RUST CLEANING

LASER PHOTONICS CLEANING SYSTEM

Preparation is Key!

It begins with the right tools to provide a fast, reliable, and ideal clean surface for repairs, maintenance, and reapplication. The goal is to minimize downtime and keep all equipment and assets operational and ready at all times!

Corrision is the most prominent issue. Our owners specialized in metal restoration and rust treatment. Many power/chemical/hand tools and techniques can be used to strip and prepare an object prior to a new paint job. But, we recommend using lasers because nothing is as innovative, simple, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly as a Photonic Laser System.

Typical Time Breakdown

Common laser cleaning applications include:

  • Removal of Paint, Coating, Corrision, Debris, Oxides

  • Laser surface preparation to maximize paint/coating adhesion

  • Laser oxide removal from specialty alloy ingots

  • Welding post-treatments to remove aluminum and stainless-steel oxides

  • Corrision removal on metal substrates and surface restoration

Laser Photonics Systems

Powered by 110w or 220w or 440w

Power 50 W- 12,000 W

Peak power 10 kW - 1,200 kW

Pulse repetition 100-500 kHz

Pulse energy 1 mJ - 3 mJ

Pulse duration 100 ns

Wavelength 1,07µm

Emission off time 2 µs

Laser operating mode Impulsed, Pulsed, Pulsed Fiber,

Treatment speed 7’cm²/s up to 450cm²/s

Power consumption 0.35 kW - 12 kW

Network parameters ~220-240 V, 50 Hz

Cooling type Air

Weight 15kg - 220kg / 33 Ibs - 485 lbs

Operating life 60,000 - 100,000 hours

Rust removal laser makes rust literally evaporate!

Used by Certified and trained welding technicians. Removes rust and other surface contaminants without eating away the surface underneath. Only the corrosion, dirt layer, and oxides will absorb the direct pulse frequency energy leaving nothing behind but a clean surface ready for welding, repair, and painting.

How does it work?

The system uses short pulses of laser light producing micro plasma bursts along with thermal pressure and shockwaves to sublimate the rust and separate from the metal without damaging the piece. When the beam hits the surface, molecular bonds in the dust or rust layer are broken and ejected from the substrate. Material removal is halted when the laser is applied to a clean surface because it only sublimates rust. Sublimation is the act of changing the state of metal to a gas form skipping the liquid phase.

Ablation

The direct pulse laser light will not vaporize human flesh. Every material has different properties and thus different molecular bonds. Each material has a specific ablation threshold. To successfully remove a layer from a given material, the energy transferred by the laser beam must be above the ablation threshold of that particular material. If the energy is below the ablation threshold of the material, the laser is ineffective.