Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek N.v. (vito)

Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek N.v.

Eric Geerinckx

Rosita Persoons

Jan Gedopt

A method for applying a coating () on a substrate (), includes: &#x2014;scanning a laser beam () along a line on the surface of said substrate. The method also includes supplying a coating forming material from a supply system (), the system moving along the same line as the laser beam but coming up behind the laser beam, so that the coating forming material is deposited on a spot which has previously been heated by the laser beam to a temperature above the melting temperature of the coating forming material. Substantially no physical contact occurs between the laser beam and the coating forming material. Preferably, the method further includes a second step of scanning the surface a second time with the laser beam, without adding coating forming material during the second step.

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Eric Geerinckx