Benefits

The Benefits of Laser Ablation

    • Laser ablation is the eco-friendly alternative to abrassives, chemicals and water and requires no consumables and no setup.
    • Greener, safer solution not requiring extensive setup and cleanup processes
    • Laser cleaning is more cost-effective than media blasting and requires no costly setup or extensive cleaning efforts.
    • Lasers are a cost effective way to maintain and clean industrial and commercial equipment with little to no down time
    • We customize our applications to meet your laser and vibratory cleaning needs and requirements.
    • Solutions can be customized based on requirements, including NDI (non-destructive investigation)
    • Using laser cleaning technologies is several times faster than chemical and media blasting solutions.
    • Several times faster than chemical and media blasting solutions
    • Targeted and precise removal of particulates without damage to substrates and base materials.
    • Target areas of concern with precision to remove hard-to-reach particulates without damage to substrates and base materials
    • Laser ablation technologies ensure no damage to base materials and substrates.
    • Lasers leverage the latest in technology, optimizing the cleaning process without compromizing your productivity with costly downtime compared to other, less technically advanced solutions.

Give us a call at (770) 558-5300, or email us with any questions regarding your laser cleaning requirements!

"Dustless" Media Blasting

Abrassives, water and chemical solutions require costly setup and extensive cleanup efforts.Costly Setup/Cleanup

Abrassives, water and chemical solutions require costly setup and extensive cleanup efforts. Laser ablation has virtually no setup or cleanup!

Laser Ablation vs Media Blasting

Understanding the benefits of laser ablation starts with understanding available options for effectively cleaning materials like metals, plastics, wood and other organic substrates. The most popular solution for decades has been media blasting. Using many different materials, from sand, beads and nut shells to chemicals or water, media blasting is an effective way to clean substrates, but may cause significant damage.

Sand blasting requires costly setup and cleanup efforts and require equipment downtime.

Media Blasting

Media blasting is best used on large surface areas outdoors due to the extensive cleanup required after the substrate has been cleaned. In addition, media blasting requires large amounts of consumable material to perform the task of bringing a substrate back to original condition. Unfortunately, media blasting also removes material from the substrate, compromising the materials original specifications.

Laser Ablation

In contrast, laser cleaning solutions have a considerable upfront cost, requires training and, in some cases, requires fume extraction as the vaporized particulates could be hazardous for technicians. As safety is important for any solution, once safety concerns have been met, a laser cleaning solution is a relatively low-cost solution as there are little to no costly preparation requirements and cleanup is virtually eliminated.

Safe work strategies for industrial jobsite workforces
Workforce Safety

Technicians are trained, certified and required to use masks and fume extractors on many industrial sites.

Laser Ablation in Action

1932 Ford Coupe frame rail laser rust removal

1932 Ford Coupe laser rust removal

Laser cleaning back of aluminum wheel to remove oxidation

Dustless paint removal using fiber laser

Fiber laser cleaning frame rails of a 1932 Ford Coupe

Laser paint removal on assembled engine

Removing paint from a Shelby valve cover

Aluminum valve cover laser paint removal

Non contact oxidation laser removal

Using non-contact laser ablation to clean HVAC coil

Onsite dustless laser ablation equipment removing rust

Onsite precision dustless laser cleaning

Top rail surface laser ablation cleaning

Leveraging laser ablation to clean heavy rust

Comparing before & after dustless cleaning of heating coils

Removing rust using a 200w laser ablation system

Rust removal using laser ablation on CNC equipment during removal