Application Development Directions of Laser Cladding Remanufacturing Technology

With the decreasing cost of high-power laser devices, an increasing number of universities, enterprises, and scholars both domestically and internationally are conducting applied research on laser cladding remanufacturing technology. The integration of "equipment, materials, processes, products, and services" has made laser cladding remanufacturing technology increasingly sophisticated.

1. "Automation, intelligence, and user-friendly operation" are the development directions for laser cladding remanufacturing equipment.

With the advancement of automation, laser processing systems combined with computer numerical control technology can form highly efficient automated processing equipment, opening up broad prospects for high-quality, high-efficiency, and low-cost processing and production. In the future, the liberation of labor and efficient production will provide vast opportunities for automation and intelligence. For example, automated loading and unloading production lines for laser cladding, as well as unmanned laser cladding production lines, will greatly simplify laser processing techniques, making the operation and control of laser cladding processes increasingly "user-friendly."

2. Functional optimization and performance stability are the research directions for laser cladding remanufacturing materials.

The development direction of laser cladding alloy material powders in the remanufacturing field will focus on functional requirements such as corrosion resistance and wear resistance, as well as quality requirements like high sphericity and high stability. This continuous optimization will ultimately break the foreign technological monopoly on high-end alloy powders.

3. Efficiency improvement and process standardization are the development directions for laser cladding remanufacturing processes.

The workshop-style free development model has enabled the rapid growth of the laser cladding industrialization scale, but it also faces the same issues as the remanufacturing industry, namely the lack of various standard systems. Although there have been reports on relevant industry and enterprise standards for laser cladding, it remains difficult to standardize the entire industry. Establishing laser cladding remanufacturing standards for various processes and fields will be a necessary step for the future development of the laser cladding remanufacturing industry. Additionally, the creation of various simple, convenient, and standardized tooling in frontline laser cladding practices is also a favorable factor for improving remanufacturing efficiency and quality assurance.

4. Exploring the development of new components, new working conditions, and new service models suitable for laser cladding is the application development direction for laser cladding remanufacturing technology.

The transformation and application of composite technologies will open up broader application fields for laser remanufacturing. For example, on-site laser cladding remanufacturing of large components, underwater laser cladding technology applications, and metal laser additive manufacturing are all new technological application areas for laser cladding remanufacturing. The application prospects for remanufacturing key components in industries such as automotive, power, aviation, metallurgy, petroleum, and maritime will become even broader.