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Advantages and Benefits

• LPB™ has low capitalization costs.
• As a result of the highly automated design, LPB™ requires minimal operator intervention and; therefore, allows fewer chances for human error.
• LPB™ is easily performed on the shop floor, requiring no specialized or remote facilities.
• LPB™ is 100% QA monitored with better than six-sigma quality control, with typical processing accuracy of 0.1%
• LPB™ causes no surface damage. Other treatments, like certain forms of laser shocking or shot peening, require machining after processing to eliminate dents and restore the surface.
• LPB™ leaves an improved, mirror-like surface finish on all processed parts.
• With less that 5% cold working involved, LPB™ provides beneficial residual compression that is both thermally and mechanically stable in service.
• The LPB™ process is applicable to arbitrary shapes and directions.
• LPB™ leaves a deep compressive layer that ranges between 1 and 12mm.
• LPB™ is a rapid process, with greater than 2000 sfm achieved in turning.
• LPB™ has the established QA of a mechanical manufacturing system with true closed-loop servo process control.
• LPB™ has the ability to improve HCF and SCC or mitigate damage without changing the material or design of the component.
• LPB™ produces a high resolution residual stress field using CNC code synchronized with the tool force pressure file.
• Lambda's FDD method enables the design of the exact compression required for the component geometry, applied stress field, damage mechanism, and operating environment.
• Because the LPB™ process cannot produce shock wave superposition, there is no possibility of internal fracture in any treated component.
• Because LPB™ cannot produce heat, there is no possibility of surface burns and the resulting tension in treated parts.
• No surface coatings are required, so no debris is produced during treatment.
• LPB™ requires only one processing cycle to achieve full depth of compression.
• LPB™ is capable of achieving a greater depth and magnitude of compression greater than all other surface treatments (12 mm).
• Real time force and pressure monitoring during processing are verified by continuous measurement throughout the LPB™ process.
• LPB™ can reduce inspection requirements, achieving maximum safety at a minimal cost.

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