Material performance is essential for the engineering and manufacturing of industrial valves to increase service conditions in demanding environments like off-shore, oil and gas, mining, dredging and process industries.
Weld-overlay and hard-facing are commonly used for Stellite reinforcements or nickel-based liners like Inconel or Hastelloy.
LCV offers enhanced laser cladding solutions which set a new standard in terms of performance and cost.
As a valve manufacturer, laser cladding offers you increased wear resistance, more efficient material application and reduced cost of the weld-lay-up due to LCV’s proprietary FastCLAD technology.
2. Thermo Spray (ex. HVOF)
• Mechanical bond
• Porosity and micro structure defects
Hard Facing
• Metallurgical bond
• Dissolved carbide structure, high-
themp gradient
WHAT IS LASER CLADDING
Metal
Powder
Ceramic
Powder
Powder and transport gas
Laser
Melt pool
Shield gas
Laser cladding is a weld overlay technique where
metallic powder is metallurgically joined to
substrate by means of laser generated energy
Metallurgical bond increased durability
Minimal heat input limited deformation
•Fine microstructure -> extra hardness
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FEATURES
STELLITE HARDFACING with increased hardness (50HRC)
INCONEL WELDOVERLAYS with minimal dillution (0,1MM)
CARBIDE COATINGS with increased wear resistance (4X better compared to HVOF)
Value Proposition
BENEFITS
IMPROVED QUALITY - extra hardness & wear resistance, minimal heat input & dillution
COST REDUCTION – thin layer material saving, fast & automated application process
SCALABLE – consistent high quality for 1 to 100,000 parts
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LCV Specification
PART DIMENSIONS FREEFORM PARTS
•Boundary box 1,5m*3m*10m
•Weight:
•Complex part 2300 kg
•Static part 5000 kg
Complex Surfaces
COATING SPECIFICATIONS
•Single Layer thickness 100µm – 2 mm
•Multilayer YES
•Full Complex surface coating
•Surface roughness
• As coated approx. Ra 15 µm
• LCV – Advanced Finish Ra 3 µm
• LCV – Grind Ra 1 – 0.05µm
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Why Laser Cladding Venture
Leading capacity from 1 to 10,000 parts
Productivity leader consistent competitive pricing
Unique freeform capability complex shapes, internal and external cladding
Full project management easy to do business with
Focus on quality reliability throughout
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CONTACT
SALES
JAN LAMBRECT
CEO
Jan.Lambrecht@lcv.be
+32 89 65 10 22
QUALITY
TOM DE BRUYNE
COO
Tom.De.Bruyne@lcv.be
+32 89 65 10 22
ENGINEERING
STIJN CLIJSTERS
CTO
Stijn.Clijsters@lcv.be
+32 89 65 10 22
PRODUCTION
EVERT JANS
PM
Evert.Jans@lcv.be
+32 89 65 10 22