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Tracey Ryba

Senior Product Manager - OEM Lasers at TRUMPF Inc

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Remote welding with ultra-high-power CW lasers

Evangelos Papastathopoulos, Annette Pricking, Elke Kaiser, Reiner Bruestle, Christoph Tillkorn, Tina Gottwald, Bernd Metzger, Sven-Silvius Schad, Alexander Killi, Andrey Andreev, Tracey Ryba

Proceedings Volume 11994, 1199403 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2607146

KEYWORDS: Laser welding, Laser applications, Copper, Laser scanners, Optical testing, Beam shaping, Continuous wave operation, Scanners, Laser optics, Laser sources

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Advances in beam shaping of high-power CW lasers with BrightLine weld technology

Evangelos Papastathopoulos, Oliver Bocksrocker, Kai Fiechtner, Sebastian Pricking, Rainer Flaig, Otto Effinger, Patrick Haug, Mauritz Moeller, Tina Gottwald, Sven-Silvius Schad, Alexander Killi, Tracey Ryba

Proceedings Volume 11994, 1199402 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2607138

KEYWORDS: Copper, Beam shaping, Laser welding, Laser applications, High power lasers, Image processing, Continuous wave operation, Aluminum, Laser processing, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

High-power high-brightness disk lasers for advanced applications

E. Papastathopoulos, F. Baumann, O. Bocksrocker, T. Gottwald, A. Killi, B. Metzger, S. Schad, N. Speker, T. Ryba, S. Zaske

Proceedings Volume 11664, 116640M (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578436

KEYWORDS: Disk lasers, High power lasers, Resonators, Optical coherence tomography, Metals, Laser development, Laser cutting

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2019 Paper

Latest advances in high power and high brightness laser technology

Tracey Ryba, Sebastian Zaske, Sven-Silvius Schad, Alexander Killi

Proceedings Volume 10896, 108960W (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2509346

KEYWORDS: Laser cutting, Resonators, Disk lasers, Laser applications, Fiber lasers, High power lasers, Metals, Laser welding, Laser processing, Laser resonators

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2017 Paper

I-PFO: the new technology for simple and flexible implementation of high productive on-the-fly remote processes

Andreas Müllegger, Tracey Ryba

Proceedings Volume 10097, 100970M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252260

KEYWORDS: Scanners, Laser welding, Laser sources, New and emerging technologies, Computer programming, Device simulation, Laser scanners, 3D scanning, Diagnostics, Optical transfer functions, Laser processing, Standards development, Computer aided design, Laser applications

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Standardized production systems which can be implemented, programmed, maintained and sourced in a simple and efficient way are key for a successful global production of automobiles or related parts at component suppliers. This is also valid for systems, which are built by laser based processes. One of the key applications is remote laser welding (RLW) of “Body in White” (BIW) parts (such as hang-on parts, B-Pillars, side frames, etc.), but also builtin components (such as car seats, batteries, etc.). The majority of RLW applications are based on the implementation of a 3-D scanner optic (e.g. the PFO 3D from TRUMPF) which positions the laser beam on the various component surfaces to be welded. Over the past 10 years it has been proven that the most efficient way to build up the RLW process is to have a system where an industrial robot and a scanner optic are combined in one production cell. They usually cooperate within an “On-The-Fly” (OTF) process as this ensures minimum cycle times. Until now there are several technologies on the market which can coordinate both the robot and scanner in the OTF mode. But none of them meet all requirements of global standardized production solutions. With the introduction of the I-PFO (Intelligent Programmable Focusing Optics) technology the situation has changed. It is now possible to program or adopt complex remote processes in a fast and easy way by the “Teach-in” function via the robot teach pendant. Additionally a 3D offline designer software is an option for this system. It automatically creates the ideal remote process based on the part, fixture, production cell and required process parameters. The I-PFO technology doesn’t need additional hardware due to the fact that it runs on the controller within the PFO 3D. Furthermore it works together with different types of industrial robots (e.g. ABB, Fanuc and KUKA) which allow highest flexibility for the production planning phase. Finally a single TRUMPF laser source can supply up to six I-PFOs. This guarantees maximum beam-on time at the production line. Within this report the concept of the I-PFO technology (with mentioned functions) is described and is compared to the other existing ways for Remote Laser processing.

Proceedings Article | 20 February 2015 Paper

Latest advances in high brightness disk lasers

Vincent Kuhn, Tina Gottwald, Christian Stolzenburg, Sven-Silvius Schad, Alexander Killi, Tracey Ryba

Proceedings Volume 9342, 93420Y (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079876

KEYWORDS: Disk lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser applications, Optical amplifiers, Mirrors, Resonators, Picosecond phenomena, Frequency conversion, Ultrafast phenomena, Harmonic generation

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2013 Paper

Latest developments in high brightness diode lasers and their applications

Waldemar Sokolowski, Alexander Hangst, Matthias Buehler, Alexander Killi, Tracey Ryba, Stefan Benz, Bernd Armbruster, Peter Olschowsky

Proceedings Volume 8605, 860511 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003659

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Laser applications, Metals, Diodes, Control systems, Laser processing, Laser development, Laser welding, Interfaces, High power diode lasers

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

High-power disk lasers: advances and applications

David Havrilla, Tracey Ryba, Marco Holzer

Proceedings Volume 8235, 82350W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906765

KEYWORDS: Disk lasers, Laser welding, Laser cutting, Laser applications, High power lasers, Thermal effects, Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Carbon dioxide lasers, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2012 Paper

Unique beam delivery and processing tools for high power solid state laser processing

Tracey Ryba, David Havrilla, Marco Holzer, Martin Bea

Proceedings Volume 8239, 82390W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.908945

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, High power lasers, Reflectivity, Thermography, Laser processing, Solid state lighting, Laser cutting, Optical components, Solid state lasers, Beam delivery

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