LAP® (LASER APPLIED POWDER)
Our exclusive laser-powder metal deposition process, LAP®, provides our customers with first-time access to this extraordinary surface restoration technology. Using the most sophisticated laser equipment combined with vast material science knowledge, we’re able to achieve restoration of metal surfaces that’s superior to other processes. The LAP® process offers precision overlays using a wide variety of engineered metal powders and offers the flexibility to match an existing alloy or transition from one material to another. Using our 8-axis robot motion system, we can now free-form metal parts or clad an entire complex surface with complete reliability.








LAP® ADVANTAGES
The LAP® process is used to laser clad metal powder alloys when enhancing or repairing parts. Using a laser to create a melt-pool on the workpiece, powdered metal is fed through a nozzle into the weld puddle, creating a clad layer. Unlike HVOF, the LAP® process achieves a full metallurgical bond by fully melting the surface of the substrate while applying powder. The precisely targeted heat of the laser allows for lower penetrations of the parent material, resulting in a smaller Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) and a lower dilution rate. This translates to an enhanced grain structure and lower minimum clad thickness required to achieve desired hardness, as compared to PTA applied clads. Parametric accuracy of the system allows for clad layers as thin as 0.004”, with maximum clad thicknesses ranging over 3”.

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