Laser Cladding Service

EHLA Ultra High Speed Metal Surface Strengthening Remanufacturing

One-stop laser cladding remanufacturing solution with automatic CNC equipment, custom alloy powder formula to extend service life of abrasion-prone industrial metal workpieces.

Laser Cladding Service | EHLA Ultra High Speed Metal Surface Strengthening Remanufacturing - Sunny Steel Industrial Pipe Product

Overview of Laser Cladding & Additive Remanufacturing Service

We deliver complete one-stop total laser cladding technical solutions for industrial clients, covering two core technical routes: conventional laser cladding and self-developed ultra-high speed EHLA laser cladding technology. Laser cladding uses high-energy laser beams to simultaneously melt alloy powder and workpiece substrate; after rapid solidification, a dense metallurgically bonded functional coating forms on part surfaces to boost wear, corrosion and high-temperature oxidation resistance.

Laser additive remanufacturing is a derivative application built on laser cladding, which restores dimensional accuracy and mechanical performance for worn, damaged or mis-machined industrial components. Our technology is widely deployed across petrochemical, metallurgy, power plant, aerospace, rail transit, engineering machinery and mold manufacturing sectors.

Equipped with full automatic fixed laser cladding workstations and mobile robot on-site repair systems, we support both factory batch processing and disassembly-free on-site overhaul for oversized heavy equipment, matching laser strengthening processing for our full series boiler half round tube shields and wear-resistant pipeline fittings.

Exclusive Core Technology & Service Strengths

We independently research full laser thermal processing hardware & control software, owning over 200 patents for laser additive manufacturing, with two exclusive core control systems as technical barriers:

1. ImageSense® Closed-loop Molten Pool Sensing System

Real-time optical & thermal sensor monitoring of laser spot, molten pool shape and temperature gradient, dynamically adjust laser power and powder feed rate. Accurately lock molten pool tolerance within ±0.25mm and cladding thickness deviation at ±0.10mm, ensuring uniform coating thickness on curved boiler shields and rollers.

2. DynamicHeat® Thermal Stress Control Technology

Optimize laser scanning path and heat input distribution to minimize internal thermal stress of finished parts, drastically improve coating fatigue resistance, avoid post-processing deformation and micro-cracking risks on thin-wall stainless tube shields.

3. Two Cladding Process Lines: Conventional VS EHLA Ultra-high Speed

  • Conventional Laser Cladding: Melt substrate to form molten pool then inject alloy powder; single coating thickness 1–2mm, ideal for heavy-impact mining parts, thick reinforcement on boiler tube shields.
  • EHLA Ultra-high Speed Laser Cladding: Fully melt powder above workpiece surface before high-speed deposition; coating thickness 0.02–1mm, heat-affected zone extremely narrow, suitable precision thin-wall components with strict deformation limits.
  • Ultra-high forming precision via ImageSense closed-loop real-time feedback control
  • DynamicHeat stress reduction maximizes coating fatigue service life
  • Metallurgical bonding coating, service life multiple times longer than electroplated hard chrome
  • Complete turnkey solutions combining equipment, powder formula and on-site construction
  • Mobile modular robot workstation for rapid on-site heavy part repair, shorten client equipment downtime
  • 100% domestic self-developed laser equipment, open architecture compatible with automated assembly lines
  • Industry-leading EHLA ultra-high speed cladding process with high throughput over 1.5㎡/hour
  • Closed-loop automatic powder feeding system, low material waste and zero chemical pollution
  • 200+ mature alloy powder formulas covering all abrasion & corrosion industrial working conditions
  • Dual service modes: factory batch processing + on-site disassembly-free overhaul repair

Laser Cladding Standard Process Technical Parameters

Parameter Item Standard Range Optional Configuration Description
Laser Power (W) 1000 – 10000 High power for thick conventional cladding
Laser Scanning Speed (mm/s) 0 – 1000 EHLA process adopts ultra-fast scanning
Powder Feeding Rate (g/min) 0 – 150 Coaxial / off-axis dual feeding available
Cladding Overlap Rate (%) 15 – 50 Adjust per surface flatness requirement
Protective Gas Flow (L/min) 10 – 20 Argon shielding anti-oxidation
Nozzle Form Off-axis / Coaxial Coaxial for symmetrical molten pool
Powder Conveying Method Gravity / Pneumatic Feeding Pneumatic stable for long production runs

