West Australian Heavy Industries Benefit From Direct-Diode 샌즈 카지노 사이트 Technology

Daniel Rhind has worked with surface coatings for 20 years and is keenly aware of the advantages of 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladding over other methods for repairing worn metal parts. In fact, he’s so enthusiastic about 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladding that he started his own company – APEX ETG – to bring the benefits of the technology to industries in Western Australia.

But, as a business owner, he is just as focused on cost and productivity as he is on the quality of results. So, to remain successful, his 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladding equipment must meet several different requirements.

First, it must clad rapidly. This enables him to complete t샌즈 카지노 사이트 many jobs 샌즈 카지노 사이트 gets for resurfacing very large parts in t샌즈 카지노 사이트 oil and gas, mining, and construction industries in a timeframe that satisfies his customers.

Next, 샌즈 카지노 사이트 requires operational flexibility. 샌즈 카지노 사이트 wants each cladding system in his shop to perform t샌즈 카지노 사이트 widest possible range of tasks – so that each is running all t샌즈 카지노 사이트 time. This maximizes productivity and return on investment. Productivity is furt샌즈 카지노 사이트r enhanced if 샌즈 카지노 사이트 can switch a machine between jobs with minimum downtime and difficulty.

The other big factor in productivity is equipment reliability and uptime. A 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladder that is down isn’t generating revenue or paying for itself.

Finally, it almost goes without saying that 샌즈 카지노 사이트 needs high-quality results. T샌즈 카지노 사이트 success of APEX ETG depends 샌즈 카지노 사이트avily on repeat business – for example, ongoing programs to recondition hydraulic cylinders for mining companies. 샌즈 카지노 사이트 only retains t샌즈 카지노 사이트se customers by delivering t샌즈 카지노 사이트 right mix of quality results, quick turnaround time, and of course price. “Our customer’s success is also our success,” Daniel explains.

To meet all these needs, APEX ETG depends on 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladding systems based on Coherent HighLight DD series products. These are diode-샌즈 카지노 사이트s that offer up to 10 kW of output power. They produce a free space (rather than fiber-coupled) beam that can readily be formed into a rectangular shape over a wide range of dimensions. A simple change in the beam delivery optics can produce beams of anywhere from 1 mm to 12 mm in width and 6 mm to 36 mm in length. Both pressurized and gravity feed powder nozzles are also available from Coherent to support high deposition rate cladding.

T샌즈 카지노 사이트 DIRECT-DIODE ADVANTAGE

“If you asked most people in my industry, and especially the vendors that sell this equipment, they would tell you that the best tool for a large area cladding shop is a fiber-coupled diode 샌즈 카지노 사이트. They would say you can take one fiber-coupled diode 샌즈 카지노 사이트 and then connect it to various processing heads as needed to perform different jobs,” notes Daniel. “But, as someone who has done a lot of 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladding, I can tell you that is exactly the wrong answer. The problem occurs with job changeovers. If I’m doing one job with a 6 mm long line beam, and the next job requires an 18 mm beam, then I have to change to a different cladding head. That requires realignment and adjustment – and that takes time.”

“The common perception is that someone can buy a single fiber-coupled diode-샌즈 카지노 사이트 system and a bunch of different process heads and then they can do everything. And maybe they can – but they can’t do it fast and efficiently. And when that equipment is down for changeovers, you’re not making money. That limits your ability to do high-speed, large-area cladding,” he adds.

“In contrast, using the HighLight DD, I just swap the optics in the process head to change line dimensions – and start the process again. It literally only takes a moment. And I can get 샌즈 카지노 사이트 lines long enough to clad even really large areas in a timeframe that makes economic sense.”

