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Laser Processing Technologies |
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Laser heat treating and laser cladding can help prevent wear in your equipment and reduce the risks associated with other hardening and cladding technologies. |
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Laser heat treating offers a number of unique benefits:
¨ Eliminates post-treatment machining
¨ Applied only to pre-determined wear areas
¨ Virtually distortion-free
These performance advantages make laser heat treating among the most cost-effective of all surface hardening technologies. |
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Laser Heat Treating |
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Laser cladding offers a number of unique benefits:
¨ Coatings are virtually impenetrable
¨ Low temperature causes little distortion
¨ Surface free from micro-cracks and pores
¨ Highly uniform coating
Laser cladding offers one of the most cost effective methods of applying a wear- or corrosion-resistant surface layer to components in repair and life-extending maintenance. |
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Laser Cladding |
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Laser heat treating works by heating the surface of a piece of steel to a suitable temperature at which it begins to change its internal structure, and then causing it to cool rapidly. This process creates a crystalline structure in the metal surface that makes it extremely hard and wear resistant. The hardened surface can be up to .075 in thickness, providing exceptionally long component life. |
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Laser cladding utilizes a laser beam that melts a very thin layer of the work piece, some cladding alloy is added to the melt pool, and this surface freezes to the work piece with a metallurgical bond. The resulting thin surface has all the desirable properties of a wear coating without significant changes to the substrate material. The result is a highly effective and economic hardened surface that can extend the life of the component. |
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Please contact our sales staff at 260-635-2195 to determine if laser heat treating or laser cladding technologies are suited to your application. |
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