Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWSThermal Spraying Equipment (APS, HVOF and LDS)
Junction box with HVOF burner.
Spray booth at Fraunhofer IWS.
Suspension feeder (3DSF).
Spraying Techniques
- Atmospheric plasma spraying (APS)
- High velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF)
- Arc spraying (LDS)
Spray Guns
- APS F6 and SinplexPro (argon, hydrogen, nitrogen and helium)
- HVOF gases: TopGun® and DJ2700 (combustion gas ethylene)
- HVOF liquid: K2 (Kerosene)
- LDS (compressed air and inert gas)
Technical Data
- Two spray booths (Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.2 x 2.5 m3)
- Handling system: 6-axis robot + 2.8 m linear feed; shaft turning machine
- Process monitoring by Accura Spray 4.0 (particle diagnostic) and thermo graphic camera
- Liquid spraying for APS and HVOF
- Different powder feeding systems (disc or vibration)
Processable Materials
- Sustainable functional coatings and coating systems on 3D components – made of metals, ceramics, polymeres, FRPs, MMCs with dimensions from millimeter to meter
- Ceramics, metals and hardmetals in powder form and suspensions
- Polymere powders (PEEK)
- Alloy in the form of wires
- Material combinations, e.g. ceramic-metal or powder-suspension