Lasermet Inc celebrate their tremendous success at the IMTS Exhibition in Chicago.

Numerous orders were taken for their Laser welding containment systems at the show. This included orders for the Laser Castle Lite – the low-cost modular build cabin for hand held laser welders, and the Dolphin – the curtained laser welding enclosure. Orders were taken for the Alf Laser Welding Helmet – which has become a high-demand safety helmet in the hand-held laser welding industry. Everyone who saw it at the show said it looked really cool.

The Alf laser welding helmet is an interlocked laser welding helmet specifically designed to work with laser light welding applications. The UV and laser wavelength filter window provides protection from laser radiation whilst still enabling sufficient light through to be able to weld without having to remove the mask to see the complete workpiece. With a full 60° angle of view, the Alf is connected to the laser safety interlock controller attached to the laser welding enclosure. To enable the laser to be enabled, the door to the enclosure must be closed and the helmet must be worn by the user and the visor must be in the down position. Only then will the laser be enabled. This ensures that the helmet is used correctly and that the laser welder has his or her eyes and face protected.


The laser interlock controller is held on a bracket within the enclosure. There are two options of the low-cost, self-assembly containment systems. The first is the Laser Castle Lite – a modular laser safety cabin measuring 10 x 10ft x 8ft tall (3 x 3m x 2.4m tall). This unit is easily assembled and locked together within a couple of hours. It can be expanded by simply adding more modules and can be easily moved to alternative locations.

The second option is the Dolphin curtained laser welding enclosure (or pod) which is an 8ft (2.4m) cubic steel frame with specially designed laser blocking curtains held around all four sides. One of the sides is used as a door which can be closed and interlocked. Once inside, the Alf laser welding helmet is connected to the interlock controller. (Two helmets can be used on the standard system if required). The interlock control system then connects to the laser so that when the helmet is worn AND the visor is down, the laser is enabled. Opening the door, lifting the Alf visor, or removing the Alf helmet will all disable the laser.

For further details on the Alf helmet, the Laser Castle Lite or the Dolphin curtained laser welding pod visit lasermet.com.