Laser cladding for the food processing industry

Food processing equipment and its challenges

Food processing equipment faces unique challenges, such as corrosion from frequent cleaning with harsh chemicals and physical wear due to constant movement and heavy loads. Equipment like rollers, drums,
and machine parts are constantly under stress, and traditional coatings such as nickel-chrome tend to deteriorate, leading to potential contamination risks. Topclad provides solutions that are specifically designed to handle these challenges, offering coatings that ensure long-lasting protection while minimizing equipment downtime. Find out more about the different applications of laser cladding.

Applications

Laser cladding solutions

Topclad’s laser cladding technology is ideal for food processing equipment due to its ability to create a metallurgical bond, which eliminates the risk of peeling, as can happen with traditional coatings like NiCr. These traditional coatings are prone to porosity, sub-corrosion, and peeling, whereas laser cladding provide a dense, pore-free structure with high ductility maintaining its structural integrity. This is crucial for components in the food industry as it prevents blisters or any other deterioration ending up in the food and ensuring longer operational life of equipment. Quarite N is particularly suited for the food industry, providing exceptional protection against corrosion, especially from chemical exposure.

Additionally, Topclad’s laser cladding technology can providee a cost-economic alternative to solid Stainless Steel 316 components by applying a laser-clad SS316 layer on more affordable base materials like carbon steel. This approach achieves equal protection against corrosion, wear, and food-safe chemicals while significantly reducing material costs.

Learn more about Quarite N and explore how our cladding is used in rollers and drums.

Examples of key food uses

• Cracking rolls
• Flacking rolls
• Refining rolls
• Heat transfer rolls and drums
• Chilling rolls and drums

Related markets facing similar challenges

Other industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and paper industry face similar challenges regarding corrosion, wear, and chemical exposure. Topclad’s laser cladding solutions can be applied across these sectors, providing the same level of protection and durability. By ensuring equipment longevity, our solutions help maintain operational efficiency while reducing maintenance costs.

Want to ensure your food processing equipment meets the highest durability and hygiene standards? Contact Topclad today and discover how our laser cladding solutions can protect your machinery and lower your operational costs

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Topclad Laser Cladding is the leading manufacturer of innovative laser clad layers in Europe. Based in Lelystad, the Netherlands, Topclad Laser Cladding develops and applies laser clad layers for the most demanding industries including oil, gas, sustainable energy, offshore, dredging, mining, bridges and water locks, steel manufacturing and food processing.

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We are Topclad

Topclad is Europe’s leading manufacturer of innovative laser clad layers, based in Lelystad, the Netherlands. We specialize in developing and applying laser clad layers for the most demanding industries, including oil & gas, offshore, dredging, mining, bridges & water locks, steel manufacturing, and food processing.

Our mission is to provide components with superior protection against wear, corrosion, and impact, resulting in significantly improved reliability and uptime of capital-intensive equipment. With over 14 years of experience and a steadfast commitment to quality, we deliver solutions that enhance the performance and longevity of your critical machinery.

Director & Owner Topclad

Why Topclad?

• Over 14 years laser cladding experience with over 10.000 cladded components
• More than 10 in-house developed laser clad layers
• Commitment to quality
• Expertise in comprehensive repairs
• 24.000 mm clad length capacity and 2.200 clad diameter capacity
• Chromium-6-free solutions

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