Industrial Laser Cladding Heads & Selection Guide
LZ Optical designs and supplies industrial laser cladding heads and processing heads for powder-fed DED/LMD, wire-fed laser deposition, internal bore cladding, external cylindrical surfaces, wide-beam processing, and laser hardening. Our product range includes compact heads for small internal bores, coaxial and annular heads for large cylindrical components, square and flat-top beam solutions, wire-fed processing heads, and customized optical configurations for CNC and robotic systems.
Selecting the right laser cladding head depends on laser power, workpiece geometry, bore diameter, processing depth, working distance, beam profile, material feeding method, and automation requirements. This guide explains the main head types available from LZ Optical and helps users identify a suitable configuration for their application.
Laser Cladding Head Types
Internal Bore Laser Cladding Heads
Designed for cylindrical internal surfaces such as hydraulic cylinders, pipes, sleeves, valve bodies, and pressure vessels. Selection mainly depends on bore diameter, processing depth, working distance, laser power, and material feeding method.
External Surface Laser Cladding Heads
Designed for shafts, rollers, hydraulic components, cylindrical parts, flat surfaces, and large industrial components. Different circular, square, rectangular, and wide-beam configurations are available according to processing width and deposition requirements.
Powder-Fed Laser Cladding Heads
Powder-fed heads are widely used for wear protection, corrosion resistance, dimensional restoration, repair, and remanufacturing. Iron-, nickel-, cobalt-, copper-, and other alloy powders can be selected according to the substrate and service conditions.
Wire-Fed Laser Deposition Heads
Wire-fed processing heads deliver metallic wire directly into the molten pool and are suitable for selected repair, deposition, and additive manufacturing applications where high material utilization and continuous feeding are required.
Wide-Beam & Flat-Top Processing Heads
Wide-beam, square, rectangular, and flat-top optical configurations provide controlled energy distribution for large-area cladding, reduced track overlap, and application-specific surface processing.
Laser Hardening Heads
Laser hardening heads are designed for selective surface heat treatment without filler material. Different beam widths and optical configurations can be used for internal surfaces, external surfaces, gears, shafts, guideways, molds, and complex geometries.
Laser Cladding Head Selection Guide
Application | Recommended Head Type | Feeding | Main Selection Factors |
Small internal bore | Compact internal-bore head | Powder | Bore diameter, depth, working distance |
Large internal bore | Coaxial / annular / wide-beam head | Powder / Wire | Diameter, deposition width, accessibility |
Shaft / roller | External cylindrical head | Powder / Wire | Beam size, deposition rate, rotation |
Large surface | Wide-beam / flat-top head | Powder | Processing width, heat input |
Complex geometry | Coaxial / robotic head | Powder / Wire | Accessibility, orientation, robot motion |
High material utilization | Wire-fed head | Wire | Wire diameter, feeding direction |
Selective hardening | Laser hardening head | None | Beam width, hardened area, geometry |
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Internal Laser Cladding Head
