LSP Technologies

LSP Technologies, Inc.
Private
Industry Laser peening
Founded 1995
Headquarters Dublin, Ohio, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jeff Dulaney, Founder
Products Laser technologies
Website www.lsptechnologies.com

LSP Technologies, Inc. (also known as LSPT) located in Dublin, Ohio. The company provides laser peening surface enhancement services and equipment, and other laser technologies.[1]

History

The company founder, Jeff Dulaney, earned his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Pittsburgh in 1986, then worked at Battelle Columbus Laboratory from 1987 to 1994 as a physicist in the laser department. He helped design and build the first industrial laser shock peening system for Wagner Laser Technologies in the early 1990s.[2] Dr. Dulaney acquired Battelle’s laser shock peening patent rights and formed LSP Technologies, Inc. in February 1995. Dr. Allan Clauer, an original patent holder of the laser peening process,[3] and a Battelle inventor of the laser shock peening process, joined LSPT as Vice-President later in 1995.

In 1996 to 1999, LSPT assembled and delivered three high power ND: Glass laser peening systems to General Electric Aviation in Cincinnati, Ohio. LSPT also won several Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards for laser peening,[4] laser bond inspection,[5] and laser land mine neutralization.[6] In March 2003 LSPT began production laser peen processing on 4th stage IBR in Pratt & Whitney’s F119 engine for the F-22 Raptor. In 2009 LSPT began laser peening production services for power generation [7][8][9] and forging industries.[10] In 2012, LSPT delivered a laser bond inspection system to the Boeing Company in Seattle, WA.

LSPT is an AS9100 certified company for Laser Processing Services and Equipment Design.[11]

Processes

Inventions

LSPT holds over 54 patents in laser peening, and many more on laser bond inspection and laser applications.[12]

References

  1. http://www.lsptechnologies.com/, retrieved October 11, 2013
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/13/business/business-technology-managing-the-technological-frontiers.html, and http://lsptechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/pub1012.pdf, retrieved August 19, 2014
  3. http://patents.justia.com/patent/4401477, retrieved October 11, 2013
  4. http://www.dodsbir.com/materials/SuccessStories/lsp.htm, retrieved October 11, 2013
  5. https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/218705, retrieved August 21, 2014
  6. http://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/218701, retrieved August 21, 2014
  7. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) conducted tests to prove the usefulness of applying laser peening to respond to the types of material degradation effects that industry experiences, “Compressor Dependability: Laser Shock Peening Surface Treatment”, 21-Dec-2009 http://www.epri.com/abstracts/Pages/ProductAbstract.aspx?ProductId=000000000001017581, retrieved October 11, 2013
  8. EPRI, “Materials Reliability Program: Topical Report for Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking Mitigation by Surface Stress Improvement (MRP-335, Revision 1)”, 30-Jan-2013, http://www.epri.com/abstracts/Pages/ProductAbstract.aspx?ProductId=000000003002000073
  9. EPRI, “Materials Reliability Program: Specification Guideline for Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking Mitigation by Surface Stress Improvement (MRP-336)”, 31-Jul-2012, http://www.epri.com/abstracts/Pages/ProductAbstract.aspx?ProductId=000000000001025841
  10. http://www.thefabricator.com/article/metalsmaterials/using-laser-shock-peening-to-increase-pilger-die-life, retrieved August 19, 2014
  11. http://www.lsptechnologies.com/quality.php, retrieved October 11, 2013
  12. http://www.lsptechnologies.com/lsp-technologies-patents.php, retrieved October 11, 2013
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