The arrival of High Power Direct Diode (HPDD) laser technology a few years ago started to drastically change the landscape of hardfacing. The HPDD technology was able to maintain its high power efficiency and quality, whilst dramatically reducing the cladding time and cost. With the introduction of the first 8KW HPDD laser in Europe by Castolin Eutectic, the full advantages of this breakthrough can now be exploited. To date, 4 diode LaserClad units are installed within Castolin Eutectic premises globally. Our offer includes laser coating serices (deposition of thick coatings on large parts, precision cladding with thin coatings on small parts, repair and maintainence of industrial parts, R&D support for novel materials), manufacturing of Laser Cladding powders and fully automated and integrated laser cladding facilities.

Minimum thermal input, good bonding achieved with substrate material, and wide range of alloys mean cost-effective coating solutions for a wide range of wear problems.

High deposition rates achieved using electrical arc melting of two cored or solid wires simultaneously means high-quality alloy coatings achieved at affordable prices. On-site spraying for large surfaces.

Subsequent fusing gives true metallurgical bonding and a fully dense coating. This means optimum coating quality, excellent for severe abrasion, corrosion and oxidation.

Cold spray process at supersonic particle speeds for maximum mechanical bonding means aeronautic quality coatings available at industrial prices, variety of materials and superhead carbides can be applied in thin layers.

Two-component products applied at ambient temperature means no thermal distortion of parts, very rapid and easy procedures. Protection for unweldable parts and/or complex geometry.

Castolin Eutectic has designed, manufactured and commissioned many Turnkey Integrated Systems on a global basis. We have serviced several industries and applications with tailored made system solutions that are fully engineered, cost efficient, flexible and have state of the art safe operating features. Typical designs include control equipment, sound-proof cabins, robots, turn tables, extraction, etc. These components are fully integrated for operation in automatic mode. As well as providing full monitoring with operational status and alarms, the systems also allow manual intervention for further development and optimisation of parameters.