Laser Cleaning vs Traditional Methods

Rockspoon Laser Cleaning machines can provide quick cleaning and surface preparation in virtually all industries. The low-maintenance, easy process to remove rust, corrosion, stains, strip paint or coatings. Allow surface texturing if required, for example, adding roughness to increase adhesion.

Rockspoon Laser Cleaning machines can provide quick cleaning and surface preparation in virtually all industries. The low-maintenance, easy process to remove rust, corrosion, stains, strip paint or coatings. Allow surface texture if required, for example, to increase paint adhesion.

No abrasives were used, so no problems with contaminant separation or disposal.
No solvents are used, making it chemical-free and environmentally friendly.
Spatially selective – cleaning only required areas, saving time and costs
The non-contact process never degrades the quality of base substrate materials.
Automated processes can lower operating costs by reducing labour.

To improve your cleaning and restoration productivity, contact us at Rockspoon Industries.

Laser Cleaning, Industrial Preparation, and Restoration?

Rockspoon Laser Cleaning machines offer multiple advantages over traditional methods. It does not involve chemicals or abrasive media to be purchased and requires no disposal.

Rockspoon Industries offers Precision and Non-Precision Laser Cleaning methods, which are very safe and controllable.

Laser cleaning can be applied only to specific areas or parts that are hard to access corrosion, even lattice, and gantry restoration. Production line automation is available to maximise productivity and provide the guaranteed repeatability demanded by an increasing number of quality standards.

Lasers for cleaning heavy Industrial Steel, Mining Machinery, Rail and Marine cover a wide array of applications. Our solutions also allow you to clean internal or external applications. In many circumstances, our Rockspoon Laser cleaning systems can get the job done on time, with fast setup and shutdown, lowering costs.

SandBlast vs Laser

While the cleaning can be useful with sandblasting and adding media, the cost is approximately. 60% or more in the purchase, collection, and disposal of the waste blast media, which often needs separating from the paint debris, leading to issues with the EPA Legislation. Many applications of Sand Blasting are often stopped or even made obsolete due to noise and environmental issues.

Our Rockspoon Lasers eliminate the blast media problem. They provide a more controlled process that does not accidentally damage a surface through excessive removal or heat, now used on thin and some composite materials that would be damaged by the particle impact. Our pulse precision laser cleaning can be consistent and can scale to suit the project size by selecting the laser power and parameters.

Water vs Laser

Dry ice or water cold blasting has similar characteristics to abrasive blasting but without the problems of coarse material recovery and disposal. However, lots of mess and time for cleanup add to labour costs. Considering our Laser can start up and shut down within minutes.

Our Rockspoon Laser Cleaning machines with Ingress Protection help eliminate operator hearing damage, and operator PPE with Laser Extraction is used more efficiently to control environments.

Chemical vs Laser

Suitable for cleaning surface contamination from a whole part, chemical cleaning is hard to apply to a particular area. Disposing of harsh chemicals is an increasingly costly and challenging challenge due to environmental EPA regulations.

Our Rockspoon Lasers can be applied selectively. With no chemicals to degrade, quality is consistent, and there are no chemical solvent disposal issues. With no drying time, parts are available immediately.

Thermal Heat vs Laser

Thermal cleaning produces uncontrolled heat used for removing organic contaminants such as polymers and plastics, often damaging the materials and is an extremely slow process.

Rockspoon Laser Cleaning machines are dramatically faster. It can remove a broader range of materials, including dissimilar metals, and the temperature of the part remains lower, with less chance of cracking, loss of integrity or distortion. Also, our Lasers can sanitise and decontaminate biofilm or forensic contaminants.