Cladding

Cladding consists in depositing thin films, locally or on large surfaces. Cladding allows low cost material property modification through the addition of pure materials or alloys with specific characteristics. One can therefore easily improve target's resistance to wear, corrosion, temperature or gain abrasive properties. Major interests come from the localization of the deposition allowing localized property alterations where it is the most needed.

The use of laser cladding reduces considerably manufacturing costs as well as repair or maintenance costs.

Laser's accurate process localization limits damages to surrounding parts with very few side-heating occuring and a remote access to hardly accessible parts. Precise control of supply clads allows depositions from 150 mg/min up to 80 g/min.

• Manufacture
• Repair / retreatment
• Maintenance