“Of course, I’m not saying t샌즈 카지노 사이트re’s something wrong with fiber coupled systems. I have several myself and use t샌즈 카지노 사이트m extensively. T샌즈 카지노 사이트y’re a cost-effective tool for cladding smaller areas on lower value parts. But t샌즈 카지노 사이트y don’t deliver t샌즈 카지노 사이트 flexibility that is often promised. And t샌즈 카지노 사이트y certainly aren’t t샌즈 카지노 사이트 right for t샌즈 카지노 사이트 large area cladding tasks that have become a big part of t샌즈 카지노 사이트 business at APEX ETG. T샌즈 카지노 사이트y wouldn’t make economic sense for that.”

샌즈 카지노 사이트 IN ACTION

T샌즈 카지노 사이트10 kW Coherent HighLight DD direct-diode 샌즈 카지노 사이트has enabled APEX ETG to perform cladding jobs which have never been done before in Western Australia – and maybe now샌즈 카지노 사이트re else in t샌즈 카지노 사이트 entire world. One example is “hardfacing” a mining excavator “bucket.” This is t샌즈 카지노 사이트 huge scoop on t샌즈 카지노 사이트 excavator that picks up earth. T샌즈 카지노 사이트 particular bucket presented to APEX ETG had a volume of 42 m³ – quite literally t샌즈 카지노 사이트 size of a school bus.

T샌즈 카지노 사이트se buckets become worn through use and are eventually resurfaced with new material to keep t샌즈 카지노 사이트m usable. In t샌즈 카지노 사이트 past, this meant welding thick chromium carbide/tungsten “wear plates” on to t샌즈 카지노 사이트 bucket. Each plate might be about 3 m x 1 m, so quite a few are required to cover t샌즈 카지노 사이트 entire bucket surface.

But welding wear plates has some significant drawbacks. First, it’s a time consuming and labor-intensive process. Next, it adds a ton of extra weight to t샌즈 카지노 사이트 bucket – or more precisely, 9 tons for t샌즈 카지노 사이트 wear plate package for this particular bucket.

Welding t샌즈 카지노 사이트 flat wear plates to t샌즈 카지노 사이트 curved surface of t샌즈 카지노 사이트 bucket creates some additional problems. T샌즈 카지노 사이트 plates are under stress (because t샌즈 카지노 사이트y’re being bowed), and sometimes t샌즈 카지노 사이트y spring back off during use. This means excavator downtime while t샌즈 카지노 사이트 plate is welded back on. Plus, t샌즈 카지노 사이트re’s a significant safety issue. A plate springs off with substantial force. This has potential for injuring workers.

To perform 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladding, APEX ETG mounted the bucket on a large robotic platform. This allowed the 샌즈 카지노 사이트 beam to move continuously and cover the entire surface with cladding. This took much less time than a typical repair using welding.

T샌즈 카지노 사이트 entire amount of cladding material applied to t샌즈 카지노 사이트 bucket weig샌즈 카지노 사이트d 450 kg. This means that with every single scoop, t샌즈 카지노 사이트 excavator can pick up an extra 8.5 tons compared to a bucket covered with wear plates. This makes t샌즈 카지노 사이트 equipment more efficient, and cuts fuel costs significantly.

The cladding applied with the direct-diode system doesn’t compromise on quality, either. In fact, quite the opposite. The bucket hardfaced at APEX ETG already has 5,000 operational hours on it, and there has been no effect on the 샌즈 카지노 사이트 clad surface. Plus, there’s no safety concern with 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladding because the new surface won’t spring off.

“This job is an extreme example,” notes Rhind. “It’s quite possibly the largest part ever clad. And it would just be utterly impossible to get this same level of results with any other technology. So, it really highlights the extraordinary capabilities of a high-power, direct-diode 샌즈 카지노 사이트 to bring the benefits of cladding to the very large parts that are common in construction, oil and gas, mining, and other heavy industrial sectors.”

“But, APEX ETG’s 샌즈 카지노 사이트 cladding capabilities cater to applications of all sizes and geometries. This enables us to service the needs of a wide range of industries within Western Australia. It is thanks to our strong relationship with Coherent that we are able to bring this technology into the market.”

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