Custom Online Laser Hardening

Laser hardening achieves consistent hardness and hardness depth by precisely delivering high energy to the metal — and due to high-energy density, it inherently minimises distortion, which is particularly advantageous for components ranging from large automotive dies to gears, bearings, and shafts. Unlike induction hardening — which requires a custom-wound coil for each component geometry and introduces significant bulk heating — laser hardening applies a focused beam that follows the exact surface contour of any geometry, hardening gear tooth flanks, cam profiles, bearing surfaces, and die cavity edges without heating adjacent features. Compared to induction hardening and case hardening, shape alterations are significantly smaller, minimising the need for post-processing — and typically the hardening depth ranges from 0.2 to 2.0 mm. For injection mould cavities, precision gears, crankshaft bearing journals, hydraulic valve seats, and cutting tool edges — where induction hardening would distort a critical bore and case hardening would require post-hardening grinding to recover dimensional tolerance — CipherFab's laser hardening service delivers precise surface hardness on specific functional surfaces, with minimal distortion and instant online pricing.