ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Laser cladding is a process where instead of the conventional material subtraction process, the material is added. Two technologies that we use in our company are worth mentioning here – robotic laser cladding and LENS technology.
ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Laser cladding is a process where instead of the conventional material subtraction process, the material is added. Two technologies that we use in our company are worth mentioning here – robotic laser cladding and LENS technology.
Laser cladding
Laser cladding is a process where instead of the conventional material subtraction process, the material is added. Two technologies that we use in our company are worth mentioning here – ROBOTIC LASER CLADDING and LENS technology.
What is LENS technology?
LENS (Laser Engineered Net Shaping) is a protected name for the laser technology of direct deposition or application of a metal or alloy on a substrate (Direct Metal Deposition System). This technology has recently advanced to the level of commercialization and is becoming increasingly important. The advantage of the technology is that with it, we can relatively quickly produce completely compact metal products with good metallurgical or mechanical properties. In LENS technology, a high power laser beam (up to 1 kW or more) is used to melt the metal particles (powder). Metal powder is coaxially delivered into the laser beam via a specially shaped head. The laser beam is directed by one or more lenses, where the movement of the X-Y workbench shapes layer after layer of the product with the laser head raising each time vertically for the thickness of the applied layer.
Robotic laser cladding
Robotic laser cladding is a modern generic laser technology for the needs of the development and production of complex repairs and products in all branches. The technology belongs to the field of RP technologies, which is based on the manufacture of products by melting powdered metal material into an extremely demanding 3D shape using a laser. Robotic laser cladding enables us to produce complex shapes of products that cannot be manufactured using “conventional” or competitive technologies for rapid manufacturing.
