Competencies
Responsible Researcher: António Bastos
The Welding Laboratory (LS) specializes in training and research in the welding of metals, thermoplastics and composite materials.
Core Competencies
- Conventional welding: MMA, TIG, MIG/MAG
- Robotic welding: TIG, MIG/MAG, blue‑laser welding
- Semi‑automatic infrared laser welding
- Automatic electron‑beam welding
- Ultrasonic solid‑state welding for metals
- Ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics
- Digital industrial X‑ray inspection (the laboratory is licensed by APA for industrial radiographic practices – License No. LIC‑02/25)
- Residual stress measurement
- Non‑destructive testing (NDT) of welds: liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle inspection, ultrasonic testing and X‑ray inspection
Available Equipment
- Pulsed Nd:YAG laser welding machine, SISMA SWA 300
- Semi‑automatic fibre‑laser welding system (1060 nm), 2 kW
- Robotic blue‑laser welding system (440 nm), 2 kW
- Electron‑beam welding system, 60 kV, 33 mA, Focus MEBW‑60 L8, CNC
- TIG, MMA and conventional MIG/MAG welding machines
- Synergic MIG/MAG welding machines
- Pulsed MIG/MAG welding machines
- Ultrasonic flaw detector, Olympus Omniscan SX
- Chamber for digital measurement of welding temperatures
- Residual‑stress measurement system, DRX Automate II Rigaku
- Shielded enclosure with 150 kV, 1.2 mA digital industrial X‑ray system
- Ultrasonic metal welding equipment, Mecasonic Omega MCX, 20 kHz, 2 kW
- Ultrasonic plastic welding equipment, Mecasonic Omega 4E, 20 kHz, 2 kW
- Semi‑automatic induction brazing system, CEIA 3.5 kW
