Laser Coating Removal
Traditional coating-removal techniques, such as sandblasting, can be cumbersome and harmful to the materials involved. Laser cleaning, however, is capable of safely removing the coatings without damage to the substrate. Furthermore, when the laser cleaning process is complete, there is no additional cleanup or bake-out process required — the cleaned surface is ready for next steps.
How Does Laser Coating Removal Work?
The laser removes paint and other hazardous coatings from targeted areas of vehicles and parts. Using various settings low-, mid-, or high-power to clean equipment and vehicles that require small area localized cleaning for modification, corrosion control, or other subsequent tasks.
Our laser works well on unique geometries and three-dimensional shapes — and both the cleaning and cleanup are all done in one step with the handheld optic. Through the process of laser ablation, the coatings are removed to the bare metal without impacting or damaging the substrate.
Internationally lasers are being used from aerospace to automotive manufacturing industries, we provide businesses with the means and resources to properly clean their products without the worry of how it will affect their team, production, or the environment. By removing coatings properly, we prepare your products for the next step — whether you’re bonding, cleaning, treating, or painting.
What are the benefits of Laser Coating Removal
Using our laser technology for cleaning vehicles and parts has several benefits :
- No impact on equipment lifecycle or fatigue life
- Unbeatable quality of cleaning
- Time savings compared to abrasives, chemicals, and media blasting
- Increased worker safety and comfort
- Decreased costs
- Environmentally friendly
Hazardous coating removal by laser
For coatings that use hazardous materials such as lead or asbestos, cleanup can be a complicated task. Given the dangerous nature of these coatings, abatement requires an extraordinary amount of protection and the removal of equipment.
Laser cleaning provides a safe and efficient way to remove hazardous coatings from targeted areas in your facility – without having to resort to the time-consuming process of environmental protection or personal protective equipment. While laser ablation is occurring a fume extractor is used proven to eliminate
- Complex containment/enclosures to contain hazardous dust
- Clean-up of blasting grit and debris
- Mixed hazardous waste disposal
Deposited coating removal
Laser cleaning is the most effective, safest, and environmentally-friendly method of removing PVD, CVD, and MOCVD coatings from both chambers and parts. With the coatings process becoming more and more prevalent across all industries. Where blasting is typically both a cumbersome and dangerous process to parts and chambers, laser cleaning is capable of safely removing the coatings from both metallic and non-metallic substrates without damage.
Industrial coatings removal
Industrial coatings can be difficult and even dangerous to remove. Our laser technology allows you to safely and effectively remove coatings for parts modifications, corrosion control, non-destructive testing, and more.
For manufacturing and other operations where efficiency is key, even small gaps in a process can snowball into huge shortfalls in your output. Cleaning technologies that require extensive setup and teardown, therefore, can present real problems. In addition to being safer and more environmentally friendly than sandblasting or chemical stripping, laser cleaning comes with minimal operational setbacks.
In addition to improving efficiency, coating removal with laser ablation also has the advantage of not harming any substrate layers. This means your product will last longer compared to other methods — saving you money and ensuring a lifetime of the best possible performance.