Company expands laser capacity in the aerospace and power generation industries
Champlin, Minnesota - Prima Power Laserdyne, the world leader in precision multi-axis laser machining systems,announces that Jean Gallay SA, Geneva, Switzerland, has ordered a Laserdyne 795XL BeamDirector® system equipped with a fiber laser.
"By choosing the LASERDYNE 795XL system with the fiber laser, Jean Gallay is making a breakthrough in laser processing," reported Madam Laurence de la Serna, CEO. "The investment was the most important capital investment in 2011 for Jean Gallay. It demonstrates the will of our company to grow, especially in the aerospace market, which is forecasted to have strong growth in Europe for several years, despite the recent downturn in commerce in the European Countries."
Widely known throughout Europe for its precision work in the aerospace and power generation industries, Jean Gallay products are used in industrial gas turbines, aircraft engines, helicopter turbines, and nuclear reactors. The company will use the Laserdyne unit equipped with a 2kW fiber laser for 2D and 3D processing of heat resistant alloys (nickel and cobalt), stainless steel alloys, titanium and titanium alloys. Typical parts include challenging designs of combustion chambers, diffusers, burners for gas turbines and many others.
Jean Gallay SA is a NADCAP accredited, ISO 9001 and EN/AN 9100 certified company. With over 220 highly trained employees, the company specializes in the forming, welding, plasma-coating and heat treatment of super-alloy components for use in extreme operating conditions. Among the company’s many long-time customers are Safran Group (Turbomeca, Snecma, Techspace), GE and GE Energy, Alstom, Siemens, Volvo Aero, MAN Turbo, Industria de Turbopropulsores, and Rolls Royce. For more information about the products and services of Jean Gallay SA, contact: [email protected] Website: www.jean-gallay.ch
By April 2012 Lasedyne will have installed over 650 total systems, 499 multi-axis systems, and 309 systems dedicated to aerospace / defense manufacturing worldwide. In addition, systems are used for laser processing automotive, electronics, power, fine mechanics and medical devices. Lasers incorporated include CO2, pulsed Nd:YAG and fiber lasers. Engineering and process development assistance is provided with service and parts available worldwide. For more information about the products and services of Laserdyne, contact: [email protected], Website: www.primapower.com