Non-contact technology - The material to be cleaned is not subjected to mechanical, thermal or chemical attack, therefore its structure and surface are preserved, therefore this method is suitable for working with very thin or brittle materials.
Dry cleaning - Unlike sand or dry ice cleaning processes, laser cleaning does not use expensive and hazardous materials, toxic chemicals, and does not generate a large amount of waste and dust.
Accuracy – The clearly defined and variable cleaning line length allows this technology to be used where high accuracy is required.
Cleaning Speed – Depending on the application and system power, up to 10 times faster cleaning.
Fast Setup - The system is completely ready to work in less than 5 minutes.
Comparison Item | Laser Cleaning | Chemical Clean | Dry Ice Clean | Mechanical Clean | Ultrasonic Clean | Sandblasting |
Cleaning Method | By Laser, non-contact | Chemical reagent, contact material | Dry ice, non-contact | Mechanical Abrasive Contact Material | Cleaning agent, contact material | Special sand particles |
Damage | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Cleaning Efficiency | High | Low | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Consumables | Only electricity | Chemical reagent | Dry ice | Sandpaper, Grinding wheel, abrasive stone/etc. | Special cleaning fluid | Special sand particles |
Cleaning Effect | Excellent, high cleanness | Ordinary, uneven | Good, but uneven | Ordinary, uneven | Good, but less cleanliness | Ordinary, uneven |
Accuracy | Precise control, high precision | Not control, very low precision | Not control, very low precision | Not control, medium precision | Cannot specify a range to clean | Cannot specify a range to clean |
Safety/Environmental protection | No pollution | Seriously polluting environment | No pollution | Polluting environment | No pollution | Polluting environment |
Manual Operation | Easy operation, hand-held or automatic | Complicate operation, high requirements to workers, pollution protection measures needed. | Easy operation, hand-held or automatic | Expend labour, pollution protection measures needed | Easy operation, but need to add consumables manually | Expend labour, pollution protection measures needed |
Cost Input | Higher initial cost, no consumables, very low maintenance cost | Low initial cost, very high consumables cost | Medium initial cost, high consumables cost | High initial cost, high consumable and labor costs | Low initial cost, medium consumables cost | High initial cost, high consumable and labor costs |