Development and manufacture of custom laser systems for cutting, welding and coating.
HELD SYSTEMS GmbH
Dietzenbach (Marie-Curie-Str. 9)New on Amplifa
About Held Systems
Held Systems GmbH is a manufacturer of laser systems that has been active worldwide for over 40 years, headquartered in Dietzenbach near Frankfurt am Main. The company develops and manufactures customer-oriented custom machines for highly precise laser cutting and laser welding of a wide variety of materials, including metal, technical textiles such as airbag fabric, plastics, fiber-reinforced composites (GRP, CFRP) as well as cardboard and paper. The range of services includes consulting, planning, design, programming, implementation, commissioning, on-site maintenance and quality assurance. Core products are the Contilas laser cutting system based on laser remote cutting technology, multilayer cutting systems with a rotating cutting grid, the PEDILAS system series for 2.5D cuts, as well as laser hybrid welding systems and stiffener setters for shipbuilding with working widths of up to 30 m. More than 300 laser systems are in operation worldwide with international customers. Intensive collaboration with research institutes and a high degree of innovation form the basis of the company's development work.
- Site
- Dietzenbach
- Processes
- Laser cutting (special machinery for laser cutting systems), Laser welding, Laser hybrid welding (shipbuilding, stiffener setter, single-side welding system), Laser coating, Laser remote cutting ('on-the-fly') for airbag wraps, Laser blanking (coil laser system), Pedilas 2.5D cutting of nonlinear edge cuts in thick sheet, Special machinery: consulting, planning, design, programming, implementation,
- Materials
- Metal, Technical textiles (airbag fabric), Plastics, GRP, CFRP, Cardboard, Paper, Metal / Thick sheet
- Industries
- Special machinery / laser technology, Metalworking, Automotive (airbag cutting), Shipbuilding (laser hybrid welding technology), Fiber-reinforced composites (GRP, CFRP), Packaging (cardboard/paper)
- 01
Consulting
- 02
Planning
- 03
Design
- 04
Programming
- 05
Implementation
- 06
Assembly and commissioning
- 07
Quality assurance
- 08
On-site maintenance
Materials and Laser Processes
Metal / Thick sheet
Processing by laser cutting, laser welding and laser blanking, among others nonlinear 2.5D edge cuts in thick sheet.
Technical textiles (airbag fabric)
Cutting in single-ply and multi-ply, including OPW airbags, using remote cutting and multilayer technology.
Fiber-reinforced composites (GRP, CFRP)
Laser cutting of fiber-reinforced composites with the Contilas system.
Plastics
Laser-based processing of engineering plastics.
Cardboard and paper
Cutting applications for the packaging industry.
Location
Dietzenbach
DECompany headquarters: development, design, assembly, commissioning and service
- Materials
- Metal, technical textiles, plastics, GRP, CFRP, cardboard, paper
- Contilas laser cutting system (laser remote cutting, widths 2,500/2,800/3,100 mm)
- Multilayer cutting system with rotating cutting grid (8 m × 2.6 m)
- PEDILAS 2.5D laser cutting system
- Stiffener setter with laser hybrid welding technology (working width 30 m)
- Coil laser system (laser blanking)
- Automatic inspection system for OPW airbags
Systems and Equipment
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser cutting (special machinery for laser cutting systems)Machining | – | – | – | – | Metal, Technical textiles, Plastics, Airbag fabric, GRP, CFRP, Cardboard, Paper |
| Laser weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Laser hybrid welding (shipbuilding, stiffener setter, single-side welding system)Joining | – | Working width 30 m | – | – | Metal |
| Laser coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laser remote cutting ('on-the-fly') for airbag wrapsMachining | – | – | – | – | Airbag fabric |
| Laser blanking (coil laser system)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pedilas 2.5D cutting of nonlinear edge cuts in thick sheetMachining | – | – | – | – | Thick sheet |
| Special machinery: consulting, planning, design, programming, implementation,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contilas laser cutting system (laser remote cutting technology) | Held Systems Contilas | – | Standard widths 2,500 mm, 2,800 mm, 3,100 mm | – | Dietzenbach |
| Multilayer cutting system with rotating cutting grid | Held Systems | – | Standard working area 8 m length × 2.6 m width | – | Dietzenbach |
| PEDILAS 2.5D laser cutting system | Held Systems PEDILAS | – | – | – | Dietzenbach |
| Stiffener setter with laser hybrid welding technology (working width 30 m; variant with two | Held Systems | – | Working width 30 m | – | Dietzenbach |
| Coil laser system (laser blanking) | Held Systems | – | – | 2015 | Dietzenbach |
| Inspection system for OPW airbags (automatic) | Held Systems | – | – | 2021 | Dietzenbach |
Additional services
History
- 1974
Entry into the newly emerging field of laser technology
- 1980
First flying optics
- 1989
First airbag cutting system using laser technology for cutting airbag fabric
- 2000
First single-side welding system for shipbuilding with laser hybrid welding technology
- 2001
First stiffener setter for shipbuilding with laser hybrid welding technology
- 2005
First 'on-the-fly' remote cutting and welding system for airbag wraps
- 2006
First CONTILAS system for cutting airbag fabric
- 2007
First PEDILAS 2.5D for nonlinear edge cuts in thick sheet
- 2008
First CONTILAS system for OPW airbags
- 2010
Stiffener setter for shipbuilding with a working width of 30 m
- 2014
Pedilas Multilayer 2nd generation
- 2015
First coil laser system (laser blanking)
- 2017
Contilas redesign
- 2019
Stiffener setter for shipbuilding with two hybrid welding heads and solid-state lasers
- 2020
PEDILAS Multilayer 3rd generation
- 2021
Automatic inspection system for OPW airbags
- 2023
Relocation to Dietzenbach