Last week I went to the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) and it was incredible. This is a toy store for machinists and showcases the best of industrial automation. But one of the ...

New hard facing materials and corrosion-resistant alloys broaden the market for laser cladding services. Laser cladding, a type of laser surface alloying, is a process that precisely applies a uniform ...

High-power diode lasers with outputs of ten or more kilowatts open new application scenarios for laser cladding. Particularly sustainable and resource-efficient coatings can be produced and applied, ...

Mazak’s Integrex i-400AM “fuses” fiber-laser sintering with full five-axis milling “Done-in-one” production Generate/clad near-net-shape features Process prismatic parts from billets or castings The ...

A laser cladding technique that exploits a novel design of feed nozzle allows the localized repair of aero-engine components made from titanium and nickel-based alloys, or superalloys, which would ...