Extending turbine blade life and availability
LFT supports advanced coating and restoration pathways for turbine components exposed to erosion, heat and thermal fatigue.
Erosion and fatigue cost availability
Erosion reduces blade performance
Thermal fatigue shortens component life
Downtime is expensive
Replacement parts are costly
Availability is commercially critical
WHY EXISTING APPROACHES FALL SHORT
Melting-based processes can introduce thermal damage
Distortion risk matters in high-value components
Difficult materials may be hard to deposit effectively
Qualification cycles are demanding
LACS can apply advanced surface materials in solid state, supporting coating and restoration pathways with reduced thermal compromise.
What success looks like
Extended service life
Improved availability
Reduced replacement burden
Repair and restoration potential
Better surface resilience under demanding operating conditions
Material systems relevant to this application
Material families relevant to erosion protection, thermal fatigue, hard-facing and high-value component restoration.
Stellite 6™
Hard-facing for erosion and wear on high-value turbine components.
LACS RELEVANCE
Cobalt alloy applied solid-state with low distortion on precision parts.
Diamalloy 4060NS
Erosion-resistant coating for high-temperature turbine surfaces.
LACS RELEVANCE
Applied without melting-based thermal damage to the substrate.
Stellite 21
Hard-facing with strong high-temperature and thermal-fatigue resistance.
LACS RELEVANCE
Solid-state deposition suited to demanding, high-value restoration.
Inconel 625 / high-temperature Ni systems
High-temperature surface performance and component restoration.
LACS RELEVANCE
Dense nickel-based coatings without melt-induced metallurgical change.
Possible engagement routes
These are possible entry points, not required steps. Engagement can start wherever it fits your situation — and move in any direction from there.
Component review
Send us a blade or component and its duty cycle for an initial technical assessment.
Application trial
Run a focused trial on a representative blade or coating system.
Testing & validation
Lab validation against erosion, heat and thermal-fatigue criteria.
Service-led coating
We coat or restore your components as a service — no equipment commitment required.
OEM / MRO partnership
Work with your engine or overhaul teams, through to joint co-development.
Deployment planning
Plan scaled supply or in-house LACS capability once value is proven.
Protecting turbine surfaces under erosion and heat?
Talk to us about your application or investment interest
Bring a component, an operating environment, a failure mode or an application thesis. We'll explore whether LACS can change the economics of the problem and what evidence would be needed to move it forward.
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Where to go from here
Technology
How Laser Assisted Cold Spray deposits advanced materials in solid state — stronger bonding, minimal heat, no melting.
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The hard, carbide and functional material systems LACS can deposit — with measured performance.
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How LFT works with partners to prove, scale and co-develop surface-performance solutions.
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