Applications for Hybrid Machines

Aerospace, gas or steam turbine blade or blisk repair: This new technology has been developed in order to improve the repair of turbine blades by completing many operations together in an automated cycle. Removing the manual operations ensures consistent quality, minimizes the cycle time, and results in reconditioned parts at a fraction of the cost of producing a new component.

Our Hybrid technology also allows super alloys to be clad onto specific sections of blade profiles to enhance the properties and performance of the component. Targeted cladding with additional material can reinforce parts structurally or improve the durability or chemical resistance of the parent material.

The continued development of “Contoured Leading Edge” or “Profiled Leading Edge” blades by different manufacturers in order to reduce engine noise, is ideally suited to our machine and is incorporated within the cycle to further perfect this feature.

Compact and affordable – Combining the capabilities of 5 different machines (5 axes CNC milling, Laser Cladding Cell, Robot Polishing Cell, CMM and Laser Marking) in a single machine, saves on floor space and costs only a fraction of a multi-machine repair cell.

What is the quality of the clad material?
Laser cladding is an established method, employed in safety critical applications, which allows high integrity material to be deposited with properties which can exceed those of the base component material.