ws laserline in Wear Protection for Agricultural Machinery Knives Laser Cladding as Key to Increased Tool Life ‘Agricultural knives are exposed to heavy stresses when working in the feld, and signs of wear appear therefore quickly. To increase service life of cutting tools, laser coatings are therefore being implemented more and more frequently. With success: The thin, highly stable carbide coatings ‘effectively protect the knives from abrasion, bumps and shocks, thus significantly extending their too! fe. No wonder that demand is Increasing. lode lasers in agriculture? What seems strange at frst has lng since become realy. Ofcourse, the laser does not work onthe fleld-that wouldnt make any sense. Butit does treat the tools that ae used to process the fled and crops. Today, bale krives loader wagon knives, forage mixer wagen knives, ligging kives, forage harvester knives and even chopping shares are often coated by laser loading: with the Intention of protecting them rom premature wear. The service ie i increasing and thus the interest inthis coating reehr ology. Thin Layers with High Stability Coated agricultural knives are nota brand new innovation: The service hfe of knives has already been increased inthe past by sing wear protection coatings, However, the ermal spray a arc welding processes used fr ths purpose have esadvantages in terms of eticency and energy ut Thermal spray coatings, for example, are comparatvely costly to implement au to the necessary pre-and post-processing sts. Arc welding on the other hand, generates such high energy inputs that there is sk of deformation ofthe component, especialy along the cut edges. In addition to that, very thin ayers an ony be realized wih imited accuracy which also hasa negative effec on blade areas Laser bull welsing on the other hand, has none of these disaevantages. The effort requles for preparation nd post processing s very lw, and the process is easy to implement lve, the laser serves 3s ah source: creates a metten poo onthe surfece af the blade inte which the coating ‘maceral'sappliea as powder or wie usualy a har metal such as tungsten carbide. The energy input of he iade laser is short intense and very conaatent due othe homogenecus beam profil, Furthermore, the outaut power can be regulated very precisely within millseconds, This ensures accurate molten pools with low degrees of dilution and keeps tre thermal oad low - especial inthe sansa ligree blade area, There is hardly any sk of contamination or deformation. The coatings produced are fusor-metallugiealy bonced tothe blade surface and Pare theretore very stable so that they can withstané even hard blows and bumps. Thanks othe excellent process ‘ontros also possible co produce very fine and precise coatings with 3 Pigh degree af stailty.K provides fll uneconalty along the cutting edges The overall serwcelif of the knlves thus significantly inerease.ible Service Life in Practical Use “Te advantages of laser. coatec agricultural machinery knives are exemplified by akrife roller from Meyer Agrartechnk equipped with ake’ |ADUS. Satur reversile knives, The knives feature wave-haped bases on both long sides and are coated with a diode larer-basad carbide coating onthe rear Side. The front side, however, which comes into contact wth the solar plants remains uncoated. This coating approach leads toa slt-sharpening eect: uring lla work, the softer base material on the front side sabrasvely removed, while the harder coating onthe back side eralns and becomes the blade, the service Is accordingly more than doublee, andthe ule rgher acqusivan costs are quick amortize “The one-sided coating approach chosen by ike, of course ely one of several coating of ns that ae realizable by lserbuldup welding. However, always makes i clear why the demans for laser-coates knives is increasing: Te resus are convincing, andrew opportuni ae being opened up that cle not exist before Diode lasers in agriculture what seems strange promises to bea success story. and the writing has only just begun, ARE (© Meyer Agrartechnik Read more about Laser Cladding. /erinulaser-sladding”) Do youhave any questions? Please do not hesitate to contact ue! er=ntproductrequast/x powermal pl ¥sSBwanmchtansickantalt nfsSDsalestolarertine coma powerm in Vv f O X ws More Posts Laser Cladding Today: Status of Technology (Part!) (Jersinslaser dadding the-currenc-state-otshe-echnology-part) >Laser Cladding Today: Status of Technology (Part I) (Jersin:laser cladding oday-status-c-tecnnology/) > Contact Laserline Gmbet Fraunhofer strabe S 36218 Mulheim-KititvGermany ie: 649 2690 964 4000 Contact ifer-inveontacv tx ponermall pit%S2wermchtersiekontakterentst o%seolaerine come Locations worldwide Locations Venantocatons Social Media to (rupsiiwmnyoutubecomiaserinembh) WF uss:ivimes.comfserinevseo) HIN igelirkedin comicornpany/laserl ne-gmbh) 2% osinmnsegcampagstosetnesh