Laser Cleaning

Industrial laser cleaning or ablation – is the process of clearing away undesired material from a solid surface by irradiating it with a laser beam. By absorbing the energy of the laser beam, the targeted material is heated very quickly, making it evaporate or sublimate.

As the surface below does not absorb any energy, it stays untouched. By manipulating the laser flux, its wavelength, and its pulse length, the amount of material that is being removed by a single laser pulse can be controlled with extreme precision. Laser cleaning is a ground-breaking yet tried and tested energy- and material-efficient technology.

Laser systems are a highly effective, economic, and ecological alternative to existing conventional technologies. They require no abrasives or chemicals requiring storage and ecological disposal, are environmentally friendly, have a long servicing interval, and can be easily and immediately used or integrated into a production line. Making laser cleaning equally suitable for rapid and deep rust removal as for removing only one thin layer of paint, without damaging the base coat.

Features:

Fast set-up time

Simple to operate

No clean-up requirement, especially compared to conventional media blasting

Leaves no residue

Low operating costs

Virtually maintenance-free

No consumable media – no abrasives, chemicals, solvents

Green process – no pollution

Application:

Processing and de-coating of small areas

Pre-treatment for adhesive bonding

In-line baking plate cleaning

Cleaning of print rollers

Precise de-coating

Restoration

Rust/oxide removal

Precise oil removal from a metallic surface