Sulzer Metco offers materials and process equipment products, including its expanded laser cladding and thermal spray portfolio.
Laser Cladding Systems for Accelerated Applications
Sulzer Metco's MetcoClad-Systems laser cladding systems can be customized to meet individual manufacturer needs for processing a variety of component sizes, geometries and weights. Sulzer Metco is a single-source supplier of laser cladding systems combining material, equipment and application expertise. The system is intended to ensure optimum wear and corrosion resistance for both new part manufacturing and component repair. Sulzer Metco provides full application development support, technician training, production ramp-up and after-sales services. The company's laser cladding systems also possess 3D geometry capabilities, including CAM software tools for customized applications.
Materials to Facilitate Repeated Welding Quality
Sulzer Metco also offers a complete portfolio of laser cladding powders, which, according to the company, are highly reproducible, allowing technicians to consistently repeat welding quality and expedite production. The company's plasma transferred arc (PTA) powder products are designed to improve the function and service life of components exposed to harsh corrosive and wear conditions. For repairing worn components, Sulzer Metco's powders are formulated to match the substrate chemistry of a component, creating a durable coating layer highly resistant to environmental stress. These include Amdry superalloy materials, which are gas atomized for consistent composition and repeatable results.
In addition, PlasmaDur hard-facing products are designed to protect parts exposed to high abrasion, erosion and impact wear for a variety of industries, such as mining, oil and gas exploration and drilling, agriculture and brick and masonry production. PlasmaDur is tailored for specific earth formations, silts and gravel content for protection against corrosion and wear erosion. Sulzer Metco also offers its WokaDur line of weld hardface products, which can be adapted to meet precise application requirements for premium wear and abrasion resistance in high-stress environments. These carbide-containing products include weld wire, rods and electrodes, and can be used in manual (stick) and arc welding processes.
Thermal Spray Equipment
Sulzer Metco's SinplexPro cascading arc plasma (CAP) gun is designed to integrate seamlessly into a customer's existing spray system. According to the company, the SinplexPro is a single-cathode gun with a fixed cascaded arc, enabling users to spray significantly more material in less time, often with higher deposition efficiencies. "The gun's highly consistent plume temperature and velocity profile results in an overall reduction in material costs and processing times, boosting process efficiency by 60 to 170% over conventional spray guns," said a company spokesperson.
Sulzer Metco's thermal spray equipment portfolio also includes electric arc wire, atmospheric plasma and controlled atmosphere, high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) (gas and liquid fuel), combustion wire and powder and cold spray.
Brazing Materials for Critical Applications
Sulzer Metco's portfolio of brazing materials, including powders, pastes and tapes, are designed for critical and high temperature applications. According to the company, the wide range of braze filler metals meet highly specific requirements for a variety of gap sizes, ductility needs, joint strength and corrosion properties. Standard and superalloy materials are available to facilitate wide-gap joining requirements. Sulzer Metco also offers activated diffusion alloys for the surface and crack repair of costly superalloy castings.
For more information contact:
Sulzer Metco
1101 Prospect Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590
516-338-2422
www.sulzer.com