With the rapid development of technology and industry, the technical requirements for laser pointer cladding will become higher and higher. Therefore, the future development direction of laser cladding mainly has the following aspects.
First, multi-discipline, cross-development. At present, laser cladding technology is mostly used in the direction of materials science and engineering. As a typical high-end manufacturing process technology, its application research combined with engineering objects is relatively weak. In the future, laser cladding is an interdisciplinary technology of materials science, optical engineering and control engineering. Its research will expand from the field of materials to the field of manufacturing, which requires the comprehensive development of various disciplines.
Second, systematic and integrated development. Due to the current technical bottlenecks in laser cladding manufacturing, the size and shape accuracy of metal parts formed by cladding cannot meet the requirements of precision forming. Integrating laser cladding technology with robots, precision cutting, etc., to build a large research system, will play a role in promoting laser cladding technology and its industrialization.
Third, large-area cladding and quality control. Combining the development of high-power green laser pointer and the design of laser optical systems, it solves the process problems of large-area cladding that cannot be overcome at this stage, and further improves the quality and manufacturing efficiency of the laser cladding layer.
Fourth, miniaturization and in-situ repair. In view of more and more in-situ repair requirements, lasers will develop in the direction of high power, miniaturization, and portable in the future, and laser cladding technology will increasingly emphasize in-situ repair technology.