Method and device for laser cladding with a primary and a secondary laser energy

A method for laser cladding along a feed direction by a jet nozzle, the jet nozzle comprising a light channel for conducting at least one laser beam to be directed at a workpiece, and a powder unit for conducting at least one filler material, to be applied to the workpiece, the method comprising:

• directing a first laser beam at the workpiece to produce a first irradiation zone and directing a second laser beam at the workpiece to produce a second irradiation zone, the second irradiation zone being upstream of the first irradiation zone in the feed direction;
• and
• introducing the filler material into the first irradiation zone, the filler material at least partially entering the first laser beam before hitting the workpiece, and being at least partially heated as a result;
• wherein the first laser beam introduces a primary laser energy into the first irradiation zone, and the second laser beam introduces a secondary laser energy into the second irradiation zone, the secondary laser energy being greater than the primary laser energy.