Soupole

Fully automated, autonomous production center for laser poles

Soupole is the first fully automated production system for laser-welded lighting poles.

Forming station – Soupole system

Coiled, rolled steel sheets of different thicknesses and surface types are easily transformed into conical shapes. These conical shapes allow forming of the pole in a laser welding process, which offers many advantages compared to other commonly used production processes.

The Soupole system is the best solution for mass production of conical hollow sections/profiles for the automotive and construction industries.

Benefits at a glance:

High weld speed
Superb weld seam quality with 100% penetration assured
No post-weld seam treatment required (beginning and end of weld seam, leveling)
New possibilities regarding material type and coatings
First step towards engineered poles

Decoiling, leveling, and cutting-to-length

Technical data

Parameter	Value
Pole shape	cylindrical or conical (upgrade 0-1/14)
Roundness	acc. to DIN EN 40-2
Diameter	58 mm min./250 mm max.
Length	2,500 mm min.- (option 1,500 mm)/15,000 mm max.
Material thickness	2 mm min./5 mm max.
Laser source	12 kW CO2 (optional disk or fiber laser)
Max. welding speed	up to 10 m/min