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Topic Title: ARTICLE: Laser System Saves Damaged Military Parts from the Scrap Heap
Topic Summary: R. Grylis for thefabricator.com on LENS process, 2003
Created On: 12/11/2007 1:56 PM
12/11/2007 1:56 PM


Lynette Karabin

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Joined: 2/5/2007

This article from thefabricator.com describes how Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) can be used to repair turbine blades, vanes and impellers using less heat than conventional methods, thereby reducing damage to thin components.

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SOURCE: Grylis, R. “Laser System Saves Damaged Military Parts From the Scrap Heap”. thefabricator.com. February 27, 2003.
       
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