Wire laser DED
Wire laser DED melts a metal wire with a laser beam to build or repair large parts. It is the benchmark process when a large volume of material needs to be deposited and throughput matters.
How wire laser DED works
To be written with the expert, based on the principle of melting the metal wire with a laser beam and depositing it layer by layer.
The advantages of wire laser DED
- High deposition rate, and therefore high productivity
- Manufacture of large parts
- Material efficiency close to 100 %
- Robust and stable process
- Suited to blanks, structures and heavy repair
When we use it
Large blanks, repair of massive components, cladding of large surfaces, manufacture of structural parts.
Links to the related case studies: aerospace spar frame, Pelton turbine bucket, aluminium tank sphere, railway crossing nose.
