Laser Cladding by F.W. Gartner

HOUSTON - Nov. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- The laser cladding process is essentially a welding process utilizing an infinitely controllable laser beam as its heat source.

This technology allows for complete metallurgical bonding with minimal HAZ (heat affected zone) and dilution, along with a reduction in other undesirable side effects such as oxidation and decarburization. Unlike thermal spray processes, laser cladding can be used to recover, or even enhance, the mechanical properties of a component or substrate. The ability to clad/weld very thin sections, edges, and complex geometries with an overlay that is metallurgically superior to the substrate makes the previously impossible, possible!

F.W. Gartner devotes significant resources to remaining at the forefront of laser cladding technology developments. They have recently added a 2 kW fiber coupled, disc laser 1030 nm, 600 micron fiber, with a Fraunhofer 39” I.D. attachment. This unit further augments their capability and ability to utilize this exciting technology, across a broad range of applications, large and small, along with external and internal surfaces.

Applications include:

- Diaphragms
 - Guide vanes
 - Pump components
 - Wear rings
 - Shafts
 - Rotors
 - Blades
 - Pilot nozzles
- Wheel hubs
 - Seal faces
 - Risers
 - Oil tools/Stabilizers

Please visit F.W. Gartner online to learn more: http://www.fwgts.com/laser-cladding

F.W. Gartner Thermal Spraying, a business unit of Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies, is an ISO9001:2008 certified, globally connected, but locally focused provider of a broad range of thermal spray and cladding technologies. The company’s core competency is the development, optimization and application of coatings and overlays that protect, enable or restore industrial components across a range of industries, often in critical service environments.

FW Gartner’s capabilities also include manufacturing, machining and grinding capabilities and an extensive metallographic laboratory. By utilizing a long established worldwide network of partnerships and affiliations with other thermal spray coating and laser cladding providers, they are able to support OEMs on an International basis.