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it is still not well understood. What I really see is a growing market where most of the expertise captures the flexibility and the advantages that the hybrid solution can offer. Having a laser installed inside a CNC


system can generate significant benefits, but there can also be difficulties compared with the traditional method of using a milling or turning system. Embedding a laser system inside an automatic machine can generate flexibility in terms of the applications available inside the unit or saving space on the shop floor. Tink about what a fibre laser is able to do or the range of processes it is able to cover; melting material can be interesting in relation to additive manufacturing, but many other applications should be explored. What about using a fibre laser in a smarter or more flexible way? How many applications are possible when using this type of laser? Well, staying inside the manufacturing world, assisted by a CNC system, I can imagine delivering solutions such as marking, cleaning, and hardening. If budget and inspiration are high, drilling and cutting can also be envisioned. And shock peening? But


five-axis milling machine without over- bending the cable. Putting excess strain on the cable would break the fibre core delivering the laser beam used to melt – at that time – a nickel based alloy (IN718). Another challenge was the design of a carousel loadable cladding head, its settings, and soſtware to give a flexible tool path during deposition. Te hybrid market is growing; solutions


Riccardo Tosi working at the Reclaim cell at the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre


what can really be done inside a CNC environment, where bearing and high tolerance assemblies are the core of the system? Before blowing powder or hazardous material in a CNC system, it is worth reflecting on which solution can withstand being inside an automatic machine where coolant and vibrations are the main actors. A number of challenges were faced during


the development of the system, one example being the installation of a fibre laser inside a


and case studies are available. More combined development between machine builders and end users is required to take it to the next step and improve the current state-of-the-art of the systems. Research institutes and R&D companies are now pushing the technique and good results are being achieved, but more development needs to be done to allow this new growing market to become a reality.


References [1] S. Webster and S. Mitra, 2015, ‘Competitive strategy in


remanufacturing and the impact’, Journal of Operations Management, no. 25, pp. 1123-1140.


[2] A. King, S. Burgess, W. Liomah and C. McMahon, 2006,


‘Reducing waste: repair, reconditioning, remanufacture or recycle?’, Sustainable Development, no. 14, pp. 257-267.


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