Supply and Delivery of a Laser Metal Deposition System

Tender description

The National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) requires a Laser Metal Deposition System (LMD), the LMD required must be a turn key solution capable of handling feedstock in the form of both wire and powder. The National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) sought to acquire a Laser Metal Deposition System (LMD). A high level overview of the requirement is provided below: 1. The LMD must be a turn key solution capable of handling feedstock in the form of both wire and powder 2. The offered LMD system must have solid state fibre laser with capability for performing additive manufacturing, Cladding/deposition, localised surface treatment applications. 3. The offered LMD system must be capable of of providing output power ranging from 800 W to 8 kW (peak power) measurable at the workpiece (or metallic substrate). 4. The offered LMD system must be a simultaneous 5 axis system with controller and functional using CAM programming packages 5. The offered LMD system must have a closed loop process control and monitoring capability. 6. The selected supplier is expected to carry out a SAT and deliver the equipment to the AFRC / NMIS 7. The offered Turnkey LMD system must comply to all H&S regulations for the technologies (i.e laser proof viewing window, etc.)