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LASER CLADDING

Revitalize your high-performance equipment with our advanced laser cladding solutions, designed to prevent wear and extend the life of your high-value parts. 

Our process involves the use of a high-energy laser to melt and fuse a powdered or wire feedstock material onto the surface of the component - forming a metallurgical bond. 

The cladding head is mounted to a robot or CNC machine programmed to accurately follow the surface of the component being cladded.



Benefits of Laser Cladding

Rapid turn around 

Superior wear protection

Superior corrosion protection

Metallurgical bond

Minimal part distortion

Higher productivity

Reduced downtime


Applications

Thread/spindle repair

Oil & Gas downhole tooling

Motor shaft repair and refurbishment 

Mining, drilling and blasting tool repair

Wind turbine shaft refurbishment

Plastic injection, compression tool repair and refurbishment

Pump components

Impellers

​Housings

Wear Rings

Valve components


Advantages

Minimal dilution is achieved to keep the desired properties of the cladding material

Low heat input - ideal for finished and near-finished components

Large powder metal alloy inventory and custom alloy blends  

Variable beam size allows for cladding parts of different size/thickness (laser hard-facing as little as 0.010" and as much as 0.060" per pass)

Coating thickness can be applied to near net shape to minimize post process machining

Well suited for robot control, giving excellent process replication


Capabilities

8KW diode laser

2 6KW diode lasers

4KW fiber laser 

2KW fiber laser 

8 6-axis robots 

Large work envelopes (30'x12'x12')

Coaxial and off-axis cladding heads

ID cladding head capable of cladding IDs as small as 3.25"

Variable spot sizes allow for tailoring to individual jobs

Full 3D modeling and CAM control ensures repeatability and accuracy

Off-line simulation for quick and accurate development

Metallic powder, cold wire and hot wire cladding 

Controlled heat input through real-time measurement of melt pool

Large cladding lathe with 100,000lbs capacity - 50" swing and 118" length