Laser Cladding Services: How Robotic Laser Cladding Is Changing Surface Engineering
Laser cladding is a surface engineering process that deposits a metallurgically bonded coating layer on a substrate by simultaneously delivering powder or wire feedstock and a high-energy laser beam to the component surface. The result is a clad layer whose composition, microstructure, and properties can be precisely controlled to provide wear resistance, corrosion resistance, high-temperature oxidation resistance, or dimensional restoration — often combining several of these benefits simultaneously. Laser cladding services delivered through robotic laser cladding systems bring a level of process control, repeatability, and component handling flexibility that manual and semi-automated cladding processes cannot match. How Laser Cladding Works In laser cladding technology , a focused laser beam creates a melt pool on the substrate surface into which the cladding material is simultaneously injected as powder or fed as wire. The rapid solidification of the melt pool after the laser beam pa...