Repeatable quality
Consistent, robotic-quality welds across a wide range of materials and thicknesses, from an operator who learned the machine this week rather than this decade.
Authorized IPG Photonics reseller
Handheld laser welding, stocked and supported in Western Canada.
LightWELD produces faster, stronger, more repeatable welds than TIG or MIG, on a wide range of materials and joint geometries, even in the hands of a novice operator.
One customer, one job
Three hours of TIG, done in seven minutes.
Laser welding puts less heat into the part, which means less distortion, less warping, and far less grinding and straightening after the fact. Most shops find the time saved on finishing is larger than the time saved on the weld itself.
Brian M. — Saskatchewan
Why shops switch
The welding work is growing. The pool of skilled welders is not.
That gap shows up as longer lead times and higher costs, for you and for your customers. Laser welding closes some of it by lowering the skill floor without lowering the standard.
Faster and stronger
Up to 40 times faster than TIG or MIG depending on the application, with welds that average roughly 15 percent stronger.
Made in the USA
Built by IPG Photonics in Oxford, Massachusetts, with final assembly, testing and calibration in Marlborough. IPG is the global leader in fiber laser technology.
What we carry
Machines, consumables, and everything in between.
LightWELD systems
Handheld laser welding and cleaning. Fast to learn, fast to set up, consistent across materials and thicknesses.
Wire feeders
For manual laser wire welding of low carbon steel, stainless, aluminum, non-ferrous metals and other alloys.
Consumables
Protective windows shield the optics from damage and contamination. Damaged optics are the leading cause of production downtime, so we keep them on the shelf.
Accessories
Heavy duty welding carts, dual wire feed adapters, gas lens nozzles, cables and regulator kits.
Safety and PPE
Laser safety glasses, helmets, filters and shades rated for 1070 nm fiber laser work.
Spare parts
Optics, liners, drive rolls, collets, adapters and housings. If it wears out, we would rather have it on our shelf than on backorder.
From shops running LightWELD
What operators tell us.
We had a job that was taking more than three hours to complete. With LightWELD, it was done in seven minutes.
Brian M. — Saskatchewan
We performed destructive testing on sample parts, and the LightWELD parts were 25 percent stronger than the TIG welded parts in a head to head comparison.
David S. — Edmonton
The laser passivation on our stainless steel parts outperformed Surfox without any nasty chemicals or residue. We will save over $100,000 a year on Surfox consumables alone.
Chris H. — Edmonton
LightWELD has let us take on more business. We now have customers coming to us when conventional welding is not working.
Doug H. — Edmonton
Coming soon
An online parts store, built for reorders.
We are putting our full consumables and spare parts catalogue online, with live shipping rates and same-day dispatch from Carstairs. Until then, call or email and we will have parts on a truck the same day.
Want to see it cut your cycle time?
We run demos on your parts, with your materials, so you are looking at your own work rather than a sample coupon.