Laser repair starts in Singapore
The laser cladding process for reconditioning engine components is coming to Singapore
German companies Nippon Diesel Service and Gall & Seitz Systems have joined forces with Singapore partner CLLS (Singapore) to form a new company, to be known as Laser Cladding Singapore (LCS) Pte.
The companies say that the joint venture aims to promote restorative, cost-efficient, and environmentally-friendly technologies using the laser powder cladding process in the Asian marine sector. The process is described as the reconditioning of worn and damaged machinery components by fusing new material onto those components. This is claimed to extend the lifespan and durability of components at the fraction of the cost of buying a new component. The company says it has successfully reconditioned engine components such as pistons, turbo chargers as well as electrical generators, separators, gear parts and bow thrusters.
Field tests have shown that the process has been successfully employed on more than 1,000 four-stroke pistons and turbocharger shafts. The newly fused materials have been proven to be more wear resistant and durable than the original component materials. In the case of turbocharger shafts, after laser-powder-cladding, their lifespan was said to have been extended by up to twice that of the normal lifespan of such parts.
LCS engineers and operators are being trained in Germany in the processes before applying these techniques in Singapore. LCS Singapore believes it can offer shorter down times, lower replacement costs and “going greener”.
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