubular (6) and a lower end portion of the second well tubular (7), the at least one laser welding head (13) being displaceable around the circumferential working zone (WA) according to a respective trajectory of revolution; providing at least one induction-heating device (141, 142), which is displaceable substantially according to the trajectory of revolution of the at least one laser welding head (13), the at least one induction-heating device (141, 142) being set upstream, respectively downstream, of the at least one laser welding head (13), with reference to the direction of revolution (R) of the at least one laser welding head (13); causing revolution of the at least one laser welding head (13) and revolution of the at least one induction-heating device (141, 142), in such a way that: the laser beam (LB) progressively forms the circumferential weld bead (WL); and the at least one induction-heating device (141, 142) supplies heat to a corresponding part (PH1, PH2) of the circumferential working zone (WA), which comprises respective parts of said upper and lower end portions of the respective first and second well tubulars (6, 7), before the laser

A method for joining metallic well tubulars to be lowered into a wellbore (4) comprises the steps of: a) providing a first well tubular (6) having an upper end surface (6a), and a second well tubular (7) having a lower end surface (7a); b) lowering the first well tubular (6) into the wellbore (4), leaving the upper end thereof outside the wellbore (4); c) setting the second well tubular (7) in an axially aligned position on the first well tubular (6), with the lower end surface (7a) of the second well tubular (7) set against the upper end surface (6a) of the first well tubular (6); d) keeping the first and second well tubulars (6, 7) in said axially aligned position; e) welding the upper end of the first well tubular (6) to the lower end of the second well tubular (7), forming a circumferential weld bead (WL) in a position corresponding to said upper and lower end surfaces (6a, 7a); and f) lowering into the wellbore (4) the first well tubular (6) and the second well tubular (7) welded together. Step e) comprises the operations of: providing at least one laser welding head (13), configured for directing a laser beam (LB) towards a circumferential working zone (WA) that includes an upper end portion of the first well tubular (6) and a lower end portion of the second well tubular (7), the at least one laser welding head (13) being displaceable around the circumferential working zone (WA) according to a respective trajectory of revolution; providing at least one induction-heating device (141, 142), which is displaceable substantially according to the trajectory of revolution of the at least one laser welding head (13), the at least one induction-heating device (141, 142) being set upstream, respectively downstream, of the at least one laser welding head (13), with reference to the direction of revolution (R) of the at least one laser welding head (13); causing revolution of the at least one laser welding head (13) and revolution of the at least one induction-heating device (141, 142), in such a way that: the laser beam (LB) progressively forms the circumferential weld bead (WL); and the at least one induction-heating device (141, 142) supplies heat to a corresponding part (PH1, PH2) of the circumferential working zone (WA), which comprises respective parts of said upper and lower end portions of the respective first and second well tubulars (6, 7), before the laser

A feed axis motor includes a front-side housing fixed to an end face of a stator core. The stator core is formed of a material with iron as a main component. The front-side housing is formed of a material with aluminum as a main component. The stator core and the front-side housing are coupled with each other at a welding mark generated by laser welding. The welding mark extends in a circumferential direction so as to cover a line of contact between the stator core and the front-side housing. The welding mark seals the boundary portion between the stator core and the front-side housing.

The present disclosure relates to methods of manufacture, apparatus, and fixtures. An apparatus comprising an inner liner having a hollow chamber extending the length of the inner liner, at least two guide rings disposed collectively along the inner liner, and at least one lumen portion extending through each of the at least two guide rings and being parallel with the hollow chamber, wherein the at least two components are fixed by welding is provided. Further provided is a fixture and a method of manufacture.

An orbital welding device (1) having a welding head (2), the welding head having a tubular mount (3) and a welding electrode holder (4) rotatably supported with respect to the tubular mount (3), the orbital welding device (1) having an electric motor (6) activated by a motor controller (5) of the orbital welding device (1), which is configured to drive the welding electrode holder (4) and thus to rotate the same with respect to the tubular mount (3), wherein the orbital welding device (1) has an electric torque measuring device (7), which is configured to measure a torque applied by the motor (6) to the welding electrode holder (4), wherein the torque measuring device (7) is connected to the motor controller (5), and wherein the motor controller (5) is configured to stop the motor (6) automatically if the torque exceeds a predetermined first torque.

An orbital welding device (1) having a welding head (2), the welding head having a tubular mount (3) and a welding electrode holder (4) rotatably supported with respect to the tubular mount (3), the orbital welding device (1) having an electric motor (6) activated by a motor controller (5) of the orbital welding device (1), which is configured to drive the welding electrode holder (4) and thus to rotate the same with respect to the tubular mount (3), wherein the orbital welding device (1) has an electric torque measuring device (7), which is configured to measure a torque applied by the motor (6) to the welding electrode holder (4), wherein the torque measuring device (7) is connected to the motor controller (5), and wherein the motor controller (5) is configured to stop the motor (6) automatically if the torque exceeds a predetermined first torque.

A fill tool system that fills, seals, and inspects a heat pipe array, which includes one or more heat pipes with heat pipe working fluid.

An orbital welding device (1) having a welding head (2), the welding head having a tubular mount (3) and a welding electrode holder (4) rotatably supported with respect to the tubular mount (3), the orbital welding device (1) having an electric motor (6) activated by a motor controller (5) of the orbital welding device (1), which is configured to drive the welding electrode holder (4) and thus to rotate the same with respect to the tubular mount (3), wherein the orbital welding device (1) has an electric torque measuring device (7), which is configured to measure a torque applied by the motor (6) to the welding electrode holder (4), wherein the torque measuring device (7) is connected to the motor controller (5), and wherein the motor controller (5) is configured to stop the motor (6) automatically if the torque exceeds a predetermined first torque.