Laser Cladding Services for the Mold Industry

Laser Cladding Services for the Mold Industry
Taizhou Shandi Additive Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with the registered trademark "Shandi Additive," is dedicated to the research, development, and production of high-quality metal alloy powders. Serving both domestic and international markets, we provide standard high-temperature alloy powders, mold steel powders, aluminum alloy powders, nickel-based self-fluxing alloy powders, cobalt-based alloy powders, amorphous alloy powders, brazing powders, iron-based alloy powders, metal-ceramic composite powders, metal carbide composite powders, and more.
Laser cladding alloy coating manufacturing and testing services.
Molds are widely used, as the vast majority of components require molding. The service life of a mold depends on its resistance to wear and mechanical damage. Once excessively worn or mechanically damaged, the damaged areas are difficult to repair, often necessitating the purchase or customization of new molds. Mold manufacturing processes are complex, with long production cycles and high processing costs. Therefore, repairing and reusing failed molds undoubtedly offers significant economic benefits. There are many methods for mold repair, such as electric discharge machining, argon arc welding repair, laser cladding, and electro-brush plating. Laser cladding technology offers unique advantages for mold repair: powder materials are flexibly adjustable to meet various service performance requirements, enabling the preparation of different types of wear-resistant, high-temperature-resistant, erosion-resistant coatings, and even gradient coatings. Coating materials can include cobalt-based, nickel-based, and ceramic composites. Compared to traditional arc welding repair techniques, laser cladding has lower heat input, minimal heat-affected zones on the substrate, and lower residual stress in the repaired areas. It also offers high precision, enabling the precise repair of minor defects in high-end molds.
Ultra-high-speed laser cladding is used for the efficient preparation of wear-resistant and high-temperature-resistant coatings on surfaces of axisymmetric parts of various sizes. Due to its low heat input, minimal deformation, and high precision, it has unique advantages for surface cladding on thin-walled, small-sized components.
Internal laser cladding is used for the preparation of wear-resistant, high-temperature-resistant, and erosion-resistant coatings on the inner surfaces of injection molds, as well as for the rapid repair of local damage on mold inner surfaces and laser cladding repairs in narrow, confined spaces.
Conventional laser cladding repair is used for the precision repair and cladding of locally damaged areas and cutting edges of automotive molds and stamping dies.

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Ultra-High-Speed Laser Cladding for Glass Mold Punches
Taizhou Shandi Additive Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with the registered trademark "Shandi Additive," is dedicated to the research, development, and production of high-quality metal alloy powders. Serving both domestic and international markets, we provide standard high-temperature alloy powders, mold steel powders, aluminum alloy powders, nickel-based self-fluxing alloy powders, cobalt-based alloy powders, amorphous alloy powders, brazing powders, iron-based alloy powders, metal-ceramic composite powders, metal carbide composite powders, and more.
Laser cladding alloy coating manufacturing and testing services.
Glass mold punches are essential components in the production of glass containers using the small-mouth blow-and-press method. Since the glass material is highly sensitive to the shape of the punch, even minor dimensional deviations can affect the molding quality of glass containers. Therefore, punches are typically required to have excellent thermal stability and wear resistance to avoid deformation and shortened service life. Through a two-step process of surface cleaning and ultra-high-speed laser cladding, the repaired glass mold punch can achieve a cladding layer thickness of 0.05-1mm and a hardness of HRC65 or higher, effectively improving the quality and production efficiency of glass molds.

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Laser Cladding Repair for Automotive Molds
Taizhou Shandi Additive Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with the registered trademark "Shandi Additive," is dedicated to the research, development, and production of high-quality metal alloy powders. Serving both domestic and international markets, we provide standard high-temperature alloy powders, mold steel powders, aluminum alloy powders, nickel-based self-fluxing alloy powders, cobalt-based alloy powders, amorphous alloy powders, brazing powders, iron-based alloy powders, metal-ceramic composite powders, metal carbide composite powders, and more.
Laser cladding alloy coating manufacturing and testing services.
Automotive molds are critical foundational equipment in the production of automotive components. Due to the harsh production environment, automotive molds are prone to deformation, cracking, and other issues. Laser cladding repair results in minimal deformation, with hardness reaching HRC50 or higher, and reduced susceptibility to cracking. This ensures dimensional accuracy and extends the service life of the molds.