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Laser Cleaning - Simplified
The technology operates on the principle of selective energy absorption - meaning the laser selectively interacts with the materials on the surface. Surface materials (i.e. contaminants or coatings) absorb the majority of the lasers energy - removing it from the substrate.
The substrate will largely be unaffected due to higher levels of reflectivity - meaning the laser's energy is largely reflected rather than absorbed - preventing excessive heat buildup, alteration, or general substrate damage.
Brief Overview
Laser Application: A high-intensity laser beam is directed at the contaminated surface. The beams energy is concentrated in short pulses or continuous waves to target the unwanted surface materials.
Absorb, Heat, & Vaporize: The surface material absorbs the beams light, rapidly heating it up, and causes the material to expand and vaporize - detaching it from the underlying substate.
Contaminant Removal: Detached particles are ejected as mostly vapor, which then is immediately collected via extraction units to prevent recontamination. The cleaned substrate remains largely unaffected as the laser's interaction with the substrate is highly controllable - able to compensate for specific tolerances and thresholds.
Adaptive Solutions
Common use metals, like steel, stainless, and aluminum, have high reflectivity, automatically slowing down cleaning interaction - reducing substrate damage risks. A critical aspect of successful laser cleaning is laser wavelength selection - as it determines the efficiency, selectivity, and safety when removing contaminants while still preserving the integrity of the underlying surface.
By understanding the relationships between ablation thresholds, absorption coefficients, system constraints, and processing efficiency, Flux-Worx provides highly capable and adaptable solutions for a variety of substrates - various steels, non-ferrous metals, composites, wood, masonry, plastics, and more.
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