Special Machinery & Automation
LDS Plants
LDS coating plants: arc wire spraying for thin steel coatings on cylinder running surfaces – weight reduction and more efficient fuel consumption.
Reduction of Weight and Consumption Through a Thin Steel Coating
Using the arc wire spraying process, a thin steel layer is sprayed directly onto the cylinder running surface of an aluminium crankcase. The coating is lighter than conventionally inserted cylinder liners. This results in both a weight reduction and more efficient fuel consumption.
A flexible test plant is available at Scheuchl for coating trials and process development.
SCHEUCHL LDS PLANTS - YOUR ADVANTAGES AT A GLANCE:
- Scheuchl experience: over 30 million coated cylinder running surfaces in BMW crankcases
- Significant weight savings
- Increased heat conduction and improved cooling properties
- High microporosity of the layer
- Wear-resistant due to enormous layer hardness
- Short process times through the high performance of the twin-wire process and multi-spindle plants
- 300 kg wire drums
- Fully automated and manual solution concepts possible
