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Laserline at EuroBrake 2024: Focus on cladding with 30 kW diodelaser and double-sided coating of brake discs
New cladding nozzles as another trade show highlight
At this year's EuroBrake, Laserline will be presenting highly efficient laser solutions for theenvironmentally friendly and economical series cladding of brake discs. In addition tocladding using 30 kW diode lasers, the focus will be on double-sided cladding and further
improvements in process efficiency. The diode laser specialist will also be presenting newcladding nozzles for optimizing coating processes.
Mülheim-Kärlich, May 15th 2024 – Laserline will be presenting energy-efficient laser
applications for the environmentally friendly series coating of brake discs at EuroBrake (June17 - 19, 2024, Rheingoldhalle Mainz, booth 15). The main focus will be on cladding with a 30
kW diode laser, which enables shorter process runtimes for brake disc cladding thanks to its
higher power class, as well as double-sided brake disc cladding. This process variant allows
both sides of the workpiece to be processed simultaneously, which heats it up more evenly
and reduces the likelihood of deformation. Another trade show highlight are the newly
developed cladding optics and nozzles, which optimize the production process: Twin-Clad,for example, has two customized spots, which has a positive effect on process stability. The
Con-Clad models, on the other hand, allow surface conditioning to be carried out before theactual coating process.
A presentation by Dr.-Ing. Thomas Molitor, Manager of Sales General Manufacturing
Laserline, on the topic of "Optimizing Production Efficiency through High-Power DiodeLasers" on 19 June between 8:30 and 10:20 a.m. in the Gutenberg-Hall 1 will round off thetrade show. Interested parties have the opportunity to learn all about the benefits of coating
using high-power diode lasers for process efficiency.

Diode laser-based Cladding:
The laser cladding of brake discs is realized with the help of high-power diode lasers andcombines long-term corrosion and abrasion protection. Neither the conventional gray castiron material nor the brake disc production process needs to be adapted for this. Instead,the coating is applied to the finished brake disc in less than a minute in a final production
step.
This economical and fast process is achieved using high-speed processes, which hardly
put any thermal stress on the workpiece and produce very thin yet resistant coatings. Thisis usually a carbide coating, which is applied in less than 20 seconds per layer by moving
the disc under the laser beam and powder nozzle at feed rates of up to 400 m/min. As withany laser coating, this creates a highly stable fusion-metallurgical bond between the baseand coating material - the high process speed also allows very high laser power to be
applied without risking component deformation. As a result, very robust coatings can beachieved with a thickness of as little as approx. 100 µm.

About Laserline:
Laserline GmbH, based in Mülheim-Kärlich near Koblenz, was founded in 1997. As a leadinginternational manufacturer of diode lasers for industrial material processing, the company has become
the embodiment of this innovative technology and can look back on more than 25 years of company
history. More than 7,500 high-power diode lasers from Laserline are currently in use around the world,
demonstrating their performance in a wide variety of processes and applications. Laserline currentlyemploys around 400 people and has international subsidiaries in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Japan,China, South Korea, and India as well as representatives in Europe (France, Great Britain, Italy) and in
the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, Taiwan, Singapore). The company is focused on sustainable growth.
With the construction of an extensive building complex on the company premises in Mülheim-Kärlich,
the spatial conditions for the future expansion of development and production have already beencreated. Further information at https://www.laserline.com/en-int/

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Laserline GmbH
Stefan Aust
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D-56218 Mülheim-Kärlich
Tel. +49 (0) 2630 964-1440
Fax +49 (0) 2630 964-1018
Stefan.Aust@laserline.com
www.laserline.com

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