Indonesian Customer Delegation Explores New Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing Technologies
On the morning of August 15, a delegation of Indonesian customers visited Guosheng Laser's production base in Xianyang, Shaanxi. They conducted on-site research on the R&D and industrialization achievements of additive manufacturing technologies such as laser cladding, and held in-depth exchanges on process innovation, equipment application and material adaptability, laying a technical communication bridge for future cooperation between the two parties.
The "technological code" for cross-field repair and manufacturing
In the production workshop, Guosheng Laser's technical team explained the core logic of the laser cladding process. Through a high-energy-density laser beam, alloy powder and the surface of the substrate are quickly fused together, which can not only "renew and repair" old components but also directly form high-performance parts. This technology is widely used in fields such as aerospace (turbine blade repair), energy equipment (shaft component strengthening) and engineering machinery (gear wear resistance treatment). The customers discussed with engineers on issues such as "how process parameters match complex curved surfaces" and "how to break through micron-level limitations in forming accuracy" and expressed great concern about the reliability of the technology under extreme working conditions.
The "technological crystallization" of industry-university-research collaboration
Guosheng Laser's independently developed laser cladding equipment became the focus of the visit. Its core advantages stem not only from the technical accumulation of industry-university-research collaboration but also from its strong scenario adaptability. Whether the workpieces are of vastly different sizes (from millimeter-level precision shafts to several-meter-level heavy gears) or complex shapes (curved surfaces, porous structures, special-shaped components), the equipment can achieve precise cladding through intelligent programming and a flexible optical path system. For example, in repairing worn tooth surfaces of large gears, the equipment can evenly spread powder along the contour of the curved surface; for corrosion defects of tiny shafts, it can also complete micron-level repair through a microscopic optical path, fully meeting the personalized needs of multiple industries and scenarios.
The birth of Guosheng Laser's cladding equipment
Guosheng Laser's independently developed laser cladding equipment became the focus of the visit. The birth of this equipment originated from in-depth collaboration between the materials team of Northwestern Polytechnical University, the mechanical design team of Xi'an Jiaotong University and Guosheng Laser's optical research team. The materials team of Northwestern Polytechnical University provided support in alloy composition design and molten pool metallurgical mechanisms, laying a solid foundation for the metallurgical bonding force between the coating and the substrate. The mechanical design team of Xi'an Jiaotong University led the optimization of the equipment structure to achieve high-precision and high-stability control of the motion system, ensuring the accuracy of process execution. Guosheng Laser's optical research team overcame optical path integration challenges, ensuring uniform output and real-time monitoring of laser energy and building advantages in the core optical system. During the on-site demonstration, the equipment's ability for "precision repair" and "rapid forming" of complex parts was intuitively displayed, allowing customers to truly feel the dual improvement of production efficiency and quality brought by the technology, vividly illustrating the innovative power nurtured by industry-university-research collaboration.
Performance breakthroughs from "adaptation" to "surpassing"
During the visit, the innovative development of diversified alloy powder materials also sparked heated discussions. Guosheng Laser has developed a series of powders such as nickel-based (high-temperature wear resistance), iron-based (cost adaptation) and cobalt-based (strongly corrosive environments) for different industry needs, which have the characteristics of high strength, wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The laser-clad gears and shaft samples displayed by technical personnel, with their dense microstructure and excellent mechanical properties, confirmed the supporting value of materials in "upgrading the performance of old components". After on-site calculation of the data, the customers expressed amazement at the technical indicator that "the service life of repaired parts exceeds that of new ones by 30%".
Core Components of laser Cladding System
Interdisciplinary integration is key to technological breakthroughs
Lv Wenhui, Chief Technology Officer of Guosheng Laser, emphasized that the technical barrier of laser cladding is essentially the interdisciplinary coupling of materials science, mechanical engineering and optical technology. Guosheng's breakthrough in this field lies in building an innovation ecosystem of industry-university-research collaboration. It relies on theoretical support from academic research to consolidate the material foundation, draws on technical accumulation in the engineering field to optimize mechanical design, and achieves breakthroughs through its own deep cultivation in optical system integration. The three parties work together to realize the synergistic advancement of equipment intelligence, process efficiency and material adaptability. This on-site visit by the Indonesian customers is not only a comprehensive showcase of Guosheng Laser's strength in additive manufacturing technologies but also marks a key starting point for the company to export "Intelligent Manufacturing from China" solutions to overseas markets. In the future, the two parties will take technical collaboration as a link, continue to deepen the application of additive manufacturing in industrial scenarios, and promote more innovative achievements to empower global industrial upgrading.