Photo Gallery
Images from laser cladding and laser surface hardening work carried out at our facility. Click a photograph to enlarge.
Video from cladding work
Filmed while powder alloy was being clad onto a shaft. The powder cone leaving the nozzle, the melt pool on the surface and the passes laid side by side are all visible.
Video from hardening work
Surface hardening on the edge of a sheet-metal die. Nothing is added to the surface; only the programmed track is heated, and the heat self-quenches into the cold mass of the part.
What you are actually looking at
Laser process photographs matter not because they look good but because they show whether the process is under control.
Powder stream
The cone descending from the nozzle is powder alloy carried by shielding gas. A steady, focused stream shows most of the powder is entering the melt pool.
Melt pool
The bright zone where the beam meets the surface is a small pool of molten metal. Keeping it small and stable means heat stays where it is needed.
Bead overlap
The parallel tracks on a clad surface are successive passes. The overlap between them determines whether the coating is pore-free and of even thickness.
Hardening track
The narrow, sharp line in hardening photographs shows the treatment was applied only to the programmed zone. The rest of the part is untouched.
Heat-affected zone
A narrow band of colour change around the treated track means heat did not spread far into the part — so distortion risk is low.
Surface continuity
Uninterrupted, regular tracks show the robot moved at constant speed and stand-off: the same part will give the same result next time.
These are process examples. Part-specific results — hardness achieved, coating thickness, service life — are measured for each job and shared during assessment. References →
Do you have a similar part?
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