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Evidence Official manual procedure + open-beam controls Applies to Equipped M-Series handheld and rotary configurations Safety Open beam, rotating shaft, plume, hot work Updated 2026-08-21

Rotary cleaning, welding, and quenching

These workflows combine open-beam handheld hazards with rotating machinery. Treat the rotary, laser head, work clamp, gas, extraction, and software motion as one guarded cell—not as a handheld process near a convenient motor.

Two independent hazards

Prevent access to the beam/reflection zone and to entanglement points. Do not hand-hold the head against a powered rotating shaft unless the exact engineered Gweike setup and risk assessment explicitly provide for it. Secure the head/fixture as documented, contain reflections, and keep bundles from winding around the work.

Assess the job

Identify substrate, coating/contamination, diameter, length, mass, runout, process objective, and required qualification. “Quenching” or surface hardening changes metallurgy; validate hardness profile, cracking, distortion, and application requirements with competent process engineering rather than appearance alone.

For cleaning, identify the removed material and its waste/filter requirements. For welding, identify base/filler material, joint, shielding gas, and inspection standard. Provide local extraction without disrupting shielding or entering the beam path.

Configure under isolation

  1. Save the flat-bed and existing handheld configurations.
  2. Secure and support the shaft; rotate by hand through a full revolution.
  3. Install the rotary and the process head/fixture following their exact documented connections.
  4. Route optical/control/gas/wire-feed/extraction services so neither rotation nor travel can catch them.
  5. Select the matching cleaning, welding, or supported treatment mode and a verified baseline.
  6. Configure rotary direction and lead/ratio from measured geometry.

No-emission proof

With output disabled, run the planned rotation and any linear travel at reduced speed. Check start/end location, overlap/pitch, head clearance, chuck/support clearance, direction, emergency stop, and cable behavior through the complete cycle. Mark a reference line on the shaft to detect slip.

Process a test band

Use a short low-consequence band with the same preparation as the real part. Start extraction/gas, secure the controlled area, and supervise. Evaluate uniformity around the full circumference, seam overlap/gap, heat, substrate condition, weld penetration or cleaned residue as relevant.

Stop for shaft slip/whip, bundle movement, unstable ready/trigger state, unexpected beam path, uncontrolled plume/fire, metallurgical damage, head/optic contamination, or any source/cooling/motion alarm.

After processing, isolate the system before inspection and follow calculate lead and restore axes.