Laser Cleaning

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Surface treatment using pure light

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April 11 2024

Netalux is specialised in laser cleaning, offering services, products and trainings in this technology. With laser cleaning, you can clean and treat surfaces using pure light. The technology can remove a wide variety of contaminants such as coatings, grease, and production residue from a range of substrates (stainless steel, copper, superalloys, aluminum, etc.). Most importantly, toxic contaminants can be removed in a safe way, because we developed a methodology to immediately capture the released particles.

Laser cleaning can be used for the following applications (this list is non-exhaustive):

- The cleaning of welds for non-destructive testing

- The cleaning of moulds

- The removal of a light layer of rust

- The removal of toxic contaminants

- Surface preparation for (re)coating or other sequential treatments

- The cleaning of tanks or vessels

- The cleaning of various production machines

- The cleaning of turbine parts

- ...

Winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2020

Pros & Limitations

No secondary waste

No damage to the substrate

No air movements

No confinement needed

Safe technique for decontamination and removal of toxic contaminants

Minimal logistic preparations and quick setup, lowering the total cost of ownership of the project

Human and environmentally friendly technology

Speed varies depending on the contaminant and the thickness of the layer

Removal of heavy corrosion is difficult

Specification

Specification Title	Specification Description
Areas of Application	Laser cleaning can be used in a variety of sectors for a wide range of applications. Netalux has e.g. executed works for the (petro)chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, advanced composites, automotive, aeronautic and infrastructure sectors.
Capabilities	Capable of removing hazardous contaminants safely, proven with several measurements in the field (Cr-VI, Pb, Asbestos, ...).
Certifications / licences	Netalux is VCA** certified, as well as ISO 9001 certified.
Impact	Laser cleaning can be a very fast technology. Moreover, because there is no secondary waste being created, the total cost of ownership will be reduced, and the efficiency of the cleaning project will increase.
Usability	Easy setup, usually no need for scaffolding. We designed our machines in such a way that we can work under all circumstances and in challenging environments (great heights, dangerous environments, hard to reach places, ...).