Remanufacture of turbine blades by laser cladding, machining and in-process scanning in a single machine

This research was undertaken with gracious support of the UK Technology Strategy Board Project No: TP11/ HVM/6/I/AB194F. RECLAIM project contributions are gratefully acknowledged from: Airfoil Technologies International Llc, Cummins Inc, De Montfort University, Delcam plc, Electrox Ltd, Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd, TWI Ltd, Precision Engineering Technologies Ltd, and Renishaw plc.

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