The VDK 3000 is a Flexible Robotic Environment six degree-of-freedom laser deposition system. The system's main capability is to deposit powder materials to build parts, repair existing parts, and/or perform cladding operations.
VDK 3000 Micro-Laser Powder Deposition
Key Features of VDK 3000
300W IPG fiber laser
Environmental Control Chamber
Powder Delivery System
Linear Directional Gantry Motion
Rotational Gimbal Axis
Linear & Rotational Work Support
A2 Controller and 6-axis drive board
Custom HMI
ModusCAM – SolidWorks Cad-to-Motion
Off-axis Laser Powder Deposition of Metal-Matrix-Composite (MMC), demonstration piece.
VDK 3000 full system view.
VDK 3000 view from inside the chamber.
Advanced process-planning through parametric application development.
Unsupported deposition of symmetric and aymmetric
structures having overhanging and intersecting features.
Advanced sensing for quality monitoring and control of laser deposited structures.