Multi Coating Process Comprehensive Contrast Table

Process Type Coating Thickness (mm) Hardness Range Substrate Heat Input Bonding Form Service Life (Year) Production Cost
Chromium Electroplating <0.1 >700HV None Physical Bond 1 – 1.5 Low
Plasma Spraying 3 – 4 Medium High Metallurgical Bond 2 – 3 Medium
Supersonic Flame Spraying 0.1 – 0.4 WC>1000HV Low Metallurgical Bond 2 – 3 Medium
Conventional Laser Cladding 1 – 2 500-600HV Low Metallurgical Bond >5 High
EHLA Ultra High Speed Cladding 0.02 – 0.4 500-600HV Very Low Metallurgical Bond >3 Low (Equal to Hard Chrome)

Core EHLA Process Advantage: Cladding efficiency reaches over 1.5 square meters per hour, drastically cut unit processing cost to match electroplating chrome, while delivering metallurgical bonding without easy peeling defects.

Complete Laser Cladding Alloy Powder Series

We develop and supply over 200 self-owned alloy powder formulas, categorized into 6 core material families for different abrasion, corrosion and high-temperature working environments:

Iron-based Alloy Powder

316L, 17-4PH, SS410, SS420, SS440, H13, P20, 40Cr, 45#, 42CrMo; Used for shaft repair, mold reinforcement, low-sulfur boiler tube shield cladding.

Cobalt-based Alloy Powder

Stellite 6 / 21 / 31, Co50, Deloro 50;
High-temperature wear & oxidation resistance; furnace rollers, 309S/310S tube shields.

Nickel-based Alloy Powder

IN718, IN625, Waspalloy, Rene series;
Sulfur & acid corrosion resistance; CFB boiler flue parts, petrochemical valves.

Titanium-based Alloy Powder

TC4, TA15, TiAl;
Lightweight high-strength; aerospace turbine blade repair.

Ceramic Composite Powder

WC, SiC tungsten carbide composite;
Extreme anti-slurry impact; mining picks, slurry pipeline elbows.

Aluminum Alloy Powder

AlSi, AlCu series;
Surface restoration for light industrial aluminum components.

Full Standard Laser Cladding Manufacturing Flow

  1. Workpiece Incoming Inspection: Record substrate material, wear depth, dimensional deviation, customer performance requirements.
  2. Surface Pre-treatment: Laser cleaning / sandblasting to remove rust, oxide scale, oil contaminants.
  3. Process Scheme Confirmation: Select alloy powder, set laser power & scanning speed based on working condition.
  4. Fixture Clamping: Horizontal lathe for long rollers; multi-axis robot for special-shaped boiler shields & turbine blades.
  5. Laser Cladding Forming: Conventional thick cladding or EHLA ultra-thin high-speed cladding per design.
  6. Optional Stress Relief Annealing: Eliminate internal thermal stress for high-hardness coating parts.
  7. Finish Machining: Turning / grinding to customer drawing tolerance standards.
  8. Full Quality Inspection: Hardness test, thickness measurement, metallographic observation, PT penetration flaw detection.
  9. Packaging & Document Delivery: Shockproof packaging, attach full material & test reports.

Dual Service Execution Modes

  • Fixed Factory Workshop Processing: Disassembled workpieces delivered to factory full-automatic closed workstations, stable environment for strict inspection. Suitable mass boiler tube shields, metallurgical rollers, mold batches, complete MTR & NDT reports provided.
  • MobiMRO Mobile Robot On-site Repair: Modular movable laser workstation transported to client factory, no disassembly required for oversized heavy equipment such as large furnace rollers, integral hydraulic supports, power plant header parts, minimize production downtime loss.

Both modes adopt unified ImageSense closed-loop control and identical alloy powder formulas to guarantee consistent coating quality.

Applicable Industrial Sectors & Representative Cladding Parts

1. Power & Thermal Plant Industry

SS410/420/430/309S/310S boiler half round tube shields, economizer pipes, ash conveying elbows, fan impellers, turbine rotor sleeves.

2. Petrochemical Equipment

High-temperature valve cores, reactor liners, corrosion-resistant pump shafts, slurry pipeline fittings.

3. Metallurgy & Cement

High-temperature furnace rollers, continuous casting rolls, clinker conveying wear rollers.

4. Aerospace Manufacturing

Gas turbine blades, engine casing, single crystal hot-end components.

5. Mining & Construction Machinery

Hydraulic support columns, coal cutting picks, shield cutter rings, crusher rollers.

6. Mold Manufacturing

Injection molds, die-cast molds, stamping mold cavity surface repair & hardening.

