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News Release from: Plasma and Thermal Coatings | Subject: HVOF thermal spray system
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 January 2001
HVOF thermal spray system facility now
available
Complicated part geometries (such as those created on the gas wash surfaces of Turbine Blades) can now be coated with a uniform deposit thickness with a minimum of waste at Plasma and Thermal Coatings
Plasma and Thermal Coatings Ltd have recently invested in a new "Small Target" JP5000 system The installation has been interfaced with a 6-axis ABB IRB 2400 robot
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 10 Mar 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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A one-step process has been created for thermal spraying of ceramic and metal composite coatings containing fluoropolymer uniformly distributed throughout the entire coating.
The improved target efficiency of this HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel) thermal spray system, in combination with the precise manipulation characteristics of the robot, opens up a complete new segment of parts that can be processed.
Complicated part geometries (such as those created on the gas wash surfaces of Turbine Blades) can be coated with a uniform deposit thickness and produce a minimum of wasted material.
This not only produces a part which conforms to the tightest of customer specifications, but it also enables Plasma and Thermal Coatings to maintain it's environmental policy as determined by the company's ISO 14001 registration.
The JP5000 systems flexibility also easily allows it to be further developed.
A wide range of powders are already available for use with this system, however, the recently announced joint venture between Plasma and Thermal Coatings Ltd's sister company, Flame Spray Technologies b.v.
and HC Starck GmbH and Co KG (a leading producer of powders for thermal spraying) now allows for the creation of a whole new range of materials specifically developed for the continued customer driven optimisation of this process.
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