Metal 3D printing in mining

Repair welding of heavy duty components

The mining industry faces extreme challenges when it comes to the maintenance and repair of hard-to-reach and highly stressed components. With OSCAR-PLT’s wire and powder LMD technology, we offer you precise and cost-effective solutions for additive manufacturing and repair. Our proven laser systems enable you to maximise the uptime of your machines and minimise costly downtime. Rely on OSCAR-PLT to reduce wear and tear on your equipment while increasing the profitability of your mining operations.

Dr.-Ing. Tobias Gustmann

Additive Repair in mining

Examples of use

Regeneration of the bearing seat surface of a drive shaft

Component: Drive shaft gear unit open-cast mining
Base material: 1.7225 (42CrMo4)
Material: UTP A 73 G3 / wire
Component weight: 50 kg
Processing time: 2 h

Deflection drum of an open-cast mining machine

Base material: structural steel
Material: G4Si1 / wire
Component weight: 9200 kg
Price for new acquisition: approx. 100,000 €

further products

ProFocus

The proven metal 3D printing system that started it all. A versatile technology that enables unmanned, direction-independent welding — using both wire-based and powder-based LMD (Laser Metal Deposition).

ProFocus Compact

The compact version combines all the benefits of ProFocus technology in an innovative laser head whose efficient design enables completely new applications and geometries.

ProFocus LaserCell Compact

Turnkey laser cell for laser cladding, metal 3D printing, repair and coating of small to medium-sized components – compact, flexible and easy to use.

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