LMD/Laser Cladding for tool and mold making

Tools should be productive – regardless of whether they are pressing tools or injection molds. Therefore, repairs or modifications are always critical. They must be carried out quickly and precisely under all circumstances, while maintaining the high quality of the repair material used. LMD (or DED or laser cladding) is the method of choice. However, the processing of 3D free-form surfaces is associated with special challenges! No CAD data exist for worn tools, so time-consuming offline programming or teaching was often required in conventional LMD systems.