10 Advantages of Laser Cleaning

Fiber Laser Cleaning Technology is a proven, state-of-the-art solution for the 21st Century. It works by aiming brief pulses of high-power laser energy (in the µs–ms range) at the surface to be cleaned. The energy applied to the top layer being removed doesn’t dissipate. Instead, it blasts off the material being cleaned through the process known as laser ablation. For example, the Laser Photonics 2000-CTH-Jobsite uses a 2000W fiber laser to break the molecular bonds between the corrosion and the substrate, which in turn vaporizes contaminants through sublimation, leaving the surface untouched. Any remaining removed material may be suctioned and collected into a filtration as particle dust.

Laser Photonics leads the way with technologies such as CleanTech™ Laser Blasting™. Laser Blasting (a.k.a. Laser cleaning and laser ablation) is a non-contact, environmentally friendly process that removes surface coatings from metals, concrete and delicate substrates such as composites – with minimal impact on the base material. Laser Blasting can replace sandblasting or dry ice blasting in nearly every industry and every application where abrasive blast cleaning is used. It is effective on glass, ceramics, metals, composites, plastics, and much more, and provides greater control and precision than possible with the legacy technologies it is designed to replace. LP portable Laser Blasting systems expand cleaning from the floor to the hangar, and beyond. Laser Blasting is being applied to fuselages, airfoils, control sources, turbine blades, and rocket engine nozzles, as well as small parts and sensitive materials.