FREE sourcing support for qualified business buyers, with an eligible benefit of up to 3%. Eligibility applies to qualified business buyers and is confirmed after we review your product, quantity, destination, and sourcing requirements.
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This desk is for a tank integrator buying a robot weld cell, not a catalog of house-brand lasers. Send vessel diameter, wall grade, circumferential or longitudinal seam, quantity and US destination. We then collect factory wholesale quotations on that tank family so resonator, booth, robot, and the wire-feed synergic program list stay on separate lines.
A kilowatt plate does not tell a tank shop whether the first family belongs in a robot cell or a manual booth. Lock vessel size, seam class, GD&T datums, FAI coupons, the wire-feed synergic program list, and Incoterms so each factory answers the same tank brief.
State fiber, YAG or diode, continuous-wave versus pulsed, and whether stainless, carbon, or clad tank walls need a different absorption window. DFM notes on heat-affected zone and hoop distortion belong in the packet, not as later emails after the first quote lands.
Name circumferential, longitudinal, or nozzle-to-shell joints, gap tolerance, and the datum scheme on the tank drawing. A fillet that looks closed on a shop photo is not acceptance until CMM points or section photos sit on the RFQ.
A robot cell and a manual booth are different purchases for the same tank family. List three-phase power, shielding-gas purity, chiller tons, extraction, and whether seam tracking plus the wire-feed synergic program list sit inside the factory line or as extras.
Keep Incoterm, destination, commissioning days, training seats, spare-kit contents, and the wire-feed synergic program list on their own lines so an EXW resonator is not treated as a delivered tank cell. This desk does not publish a savings percentage.
Use one tank-family revision. If a factory swaps a robot cell for a booth, or changes a synergic program set, mark that as an alternative, not a silent substitute.
| Group | Buyer should lock | Ask the factory to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Process | Source type, kW or pulse energy, CW/pulsed | Wavelength window, duty cycle, warranty hours |
| Joint | Material grades, thickness, gap, GD&T datums | Sample coupon method, HAZ notes, filler if any |
| Cell | Robot cell vs manual booth, tank travel envelope | Seam tracker, wire-feed synergic program list, enclosure class |
| Utilities | Power, gas, chiller, extraction | Site survey items excluded from EXW |
| Inspection | FAI photos, CMM on fixtures, CoC | Which reports are included versus optional |
| Commercial | Quantity, EAU, Incoterm, destination | Validity, packing, commissioning days |
ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100D, ISO 13485 and ITAR registration belong to a named supplier and a named tank-cell scope. They are not credentials of this sourcing desk.
Ask for the certificate, scope statement and expiry. Confirm the robot cell or booth family that would weld your tanks is inside that scope.
Use when a tank or reservoir cell later feeds an automotive launch. Request PPAP capability statements as supplier evidence, not as our audit.
Use for pressure vessels or aerospace tanks. Ask whether NADCAP special processes apply to any downstream heat treat.
Use if a tank shop also welds medical housings on the same RFQ. Confirm lot traceability and whether FAI plus material certificates ship with the first article cell.
Laser Welding Machine Manufacturers Sourcing is an independent sourcing partner for tank-cell RFQs. Factory wholesale quotations sit next to freight, duty, booth or robot install, and the written synergic program set so buyers can see landed procurement cost on one tank family. Eligibility for FREE sourcing support and an eligible benefit of up to 3% applies to qualified business buyers and is confirmed after we review your product, quantity, destination, and sourcing requirements.