Industrial Blue Laser Additive Manufacturing
Laser cladding and laser metal deposition (LMD) are two applications where raw material is heated to its melting point and adhered to a surface. Material absorption, laser power, and high brightness are just as essential here as they are for other materials processing applications. The blue laser advantages allow copper to be clad to stainless steel — or the other way around! The industrial blue laser can even clad copper on copper, something that can’t be done with infrared. The advantage extends to LMD, where the blue laser builds ten times faster than the IR for gold, copper, aluminum, and other reflective metals.
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