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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Lincoln Global, Inc., City of Industry, CA (US);
Steven R. Sumner, Brunswick, OH (US);
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC., City of Industry, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for edging a deposit layer in any of cladding, building up, and hard-facing applications is provided. The system includes a high intensity heat source that heats a workpiece and creates a molten puddle. The system also includes a wire feeder that feeds a wire to the molten puddle. The wire melts in the molten puddle and creates a bond with the molten puddle to form the deposit layer on the workpiece. The system further includes an edging system that has at least one laser that emits a laser beam that impinges on at least one of a surface area and an edge area of the deposit layer to modify the deposit layer. The laser modifies the deposit layer by at least one of melting and vaporizing at least a portion of the surface area and/or the edge area.