Etxetar and Talens are developing an additive manufacturing process utilizing precise laser metal deposition to mass-produce automotive brake discs, incorporating tungsten or titanium carbide layers for enhanced wear resistance.
Spanish machine tool builder Etxetar, along with its sister company, laser deposition specialist Talens, together are working with a major auto producer to develop a process using additive manufacturing to mass-produce superior-performing automotive brake discs. Coming environmental regulations in Europe will limit the amount of brake dust cars are permitted to release through the normal friction of stopping. The solution: precise laser metal deposition, the top layer of which will be either tungsten or titanium carbide for wear resistance. During a visit to Etxetar in Spain, Peter Zelinski learned about this process.
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