- Engineering & Technology
IDEKO
The Laser Laboratory provides an environment for research, development, and industrial process design for Laser Metal Deposition (LMD).
Equipped with 2 kW and 5 kW laser sources and different material deposition heads, the laboratory supports both high-precision applications, with spot sizes as small as 0.15 mm, and high-productivity applications, with deposition rates of up to 8 kg/hour.
The facility can process a wide range of materials, including Inconel, titanium, various steel alloys, and aluminum. It also supports compositionally graded materials, enabling different mechanical properties—such as increased hardness, corrosion resistance, or thermal performance—to be achieved in specific regions of a component.
The laboratory features a closed-loop control system that, unlike conventional systems, allows the geometry of the deposited material to be adjusted locally to the optimal dimensions at each point. It also supports the implementation of composition gradients.
The facility includes the equipment required to develop industrial LMD solutions and design systems for industrial implementation. Its five-axis motion system enables the additive manufacturing of complex geometries within a working volume of 300 × 300 × 300 mm³.
Equipment
- Two material deposition heads designed for high-productivity and high-precision applications, with spot sizes ranging from 0.15 mm to 8 mm
- 2 kW and 5 kW fiber lasers
- Five-axis machine tool for developing and optimizing the material deposition process
- Closed-loop control system capable of locally adjusting target geometry and accommodating the required material composition changes
- Development of additive manufacturing machines, technologies, and production equipment
- Development and optimization of LMD processes
- Integration of additive manufacturing into existing production processes, including hybrid manufacturing
- Process monitoring and control
IDEKO
Arriaga Kalea, 2 - E 20870 Elgoibar (Gipuzkoa)
Additive Manufacturing:
- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Application sectors
- Aerospace
- Aeronautics and space
- Automotive
- Capital goods and industrial equipment
- Capital goods and the metalworking industry
Industrial plan
- HAZI · Aerospace
- IRABAZI · Automotive Components
- IRABAZI · Advanced Manufacturing