Complete Supporting Laser Surface Processing Services

Service Item Core Function Applicable Workpiece
Conventional / EHLA Laser Cladding Anti-wear anti-corrosion functional coating forming Boiler shields, metallurgical rollers, mining components
Laser Cleaning Rust Removal Pre-treatment oxide & ash scale clearing All parts before cladding processing
Laser Surface Quenching Local substrate hardening without overlay coating Gears, mold cavity local reinforcement
Laser Additive Repair (DED) Large defect dimension recovery Cracked pipe fittings, broken mechanical shafts

Construction & Post-processing Standard Guidelines

1. On-site mobile repair: Isolate flammable materials, equip special laser fire extinguishers during operation.

2. Welding / Cladding preheating rule: Martensitic steel workpieces need targeted preheating to avoid cold cracks after laser deposition.

3. Finish machining control: Low feed rate turning to prevent coating overheating microcracks.

4. Annual inspection tip: Regularly check cladding layer peeling, abrasion thickness for power plant boiler components.

5. Storage rule: Separated foam packaging for finished cladding parts to avoid coating scratch collision.

Optimized Process & Equipment Design Merits

1. Dual technical route matching: Heavy thick cladding for mining; thin low-deformation EHLA for precision thin boiler tube shields, avoid over-spec cost waste.

2. ImageSense + DynamicHeat dual proprietary control system, stable coating quality on irregular curved surfaces.

3. 200+ verified alloy powder database, shorten customer sample testing cycle drastically.

4. Factory + mobile dual service layout, satisfy mass batch and emergency on-site overhaul demands simultaneously.

5. All equipment fully self-developed 100% domestic, open architecture for production line integration.

Complete Batch Inspection Test Items

  • Raw alloy powder spectral composition inspection.
  • Cladding layer thickness multi-point full measurement.
  • Surface hardness spot sampling test matching working condition standard.
  • Metallographic cross-section observation for metallurgical bonding integrity.
  • 100% PT penetration flaw detection eliminate microcracks & pores.
  • Dimensional tolerance inspection post finish machining.
  • Full technical document sorting (powder certificate, hardness report, NDT record).

Custom Cladding Scheme & Free Sample Trial

Customizable items: Alloy powder formula, single/multi-layer coating thickness, scanning parameters, dedicated fixture for special-shaped boiler shields & rollers.

Free sample trial for new customers: Small workpiece cladding test with full performance test reports before mass orders.

Extra support: On-site industrial abrasion condition survey, long-term bulk processing framework contracts for power plant annual overhaul projects.

Anti-scratch Export Packaging & Global Shipping Rules

Small cladded parts: Foam separated + fumigated wooden cases.

Large metallurgical rollers & heavy components: Fixed on steel pallets, stretch film full moisture-proof wrapping.

Support FOB/CFR/CIF trade terms, sea & land transport options, all inspection documents attached for overseas factory acceptance.

Frequently Asked Questions
Conventional laser cladding forms thick 0.3~3mm coating for heavy abrasion parts; EHLA ultra high speed cladding creates thin 0.1~0.25mm layer with ultra-low dilution rate, minimal workpiece thermal deformation, fit for thin-wall precision boiler tube shields.
Yes, we support laser cladding reinforcement for SS410, SS420, SS430, 309S and 310S all series tube shields, custom nickel/cobalt alloy powder to resist sulfur flue abrasion and corrosion.
Laser cladding forms atomic metallurgical fusion between coating and base metal, bonding strength far higher than thermal spraying layers, no peeling or cracking under long-term fly ash impact and high temperature flue environment.
We own MobiMRO mobile robot cladding workstation, which can be transported to customer factory for disassembly-free local repair of oversized heavy boiler and mining equipment without long-distance workpiece transportation.
Nickel-based and cobalt-based alloy powder formulas are specially matched for high-sulfur CFB boiler flue, with excellent high temperature anti-sulfur corrosion performance to extend tube shield service life greatly.
Standard specification tube shields batch processing cycle is 7~12 working days; customized special-shaped shields and EHLA precision cladding orders take 15~25 working days based on quantity.
Choose EHLA ultra high speed laser cladding for thin plate tube shields, its narrow heat affected zone effectively controls workpiece deformation and maintains finished dimensional tolerance.
Every batch finished workpieces are attached full documents including alloy powder certificate, coating hardness test record and PT penetration non-destructive flaw detection report for customer acceptance.
We offer free small workpiece sample trial service for new clients, deliver samples together with full performance test data to verify anti-abrasion effect before formal mass order placement.
Mainly thermal power CFB boilers, mining machinery, petrochemical, metallurgy cement, mineral slurry conveying and mold manufacturing industries for wear-prone metal component surface strengthening and remanufacturing.

Tubes Erosion Shields are used to protect boiler tubing from the highly erosive effects of high temperatures and pressures thereby greatly extending tube life.

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