Electricity + Control September 2016

DRIVES, MOTORS + SWITCHGEAR SENSOR SWI CHES + TRANSDUCE S

Conclusion The team of the R&D department of OR LASER spent a year col- laborating with the Fraunhofer Institute to develop a highly efficient, easy-to-install powder nozzle that works with high repeatability and is suitable for automated processes. The teamworked hard at finding a way to increase the durability of these sensors with the additive laser technique, thus improving the reliability of gas and oil pipelines. The system is completely manufactured in Germany, and the nozzle is the first of its kind to enable a combination of wire- and powder-based laser cladding. The company not only develops laser welding and cladding systems, but also the appropriate means of controlling them. For example, the CAD/CAM software solution called the ORLAS SUITE is able to program the cladding strategy for complex geometries and align the required laser tracks with micron accuracy. For clamping the workpiece, there is a rotary shaft that allows full five-axis CNC work to tap the full potential of this innovative additive manufacturing technique.

• Sensor durability is paramount in industry. • New manufacturing techniques can help extend sensor lifespan. • Direct Metal Deposition (DMD) provides a hard alloy protective shield over sensor elements.

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Markus Wolf is a graduate physicist and Head of the R&D department at OR Laser and an expert in the field of laser systems for industrial laser applications . Enquiries: Eric Herrmann. Email e.herrmann@or-laser.de info@or-laser.de

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