Restoration and conservation require special care and a delicate touch so that surfaces are not damaged. Laser cleaning is gentle and effective. It is also a non-abrasive, no-contact method to remove harmful and unattractive surface deposits without sandblasting, chemicals, and pressure washing, that can permanently damage the surface or worse, destroy it. Benefits include, no use of harmful chemicals, no wastewater runoff or blasting media left behind to dispose of when finished. Any dust can be cleaned up with our HEPA vacuum. The whole process truly green and clean. This means that there will be no waste running off into waterways and no airborne particles dispersing into the air.
Example application areas:
☉ Natural stone facades and buildings
☉ Monuments, statues and sculptures Historic
☉ Metal conservation
Laser cleaning makes outdated coating-removal techniques, such as sandblasting, a backbreaking thing of the past! Sandblasting and chemical striping can be time consuming and harmful to the substrates involved. Laser cleaning, of safely removes the coatings without damage to the substrate. When completed there is no additional clean-up needed.
For coatings that are made from hazardous materials such as lead or asbestos, clean-up can be a difficult task. Given the dangerous nature of these coatings, sandblasting and striping require a substantial amount of protection for the operator and the environment. Additionally it usually requires encapsulation, and expensive waste removal. Laser cleaning, on the other hand, provides a safe and efficient way to remove the hazardous coatings from targeted areas by using air scrubbing fume extraction that is proven to eliminate hazardous dust, and toxic gas.
Laser cleaning injection molds is an economical alternative to traditional methods. Laser cleaning is an environmentally sustainable process that quickly and safely removes stubborn plastic or food residue without the need for chemicals or abrasive blasting, leaving the mold with its original profile.
Some application areas:
☉ Baking molds. Hot surfaces used in food product manufacturing, metallic baking trays, food molds, and conveyors can be cleaned free of oil, grease, and deposits quickly and efficiently with our laser technology. Flat and textured baking molds of steel, cast iron or chrome-plated metal are well-suited for laser cleaning.
☉ Tire molds.
☉ Injection molds
☉ Rubber molds
Laser cleaning is great for partial or complete removal of paint, without damaging the substrate. The process can be applied to metals like stainless steel, carbon steel, copper and aluminum. It can be used to remove most types of coatings, including powder coating. Laser cleaning can instantly remove paint, without the need for chemicals or abrasive media blasting, making most environmentally friendly paint removal option.
Corrosion, rust, and oxides cause significant damage and drastically shorten the life and performance of parts and equipment. Laser rust removal is faster and greener alternative to sandblasting and chemical removal methods since it completely removes rust and corrosion to the bare metal without altering the integrity of the metal itself. Our quick set-up and break-down time, makes laser rust removal the perfect solution for restoration and maintenance of parts and equipment.
Until now grease removal using traditional methods of cleaning is expensive, messy and time consuming. We can easily degrease any surface quickly. Grease and oil have the advantage that they’re usually dark or completely black when they need to be removed. This is ideal for laser cleaning. Because a dark, contaminated layer absorbs the heat of the laser beam quickly and evaporates without damaging the substrate. Our Technicians can remove grease and oil from a variety of different surfaces including engine blocks, transmissions, mechanical parts, equipment, and even tools.
Laser cleaning is great for removing graffiti. The laser will quickly heat up the paint layers, which then evaporate away. The substrate remains cool because of its higher ablation temperature, restoring the underlying stone, brick, steel or cement to it’s original glory. And there’s no waste to clean-up afterwards thanks to our HEPA air scrubber and HEPA vacuum system.
Fire is one of the most destructive forces on the planet. When properly used laser cleaning is the perfect solution for restoring surfaces which have been subject to fire damage. The laser will leave the underlying surface intact, but it will remove the soot build up that occurs during a fire. Surfaces suitable for the removal of soot, even if the soot has been on there for a long time, include: brick, concrete, glass, steel, cast iron, aluminum, chrome coating, natural stone, tiles and ceramics, most sorts of wood, and plaster.
A biofilm is a collection of microorganisms that grow on many different surfaces. Microorganisms that form biofilms include bacteria, fungi and algae. Biofilm cannot be completely removed with rinsing or chemicals, but can be killed and vaporized with laser cleaning, preventing further growth and drastically extending the time between cleanings.
