Large-format additive manufacturing and repair (CIRCLE)

• Engineering & Technology

Tel.: +34 943 882 303

A unique multi-robot cell (with up to 16 axes) for large-format metal additive manufacturing and the repair of high-value components, including shafts up to 3 m long and molds/dies up to 2.5 m².

The facility combines three Directed Energy Deposition (DED) technologies: DED-Arc/WAAM, DED-LB/p, and DED-LB/w. It integrates real-time monitoring, industrial connectivity, and 3D geometric inspection.

Equipment

• 9-axis system: ABB robot + DKP positioner.
• 16-axis system: two ABB robots + DKP positioner.
• Dual-wire DED-Arc (MIG/MAG) deposition head.
• Infrared disk laser and infrared/blue diode laser sources.
• 4,500 W diode laser.
• DED-LB/p head with coaxial nozzles and powder feeder.
• 4,000 W DED-LB/w head.
• TRUMPF BEO-D70 optical heads.
• On-axis vision systems (CMOS, MWIR, SWIR) and off-axis HDR vision systems.
• Creaform HandySCAN Silver Elite 3D scanner.
• Laser profilometry systems.
• HMI and proprietary web platform.
• Fagor 8070 CNC system.

• Large-format DED-Arc, DED-LB/p, and DED-LB/w additive manufacturing
• Repair and remanufacturing of high-value components
• Process parameter development and optimization
• Processing of new alloys and multi-material components
• Synchronized process monitoring and data acquisition
• 3D geometric inspection and CAD comparison
• Intelligent robotic repair
• Digitalization of DED processes

LORTEK

Arranomendi kalea 4A, 20240, ORDIZIA (Gipuzkoa)

Additive Manufacturing:

- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Application sectors

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Capital equipment
• Energy
• Foundry and steelmaking
• Metallurgy

Industry plan

• HAZI · Aerospace
• IRABAZI · Automotive Components
• IRABAZI · Energy
• IRABAZI · Advanced Manufacturing
• IRABAZI · Metallurgy