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: Received: 10 October 2024 / Approved: 10 October 2024 / Online: 11 October 2024 (09:05:39 CEST)
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Tavera-Sainz, J. G.; Minor-Popocatl, H.; Omar Aguilar-Mejía, O.; Miranda Pérez, A. F. Improving Laser Welding Penetration Depth Process Capability for Automotive Seat Adjusters. Preprints2024, 2024100843. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0843.v1
Tavera-Sainz, J. G.; Minor-Popocatl, H.; Omar Aguilar-Mejía, O.; Miranda Pérez, A. F. Improving Laser Welding Penetration Depth Process Capability for Automotive Seat Adjusters. Preprints 2024, 2024100843. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0843.v1
Tavera-Sainz, J. G.; Minor-Popocatl, H.; Omar Aguilar-Mejía, O.; Miranda Pérez, A. F. Improving Laser Welding Penetration Depth Process Capability for Automotive Seat Adjusters. Preprints2024, 2024100843. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0843.v1
APA Style
Tavera-Sainz, J. G., Minor-Popocatl, H., Omar Aguilar-Mejía, O., & Miranda Pérez, A. F. (2024). Improving Laser Welding Penetration Depth Process Capability for Automotive Seat Adjusters. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0843.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Tavera-Sainz, J. G., Omar Omar Aguilar-Mejía and Argelia Fabiola Miranda Pérez. 2024 "Improving Laser Welding Penetration Depth Process Capability for Automotive Seat Adjusters" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0843.v1
Abstract
One of the most important aspects in the fabrication of car seats is the quality of its welded joints. In this proposal, a design of experiments (DoE) approach is used to improve the actual process capability (Cpk) of weld penetration depth in automotive seat adjusters using a laser beam welding (LBW) machine TRUMPF TruDiode 3006. Welding speed effects, laser power, and focal position in the Z axis were considered to determine the optimal welding penetration depth conditions, which is a minimum of 1.20 mm in cold rolled steel metal sheets ZE 790 with a thickness of 1.60 mm. The initial process capability evaluation indicated a Cpk value of 0.50, considering the initial process parameters. The proposed design was modeled using the response surface methodology, stepwise reduction technique, F-test, and before and after process capability evaluation for validation purposes. After applying the proposed methodology, a Cpk of 1.81 was obtained, resulting in a significant improvement of the process, reducing defective parts from 6.51% to 0.00%.
Keywords
process capability; laser beam welding; design of experiments; quality improvement
Subject
Engineering, Automotive Engineering
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