Laser Cleaning Technology

While the applications of lasers in cutting, drilling and welding are well known, their application in industrial cleaning is relatively new and has a wide, unexplored space.

Laser cleaning applications are primarily driven by the market need for a non-toxic, non-abrasive cleaning method that can be used as an alternative to the previously used chemical cleaning, hand cleaning and abrasive jet cleaning methods.

Advantages of Laser Cleaning

The main problems with traditional cleaning methods include: negative impact on the environment and wear on the substrate. Abrasive blasting systems generate large amounts of waste and can damage the delicate surfaces of substrates; cleaning with chemical solvents produces potentially hazardous vapor and liquid waste.

The shortcomings of traditional cleaning methods have prompted the application of laser technology in the field of surface cleaning. Due to its many advantages, laser cleaning is now the most effective method for removing unwanted substances from the surface of materials.

Today, pulsed laser cleaning and decoating systems are used in a variety of applications, from ablation to remove vulcanization residues from tire mold and engraved surfaces, to stripping insulation from wires, and removing coatings from fine surfaces.